FOX AMOORE (Keyboards)

Born on 26th August 1984, 'Fox' started playing the keyboard at the tender age of 5, teaching himself on a small Casio. By the age of 6 he was taking proper lessons on the piano, learning classical music. He was playing Grade 8 by age 10, developing a love of jazz, triplets and 13th chords along the way. 'Fox' is amoungst the few keyboard players who have 'perfect pitch'! At the age of 14, Fox was asked to join a professional band, the Craws Nest Resident Band. The band had evolved from 60s sensations 'The Rebels.' to become the resident band at 'The Craw's Nest Hotel' in Anstruther.

Playing every Saturday night, Fox gained valuable performance experience and a wider knowledge of music and music styles. Fox took over the rains of the band nearly three years ago and they changed the name of the band to 'The Phoenix Four'. Leaving school in Dunfermline at the age of 17, having been one of the first people ever to achieve an A in Advanced Higher Music.

Fox enrolled at the UHI Millennium Institute in Perth studying B.A. Music Performance and was involved in various projects as a session musician that took him all over Scotland. At the UHI in Perth, Iain met fellow pupils who shared the same passion for music. As a founding member of The X-Istence Fox developed his song writing technique, penning the ballad 'Don't Let Me Go', 'My Latino lover' 'Be my Valentine' and 'There's A Revolution' etc. The X-Istence were wound up by April 2005 after a brief, yet successful period.

He also developed his progressive keyboard writing skills and early in 2005 completed his first album, 'The Spirit of the Wolf,' which is a film/TV score project conceived when he was still at school.

He joined Lawrence Macca and the GetBack Band in August 2005 and 3 weeks later was playing with them on their successful Beatle week tour! This included his first performance at The Cavern Club, playing there on his 21st birthday!

IAIN USES: Keyboards: Roland Fantom X8 / Yamaha TyrosPSR 8000 / Roland AX-7