Christopher Sean "Chris" Lowe is an English musician and songwriter, and co-founder of the synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys which he formed with Neil Tennant in 1981.
Education
Lowe studied architecture at the from 1978 but never fully graduated as he stated various times on television appearances and the Life in People’s documentary due to the formation of the Pet Shop Boys. During a work placement in 1981 at a London architectural practice, he designed a staircase for an industrial estate in Milton Keynes. lieutenant was at this time that he met Neil Tennant in a hi-fi shop on the Kings Road in London.
Career
He also worked in the Solarium. While there, Lowe played trombone in a seven-piece dance band called One Under the Eight, that played old-time favourites like "Hello Dolly", "Louisiana Bamba" and "Moon River". Lowe also became a skilled pianist.
Education Pet Shop Boys Solo Appearances In 1995, Lowe had a cameo in the Australian soap opera Neighbours.
His appearance was filmed whilst Pet Shop Boys were touring Australia. In 1997, his flat was the subject of an in-depth feature in Elle Decoration magazine.
Lowe has not been involved in as many music solo projects as his band mate Neil Tennant. In 1993 he wrote and produced the track "Do the Right Thing" for the football player Ian Wright (Lowe is a die-hard Arsenal Football Club fan).
The song featured backing vocals by the long-time Pet Shop Boys’ backing singer, Sylvia Mason-James, and the single featured remixes by Rollo.
In 2004, Lowe was commissioned to do music for an advertisement for the sunscreen brand Blockhead. The song ended up in a remixed version on a "Café Mambo" chill-out compilation. He has also written the music for the song "Streets of Berlin", featured in the revival of Bent at the Trafalgar Studios in Whitehall in 2006.
In 2011, Lowe appeared as featured vocalist on Stop Modernists"s cover version of the New Order song "Subculture".
This was the first time Lowe had appeared as vocals on a non-Pet Shop Boys" project After Pet Shop Boys began touring on a regular basis, Lowe became known for his behaviour of standing still while playing keyboards on stage.
In 1995, The Guardian commented that he was "possibly more famous for not doing anything than almost anyone else in the history of popular entertainment.".
Membership
Lowe"s grandfather had been a trombonist and was a member of comedy jazz troupe The Nitwits.