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Gerald Masters

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Gerald Masters born Gerald Eric Watkiss (February 17, 1955 February 5, 2007) was a musician, solo artist and songwriter, achieving fame during the late seventies and early eighties.

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Gerald Watkiss trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama graduating in 1977. Whilst at College he formed his first band.

After releasing four albums, produced by Tony Atkins, as a solo artist between 1977 and 1983, he continued in the music business working as a producer/writer with Island, working with artists including Andy Gibb, Neville Staples and The Equators. Following this work, he struck up writing partnerships with Aziz Ibrahim (Ex-Simply Red, Stone Roses) and Paul Beard (James Blunt, Robbie Williams, Leona Lewis). In 2006, Masters decided to write and release his own material again, under the name Rescue Party, a collaboration with fellow co-writer and producer Gareth Rhys Jones.

Additionally, Masters was a writer for TV, most notably composing "A Handful of Smarties", which aired in the UK.

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