Knox Chandler

Knox Chandler (born July 20, 1958) is an American musician. He is primarily a guitarist, but he also plays cello, bass, and other instruments. He has also worked as a session musician.

Education Chandler attended the Hammonasset School in Madison, CT and graduated from Bard College, in Annandale-On-Hudson, NY. He obtained a post-graduate certificate from the University of Sussex England from the British Irish Modern Music Institute (BIMM).

Career Chandler's career was launched in New York City's post punk and new wave era of the early 1980s. Aside from his career as an instrumentalist, he writes string arrangements and compositional collaborations.

Artists and bands Chandler has worked include Depeche Mode on their album Exciter providing string arrangements, Lori Carson, The Golden Palominos, the Psychedelic Furs, Ultra Vivid Scene, the Creatures, R.E.M., Siouxsie and the Banshees, and Cyndi Lauper.

Collaborations Chandler collaborated with Dave Gahan, of Depeche Mode, on his solo album Paper Monsters, and played guitar during Gahan's 2003 Paper Monsters Tour in support of the album.

He has also toured and collaborated with Eric Mingus, Bobby Previte; Chris Palmaro; Mars Williams; Maggie Estep; and works with Mingus, Previte and Williams.

Personal life In 2012, Chandler moved to Berlin and continued to tour with various musicians as well as becoming head of the guitar department at the British Irish Modern Music Institute (BIMM).

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