John Ellis (guitarist)

John Ellis (born 1 June 1952, Kentish Town, North West London) is an English guitarist and songwriter. He was a founding member of the punk rock band, The Vibrators. Ellis formed The Vibrators in 1974 while still at art school studying illustration. The Vibrators released two albums with Ellis and toured extensively.

After several years in early punk bands such as Bazooka Joe and The Vibrators, Ellis left for a solo career in 1979, releasing a couple of singles, one of which, "Babies in Jars" reached #34 on the UK Indie Chart.cite book |last=Lazell |first=Barry |title=Indie Hits 1980-1999 |year= 1997 |publisher=Cherry Red Books |isbn=0-9517206-9-4 ] In the 1980s, he began recording and touring with Peter Hammill, having worked in the studio and in concert with Peter Gabriel on his China tour.

Throughout the 1990s, Ellis was a permanent member of the punk rock band The Stranglers, starting with the album "Stranglers In the Night". During that period he also created music for European Art exhibitions and several short films. Ellis left the Stranglers in 2000 and continues to create music. He is an exponent of the E-bow guitar.

Ellis has contributed to the recordings of Judge Smith, a founding member of Van der Graaf Generator.

In 2005 Ellis formed a community organisation called 'The Luma Group', that delivers arts based training and workshops.

olo discography

*"In Rhodt"
*"Das Geheimnis Des Golem"
*"Destination Everywhere"
*"Our Internal Monologue"
*"Shock of Contact"
*"Microgroove"

References

External links

* [http://www.mapoflimbo.co.uk/ Map of Limbo - includes biography and extensive discography]
* [http://www.luma-group.org/ The Luma Group]
* [http://www.wabi-sabi-21c.co.uk/ Wabi-Sabi 21©]