Erwin Keiles

Erwin Keiles (born September 1949 in South Africa) is a guitarist, bassist, mandolinist, banjoist, keyboardist, producer and arranger who arranged all the songs and plays guitars, mandolin, bass guitar and banjo in the songs for the song episodes of The Adventures of Gracie Lou.

Biography
Born in South Africa, he came to England in 1979 and soon established himself as a top Session Guitarist and Musical Director in the “Pop” industry. As a Session Guitarist, Erwin has played on numerous chart topping records for a wide range of Artists including Jamiroquai, Take That, Westlife and Boyzone. Erwin was part of the musical production team that launched the Spice Girls, and his involvement is noted both in their definitive documentary “Raw Spice” as well as their biography.

His live performances as Musical Director & Guitarist span an even wider genre of Artists. Erwin was responsible for assembling, rehearsing and being Musical Director for more than a decade, of the ‘house band’ for the most successful ‘Multi Artist’ 70’s and 80’s retro-pop shows ever to tour the UK.

As a Session Guitarist, he has played on numerous singles and albums for some of the top producers in the UK, South Africa & France. These include the likes of Pete Waterman, Ian Levine and Ray Hedges. He has also worked with Ennio Morricone on the Hollywood film City of Joy. He has played on many tracks that have charted internationally.

As a Producer & Song Writer, working in his own studio, he has produced numerous tracks ranging from the re-recording of hits by original artists, to many “easy listening” and “instrumental” albums featuring some of the best musicians in the UK.

Erwin co-wrote and produced all the songs for the Spice Girls, along with John Thirkell, which resulted in them being signed to a major label.

He has also written and produced the music for the 1992 ITV TV sitcom Land of Hope and Gloria, the 1995 movie, Doctor Who: Downtime and the 2003 movie Song for a Raggy Boy (which featured Andy Findon, who also worked with him on the show), composed and written tracks for Playstation games, and created some of the finest “soundalike albums” ever recorded in the UK.

He continues to produce quality backing tracks for artists, television and karaoke labels but most noticeably for his own.

This musician plays for the following songs:

 * All songs

Trivia

 * He is married to Gaynor Ellen Keiles.