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Richard Niles was born on 28 May, 1951 in Hollywood, California, U.S., is an An american male jazz composer. Discover Richard Niles'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 72 years old?
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Musician, composer, arranger, record producer, journalist |
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72 years old |
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Gemini |
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28 May, 1951 |
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28 May |
Birthplace |
Hollywood, California, U.S. |
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United States
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Richard Niles Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Richard Niles's Wife?
His wife is Aylin Marquez (m. 1999), Tessa Niles (m. 1982)
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Aylin Marquez (m. 1999), Tessa Niles (m. 1982) |
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Alexander Niles |
Richard Niles Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Richard Niles worth at the age of 72 years old? Richard Niles’s income source is mostly from being a successful Musician. He is from United States. We have estimated Richard Niles's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Richard Niles is an American composer, arranger, record producer, guitarist, broadcaster, and journalist.
Niles was born May 28, 1951, in Hollywood.
He is the son of Tony Romano, a composer, singer, and guitarist who writes films, books, plays, and lectures in screenwriting.
His parents divorced in 1959, and three years later the 8-year-old Niles moved with his mother to London.
He grew up in the care of his mother and stepfather, Jesse Lasky Jr.,a poet, playwright and screenwriter.
Niles toured Britain with his group Pure Wings (1969-1970) and then decided to study.
According to Niles in an interview with HitQuarters, although his parents were critical about his choice to become a musician, they eventually supported his studies.
In 1975 he received a degree in composition from the Berklee College of Music in Boston where he studied with Gary Burton, Michael Gibbs, Pat Metheny, and Herb Pomeroy.
Returning to London in 1975, he signed to Essex Records as a writer, becoming staff arranger and producer of songwriter demos for Essex and EMI Music.
This indirectly led to becoming musical director and arranger for Cat Stevens.
On British television series for David Essex and Leo Sayer he arranged and conducted for Ronnie Spector, Twiggy, Kate Bush, and Denny Laine.
In 1978 as staff arranger for Hansa Records he discovered Sarah Brightman and arranged both his and her first hit, "I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper".
He has composed, arranged and produced music for Anita Baker, Cilla Black, James Brown, Ray Charles, Cher, Petula Clark, Randy Crawford, Gloria Gaynor, Lulu, Paul McCartney, Pet Shop Boys, Tears For Fears, Tina Turner, and Deniece Williams.
He arranged the Grace Jones album Slave to the Rhythm.
Niles also scored and conducted strings on Depeche Mode songs "Home", "Only When I Lose Myself" and "Surrender" and for Berlin's "Sex Me Talk Me".
He wrote arrangements for Pet Shop Boys, Swing Out Sister, Living in a Box, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, ABC, and Was (Not Was).
He has worked with Cliff Richard, Barry Manilow, Ray Charles, Stephen Gately, Ronan Keating, and contributed to hits for Wet Wet Wet, Damage, O-Town, OTT, Take That, Boyzone, and Westlife, including their duet "Against All Odds" with Mariah Carey.
He appeared as the leader of the house band, Bandzilla, in Ruby Wax's Channel 4 television series Don't Miss Wax.
Bandzilla released an album of big band instrumentals.
Niles discovered British R&B singer Clive Griffin producing and co-writing the album Clive Griffin in 1987 followed by TV appearances and gigs supporting Chaka Khan.
Other jazz-oriented work produced by Niles include albums by Morrissey–Mullen and Jim Mullen.
Niles released the albums Santa Rita (Sanctuary) and Club Deranged (Nucool).
Bandzilla was the house band for the Michael Ball television series (1994) with Niles as musical director.
Niles wrote and arranged for both Joe Cocker and James Brown on this series.
As a journalist, Niles has been a regular contributor to Making Music since 1994.
His radio career began presenting Jazz Notes and Adventures in Jazz on BBC Radio 3 in 1996.
Since 1998 he wrote and presented his own BBC Radio 2 program New Jazz Standards, which The Guardian says has "changed the tenor of jazz broadcasting."
Niles has since written and presented many BBC Radio 2 documentaries including "The Arrangers" and "Bright Size Life - Pat Metheny".
In 1999, Niles discovered the Norwegian singer/songwriter Silje Nergaard, producing and co-writing three albums, Tell Me Where You're Going (EMI/Lifetime Records 1990), Cow On The Highway (Toshiba/EMI 1991) and Silje (Toshiba/EMI 1992).
Their song "Tell Me Where You're Going" (b/w a duet of the same song with Pat Metheny) was Number 1 in Japan on the J-Wave charts.
He received his Ph.D. from Brunel University in 2008.
The Pat Metheny Interviews (Pub. Hal Leonard 2009), Polymetrics with Gary O'Toole (Pub. Jazzsense 2011), The Invisible Artist (pub. Amazon Create Space 2014) and From Dreaming To Gigging - Jazz Guitar in 6 Months (Pub. Amazon Create Space 2015).
In 2012, Niles moved to Southern California where he opened his studio and production/publishing company Niles Smiles Music.
Niles arranged two albums for the British singer Paul Carrack; Rain Or Shine (2013) and Soul Shadows (2015).
In 2015, Niles became a member/arranger of The Wrecking Crew All Stars led by Don Peake, performing twice at Catalina's Jazz Club in Hollywood.
Niles has also worked for the advertising industry, composing and producing music for TV commercials including McDonald's, Max Factor, Toshiba, Wall's, Nescafé and EuroDisney.
Niles has written books on music.