Christopher Evans-Ironside

Christopher Evans-Ironside (10 May 1940 – 3 June 2022)[1][2] was an English and German songwriter, composer, and music producer. Born in England and based in Hamburg, Germany, his awards included Gold and Platinum discs for collaborations with Nino de Angelo and Drafi Deutscher as Mixed Emotions and Masquerade.

For other people with the same name, see Christopher Evans.

Christopher Evans-Ironside
Also known asOverdrive
Born(1940-05-10)10 May 1940
Melksham, Wiltshire, England
OriginWiltshire
Died3 June 2022(2022-06-03) (aged 82)
Hamburg, Germany
GenresSoundtracks, Pop music, Progressive rock
Occupation(s)Keyboardist, arranger and composer.
Instrument(s)Piano, Keyboards
Years activefl. ca. 1974–2022
LabelsEMI Electrola, WEA
WebsiteIronside Music

In the early 1980s Evans-Ironside produced three progressive rock albums, the first two as a duo with singer David Hanselmann, Stonehenge and Symbols", and the third as a solo project, Empty Spaces, in addition collaborating with Michael Chambosse on a concept album, The Timemachine.

Evans-Ironside was a prolific soundtrack composer for film, television and theatre, with work including Die Rättin and Fisimatenten, and music for ballet productions by the Görlitz Theatre.

References
  1. "Trauer in der Schlagerwelt: "Jenseits von Eden"-Komponist gestorben | MDR.DE".
  2. Schlagerkomponist Christopher Evans-Ironside ist tot (in German)
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