Richard Niles
| Richard Niles | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 28, 1951 Hollywood, Los Angeles, California |
| Origin | London, UK |
| Genres | Jazz, pop, classic |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, arranger, record producer, guitarist, broadcaster, journalist |
| Instruments | guitar |
| Years active | 1975–present |
| Website | www.richardniles.com |
Dr. Richard Niles is an American composer, arranger, producer, guitarist, broadcaster and journalist. He has lived in London since 1975. Because of his extensive work across many genres, Sound on Sound magazine referred to him as "one of the most versatile men in modern music". 20 x Grammy winning jazz guitarist Pat Metheny wrote, "Richard Niles is one of the best composer/arrangers around and an exciting musical force." Paul McCartney wrote, "Richard Niles is a great orchestrator and musician and was a great pleasure to work with."
Niles was born May 28, 1951, in Hollywood. He is the son of Tony Romano, a composer, singer and guitarist who worked with Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, Ray Heindorf, Joe Venuti and Cole Porter, and Pat Silver-Lasky, who writes films, books, plays, and lectures in screenwriting. His parents divorced in 1959 and three years later the 8-year-old Niles moved with his mother to London. He grew up in the care of his mother and stepfather, the poet, playwright and screenwriter Jesse Lasky Jr.. Niles toured Britain with his group Pure Wings (1969-1970) and then decided to study. According to Niles in an interview with HitQuarters, although his parents were originally negative about his choice to be a musician, they eventually supported his studies.
In 1975 Niles received a Degree in Composition from Boston’s Berklee College of Music where he studied with jazz greats Pat Metheny, Gary Burton, Michael Gibbs and Herb Pomeroy. Niles received his PhD from Brunel University in 2008 for his thesis "The Invisible Artist".
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