指弹名人在线第二十二期-阿根廷-Dominic miller

海洛因 · 发表于 2008-12-31 21:30

个人介绍

I am a musician. My instrument of choice is the guitar. I have done some things in my career I am proud of and some I am not. None of them do I regret. I don't believe my triumphs or successes can be measured by who I have played with or how many records have been sold. This is why I am writing my own biography. But for the purposes of clarity I will name some artists I have worked with who have been very much a part of my journey as a musician.

How I came to play with certain artists and musicians can be traced back to recognising or having an instinct for opportunities when they have been in front of me. I don't mind saying this is what I am most proud of. Being invited in the mid eighties by percussionist Miles Bould to collaborate together on some demos was one such opportunity which proved to be an important one. This led to him recommending me to play on Julia Fordham's album Porcelain (1988), produced by Hugh Padgham. He would go on to produce Phil Collins' album But Seriously which was the best selling album of the year ('89/'90) and included the world-wide hit Another Day in Paradise. Hugh invited me to play on this album which got me noticed by many artists and producers including Sting who I have been working with ever since. I have recorded every album Sting has produced since The Soul Cages. I have performed over one thousand concerts with him since 1990, spanned over five world tours. He is perhaps the most influential artist to my career and certainly the one I have been with the most.

Towards the end of the eighties I became more prolific as a session musician. Pino Palladino and Manu Katché were often in the studio with me. They have been hugely influential to my approach as an instrumentalist. What I have learnt from them is incalculable. We played on many albums for various artists around Europe and beyond.

I joined The Pretenders in 1989. The opportunity of joining Sting's band came around the same time which put me in the agonising position of having to make a choice between the two. To this day I still don't know if I made the right one but judging by how I feel today I suspect it was. Playing with Sting opened the door to countless opportunities. I have played on at least one hundred albums since I met him. My confidence in my own abilities as a musician has grown as a result. I have recorded four solo albums and co-written songs for various artists. Some successful, some not. All of them worth it. The most significant thing I have learnt from Sting is the importance or quest for growth as a musician. This is why I am still a student of music and my fascination for different genres and disciplines never wavers.

I don't see the need to name any more names. These can be found in various discographies on my career. But the single most influential person in my career would have to be my sister Julie who got me started on the guitar when I was very young. I was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina to an American father and Irish mother. The soundscape to my childhood was The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bossa Nova music, Tango music, Argentine folklore and church music, classical music, Irish folk music and the blues. I went to high school in the USA (Wisconsin) which gave me an understanding of American culture and music. I moved to London, England to study classical guitar and composition at the Guildhall School of Music when I was 18 and have lived here ever since.

I am a proud father to six children. I am very happy with my life and my musical journey continues

我是位音乐人，吉他是我选择的乐器。在我的事业生涯中，我做过一些让我自豪的事情，也有些不敬如人意，但我并不为此后悔。我不认为我的成功或胜利能够用我与某某名人合作过或是用专辑的销量来衡量，这是我想写下自传的原因。要不是为了澄清这点，我会提到与我合作过的并在我的音乐旅途中起到重要作用的艺术家们。

我怎么能和这些音乐人，艺术家一起合作的问题可以追溯到从认识他们开始或者说他们在我之前出道，这样我就有能有幸得到许多合作机会，我可以毫不介意的说这是我感到最自豪的事。在80年代中期乐器打击手Miles Bould邀请我一起合作录唱片就是其中的一个机会并且被证实为是一个对我非常重要的机会。之后Miles Bould推举我在由Hugh Padgham制作的Julia Fordham的专辑《Porcelain》(1988)里演奏。Hugh Padgham继续制作了Phil Collins的专辑，严格来说是当年的最畅销专辑，包括世界流行的Another Day in Paradise。Hugh邀请我在他的专辑中演奏这一事让我得到了许多艺术家和制作人的注意，包括从前一起工作过的sting。从The Soul Cages开始我都有参与sting每一张专辑的制作。从1900年开始我和他一起演出了上千次。他也许是对我的事业最有影响力的艺术家并且当然也是一起合作最多的艺术家。

到了80年代末，作为一名音乐人我变得更有创造力，我经常和Pino Palladino 和 Manu Katché在录音棚里工作，他们在我成为乐器演奏家得路上起到巨大影响作用。我从他们身上所学到是无法估量的。我们在欧洲和其他地方在许多艺术家的专辑中演奏。

在1989年，我加入The Pretenders，同时，我也得到了加入Sting的乐队的机会，在他们之间的选择令我烦恼。直到今天我仍然不知道我是否作出了正确的选择但从今天的感受来看，它是正确的。与sting的合作给我开起了无尽的机会的大门。从我见到他起我至少有在100张专辑里演奏过。作为一名音乐人我对自身能力的自信就是这一切的结果。我录过4张独奏专辑还和许多艺术家一起合作写歌。有些很成功，但有些并不理想。但都很有意义。我从Sting学到最有意义的就是成长为音乐人的重要性或探求。这就是为什么我仍然是音乐的学生而且我对不同文艺类型和修养从未动摇。

我觉得没有必要再提更多得名字了，在我的音乐唱片都能发现他们。但对我的事业最有影响力的一个人，那一定是我的姐姐Julie，她在我小的时候引导我玩吉他。我生在阿根廷的布宜诺斯艾利斯，我父亲是美国人而我母亲是爱尔兰人。我童年常听The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bossa Nova，探戈，阿根廷民间音乐，教堂音乐，古典音乐，爱尔兰民间音乐和布鲁斯音乐。在美国威斯康星州上高中时我了解了美国文化和音乐。18岁时我搬到英格兰伦敦在市政学校学习古典吉他和作曲并从此住在那里。

我是6个孩子自豪的父亲，我的生活很美好并且我的音乐旅途将不断前进。