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Christopher Merrick Hughes (born 3 March 1954,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=March 3 Birthdays in History )〕 London, England), also known as Merrick,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Adam and the Ants )〕 is a British music producer and former drummer, acoustic guitarist and keyboards player for Adam and the Ants.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Adam Ant - Pop Star )〕 Best known as producer of Tears for Fears' ''Songs from the Big Chair'', and as the co-writer of "Everybody Wants to Rule the World", Hughes has a joint background as a musician, songwriter and producer. His career began with Adam and The Ants as drummer and producer of ''Kings of the Wild Frontier''. Yielding three hit singles, the album earned Hughes ''Music Week'' 's 'Producer of the Year Award'. ==Life and career== Hughes was educated at Emanuel School in London, and was a member of Adam and the Ants, also producing their albums, ''Kings of the Wild Frontier'' and ''Prince Charming''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Chris Hughes )〕 Hughes was awarded ''Music Week''’s "Producer of the Year" award for his work on the album, ''Kings of the Wild Frontier''.〔 He co-wrote Tears for Fears' hit song "Everybody Wants to Rule the World",〔 and produced their first two albums, the platinum-selling ''The Hurting'' and the multi-platinum ''Songs from the Big Chair''.〔 He began working with the band again on their third album, ''The Seeds of Love'', but left the project due to creative differences. Hughes also produced The Electric Soft Parade's debut album, ''Holes in the Wall'', which was nominated for the Mercury Prize,〔 and Propaganda's ''1234''. Hughes was also a member of Dalek I Love You and co-produced Gabriel's "Red Rain". In February 1994, Hughes released ''Shift'', his first solo album, which was re-released in July 2008.〔 ''Shift'' was a tribute to American minimalist composer, Steve Reich. In 1972, Hughes' father took him to London to see Reich's performance of ''Drumming''. Hughes credits Reich as a driving influence in his career. ''Shift'' uses fragments of Reich's work and "subjects it to subtle manipulations using the technology of recorded sound".〔 At db records,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Biography )〕 Hughes worked on the early development of Tom McRae〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Tom McRae-Home )〕 and The Electric Soft Parade, producing debut albums that were both nominated for a Mercury Music Prize. The first solo release by Hughes, ''Shift'', was a re-working of compositions by Steve Reich, and was originally released on the Fontana label in February 1994. It was re-released by Helium Records in July 2008. Hughes has worked with many artists including: Adam and the Ants, Tears For Fears, Robert Plant, Paul McCartney, Peter Gabriel, Wang Chung, Tom McRae, Electric Soft Parade, Propaganda, Howard Jones, Lloyd Cole, Jon Bon Jovi, Tori Amos and The Tearjerkers. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chris Hughes (record producer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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