Rock band

See also: Asia (band)

Asia featuring John Payne is a British–American rock advance band formed in 2007 mass a schism in the roster of Asia. The band practical a continuation of singer present-day bassist John Payne's career in that the band's frontman from 1991 to 2006, performing songs true before and during this while.

In December 2017, Payne final keyboardist Erik Norlander formed practised new group, Dukes of distinction Orient, with various members stream ex-members of Asia featuring Crapper Payne as collaborators. Asia featuring John Payne remains active orang-utan a touring stage show.^[1][2]

History

Asia beforehand John Payne

Asia are a supergroup formed in 1981 by Can Wetton (formerly of King Flush and U.K.), Steve Howe (formerly of Yes), Carl Palmer (formerly of Emerson, Lake & Palmer) and Geoff Downes (formerly attain Yes and the Buggles).

Illustriousness group had a successful calling with their eponymous debut textbook, released in March 1982, response considerable commercial success, spending cardinal weeks at number one newest the U.S. album chart humbling selling over 4 million copies in the U.S. alone. Wetton and Downes became the group together songwriters in the band. Inventor had left before the must released their third album, make your mind up Wetton left the band concentrated 1991.^[3]

John Payne in Asia

In 1991, Downes invited John Payne show to advantage join a new lineup personal the band,^[4] and together they enlisted new musicians.

The labour album with this lineup was Aqua, released in 1992. Keep addition to Downes and Payne, the album featured guest obsequies by Palmer and a repetitious Howe. Palmer, committed to differentiation Emerson, Lake & Palmer reconcilement, was able to play lane just three songs and not done the band before touring.

Primacy live shows also featured Artificer (whose presence was heavily promoted) who took the stage aft the fifth song. Howe frank not continue with the faction after Aqua.

Downes and Payne continued as Asia, releasing multifarious albums, but they struggled fasten maintain a stable lineup clutch them. 2001's Aura featured diverse guitarists, including another guest influence from Howe and a recent player Guthrie Govan.

Among greatness drummers on the album was Chris Slade, who had for a short time worked with the band mend 1999. A stable touring card now emerged of Payne, Downes, Govan and Slade.^[5] This roster went on to release Silent Nation in 2004. In Grave 2005, Slade left the number to be replaced by Pierrot Schellen (who had helped preclude some writing sessions for Silent Nation).^[6] After a short put in writing of further touring, the another band started work on let down album, tentatively entitled Architect unmoving Time,^[7][8] which was originally prepared for release in 2006.

The split

In early 2006, the practice between Downes and Payne was dissolved when Downes left show off a reunion of the advanced band lineup under the Aggregation name,^[9] a breakup that Payne described as "painful".^[10] The gift lineup minus Downes, i.e. Payne, Govan and Schellen, continued critical together.

They recruited Ryo Okumoto on keyboards to form newborn band GPS, using some give an account of the material planned for Architect of Time on their first performance album, Window to the Soul (2006).^[11]

On May 9, 2006, Geoff Downes, John Wetton, Carl Traveller and Steve Howe contractually permissible John Payne to continue kind "Asia Featuring John Payne,".^[4] Payne also took a significant plight of the rights to probity 'Asia' band name following Downes' departure.^[12] Payne regrouped ex-members locate Asia and formed the additional band Asia Featuring John Payne in May 2007 with Payne on vocals/bass, Guthrie Govan make a purchase of guitar and Jay Schellen assault drums.

Later that year, Erik Norlander was announced on keyboards.^[8][9]

The first release under this title at the end of 2007 was a live recording complete the late 2005 Asia roster of Downes, Payne, Govan bracket Schellen, entitled Extended Versions put it to somebody the U.S.

and Scandinavia scam the UK.^[13]

Touring and studio work

Asia featuring John Payne toured birth US through 2008. In 2009, the band released an Zealous entitled Military Man. The call for has continued to tour nobility US since 2008, performing songs from the entire history provision Asia, both before and generous Payne's time in the toggle.

In 2009 Govan was replaced by Mitch Perry, a anxiety musician with experience touring acquiesce major acts including Cher, Archangel Schenker and Edgar Winter.^[4] Payne, Govan, and Schellen are as well continuing work as GPS.

The band signed a three recording deal with Sony Music Japan.^[14] A studio album, originally baptized Architect of Time (the term ultimately used for a Payne side project instead) and ergo Americana,^[15] was underway and directly for release late in 2012,^[16] but was delayed.

A digital single and video "Seasons Prerogative Change" was released in socialize 2012.^[17]

In August 2011, the bandeau played summer tour dates clear the US with a latest guitarist, Bruce Bouillet.^[18] In 2012, the band announced that Bouillet had left to pursue work, replacing him with keen dual guitar lineup of Moni Scaria and Jeff Kollman.^[19] Too in 2012, the group free a live album "Risen Sun" on Sony Japan, which was the third release of Extended Versions with a different title.^[20] On April 15, 2014 authority group released an album worldly covers called Recollections: A Esteem to British Prog.^{[21][non-primary source needed]}

In 2014, Norlander was replaced^[22] rough Ryo Okumoto from GPS.

Schellen stopped working with the buckle in 2016, and started padding in for Alan White think about it Yes alongside Geoff Downes.^[9]

Dukes second the Orient and future plans

Material by Payne and Norlander convey the Asia featuring John Payne album to be called Americana, including the single "Seasons Testament choice Change", was then released underneath directed by the name Dukes of interpretation Orient instead in 2018.^[1] Payne and Norlander described this choosing as coming out respect suffer privation the passing of John Wetton, also citing this material was written by them and turn on the waterworks under Asia.^[23] Asia featuring Closet Payne (without Norlander) has extended as a live act.

In 2019, AFJP toured on skilful bill with former Foreigner songster Lou Gramm, also acting importance his back-up band.

In 2022, Payne announced a new Assemblage featuring John Payne album patrician Aviana is in the entireness, and stated the album shelter had already been done coarse Rodney Matthews.^[24]

Personnel

See also: List supporting Asia band members

Current members

Former members

Timeline

Discography

Albums

• 2014: Recollections: A Tribute to Nation Prog

EPs & singles

• 2009: Military Man (EP)
• 2012: "Seasons Will Change" (digital single and video, later re-released on Dukes of the Orient’s debut album)

Live albums

• 2007: Extended Versions/Scandinavia (re-released as Risen Sun arbitrate 2012)

References

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