Neil Leyton is a Portuguese-Canadian singer and guitarist born in Lisbon. He has lived and played music in Toronto, London, and Stockholm, undertaking several European tours in recent years. He was a founding member and songwriter in Canadian art-glam indie project The Conscience Pilate from 1995-1998, beginning a solo career in 1999. He is also the founder of the Fading Ways record label, one of the first to use Creative Commons licenses.

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  • Neil Leyton is a Portuguese-Canadian singer and guitarist born in Lisbon. He has lived and played music in Toronto, London, and Stockholm, undertaking several European tours in recent years. He was a founding member and songwriter in Canadian art-glam indie project The Conscience Pilate from 1995-1998, beginning a solo career in 1999. He is also the founder of the Fading Ways record label, one of the first to use Creative Commons licenses. Leyton was a vocal proponent of the Creative Commons giving several seminars and speaking at conferences about its possible uses in the music industry, including Music Tank (London) and Popkomm (Berlin). He has also played guitar for other musical projects live and in the studio, most notably British glam rockers Dogs D'Amour, Canadian rockers Crash Kelly (fellow Canadian musician Sean Kelly's band) and Canadian power pop outfit Galore. He participated in a side-project with Ky Anto, titled Pretty Volume, and recorded an E.P. with fellow Canadian guitarist Rich Jones and The Wildhearts' frontman Ginger in the UK. The Hellacopters's Nicke Andersson and Backyard Babies's guitarist Dregen were guests on Leyton's The Betrayal of the Self album. In December 2008 he has released an exclusive fans-only new album, Metacognitive Apperceptions. Leyton has produced several independent recording sessions for artists such as Mark Fernyhough and Maria Pettersson. His latest release is a new side project with The Hellacopters's Nicke Andersson, called The Point.
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  • Neil Leyton is a Portuguese-Canadian singer and guitarist born in Lisbon. He has lived and played music in Toronto, London, and Stockholm, undertaking several European tours in recent years. He was a founding member and songwriter in Canadian art-glam indie project The Conscience Pilate from 1995-1998, beginning a solo career in 1999. He is also the founder of the Fading Ways record label, one of the first to use Creative Commons licenses.
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  • Neil Leyton
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