The Dream Academy – Life In a Northern Town

Single 2021

The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 2021 single Life In a Northern Town.

Music from Life In a Northern Town

Artists on Life In a Northern Town

Gilbert Gabriel

Roles:

Keyboardist Composer

Groups:

The Dream Academy
David Gilmour

Roles:

Guitarist

Groups:

Pink Floyd Spinal Tap Rock Aid Armenia Mica Paris & David Gilmour Deep End Hale & Pace and the Stonkers Jokers Wild The Ramblers Holly and The Ivy's

Producer
George Nicholson

Roles:

Music Producer

Producer

Gear Used On Life In a Northern Town

Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of The Dream Academy – Life In a Northern Town (2021). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.

Gilbert Gabriel

Roles:

Keyboardist Composer

Keyboards and Synthesizers used by Gilbert Gabriel on Life In a Northern Town

Synthesizers

Yamaha DX7

Avg price: $209.50

You can see in this Japanese video of Life in a Northern Town, that Gilbert Gabriel's synth on top is a DX7

Synthesizers

Roland JX-3P

Avg price: $495.00

So how about some examples of synth orchestration on the album? "Right. Well, 'Life In A Northern Town' was the Solina strings mostly on the chorus, and a JX3P on the bass. Originally we used a Jupiter 8 for the demo, but the record company didn't like it so we had to start all over again."