Pete Gofton

Pete Gofton
Birth name Peter Gofton
Origin Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
Genres Indie
Folk
Power pop
Occupation(s) Musician, producer
Instruments Guitar, drums, bass, vocals
Years active 1994–present
Associated acts Kenickie
J Xaverre
Meet Eric Roberts
George Washington Brown
Frankie & The Heartstrings

Pete Gofton is a Sunderland-based musician and producer who is well known on the North East music scene and has been involved with many artists either playing with them or producing.

History

As Johnny X, Gofton was drummer with Sunderland punk band Kenickie, formed in 1994 and disbanded in 1998, best known for the singles "Punka" and "In Your Car".

After Kenickie, Gofton worked under the name J Xaverre,[1] described as "pop with knobs on",[2] releasing These Acid Stars in 2003 on Memphis Industries after much critical acclaim. Gofton also found time to produce work by former Kenickie bandmate and sibling Lauren Laverne and bands such as Spraydog and Woodchuck.

A brief but popular stint as Meet Eric Roberts,[3] alongside Maximo Park's Paul Smith, Field Music's Peter Brewis, and Jennie and the Bets' John Egdell (Caw Records) in 2006, led to current project George Washington Brown. George Washington Brown released the album On the Night Plain[4] in 2007 with further material in the works.

Gofton contributed to the album, and was a touring member of The Week That Was,[5] the new project of Field Music member Peter Brewis.

Gofton is an ex-guitarist with Frankie & The Heartstrings.

In 2012, Gofton began working at the North East Surrey College of Technology (NESCOT) as a music technology teacher.

Personal life

Gofton is the brother of Lauren Laverne, presenter of The Culture Show and Transmission. He has had many pseudonyms, such as Johnny X (as drummer in Kenickie), and then Pete X (guitarist in Kenickie). The name J Xaverre stems from Kenickie's entry in the The Great Indie Discography, which listed his supposed full name as "Johnny Xaverre" and furthermore claimed him to be the band's chief songwriter.[6] (It has been suggested that this error stemmed from a misreading of the surname "Laverne" in the handwriting-style songwriters' credits on the CD booklet of Kenickie's first album At The Club.)

Originally thought to be pronounced to rhyme with 'fair' (one Metro article came with the punning headline "All The Fun of Xaverre"), Gofton has since confirmed that it is to be pronounced 'Xavier'.

He appears on the cover of the Field Music album Tones of Town, as a café patron. He made an appearance in the 2006 film Confetti as a member of Snoopy's band.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Compilations

As producer

Mixing

Remixes

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ "J Xaverre | Moshi Moshi Records". Moshimoshimusic.com. 3 December 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "Collective – J Xaverre interview and session". BBC. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "Wear – Entertainment – Meet Eric Roberts @ Bar Pure". BBC. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "The Crack Magazine". The Crack Magazine. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "The Week That Was – The Week That Was :: Memphis Industries". Memphis.greedbag.com. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  6. ↑ Kenickie entry, The Great Indie Discography, Martin C. Strong, Canongate Books, 2003 edition
  7. ↑ "Pete Gofton". IMDb.com. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
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