Craig Potter

"Likewise, the growling, portamento bass in 'Some Riot' was something that had to be crafted in the studio. 'That was a harmonica sample in a Korg Triton. When we play 'Switching Off' live, which is off Cast Of Thousands, I use that with an organ sound to create this kind of wind–organ type effect, like the old wind organs that have got a fan in them. It's had all the attack taken off so it's a slow fade–in, and then I actually played that live in the big room, so it's very much a big, roomy sound. There were two Fender Twins 30 feet apart and two mics pretty much facing them, 20 foot back. I was playing it and I was using the pitch–bend on it, but every time it bent down I was pushing the volume up, so you only really get the gritty distortion when it's actually moving from note to note, rather than on the actual note itself.'"

"With the release this week of new album 'Build A Rocket Boys!' and UK tour kicking off in Glasgow next week, Elbow have added a Nord Stage to their live rig. Craig Potter, Elbow's keyboard player and producer says, 'I'm so impressed by the Nord Stage 88 that it's made its way into our full time live set up. I have a feeling it'll be there for some time!' The timing of the tour's rehearsal period meant it was a Nord Stage EX added to the live rig which has now been superceded by the Nord Stage 2 Series."

"Re–amping and distortion are likewise more important to Craig Potter's own keyboard sounds than experimentation with synthesis or sampling. 'I don't have many old analogue synths, I have a few, but I usually just use piano and bits of organ,' he says. 'I suppose I'm just a big fan of distortion, really. I distort everything! Piano distortion I love. We just chuck a 58 or a 57 in the piano and then we run that out, make sure there's plenty of doors in the way so it doesn't feed back, crank it up through an amp — I love that sort of thing. So it is basically piano that I play, bit of organ, some synths. We've got the Microkorg we used for the bass on 'Bones Of You' and we've got a Nord, little bits and bobs.'"

"With the release this week of new album 'Build A Rocket Boys!' and UK tour kicking off in Glasgow next week, Elbow have added a Nord Stage to their live rig. Craig Potter, Elbow's keyboard player and producer says, 'I'm so impressed by the Nord Stage 88 that it's made its way into our full time live set up. I have a feeling it'll be there for some time!' The timing of the tour's rehearsal period meant it was a Nord Stage EX added to the live rig which has now been superceded by the Nord Stage 2 Series."

Visible in this Twitter post by Elbow bandmate Pete Turner.

Visible in this picture from Getty Images, used in this 2011 MusicRadar interview with Elbow bandmate and brother Mark Potter. Also more clearly visible in this photo.