Leo Abrahams
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| Background information | |
| Genres | Modern classical, Ambient, Rock, English folk, Electronica |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, musician, songwriter, producer, arranger |
| Instruments | Piano, guitar, guitaret, bass, omnichord, guitorgan, lute, hurdy-gurdy |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | Just Music, Bip-Hop |
| Associated acts |
Imogen Heap Ed Harcourt Brian Eno Brett Anderson David Byrne Jon Hopkins Pulp |
| Website | www.LeoAbrahams.com |
Leo Matthew Abrahams (born 1977 in Camden, London) is an English musician, composer and producer. He has collaborated with a multitude of professional musicians, including Brian Eno,Imogen Heap, Jarvis Cocker, Carl Barât, Jon Hopkins and Paul Simon. After attending the Royal Academy of Music in England, he started his musical career by touring as lead guitarist with Imogen Heap. Since 2005 he has released five solo albums, largely in an ambient style involving complex arrangements and a use of guitar-generated textures. He has also co-written or arranged a variety of film soundtracks, including Peter Jackson's 2009 release The Lovely Bones and Steve McQueen's Hunger.
Abrahams was given an acoustic guitar by his parents at age 7, only to ignore the instrument for piano until age 12. As a teenager he played guitar in a succession of bands, also writing classical music. After high school, Abrahams attended the Royal Academy of Music with the goal of becoming a classical composer. While there, he studied under Steve Martland and Nick Ingman, only to become disillusioned.
During his studies Abrahams got a call from Mickey Modern, a manager to whom he'd sent a demo years before. Modern was looking for a guitarist to perform with singer Imogen Heap. Heap invited Abrahams to go on tour, prompting him to leave the academy to tour England for several months.
Imogen Heap introduced Abrahams to alternative folk artist Ed Harcourt on the night Harcout was signed by a major label. After Abrahams confirmed to Harcourt that he liked Tom Waits, Harcourt agreed to take Abrahams on as a guitarist. Abrahams played lead guitar and scored the instrumental parts on Harcourt's 2001 album Here Be Monsters, as well as Harcourt's subsequent albums.
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