My idea of how The Life Machine from the Tubeway Army album might have sounded live on the Teletour.

The Life Machine (cover)

My cover of Everyday I Die from the Gary Numan album Living Ornaments '80.
I played, programmed, performed and produced all using Cubase 6.5, GForce Oddity, NI Pro53 and Arturia Moog Modular V2.

Everyday I Die LO80 (cover)

Scanner PKH Remix (Gary Numan cover)

My entry for the Gary Numan remix competition of Love Hurt Bleed.

Love Hurt Bleed (LoveHurstBleed mix)

First mix of a cover version of "Are 'Friends' Electric?" from 'Replicas' by Tubeway Army.

Are 'Friends' Electric? STUDIO (PKH cover)

This is my version of Billy Curries's solo featured in 'On Broadway' from the 'Living Ornaments '79' album by Gary Numan.
This version tries to emulate the original production mixed by Tim Summerhayes from the free single/1980 EP not the newer mix from the LO79 CD also mixed by TS, but not as good in my opinion.
I used a GMedia Oddity VST for the solo, Pro53 for the Voxhumana Polymoogs, Yamaha CP-30, and the Yamaha SW1000 for the bass guitar part.
The CR78 pattern was created from various 'one-shot' samples.  

On Broadway: Billy Currie Odyssey Solo Gary Numan LO79 (PKH cover)

Here are some excerpts from my current project of covering Gary Numan's The Pleasure Principle. 
It features the GForce Minimonsta on the bass synth sounds and Arturia Modular V on Polymoog Voxhumana.
The tracks feature soloed bass synth parts to hear the treaments/fx used in isolation.


The Pleasure Principle (covers project) Excerpts

My cover of Gary Numan's 'Are 'Friends' Electric? from the album "Living Ornaments '80".
Instruments used:
GForce Oddity / NI Pro53 / Arturia Moog Modular.
Status S2000 Bass Guitar
Vocals: Rode NT2a

Recorded via Focusrite Trakmaster and Scarlett 8i6 pre-amps into Cubase 6.5  


Are 'Friends' Electric? LO80 (pkh cover)

I created this track using the VST instruments GMedia Oddity for the Odyssey solo; Pro53 for the string synth part (a Yamaha SS30 I think); the CP30 elec piano and bass synth.
Bass guitar and Drums from  a Yamaha XG1000 soundcard. The CR78 from one shot stock samples.
Cubase 5 VST on W98SE. Played in from a Novation 61SL. 
No presets used, all programmed myself.

Astradyne Odyssey Solo PKH (Ultravox cover)

This is my arrangement of 'Are 'friends' Electric?' for piano.
Played in real time by myself using Halion Piano in Cubase 6.5.

AFE? PKH Piano Arrangement

This original composition was created using Cubase5 VST/ SW1000xg/ Pro53 and Rebirth[drums] VSTi/ JV1080[piano]

Sculptured Stone

This original compsition was written in 2003/4.

Nightmare Zone

My cover version of Fade To Grey by Visage written by Currie, Payne, Ure.
Featuring GForce Oddity 2 and Minimonsta VST synthesizers.
Drums; Groove Agent One
Simmons Drum sound Retrologue VST
Viola; HALion Sonic SE

Fade To Grey (PKH cover)

A demonstration of my Voxnumana patches for the GForce Oddity2 playing Gary Numan's Wembley 81 intro.

Oddity2 Voxnumana

Written in 1997 this song has been remixed and arranged for this 2011 version.
I used Cubase5 VST/SW1000xg/Pro53/Roland D50/JV1080 and W30 synths and sampler. 

My Prozac Life

Some quickly put together sketches of songs from Numan's 'Berserker' album using PPG Waveterm samples, Numan's self made samples, Virus Ti2 and Oddity2.

PPG Berserk

Original work from around 1999/2000 using Roland JV1080 ,D50 and W30.

ADSR

Original work from 1999 using Roland JV1080, D50 and W30.

Avoid

My cover of Gary Numan's "A subway called 'you' " from his album 'DANCE'.

