Delirious? musicians
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The musicians of Delirious? are:
- Martin Smith - singer, songwriter
- Jonathan Thatcher - bassist
- Timothy Jupp - pianist
- Stuart Garrard - guitarist
- Stewart Smith - drummer
Martin Smith
Martin Smith (born 6 July 1970[1]) is the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and main songwriter of the band.
Jonathan Thatcher
Jonathan David Thatcher (born July 1, 1976[1]) is the bass guitarist of the band. His involvement with the band began as their merchandise salesman, selling tapes at the end of their shows. He began playing with the band on Sunday evenings as part of a youth event known as "Cutting Edge" in Littlehampton, England.
Jon uses Fender basses and Ashdown amps.
Family
Jon Thatcher is the youngest member of Delirious?, and each of his three sisters married another Delirious? member (Martin Smith, Timothy Jupp and Stewart Smith). Jon is married to Kristen and has 3 children, Winona, Xanthia and Jackson.
Timothy Jupp
Timothy Simon Jupp (born January 5, 1966[1]) is an English musician who plays the piano and keyboard for Delirious?. Tim Jupp and Martin Smith became friends while working together at a recording studio. There they decided to form a band.
Before that, he released an instrumental cassette-only album titled "Hooked On Ishmael".
Stuart Garrard
Stuart David Garrard (born 6 July, 1963[1]), better known by the stage name Stu G, is the lead guitarist, backing vocalist, and secondary songwriter for Delirious?. He has written many songs for Delirious?, including "Come Like You Promise", "Metamorphis", and "Pursuit of Happiness". His most famous song is probably "Majesty (Here I Am)" (written with Delirious? lead singer Martin Smith). Stu G was the last member to join the band. He has appeared on the Newsboys' CD Devotion on guitar and also on Terl Bryant's CD Timbrel with backing vocals and guitar. He has also written songs with Hillsong London and Graham Kendrick, and has contributed to Tim Hughes' next release, which is to be released sometime in 2007. In a documentary coinciding with the Delirious? live DVD "Now is the Time", Martin Smith claimed of Stu G that he "can't think of many guitarists that are better than him".
Family
Stu G is the only member of Delirious? who is not related to the others; Jon Thatcher is related to the other three members by marriage (each of his three sisters married another Delirious? member). He is married to Karen and they have two daughters.
Equipment
For many years, his preferred Guitar has seemed to be the Gibson Les Paul, although recently he has been frequently seen playing a Fender Telecaster, and sometimes a Fender Stratocaster. He also plays many others, including a Gibson 135, a epiphone SG doble neck and a Gretsch duo jet, as well as a number of acoustic guitars. His choice of Amplifiers include the Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier and Tremoverb, the Orange AD-30,and a Vox AC-30. In the USA, however, he only uses a Marshall JTM45, due to cargo limitations.
Stewart Smith
Stewart John Smith (born January 27, 1968[1]), also known as Stew Smith, is the drummer for Delirious?.
Stew is endorsed by Premier Percussion and Zildjian Cymbals.
He is passionate for Christ and regularly competes in triathlon events.
He is left-handed.
References
- ^ a b c d e Jeffries, Stan (2003). The Encyclopedia of World Pop Music. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. pp. 48–50. ISBN 0-313-31547-7.