Melvyn Gale
Birth nameMelvyn Gale
Born (1952-01-15) 15 January 1952
London, England
GenresRock
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Cello, keyboards
LabelsJet Records

Melvyn Gale (born 15 January 1952)[1] is an English cellist.

Career

Born in London,[2] Gale attended the Royal Academy of Music and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He played his first professional concert with the London Palladium Orchestra in 1970.[3] He also played with the Bolshoi and Rambert Ballet companies, the London Youth Symphony Orchestra, and various West End shows.

He was a cellist for the Electric Light Orchestra from 1975, replacing Mike Edwards.[1] He is also an accomplished pianist, performing piano on "Wild West Hero" as well as occasionally live on "Roll Over Beethoven".[4]

In 1979, he appeared in the Discovery music video playing alongside the rest of the classic line-up (Mik Kaminski on violin and Hugh McDowell on cello) for the last time. He remained with the group until Jeff Lynne removed the string players from the line-up.

Gale and his friend Frank Wilson built a recording studio in 1979. On 12 April 1980, their first album was released under the name Wilson Gale & Co. and was titled Gift Wrapped Set. The album was recorded at Ramport Studios and was released on Jet Records.[3]

Gale ran a company which manufactured CDs and vinyl records for 18 years.[5]

Personal life

Gale is a father of three children. He lives in Northamptonshire, teaching cello and piano.

References

  1. 1 2 Bevan, Bev (1980). The Electric Light Orchestra Story. Mushroom Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-907394-00-0.
  2. ↑ Face-the-music.de Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. 1 2 Martin Kinch (December 2009). "THE MELVYN GALE INTERVIEW". Cherry Blossom Clinic. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "Melvyn Gale Cello". Face the Music. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  5. ↑ "ELO are back but not as you know them". 21 April 2013. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021.
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