Clive Nolan

Who is Clive Nolan?

Clive Nolan is a British musician, composer and producer who has played a prominent role in the recent development of progressive rock. He has been the regular keyboard player in Pendragon, Shadowland, Strangers on a Train and Arena, as well as writing lyrics for Arena and producing or co-producing several other bands' albums.

At the age of sixteen, Nolan became the youngest musician in England to gain an 'A. L. C. M' composition diploma from the London College of Music.

In 1982, Clive won the cup and two medals at the composers competition in the Cheltenham Music Festival.

Clive is a degreed musician, holding both a B Mus and M Mus. Nolan played violin, cello and viola, although his main study while at university was composition, orchestration, musical arrangement and conducting.

In 2008 Nolan's rock opera 'She' was filmed for DVD in Katowice, Poland. In 2010 the show was again performed in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Since then, Nolan has started the Caamora Theatre Company,