Chris Lowe
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Christopher Sean Lowe |
| Born |
4 October 1959 Blackpool, Lancashire, England |
| Genres | Synthpop, dance, IDM, pop, electropop, electronica |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, keyboardist |
| Instruments | Synthesizer, piano, electronic drums, vocals, keyboards, trombone, organ |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Labels | EMI, Parlophone, Spaghetti |
| Associated acts | Pet Shop Boys |
| Website | www |
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Christopher Sean "Chris" Lowe (born 4 October 1959) is an English musician and songwriter, and co-founder of the synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys which he formed with Neil Tennant in 1981.
Lowe attended Arnold School, an independent school in his home town of Blackpool, Lancashire. He also worked in the Solarium. While there, Lowe played trombone in a seven-piece dance band called One Under the Eight, that played old-time favourites like "Hello Dolly", "La Bamba" and "Moon River". Lowe's grandfather had been a trombonist and was a member of comedy jazz troupe The Nitwits. Lowe also became a skilled pianist.
Lowe studied architecture at the University of Liverpool from 1978 but never graduated as he stated various times on television appearances and the Life in Pop documentary due to the formation of the Pet Shop Boys. During a work placement in 1981 at a London architectural practice, he designed a staircase for an industrial estate in Milton Keynes. It was at this time that he met Neil Tennant in a hi-fi shop on the Kings Road in London.
Lowe generally performs as the Pet Shop Boys' keyboardist; he occasionally provides spoken-word vocals.
On the song "I Want A Lover" Lowe played trombone, which he studied at school.
In 1993 he wrote and produced the track "Do the Right Thing" for the footballer Ian Wright (Lowe is a die-hard Arsenal F.C. fan). The song featured backing vocals by the long-time Pet Shop Boys’ backing singer, Sylvia Mason-James, and the single featured remixes by Rollo.
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