Geoffrey Downes
Downes was born in Stockport, Cheshire, England, the son of musical parents. His father was a church organist and his mother a pianist. He also took up the keyboards and played in a succession of local bands. He attended Stockport Grammar School before studying at music college in Leeds. After graduating he moved to London, where he played sessions and composed advertising jingles.
In 1976, he met Trevor Horn while auditioning for pop singer Tina Charles' band. They continued to work together, eventually forming the Buggles in a successful attempt to have a hit single ("Video Killed the Radio Star"). It was Island Records' first number 1 in the UK, and the video of the song subsequently became...
Ringtones
Album Icon: Acoustic TV Broadcast - 2006
In The End
Meet Me At Midnight
God Walks With Us
Album Icon - 2005
Please Change Your Mind
Spread Your Wings
Far Away
I Stand Alone
Sleep Angel
Hey Josephine
Other Geoffrey Downes ringtones
Overture: Paradox Let Me Go
