Michael David Lindup (born 17 March 1959) is a musician best known as the

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player and

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, who joined with Mark King and brothers

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and Boon Gould to form the

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band,

Level 42 Level 42 is an English jazz-funk band formed on the Isle of Wight in 1979. They had a number of UK and worldwide hits during the 1980s and 1990s. Their highest-charting single in the UK was " Lessons in Love", which reached number three on the ...

Early life

Lindup was born in

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, England but he attended

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in Manchester where he studied piano, percussion and composition, and sang in senior and chamber choirs, later graduating to the

Guildhall School of Music and Drama The Guildhall School of Music and Drama is a conservatoire and drama school located in the City of London, United Kingdom. Established in 1880, the school offers undergraduate and postgraduate training in all aspects of classical music and jazz ...

. There his musical experience spread to include playing orchestral percussion in concert at the Royal Festival and Albert Halls, drums and keyboards in jazz ensembles and participating in pop workshops. In 1985, he played in the bateria of the London School of Samba in the

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. Three founder members of the LSS subsequently played on his first solo LP ''Changes'' in 1990.

Career

Since July 2000, he has been part of the live line-up of UK/

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ian outfit

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, playing keyboards, percussion and providing backing vocals, who have been performing from clubs to festivals in the UK and Europe, U.S., Canada, Japan, South Africa and China. In 2006, he rejoined Level 42, replacing Lyndon Connah, for touring appearances and the

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of the

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Retroglide ''Retroglide'' is the eleventh and most recent studio album by the British rock/pop/fusion group Level 42. It was released 12 years after their previous album and reached the UK Top 80. It is a mix of electronica with Level 42's traditional blend ...

''. In 2009, he appeared on Phil Gould's first solo album, ''Watertight''. In 2012, he dueted with

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on a version of " Something About You" at the

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, London.

Personal life

His mother is the actress, singer and songwriter

Nadia Cattouse Nadia Evadne Cattouse (born 2 November 1924) is a Belizean-born British actress, singer and songwriter. She is best known for her acting roles in many British television programmes including ''Play for Today, Crown Court, Dixon of Dock Green'' a ...

and his father was

David Lindup David Lindup (10 May 1928 – 7 January 1992) was an English composer, arranger and orchestrator best known for his collaborations with John Dankworth and his library music (often for KPM). Lindup composed music for TV series including '' The In ...

Discography

* ''Changes'' (1990, Resurgence Records) # "Changes" (6:32) # "Lovely Day" (4:26) # "Fallen Angel" (6:14) # "The Spirit is Free" (4:48) # "Desire" (4:38) # "West Coast Man" (4:37) # "Judgement Day" (5:44) # "Life Will Never Be the Same" (4:41) # "Paixao" (5:40) # "Jung" (6:56) * ''Conversations with Silence'' (2003, Naim Records) # "Sunshine and Showers" (2:43) # "Beauty on a Grey Day" (4:16) # "Heart of the Matter" (5:54) # "Beautiful One" (5:03) # "Theme" (1:08) # "Variation 1" (0:53) # "Variation 2" (1:27) # "Variation 3" (2:14) # "Finale" (3:13) # "El Rincon Cubano" (7:06) # "Hero's Return" (6:11) # "Waking Up to Love" (7:40) # "Walking the Path" (4:04) # "Brasil 2000" (5:51) # "Last Night Without You" (4:56) * ''On the One'' (EP: 2011) # "Madness" (4:59) # "Angelo" (5:20) # "Love Is the Answer" (4:43) # "On the One" (5:51) # "Promised Land" (5:02) # "Song for Zane" (7:31) * "Changes 2" (The track listing for this album is TBC but the first single was released on 11 June 2021) # "Time To Let Go" (5:17) # "You Can't Just Live As An Island" (5:09) # Atlantia (3:40)

References

External links

Mike Lindup's official website

Official Level 42 website
* * 1959 births Black British rock musicians Living people English keyboardists English male singers Singers from London Level 42 members English people of Belizean descent {{UK-singer-stub