Mark Kelly (keyboardist)
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 Mark Kelly onstage with Marillion at their 2009 weekend festival in Montreal, Canada. |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Mark Colbert Kelly |
| Born | 9 April 1961 Dublin, Ireland |
| Genres | Art rock, neo-progressive rock, pop-rock |
| Occupations | Musician |
| Instruments | Keyboards, piano |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Labels | Racket Records |
| Associated acts | Marillion, Travis, Chemical Alice, Edison's Children, DeeExpus |
| Website | www.marillion.com |
Mark Kelly (born Mark Colbert Kelly, 9 April 1961, Dublin, Ireland) is the keyboardist of the progressive rock band, Marillion. He was raised in Ireland until he moved to England with his parents in 1969.[1]
He joined the band in 1981, replacing previous keyboardist Brian Jelliman,[2] and as of 2011 is still a member of the band. He previously played in the progressive/psychedelic band Chemical Alice who released their EP Curiouser and Curiouser in 1981.[3] Kelly has appeared on every Marillion studio album He also appeared on John Wesley's album Under the Red and White Sky in 1994 and on Jump's album Myth of Independence in 1995 on production and keyboards.[4] He has also played keyboards with Travis for their headlining set at the Isle of Wight Festival (10–12 June 2005), at T in the park in 2005, and at the Live8 set in Edinburgh (6 July 2005). Mark Kelly also played Keyboards for Edison's Children's new album "In The Last Waking Moments..." (featuring fellow Marillion member Pete Trewavas and Eric Blackwood), for the song The "Other" Other Dimension as well as performing vocals with Steve Hogarth and Andy Ditchfield (DeeExpus) on the Edison's Children track The Awakening in 2011. Also in 2011, Mark Kelly performed Keyboards on the epic, King of Number 33 for the prog band DeeExpus
He is a director of the Featured Artists Coalition.[5]
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