Mont Campbell

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mont Campbell
Occupation	Multi-Instrumentalist
Date Of Birth	Dec 30, 1950(1950-12-30)
Age	74
Birthplace	Ismailia
Country	Egypt
Birth City	Ismailia Governorate
Horoscope	Capricorn

Mont Campbell Biography

Mont Campbell is one of the most popular and richest Multi- Instrumentalist who was born on December 30, 1950 in Ismailia, Ismailia Governorate, Egypt.

Born to Mary Elizabeth Shaw (“Jackie”) and Lieutenant Colonel H.A.L. Montgomery Campbell of the Royal Tank Regiment (“Archie”), in Ismaïlia, Egypt, Campbell was named Martin after his grandfather, the composer Martin Shaw. The family moved to Kenya in 1951, where they lived until their return to the UK in 1962, their son having preceded them by a year.

In 1966, the family moved from Brighton to London where Campbell (already equipped with his long-standing nickname of “Mont”) attended the City of London Boys School. While at school, Campbell (playing guitar and French horn) met and began to work with aspiring keyboard player Dave Stewart and budding guitarist Steve Hillage. Recruiting the latter to one of his bands prompted Campbell to switch his own focus to bass guitar.

Mont Campbell Net Worth

Mont Campbell is one of the richest Multi-Instrumentalist from Egypt. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mont Campbell 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Dirk Campbell (born Hugo Martin Montgomery Campbell, 30 December 1950, and previously known as Mont Campbell) is a British multi-instrumentalist, composer and energy company executive. Campbell was born in the British military hospital in Ismailia, Egypt, and lived in Kenya till 1962, so was exposed to indigenous Arab and African music before its alteration by western influence. He studied Stravinsky and formed the progressive rock band Egg in 1968 with Dave Stewart and Clive Brooks. In 1972 he studied composition at the Royal College of Music, gaining an ARCM diploma in 1974. He composed the score to David Anderson’s BAFTA-winning animated film Dreamland Express in 1983 and began a full-time career as composer in 1989 with film and commercials commissions from Redwing Films. He has since written scores for film, television, advertising, radio and stage. He is adept on a wide range of ethnic folk instruments which have led to recording work in film, television and computer games. He has created or contributed to several instrumental sound libraries (production music) distributed by ILIO Entertainments, World Winds, Origins, Music House, SOHO, Production Music Online, and others.

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Campbell’s final gig with National Health resulted in a total discouragement with rock music, and in subsequent years he would abandon the genre altogether, describing it as having “very limited powers of expression… a rather fixed, limited stratum of musical experience, and one that I no longer feel particularly drawn to.” In 1977, he dropped his old school nickname of “Mont” in favour of “Dirk” and formed the two-guitar, flute and violin quartet Mozaic, which mostly played “pleasant, undemanding” Campbell pieces at weddings and social events. He also recorded an (ultimately unreleased) tape of other compositions, called Individual Extracts.

Facts & Trivia

Naohiko Ranked on the list of most popular Multi-Instrumentalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Egypt. Mont Campbell celebrates birthday on December 30 of every year.

Campbell released his first solo album, Music from a Round Tower in 1996 (a mixture of authentic traditional instrumentation with MIDI, sampling and sequencing, plus contributions from Dave Stewart). Despite declaring in 2004 that he “personally (had) nothing to say in the western musical language” Campbell followed it up in 2009 with Music from a Walled Garden. He has gone on to record as half of The World Wind Band (the other half being fellow multi-wind player Jan Hendrickse) and currently plays and composes as part of the “non-European folk” band Kalamus, which he has described as “mostly flute and bagpipe music with percussion” and which released their first album Bronze in 2011.

Top Facts about Mont Campbell

1. Mont Campbell is a British musician and composer.
2. He was a founding member of the band Egg.
3. Campbell played bass, keyboards, and vocals in Egg.
4. He also played with other bands like National Health and Arzachel.
5. Campbell has released several solo albums since the 1970s.
6. His music combines elements of jazz, rock, and classical genres.
7. Campbell is known for his virtuosic bass playing skills.
8. He has collaborated with many notable musicians throughout his career.
9. In addition to music, Campbell is also an accomplished painter and sculptor.
10. He continues to perform and create music today at age 73.