ArtistInfo

Jeff Wayne

key, syn, *1943 GB, Forest Hills, Queens
Musician / Composer / Arranger / Producer / Conductor of Rock and Pop
A.k.a. Jeffry Wayne War Of The Worlds

Jeffry "Jeff" Wayne (born July 1, 1943) is an American musician. In 1978 he released Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds, his musical adaptation of H. G. Wells' science-fiction novel The War of the Worlds. Wayne wrote approximately 3,000 advertising jingles in the 1970s which appeared on television in the United Kingdom, notably a Gordon's Gin commercial which was covered by The Human League.[not verified in body] Wayne also composed numerous well-known television themes, including Good Morning Britain (TV-am), ITV's The Big Match and The World of Sport, BBC's 60 Minutes, and for 24 years, the UK's first news radio station, LBC. Wayne wrote feature film and documentary film scores and was musical director for various artists. Wayne published a book called The Book of Tenn

Instruments

• Keyboards
• Synthesizer
• Piano
• Harpsichord
• Vocals

Genres

• Rock
• Pop
• Soundtrack
• Electronic
• Spoken Word

Plays With