Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Peter Trewavas (born 15 January 1959, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England) is an English musician. He joined Marillion in 1982, taking over the role of bassist, from Diz Minnitt, while acting occasionally as a backing vocalist and acoustic guitarist.Although he was born in Middlesbrough, Trewavas spent much of his childhood in the Buckinghamshire town of Aylesbury. It was in Aylesbury that he became involved in several bands, having most success with The Metros, before taking up his long term role in Marillion.Although still a full member of Marillion, in recent years, Trewavas has also become a member of the progressive rock supergroup, Transatlantic. In 2004, Trewavas co-founded another group called Kino, with John Mitchell (Arena), John Beck (It Bites) and Chris Maitland (ex-Porcupine Tree).In 2011, Pete Trewavas joined up with his longtime friend Eric Blackwood to form the duo Edison's Children. The new project was designed to be a creative outlet for Pete Trewavas (who has traditionally recorded in a "band" or "group" format on bass and acoustic guitar), in which he could also play lead guitar, lead vocals, drum programming and keyboards as well as have full creative control over the writing and producing of the record with. The 72 minute concept album "In The Last Waking Moments..." about a man fighting to understand if a recent bizarre happening was reality or a descent into madness, was released on 11.11.11.The Edison's Children project would result in the release of the single "A Million Miles Away (I Wish I Had A Time Machine)". The song debuted on American Commercial Radio in June 2012 and by September it had reached the FMQB U.S. Commercial Radio Top 40 where it remained for 10 weeks (and stayed in the top 100 for 25 weeks) peaking at #32.Edison's Children did live performances in Montreal, Wolverhampton England and Port Zelande Netherlands opening up for Marillion's "Brave" performances during the Marillion 2013 Weekend. The Montreal show was recorded and released as a B-Side on their "In the Last Waking Moments..."-EP Single.Edison's Children released their 2nd album "The Final Breath Before November" on December 13th 2013... a concept album about the supernatural and armageddon. It was mixed by Jakko Jakszyk, lead singer of King Crimson John Mitchell, lead guitarist of It Bites and Arena and Robin Boult, lead guitarist of FishOn 17 September 2012 during a Marillion concert at The Junction in Cambridge, Steve Hogarth announced that Pete was now called "Sweet Pea Tremendous" as it was the result of putting Pete's name into an anagram solver. This new nickname was accepted by the crowd and stuck for the remainder of the night.Trewavas has also appeared in Prog Aid, the charity project set up to raise money for victims of the 2004 tsunami.Trewavas was a guest musician on English progressive rock band Big Big Train's 2007 album, The Difference Machine.Though primarily a bassist, Trewavas has been known to write keyboard parts during his time with Transatlantic, and has played acoustic guitar on Marillion songs, particularly "Faith" and "Now She'll Never Know".Pete Trewavas uses:Laney Amplification and Ibanez Bass GuitarsLaney B2 power amp & cabinetsLaney RWB300 ComboIbanez RDB BassFender Precision BassFender Jazz BassSquier Precision BassSquier Jazz BassRickenbacker 4080Elites stadium series 45-105 stringsTC Electronic D-Two multi-tap rhythm delay processorVarious Boss effects pedals: Delay, EQ, Chorus, Distortion, OctaverSennheiser wireless systemRoland PD5 Bass Pedals ControllerTrewavas is a fan of the Football team Manchester United F.C.. }
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- Pete_Trewavas abstract "Peter Trewavas (born 15 January 1959, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England) is an English musician. He joined Marillion in 1982, taking over the role of bassist, from Diz Minnitt, while acting occasionally as a backing vocalist and acoustic guitarist.Although he was born in Middlesbrough, Trewavas spent much of his childhood in the Buckinghamshire town of Aylesbury. It was in Aylesbury that he became involved in several bands, having most success with The Metros, before taking up his long term role in Marillion.Although still a full member of Marillion, in recent years, Trewavas has also become a member of the progressive rock supergroup, Transatlantic. In 2004, Trewavas co-founded another group called Kino, with John Mitchell (Arena), John Beck (It Bites) and Chris Maitland (ex-Porcupine Tree).In 2011, Pete Trewavas joined up with his longtime friend Eric Blackwood to form the duo Edison's Children. The new project was designed to be a creative outlet for Pete Trewavas (who has traditionally recorded in a "band" or "group" format on bass and acoustic guitar), in which he could also play lead guitar, lead vocals, drum programming and keyboards as well as have full creative control over the writing and producing of the record with. The 72 minute concept album "In The Last Waking Moments..." about a man fighting to understand if a recent bizarre happening was reality or a descent into madness, was released on 11.11.11.The Edison's Children project would result in the release of the single "A Million Miles Away (I Wish I Had A Time Machine)". The song debuted on American Commercial Radio in June 2012 and by September it had reached the FMQB U.S. Commercial Radio Top 40 where it remained for 10 weeks (and stayed in the top 100 for 25 weeks) peaking at #32.Edison's Children did live performances in Montreal, Wolverhampton England and Port Zelande Netherlands opening up for Marillion's "Brave" performances during the Marillion 2013 Weekend. The Montreal show was recorded and released as a B-Side on their "In the Last Waking Moments..."-EP Single.Edison's Children released their 2nd album "The Final Breath Before November" on December 13th 2013... a concept album about the supernatural and armageddon. It was mixed by Jakko Jakszyk, lead singer of King Crimson John Mitchell, lead guitarist of It Bites and Arena and Robin Boult, lead guitarist of FishOn 17 September 2012 during a Marillion concert at The Junction in Cambridge, Steve Hogarth announced that Pete was now called "Sweet Pea Tremendous" as it was the result of putting Pete's name into an anagram solver. This new nickname was accepted by the crowd and stuck for the remainder of the night.Trewavas has also appeared in Prog Aid, the charity project set up to raise money for victims of the 2004 tsunami.Trewavas was a guest musician on English progressive rock band Big Big Train's 2007 album, The Difference Machine.Though primarily a bassist, Trewavas has been known to write keyboard parts during his time with Transatlantic, and has played acoustic guitar on Marillion songs, particularly "Faith" and "Now She'll Never Know".Pete Trewavas uses:Laney Amplification and Ibanez Bass GuitarsLaney B2 power amp & cabinetsLaney RWB300 ComboIbanez RDB BassFender Precision BassFender Jazz BassSquier Precision BassSquier Jazz BassRickenbacker 4080Elites stadium series 45-105 stringsTC Electronic D-Two multi-tap rhythm delay processorVarious Boss effects pedals: Delay, EQ, Chorus, Distortion, OctaverSennheiser wireless systemRoland PD5 Bass Pedals ControllerTrewavas is a fan of the Football team Manchester United F.C.".