Age, Biography and Wiki
Chris Watson was born on 21 November, 1953 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, is an English musician and sound recordist. Discover Chris Watson's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 70 years old?
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70 years old |
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Scorpio |
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21 November 1953 |
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21 November |
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Sheffield, Yorkshire, England |
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United Kingdom
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He is a member of famous musician with the age 70 years old group.
Chris Watson Height, Weight & Measurements
At 70 years old, Chris Watson height not available right now. We will update Chris Watson's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Who Is Chris Watson's Wife?
His wife is Maggie Watson
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Maggie Watson |
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Chris Watson Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Chris Watson worth at the age of 70 years old? Chris Watson’s income source is mostly from being a successful musician. He is from United Kingdom. We have estimated Chris Watson's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pending |
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Under Review |
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Timeline
Christopher Richard Watson (born 21 November 1953) is an English musician and sound recordist.
A founding member of the Sheffield-based industrial band Cabaret Voltaire, Watson's subsequent work in field recordings since 1981 has included television documentaries and experimental musical collaborations.
Watson was a founding member of Cabaret Voltaire, and later formed Hafler Trio.
Watson's sound recording career began in 1981 when he left Cabaret Voltaire to join Tyne Tees Television.
His television work includes Bill Oddie Back in the USA, Great Railway Journeys, Springwatch, and numerous nature documentaries by David Attenborough.
He has released several solo albums of field recordings including: Outside the Circle of Fire, Stepping into the Dark (which won an Award of Distinction at the 2000 Prix Ars Electronica Festival in Linz, Austria), Weather Report, and El Tren Fantasma.
He has also released a variety of works in collaboration with other artists, including Mika Vainio of Pan Sonic, Philip Jeck, Hazard, Fennesz, AER (Jon Wozencroft, aka "Alpha Echo Romeo"), Biosphere, BJNilsen, and Marcus Davidson.
All of these recordings were released on Touch, which releases material digitally through Bandcamp.
His album Weather Report (2003) was named as one of the "1000 albums to hear before you die" by The Guardian in 2007.
In 2006 he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Technology degree by the University of the West of England "in recognition of his outstanding contribution to sound recording technology, especially in the field of natural history and documentary location sound".
In 2010 he devised an art project at Liverpool's Alder Hey Children's Hospital, using sound recordings made by children to calm other young patients as they received injections and other treatments.
He is married to Maggie, who appeared momentarily on-screen with him in episode 3 of Autumnwatch 2010.
Watson now lives in Northumberland.
Watson was a Policy & Enterprise Fellow at Durham University's Institute of Advanced Study from December 2012 to May 2013.
In 2018 he assisted Hildur Guðnadóttir in recording sounds from the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant for her Grammy Award-winning score for the miniseries Chernobyl.
Watson is the president of the Wildlife Sound Recording Society.
Watson has made and been featured in a number of BBC radio programmes:
Watson was raised in the Sheffield suburb of Totley and attended Rowlinson School and Stannington College (now part of Sheffield College), both in Sheffield.
