Sw Veetdharm
(Stephen Morgan Fisher bka Morgan Fisher aka The Burtons, Hybrid Kids, Jah Wurzel, Malcolm Galaxy and R.W. Atom)
Veetdharm was born 1950 in London.
1966-1970: Morgan played the organ with the soul / pop band, The Soul Survivors, who in 1967 renamed themselves The Love Affair. He then formed classical rock band Morgan.
1973-77: Joined the Third Ear Band for a brief period. Then joined Mott the Hoople. Mott later became British Lions with the addition of singer John Fiddler from Medicine Head.
1978-82: Set up Pipe Music, an independent studio and record label in London. Played keyboards on Queen's 1982 tour of Europe.
1983-84: Travelled to Poona and returning to England Veetdharm lived for a while in Medina Rajneesh.
1985: Moved to Japan and built The Handmade Studio. Continued to make ambient and improvised music, and evolved a style of abstract photography he calls Light Painting. Japanese artists he has worked with include Yoko Ono, Dip in the Pool, The Boom, Heat Wave, Kina Shoukichi, Kokoo, Haruomi Hosono of Yellow Magic Orchestra.
2002: Joined Futon Logic, a new art/music performance unit.
(Refer to his websites for detailed music and art biographies.)
Contact Details
- address
- 2-9-7 Narita-Higashi
- Suginami-ku
- Tokyo 166-0015
- Japan
- phones
- Phone: +81 3 3317-1378
- Mobile:
- Skype:
- websites
- Morgan Fisher
- Morgan Fisher Art Gallery
- discography
- 1968 / 2005 : The Everlasting Love Affair (with The Love Affair)
- 1970 / 2008 : New Day (with The Love Affair)
- 1972 / 2000 / 2009 : Nova Solis (with the Morgan band)
- 1973 : Centuri Maya Nexus
- 1973 / 1987 / 1988 / 2003 / 2004 / 2006 / 2010 : Mott (with Mott the Hoople)
- 1974 / 1975 / 1989 / 2004 : Mott The Hoople Live (with Mott the Hoople)
- 1974 / 2000 / 2006 : The Hoople (with Mott the Hoople)
- 1975 : Drive On (with Mott the Hoople)
- 1976 / 2009 : Shouting And Pointing (with Mott the Hoople)
- 1976 / 1978 / 1999 / 2011 : The Sleeper Wakes aka Brown out (with the Morgan band)
- 1978 : Joss Bay (with the Morgan band as Paper Bags)
- 1978 / 2003 / 2006 : British Lions (with the British Lions)
- 1979 / 1982 / 1997 / 2008 : Hybrid Kids
- 1980 / 2004 : Trouble With Women (with the British Lions)
- 1980 : The Pocket Library of Unusual Film Music
- 1980 / 1981 / 1997 / 2008 : Claws
- 1980 / 1981 / 1982 / 1994 / 2008 : Miniatures
- 1980 / 1983 / 1995 : Slow Music
- 1981 : Play Loud / Play Quiet
- 1983 / 2004 : Seasons
- 1984 / 2001 : Ivories
- 1984 / 2004 : Look at Life
- 1985 : A Slice of Life
- 1985 / 1989 / 1999 : Inside Satie
- 1985 / 1997 / 2000 : Water Music
- 1987 / 1999 : Flow Overflow
- 1987 : Life Under the Floor
- 1988 / 1996 : Peace in the Heart of the City
- 1989 : Outer Beauty, Inner Mystery
- 1990 / 1996 : Echoes of Lennon
- 1990 : Translucence
- 1991 : Pre-Echoes
- 1992 : Relax
- 1992 : Refresh
- 1992 : Recharge
- 1994 : 4th International Dolphin and Whale Conference
- 1994 : Ma
- 1994 : Rebalance
- 1995 : Cats in the Sun
- 1995 : Refresh (2)
- 1996 : Natural Medicine
- 1996 : Recharge (2)
- 1996 : Relax (2)
- 1998 : Echoes of a City Life
- 1998 : Flower Music
- 1998 : The Skies of Biei
- 1999 : Peace in the Heart of the City
- 1999 : Remix
- 2000 / 2008 : Miniatures 2
- 2003 : Three Faces
- 2004 : Seasons & Look at Life (double CD)
- 2005 : Neverless
- 2008 : Claws & Hybrid Kids (double CD)
- 2008 : Miniatures 1 & Miniatures 2 (double CD)
- 2009 : Non Mon
- 2011 : The Great White Obi