Mireille Bauer (born 24 August 1951,
Barr Barr may refer to:
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* Barr, Ayrshire, a village in Scotland
* Barr Building (Washington, DC), listed on the US National Register of Historic Places
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,
Alsace
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, northeastern France) is a French percussionist and former member of
Gong
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.
Through her then boyfriend
Pierre Moerlen
Pierre Moerlen (23 October 1952, Colmar, Haut-Rhin – 3 May 2005, Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, near Strasbourg) was a French drummer and percussionist, best known for his work with Gong and Mike Oldfield and as Pierre Moerlen's Gong.
Biography
Pi ...
, she first worked with Gong in a session capacity on ''
Angel's Egg'' and ''
You
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History
''You'' comes from the Proto- ...
'' before joining the band fully for albums including ''
Expresso II'' (by which time the band had become
Pierre Moerlen's Gong). She subsequently left the band and joined
progressive rock
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fusion
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band
Edition Speciale
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(1978-9). During this period, she was living with Gong bassist
Francis Moze.
In the 1980s, she played in
John Greaves
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Educated at Balliol College, Oxford, he was elected a Fellow of Merton College in 1624. He studied Persian and Arabic, acquired a number of old ...
' backing band, working alongside
François Ovide. She later married Ovide and had two children.
She subsequently worked with
Art Zoyd
Art Zoyd is a French band formed in 1969, mixing free jazz, progressive rock and avant-garde electronica. Gérard Hourbette was the band's director and composer until his death in May 2018. Another key member of the band was Thierry Zaboitzeff, ...
in the 1990s.
Sources
Calyx biography
1951 births
Living people
People from Barr, Bas-Rhin
Canterbury scene
Gong (band) members
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