Brian Nash
Encyclopedia
Brian Nash was the guitarist
for 1980s pop
band
, Frankie Goes to Hollywood
. He was otherwise known as Nasher.
Nash was an electrician when he formed the band Sons of Egypt with Peter Gill and Holly Johnson
. In 1980, Gill and Johnson left the band to form Frankie Goes to Hollywood, and Nash joined sometime later. The group's first single, "Relax
" reached Number 1 on the UK Singles Chart
in 1984. The group disbanded in 1987 after Johnson's departure.
Post Frankie, Nash embarked on a new venture with Mark O'Toole, Peter Gill and Grant Boult(Jeckyl ice) and despite interest from numerous record labels the band never released any material. Nash and Boult continued to work together and managed to secure a new record deal with Swanyard Records and recorded an album called "Enter The Bigger Reality" that to date has never been released. The duo released a single "Tearing My Soul Apart' which was written during the time of the previous band with Gill and O'Toole.
The record label folded and after a couple of years of trying to secure another deal Boult and Nash went their separate ways and Nash decided to try a solo career and built a recording studio in North London.
Nash released a solo
album
, Ripe, in 1999. He has released a second album, Le Grande Fromage in 2002. Both albums are available via the internet. He declined to take part in a 2004 Frankie reunion. In 2010 he released his third album, A Lo Minimo and is currently working on a new album "Four On The Floor".
Nash recorded a version of "You'll Never Walk Alone
" for his father's funeral service in July 2009.
In October 2010 he began work on his autobiography, working title "Hollywood Beyond" reflecting on thirty years as a musician which will be published late 2012.
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
for 1980s pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
band
Musical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
, Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Frankie Goes to Hollywood were a British dance-pop band popular in the mid-1980s. The group was fronted by Holly Johnson , with Paul Rutherford , Peter Gill , Mark O'Toole , and Brian Nash .The group's debut single "Relax" was banned by the BBC in 1984 while at number six in the charts and...
. He was otherwise known as Nasher.
Nash was an electrician when he formed the band Sons of Egypt with Peter Gill and Holly Johnson
Holly Johnson
Holly Johnson is an English artist, writer and musician, best known as the lead vocalist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood, and former bassist for Big in Japan.- Big in Japan :...
. In 1980, Gill and Johnson left the band to form Frankie Goes to Hollywood, and Nash joined sometime later. The group's first single, "Relax
Relax (song)
"Relax" is the debut single by British dance group Frankie Goes to Hollywood, released in the UK by ZTT Records in 1983. The song was later included on the album Welcome to the Pleasuredome ....
" reached Number 1 on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
in 1984. The group disbanded in 1987 after Johnson's departure.
Post Frankie, Nash embarked on a new venture with Mark O'Toole, Peter Gill and Grant Boult(Jeckyl ice) and despite interest from numerous record labels the band never released any material. Nash and Boult continued to work together and managed to secure a new record deal with Swanyard Records and recorded an album called "Enter The Bigger Reality" that to date has never been released. The duo released a single "Tearing My Soul Apart' which was written during the time of the previous band with Gill and O'Toole.
The record label folded and after a couple of years of trying to secure another deal Boult and Nash went their separate ways and Nash decided to try a solo career and built a recording studio in North London.
Nash released a solo
Solo (music)
In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer...
album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
, Ripe, in 1999. He has released a second album, Le Grande Fromage in 2002. Both albums are available via the internet. He declined to take part in a 2004 Frankie reunion. In 2010 he released his third album, A Lo Minimo and is currently working on a new album "Four On The Floor".
Nash recorded a version of "You'll Never Walk Alone
You'll Never Walk Alone (song)
"You'll Never Walk Alone" is a show tune from the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Carousel.In the musical, in the second act, Nettie Fowler, the cousin of the female protagonist Julie Jordan, sings "You'll Never Walk Alone" to comfort and encourage Julie when her husband, Billy Bigelow, the...
" for his father's funeral service in July 2009.
In October 2010 he began work on his autobiography, working title "Hollywood Beyond" reflecting on thirty years as a musician which will be published late 2012.