1. Jon Carin was born on October 21,1964 and is an American musician, singer, songwriter and producer.
17 Facts About Jon Carin
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Jon Carin has collaborated with acts including Pink Floyd, the Who, Eddie Vedder, Kate Bush and Richard Butler.
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In 1985, Carin collaborated with Gilmour in the sessions for what would become Pink Floyd's album A Momentary Lapse of Reason.
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Jon Carin contributed the keyboards and drum track for that song and many others on the album.
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Jon Carin participated in the support tour for the album, performing alongside returning keyboardist Richard Wright, and appeared on the 1988 Pink Floyd double live album, Delicate Sound of Thunder.
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In 1992, Jon Carin participated in the recording of the soundtrack for La Carrera Panamericana.
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Two years later, in 1994, Jon Carin contributed keyboards to Pink Floyd's album The Division Bell.
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Jon Carin participated on the Division Bell tour and was featured on the Pulse CD and DVD.
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In October 2001, Jon Carin performed with the Who at The Concert for New York City, a tribute concert to the lives lost on September 11.
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Jon Carin played with David Gilmour in the 2006 tour, in support of On an Island.
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Jon Carin has worked with such organizations as Amnesty International and Greenpeace for fundraising events, playing with Seal, Elvis Costello, the Chieftains, Spinal Tap, and many others.
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In 2006, Jon Carin worked on the self-titled solo album by The Psychedelic Furs' frontman Richard Butler.
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Jon Carin wrote, arranged and played all of the instrumental parts, as well as producing and engineering the album.
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Two months later, Jon Carin performed on keyboards, guitar and lead vocals with Roger Waters at the Live Earth event on July 7,2007, at Giants Stadium in New Jersey.
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In 2014, Jon Carin performed in Kate Bush's Before the Dawn concert series at Hammersmith Apollo, her first live shows in 35 years.
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Jon Carin then contributed to David Gilmour's Rattle That Lock album, playing keyboards in 2015.
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Jon Carin is currently on tour with Roger Waters' in 2022 and 2023 on his This Is Not a Drill tour, including the 2 London shows performing Waters' reimagined The Dark Side of the Moon Redux.