A subway called 'you' (Numan cover)

My cover of Gary Numan's 'She's Got Claws' from his album 'DANCE'.

She's Got Claws (Numan cover)

This is my version of Oxygene part IV by Jean Michel Jarre. This was the first work I attempted when I upgraded to Cubase 6. I also used the newly aquired Arturia V Collection, utilising the ARP 2600 V aswell as the Pro53.

Oxygene part IV (J.M Jarre cover)

The first collaboration in 14years sees Martin Taylor provide vocals for this Paul K Hurst cover of the Ultravox track Sleepwalk.
Instrumentation: Oddity, Pro53, Minimoog V2, Jupiter 8V2, Moog Modular V2 and Halion SE.

Sleepwalk (Ultravox cover) feat: Martin Taylor

This is my updated version of Astradyne featuring the ARP Odyssey solo played by Billy Currie.
Performed here by PKH using GForce Oddity (solo), Pro53, and Novation V-Station on Cubase 6.

Astradyne vers' 2012 (Ultravox cover)

A short edited instrumental version of Kraftwerk's "The Model" using GForce VST soft synths.

Bass: Minimonsta
Fifth Seq: Minimonsta
Intro/Outro Lead: Oddity
Verses/Solo: Oddity
Bridges: Oddity
Choir: MTron Pro with Orchestron Pack
NoiseSynbal: impOSCar2

The Model: Kraftwerk Cover (GForce VSTi Edit)

My cover version of 'Burning Bridges' by JAPAN from their 'Gentlemen Take Polaroids' album.
I used Native Instruments Pro53 exclusively other than Halion SE in Cubase 6.5 for the saxophone solo.
All sounds programmed and performed myself.

Burning Bridges (JAPAN cover)

PKH has been an active musician since the age of eleven when he started drum lessons at school. Inspired and influenced by Gary Numan he aspired to synthesis which neither personal finances nor comprehensive education could afford.
His first 'synthesizer' was a Casio VL-Tone. An incredible instrument that a lot was learned from. Progressed (?) onto a Casio CT-403 where he learned about chords and the knack of trying to manually sync the VL1 sequencer to the 403's rhythm patterns.
After saving up he got his trusty Roland SH-101 second-hand in 1984 and the love of everything synthetic and programming synths began. He also got a Moog Prodigy later, but they parted company due to financial strains.
An experienced live performance keyboard/bass player, PKH was one half of duo No Shelter, laterly Fascination a club covers act that appeared in venues between Shepards Bush and Glasgow!
In 1987 his claim to fame was playing at The Marquee Club on bass with Blue Ice in a national newspapers Battle Of The Bands competition.
 
His main influences are Numan, Duran, Depeche Mode/Yazoo, JM Jarre, Japan, Ultravox, T.Dolby, Nik Kershaw, Scritti Politti, Go West,TalkTalk, Fad Gadget, Toyah, Kate Bush, Steeley Dan/D.Fagan, Marillion, It Bites, Wendy+Lisa, Sneaker Pimps, Curve............

Influencial musicians: Gary Numan, Billy Currie, Nick Rhodes, Richard Barbieri, Mick Karn, Pino Palladino, Mark King.

Currently listening/liking; Kylie, Nerina Pallot, Lissie, Lisa Hannigan, Imelda May, Goldfrapp. 

PKH was using an old PC with Cubase/Yamaha SW1000xg/ Pro53/ Oddity/ impOSCar/ ReBirth VSTi's and a Roland JV1080, Novation 61SLmkii. Focusrite Trakmaster, RODE NT2A and NS10Ms monitors.
Recent lack of activity due to a major pc failure.

PKH is now armed with Cubase 6 / Focusrite Scarlett 8i6/ Pro53 / Oddity / impOSCar / Arturia V Collection / Novation V-Station / Roland JV1080 and a Novation 61SLmkii. 
Basses: Three STATUS series 2000; Westone Thunder 1A Fretless.  

In 2002 he attended Leeds College of Music where he graduated with an HND(distinction) in Music Production.

PKH is currently looking at ways to make a living from his music/sound design and adding more original compositions to Soundcloud. 


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