Biography Nic Potter

Nic Potter (born in Wiltshire, England, on 18 October 1951; died 17 January 2013 in London) was a British bassist, composer and painter. He is best-remembered for his work with the group Van der Graaf Generator in the 1970s. In 1983 he started a solo-career, and released a number of albums with mostly electronic music.

Before joining Van der Graaf Generator, Potter from a very early age (1968) played bass in a band called "The Misunderstood ", and that's how he met Guy Evans who played the drums. He had left school at age fifteen to become a bass-player.

In 1969 Potter and Evans both left "The Misunderstood" to join "Van der Graaf Generator" for the recording of their album " The Least We Can Do Is Wave To Each Other ".

Halfway during the recording of the following VdGG-album " H to He, Who Am the Only One " (1970), Potter left VdGG, leaving the a-side of the album with his bass-guitar-sounds (tracks: " Killer ", " The Emperor in his War Room " and " Lost " ) and side b with the organ-bass-pedal sounds by Hugh Banton, which would become one of the signature sounds for Vand der Graaf Generator.

In 1971 he played bass-guitar on Peter Hammill's first solo-album, " Fool's Mate ", on Colin Scot's album " Colin Scot " and with the band " Magna Carta ".

In the 1970s he also played with Jeff Beck, Isaac Hayes, Chuck Berry (one album), Rare Bird (two records) and Steve Swindells (one album).

In 1973 he collaborated on " The Long Hello". His playing can also be heard on Peter Hammill's album " Over " (1977).

In 1977, after Hugh Banton and David Jackson had left Van der Graaf Generator, Potter was asked to re-join. He plays on both " The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome " (1977) and the double live-album " Vital " (1978).

Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s Potter continued to record and tour with Peter Hammill, including being the bassist for the " K-Group " (1981-1985), and with the " Tigers " (1980) and Duncan Browne (1984).

He also started, in 1983, a solo-career, and released a number of albums with mostly electronic music.

In 1995 Nic produced and played the bass on posthumously album " Songs of Love ad War " of his friend Duncan Browne .

The last project of Nic is the live album " Live in Italy " (2008) together many musicians like David Jackson and Tony Pagliuca (Le Orme).

Discography "Solo" of Nic Potter

Mountain Music (1983)

Sketches In Sound (1986)

Self Contained (1987)

Dreams In View '81-'87 (1989)

The Blue zone (1989)

The Blue Zone Party (1991)

New Europe - Rainbow Colours (1992)

Mountain Music & Sketches In Sound (1995)

Dreamworld (1997)

Live in Italy (2008)

Authorised Italian Official Site: www.nicpotter.eu

Official Site: www.nicpotter.com

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