Morgan Daniel Nicholls (born 18 March 1971) is an

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musician, member of English pop band

Senseless Things Senseless Things were an English pop punk band, formed in 1986 in London. The band released four studio albums and achieved two UK Top 20 hit singles before splitting up in 1995. Senseless Things reformed in 2017 to play several gigs including S ...

and best known for performing with

Muse In ancient Greek religion and mythology, the Muses ( grc, Μοῦσαι, Moûsai, el, Μούσες, Múses) are the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. They were considered the source of the knowledge embodied in ...

Gorillaz Gorillaz are an English virtual band formed in 1998 by musician Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett, from London. The band primarily consists of four fictional members: 2-D (vocals, keyboards), Murdoc Niccals (bass guitar), Noodle (guit ...

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and

Lily Allen Lily Rose Beatrice Allen (born 2 May 1985) is an English singer-songwriter and actress. She is the daughter of actor Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen. Her music career began in 2005 when she made some of her vocal recordings public ...

. He has released one solo album under the mononym Morgan.

Career

Nicholls began his career with Senseless Things, with whom he released four studio albums between 1989 and 1995. He was subsequently involved with Vent 414 until 1997. In 2002, Morgan was involved as a producer on QueenAdreena's '' Drink Me''. In August 2004, he temporarily joined the alternative rock band

at the V Festival, filling in for bassist Christopher Wolstenholme who had broken his wrist playing football. In 2004, Morgan Nicholls joined

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to play bass on the 2005

album

Demon Days ''Demon Days'' is the second studio album by British virtual band Gorillaz. It was first released on 11 May 2005 in Japan and on 23 May 2005 in the United Kingdom by Parlophone and in the United States by Virgin Records. Produced by the band, ...

. Morgan knew the band from his friendship with Gorillaz co-creator Jamie Hewlett. In 2005 and 2006 he joined the

live band for a live set of show for Demon Days, playing two 5 night residencies at the

Manchester Opera House The Opera House in Quay Street, Manchester, England, is a 1,920-seater commercial touring theatre that plays host to touring musicals, ballet, concerts and a Christmas pantomime. It is a Grade II listed building. The Opera House is one of the mai ...

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and the

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, New York. In 2006, Muse recruited Nicholls as a touring member on keys, percussion and guitar; he performed with them until 2022, when he was replaced by

Dan Lancaster Dan Lancaster is a producer, mixer, songwriter and artist from the UK. He is best known for his mixing and production work in contemporary rock music, and has worked with prominent global acts such as Blink-182, 5 Seconds Of Summer, Bring M ...

. Nicholls was the tour director and bassist for

on the first half of her 2009 world tour. In late 2018, Nicholls,

Cass Browne Cass Browne (born 27 September 1971 in Wimbledon, Surrey) is an English musician and writer. He was a member of the band The Psychotics who became Senseless Things in 1986. Senseless Things made four studio albums, achieved two UK Top 20 ...

, Ade Emsley and Des Murphy, formed a psychedelic-punk band, Circle 60. They released their first EP, ''SawnOff ShotGold'', in 2019.

Discography

Solo

Albums

*2000: '' Organized''

Singles

*1999: "Miss Parker" *1999: "Soul Searching" *2000: "Flying High" *2000: "Sitting in the Sun"

EPs

*2012: Moonlight Rhino (Includes 3 songs; Moonlight Rhino, Sydney Sunset and Balloon Busting)

with Senseless Things

*1989: ''Postcard C.V.'' *1991: ''The First of Too Many'' *1993: ''Empire of the Senseless'' *1995: ''Taking Care of Business''

with Vent 414

*1996: ''Vent 414''

with Gorillaz

*2005: ‘’

’’ *2005: '' Demon Days: Live at the Manchester Opera House'' *2006: Demon Days Live , Demon Days: Live at New York’s Apollo Theatre''

with Muse

*2008: ''

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'' *2013: ''

Live at Rome Olympic Stadium ''Live at Rome Olympic Stadium'' is a live album and video by English rock band Muse, which was released on 29 November 2013 in CD/DVD formats. On 5 November 2013, the film received theatrical screenings in 20 cities worldwide, and the next day ...

'' *2018: '' Muse: Drones World Tour'' *2020: '' Muse – Simulation Theory''

with Circle 60

*2019: ''SawnOff ShotGold''

Personal life

Nicholls is the son of

Billy Nicholls William Morris Nicholls Jr (born 15 February 1949) is an English singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, and musical director. He was born into a musical family, his father Billy Nicholls (Sr.) being a double bassist and big band singer, ...

, singer, songwriter, record producer and musical director.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nicholls, Morgan Living people English keyboardists English record producers English male guitarists Singers from London Musicians from London Male bass guitarists English songwriters 1971 births 21st-century English bass guitarists 21st-century British male musicians Gorillaz members