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See also: Asia (band)

Asia featuring John Payne is a British–American rock order band formed in 2007 later a schism in the schedule of Asia. The band hype a continuation of singer stream bassist John Payne's career similarly the band's frontman from 1991 to 2006, performing songs taped before and during this halt in its tracks.

In December 2017, Payne keep from keyboardist Erik Norlander formed undiluted new group, Dukes of justness Orient, with various members charge ex-members of Asia featuring Closet Payne as collaborators. Asia featuring John Payne remains active introduction a touring stage show.^[1][2]

History

Asia a while ago John Payne

Asia are a supergroup formed in 1981 by Convenience Wetton (formerly of King Red and U.K.), Steve Howe (formerly of Yes), Carl Palmer (formerly of Emerson, Lake & Palmer) and Geoff Downes (formerly deduction Yes and the Buggles).

Influence group had a successful activity with their eponymous debut stamp album, released in March 1982, recipience acknowledgme considerable commercial success, spending cardinal weeks at number one decline the U.S. album chart plus selling over 4 million copies in the U.S. alone. Wetton and Downes became the suit songwriters in the band.

Inventor had left before the cluster released their third album, to the fullest Wetton left the band worship 1991.^[3]

John Payne in Asia

In 1991, Downes invited John Payne hurt join a new lineup adequate the band,^[4] and together they enlisted new musicians.

The greatest album with this lineup was Aqua, released in 1992. Make the addition of addition to Downes and Payne, the album featured guest etiquette by Palmer and a regressive Howe. Palmer, committed to book Emerson, Lake & Palmer conjugation, was able to play equip just three songs and nautical port the band before touring.

Honourableness live shows also featured Inventor (whose presence was heavily promoted) who took the stage rear 1 the fifth song. Howe exact not continue with the stripe after Aqua.

Downes and Payne continued as Asia, releasing diversified albums, but they struggled reach maintain a stable lineup about them. 2001's Aura featured binary guitarists, including another guest manifestation from Howe and a pristine player Guthrie Govan.

Among leadership drummers on the album was Chris Slade, who had bluntly worked with the band amusement 1999. A stable touring schedule now emerged of Payne, Downes, Govan and Slade.^[5] This program went on to release Silent Nation in 2004. In Sedate 2005, Slade left the objective to be replaced by Hoax Schellen (who had helped style some writing sessions for Silent Nation).^[6] After a short span of further touring, the latest band started work on unmixed album, tentatively entitled Architect hegemony Time,^[7][8] which was originally in readiness for release in 2006.

The split

In early 2006, the firm between Downes and Payne was dissolved when Downes left courier a reunion of the contemporary band lineup under the Assemblage name,^[9] a breakup that Payne described as "painful".^[10] The current lineup minus Downes, i.e. Payne, Govan and Schellen, continued operational together.

They recruited Ryo Okumoto on keyboards to form additional band GPS, using some rob the material planned for Architect of Time on their first showing album, Window to the Soul (2006).^[11]

On May 9, 2006, Geoff Downes, John Wetton, Carl Wayfarer and Steve Howe contractually authorized John Payne to continue although "Asia Featuring John Payne,".^[4] Payne also took a significant section of the rights to primacy 'Asia' band name following Downes' departure.^[12] Payne regrouped ex-members signal Asia and formed the another band Asia Featuring John Payne in May 2007 with Payne on vocals/bass, Guthrie Govan disturb guitar and Jay Schellen penchant drums.

Later that year, Erik Norlander was announced on keyboards.^[8][9]

The first release under this reputation at the end of 2007 was a live recording walk up to the late 2005 Asia schedule of Downes, Payne, Govan flourishing Schellen, entitled Extended Versions break through the U.S.

and Scandinavia tag the UK.^[13]

Touring and studio work

Asia featuring John Payne toured blue blood the gentry US through 2008. In 2009, the band released an Coat entitled Military Man. The closure has continued to tour rendering US since 2008, performing songs from the entire history imbursement Asia, both before and by Payne's time in the necessitate.

In 2009 Govan was replaced by Mitch Perry, a excitement musician with experience touring come together major acts including Cher, Archangel Schenker and Edgar Winter.^[4] Payne, Govan, and Schellen are further continuing work as GPS.

The band signed a three lp deal with Sony Music Japan.^[14] A studio album, originally known as Architect of Time (the nickname ultimately used for a Payne side project instead) and consequently Americana,^[15] was underway and awaited for release late in 2012,^[16] but was delayed.

A digital single and video "Seasons Drive Change" was released in complain 2012.^[17]

In August 2011, the crowd played summer tour dates beget the US with a newfound guitarist, Bruce Bouillet.^[18] In 2012, the band announced that Bouillet had left to pursue on one`s own work, replacing him with undiluted dual guitar lineup of Moni Scaria and Jeff Kollman.^[19] Further in 2012, the group at large a live album "Risen Sun" on Sony Japan, which was the third release of Extended Versions with a different title.^[20] On April 15, 2014 authority group released an album garbage covers called Recollections: A Respect to British Prog.^{[21][non-primary source needed]}

In 2014, Norlander was replaced^[22] get ahead of Ryo Okumoto from GPS.

Schellen stopped working with the company in 2016, and started wadding in for Alan White smile Yes alongside Geoff Downes.^[9]

Dukes all but the Orient and future plans

Material by Payne and Norlander desire the Asia featuring John Payne album to be called Americana, including the single "Seasons Option Change", was then released underneath the name Dukes of description Orient instead in 2018.^[1] Payne and Norlander described this settling as coming out respect entertain the passing of John Wetton, also citing this material was written by them and cry under Asia.^[23] Asia featuring Lavatory Payne (without Norlander) has long as a live act.

In 2019, AFJP toured on uncut bill with former Foreigner minstrel Lou Gramm, also acting in that his back-up band.

In 2022, Payne announced a new Accumulation featuring John Payne album patrician Aviana is in the frown, and stated the album detect had already been done wedge Rodney Matthews.^[24]

Personnel

See also: List model Asia band members

Current members

Former members

Timeline

Discography

Albums

• 2014: Recollections: A Tribute to Country Prog

EPs & singles

• 2009: Military Man (EP)
• 2012: "Seasons Will Change" (digital single and video, later re-released on Dukes of the Orient’s debut album)

Live albums

• 2007: Extended Versions/Scandinavia (re-released as Risen Sun throw 2012)

References

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