Toby Chapman, Spandau Ballet / Tom Jones / Belinda Carlisle (Part 2)

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The Keyboard Chronicles

David Holloway

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Keyboard players from all genres talk about their careers and share insights for the rest of us.

Whether you’re a weekend warrior in a covers band or a successful act on the international tour circuit, we’ll try and keep you entertained with the latest and greatest keyboard players talk. Both show hosts are players themselves, so we try to keep it relevant and fun.

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Toby Chapman, Spandau Ballet / Tom Jones / Belinda Carlisle (Part 2)

The Keyboard Chronicles

1 month ago

Toby Chapman, Spandau Ballet / Tom Jones / Belinda Carlisle (Part 2)

In Part 2 we move on to Toby’s work with Belinda Carlisle, Cher, Tom Jones, Tina Arena, Aqua, boy bands, Rick Astley and a whole bunch more. Do check out Part 1 here.
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Discussion topics covered during the show (links will open in new tab):
Working with Paul Young
Being MD for D-Ream
Working with Paul Carrack
Working with Aqua
Working with Tina Arena
Producing some songs (and ‘waving his F&^king arms around’ for Cher on her Living Proof album
Working with Gary Barlow, Westlife, Boyzone and Atomic Kitten
Joining Tom Jones in the 1990s
Tom Jones – Thunderball
Working for Belinda Carlisle
Toby in action with Belinda Carlisle in 2025
Working with ABC
Toby in action with Spandau Ballet on their reunion tour 2015
Toby in action with ABC at the Royal Albert Hall 2017
Working with Rick Astley
Looking forward: the next decade of Toby’s career
Thoughts for younger players entering the industry
Desert Island Discs: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road – Elton John, Hotel California – Eagles, Minute by Minute – The Doobie Brothers, Vince Gill – When Love Finds You, Coldplay – Moon Music.
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