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was an English and German songwriter, composer, and music producer. Born in England and based in Hamburg, Germany, his awards included Gold and Platinum discs for collaborations with Nino de Angelo and Drafi Deutscher as Mixed Emotions and

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. In the early 1980s Evans-Ironside produced three progressive rock albums, the first two as a duo with singer

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, ''Stonehenge'' and ''Symbols"'', and the third as a solo project, ''Empty Spaces,'' in addition collaborating with Michael Chambosse on a concept album, ''The Timemachine.'' Evans-Ironside was a prolific soundtrack composer for film, television and theatre, with work including

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and Fisimatenten, and music for ballet productions by the

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Theatre.

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* * * 1940 births 2022 deaths English emigrants to Germany German film score composers Male film score composers German male composers German musical theatre composers German keyboardists German male songwriters Musicians from Hamburg {{Germany-composer-stub