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WELCOME TO THE ASIA FEATURING JOHNE PAYNE MYSPACE PROFILE
John Payne joined Asia as singer and bass player in 1991. He made several studio albums with Asia including Aqua, Aria, Archiva I & II, Arena, Aura, Silent Nation and many live CD's including the live CD/DVD Asia - Live in the USA release.
In February 2006, John and fellow Asia members Guthrie Govan and Jay Schellen formed GPS and quickly recruited keyboard wizard Ryo Okumoto from Spock's Beard. The band's debut album Window to the Soul was released in the autumn of that year.
In May 2007, John formed Asia featuring John Payne. A live CD Asia featuring John Payne - Extended Versions has been released on Sony/BMG in the U.S and under the title Asia featuring John Payne - Scandinavia on John's own Devgel label worldwide.
In November 2007, it was announced that Erik Norlander had joined John, Jay and Guthrie completing the lineup.
The band are currently working on the release of the Miltary Man EP and the much-anticipated album Architect of Time, due to be released in 2009.
Booking Agency currently representing ASIA Featuring John Payne: MPI
Publicist currently representing ASIA Featuring John Payne: Serge Entertainment PR. Please contact [email protected] with all media inquiries.
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John has released a compilation CD 'Different Worlds' covering all aspects of his career to date . It is available through the Devgel Merchandising webstore and Voiceprint . More information about this release can be found on John's website.
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Check out the GPS website for photos and reviews of their recent appearance at RoSfest with Erik standing in for Ryo ,plus all the latest GPS news including progress reports on their upcoming album 'Dreamscape',due to be released in 2008 on the Insideout label.
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A record of John's appearance as 'Parson Nathaniel' in Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds in December 2007 can now be found on their recently updated website :
thewaroftheworlds.com
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Further info on John, GPS, and Asia featuring John Payne can be found at the following locations:
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