Philip Riley

about

Philip Riley was born on Tyneside, England and spent most of his school years in York. Involved in music from an early age, he started in bands at age 15, initially as a guitarist in pop bands, then as a drummer. Riley had some formal piano training, but not until he was 18 and, in his own words "... too infatuated with the instrument to restrict myself to that weeks classical piece - I must have driven my old teacher crazy. I was always more fascinated by what I could find myself, which my teacher saw as a curse, but has since proved a blessing". He also had two years formal drum and percussion training, but most of his skills in playing, arranging and producing are self-taught. After completing a B.Sc. degree in Biology and Biochemistry (Manchester), Riley started as a brewer and plant chemist for a New Zealand company. He then completed a teaching diploma and started teaching biology, science, and music while playing in bands at night and on weekends. The move into the recording industry followed his growing fascination with synthesizers and the technology of recording. Eventually he resigned from teaching to set up his own commercial recording studio Life of Riley Studios. Riley got to know Jon Mark of White Cloud Records when Jon was producing his band. Jon asked him to write an album for White Cloud in 1993, which led to the series of Celtic and World music albums, including The Blessing Tree and Celtic Visions and Voices with vocalist Jayne Elleson. When asked abo

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albums

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RILEY, Philip / ELLESON, Jayne: The Blessing Tree I (UK Special Edition)

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Riley, Philip: The Chalice and the Changeling - the Blessing Tree II

Riley, Philip: Pattern of Lands (A)

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RILEY, Philip: Visions and Voices

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Stillhet - Lugn Musik För Harmoni Och Balans

STILLHET 1 (Stillness 1)

Visions and Voices

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Stillhet 2 (Stillness 2)

A Pattern Of Lands

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Welcome To White Cloud's World Of Music

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Connect Futuristic Legal

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Exotisk Stillhet (Exotic Stillness)

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