On 14 March 2013 it was announced Sir Brian Leveson would be the next Chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University, taking over from Brian May who will step down at the end of his term in March.
Queen guitarist Brian May bought a set of three when he made his own guitar, the Red Special.
For example Brian May PhD DIC implies that the student was awarded a PhD from the University of London / Imperial College and the DIC from the Imperial College London.
The device was popular with guitarists and was used by Brian May, Jimmy Page and Syd Barrett among others.
Some of the well-known people that have stayed in the hotel include: Michael Schumacher, Margaret Thatcher, Brian May, Mariah Carey, Luis Miguel, John Major and others.
This key layout has attracted the attention of numerous professional musicians, including Brian May and Jordan Rudess who find that it gives them a novel view of music, which is reportedly very useful in composing.
Guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor revealed on the US radio show In the Studio with Redbeard (which spotlighted the making of 1980's The Game) that the band was not happy with the album's final mix as the band mixed the album themselves.
Brian May from the band Queen took an interest in his work and they worked on a collaboration with his band MiGnition.
The in-game music features hard-rock themed music by Tom Grimshaw at Mirage, and a theme by Queen's guitarist Brian May entitled "Cyborg".
Rock Therapy was a 1996 one-off project consisting of Queen guitarist Brian May, Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, plus a number of guest vocalists including Sam Brown, Andy Fairweather-Low, Paul Rodgers and Lulu.
After leaving Bucks Fizz in 1990, Preston made a career as a backing vocalist, touring and appearing with Jason Donovan, INXS, Brian May, Michael Bolton, Go West, Beverley Craven, Alexander O’Neal, Luther Vandross, Donny Osmond, Blue, Westlife, Alison Moyet, Tom Jones, David Hasselhoff, Errol Brown and Belinda Carlisle (she still occasionally performs with Carlisle).
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Acoustic by Candlelight: Live on The Born Free Tour is the first live album by actress and singer Kerry Ellis and rock musician Brian May, released on 17 June 2013.
In 2009 Alex Gaumond's career took to new levels when he was cast by Ben Elton, Brian May and Roger Taylor to play the lead role of Galileo Figaro in their co-written musical We Will Rock You.
From December 2004 to October 2006 she got the chance to work in the German production of We will rock you alongside with her teenage idols Brian May and Roger Taylor, playing the role of „Killer Queen“.
Eicher is working on a book with Brian May, guitarist and singer from the rock group Queen, and astronomer Garik Israelian, constituting the conference proceedings, lectures, and information from the Starmus Festival, a science and music event held in 2011 in the Canary Islands.
The first was used as b-side for the Learn to fly CD single, while the second one, featuring Brian May on lead guitar, first appeared on the Mission: Impossible II soundtrack, and later as an Amazon.com bonus track on their 2009 Greatest Hits album and in the 2011 limited-edition vinyl only release Medium Rare, released for Record Store Day.
In 2013, Picking teamed up with Queen guitarist and animal rights activist Brian May and actor Brian Blessed, along with a number of animal rights organisations including the RSPCA, to form "Team Badger", a coalition against the British Government's proposed badger cull.
In addition to Simple Minds, he has played alongside other acts such as: Sir Elton John, Lou Reed, Tina Turner, Meat Loaf, Samson, The Associates, Orange Juice, Peter Gabriel, The Pretenders, Prljavo kazalište, Gary Moore, Jackson Browne, Little Steven, Brian May, The Nolans, Goldie, Robert Palmer and Joan Armatrading.
Inspired by artists such as Jimi Hendrix, Brian May, Bill Nelson and Todd Rundgren, Nazam starting playing the guitar at age 15, and is self-taught.
The song's title has been spelled and/or sung as "Since You've Been Gone", including cover versions by Impellitteri (1988) and the Brian May Band (1994).
The track also features samples from "Driven by You" (1991) by English musician Brian May and a lyrical interpolation of "Anthem" (1992) by Canadian musician Leonard Cohen.
Most notable use of a Washburn RR Tour Series guitar was by Brian May of Queen, who used a white Washburn RR11V, in the music video "Princes of the Universe."