Genesis Songbook - Meet The Band
Celebrating the rich musical legacy of one of the UK’s biggest selling bands.
Featuring former members of Genesis Visible Touch - the vocal and musical talents of Chris O’Connell (And Finally Phil Collins) and Tony Turrell (Fish, Thomas Dolby, Francis Dunnery, It Bites FD), alongside other professional musicians with a passion for the music of Genesis.
Let us take you through the Songbook of Phil Collins fronted Genesis!
Meet The Band
Chris O’Connell
About Chris:
Chris is a lifelong Genesis fan from Liverpool. A multi-instrumentalist, Chris’ singing voice has an uncanny resemblance to that of Phil Collins. Chris also has a background in theater and acting, skills that he brings to the Genesis Songbook live show.
Tony Turrell
About Tony…
Since discovering the thing he’d been using as a clothes hanger was actually a piano at age 18, Tony has now been a professional musician for over 20 years. Working as keyboard player, co-writer and Musical Director for the likes of ex-Marillion frontman Fish, or as a technician/audio engineer for the likes of 80s synthpop star Thomas Dolby, Tony has also appeared ...
Todd Nathaniel
About Todd...
Todd has been playing music since he was 7 years starting on the piano. When he was 14 years old he found a real love for rock music and started to learn guitar and drums. Since 14, Todd has continued to play in bands and on his own, with shows ranging from people’s front rooms to Stadiums...
John Lovegrove
About John...
A talented player and singer, John started playing guitar at the tender age of eight, and in addition to Genesis claims that he also counts Pink Floyd and George Formby among his influences. This suggests that, whenever staring out upon six saintly shrouded men, he at least has the luxury of doing so through clean windows.
When asked about his decision to join Genesis Songbook he says, "Unlike most bands who only offer digestives, Genesis Songbook offer chocolate hobnobs at auditions...
Leon Parr
Leon started drumming at school at the age of 13 and on leaving school went onto Leigh College and then on to Leeds College of Music between 93 – 96 where he studied for a degree in Jazz.
He has been a pro since about 1996, with the usual mix of gigging and teaching. He spent most of the 90’s in a band called Mr So and So which supported Marillion on their 1997 U.K tour.
For the last 10 years of so he has been part of the solo project of Marillion guitarist Steve Rothery which has seen the band play as far afield as Argentina, Mexico, Chilie and Brazil as well as...