# David Bowie Convention 2023 Announces Speakers, Including Producers Tony Visconti, Mark Plati & Tim Palmer - Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/david-bowie-convention-2023-announces-speakers-including-producers-tony-visconti-mark-plati-tim-palmer/ - Published: 2022-10-11T15:26:01-05:00 - Author: Eugene Tierney [[**“NEW YORK’S A GO-GO!” _David Bowie World Fan Convention_Announces Speakers[](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=c70d048685&e=615f2b8493) **Sat – Sun, June 17 – 18, 2023** **NYC’s **_**Terminal 5**_**Tickets on sale : ** [www.bowieconvention.com](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=264b42d688&e=615f2b8493) ![](https://i0.wp.com/mcusercontent.com/f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984/_compresseds/5fdf5d72- 63bf-5469-87e6-7007363658d2.jpg?w=1290&ssl=1) **Star Guests Include:** **\* **Producers** Tony Visconti, Mark Plati **and** Tim Palmer****\* **Guitarists** Carlos Alomar **and** Kevin Armstrong****\* **Pianist** Mike Garson****\* **Bass guitarists** George Murray **and** Carmine Rojas****\* ** Vocalists** Robin Clark **and** Joey Arias****\* **Compere:** Nicholas Pegg** Line Up Revealed For The Biggest David Bowie Event Of The Year #BowieCon23 [⌊Line Up Revealed For The Biggest David Bowie Event Of The Year #BowieCon23⌉⌊Line Up Revealed For The Biggest David Bowie Event Of The Year #BowieCon23⌉ Watch this video on YouTube **#BowieCon23** **October 11, 2022 (NEW YORK, NY) **— The **2023 DAVID BOWIE WORLD FAN CONVENTION** promises a weekend of stardust-spangled grandeur on **June 17-18, 2023 **at New York City’s _**Terminal 5. **_With preparations well under way, the excitement grows with the first announcement of special guest speakers and presenters. ![](https://i0.wp.com/mcusercontent.com/f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984/images/82529256- eab7-e380-bfad-b9f0603bfce9.jpg?w=1290&ssl=1) **2022 Convention Pics (credit: Sam McMahon)** Bringing together a cornucopia of collaborators from every period of Bowie’s multi- faceted career, the luminaries in attendance at the event include acclaimed producer** Tony Visconti, **whose partnership with Bowie across five decades spawned fourteen classic albums from 1969’s _Space Oddity _to 2016’s _Blackstar_. Joining Tony are other long-time collaborators including pianist **Mike Garson**, whose association with Bowie spans 30 years from _Aladdin Sane _to_ Reality_, and guitarist and bandleader** Carlos Alomar**, a veteran of eleven albums and the co-writer of Bowie’s first US number 1 single, ‘Fame’. Fans will be thrilled to learn that Carlos is to be reunited with his bandmate **George Murray**, the bass guitarist who played with Carlos on two world tours and six albums including the legendary Berlin trilogy – this will be George’s first ever appearance at a Bowie event. Other guest speakers include guitarist **Kevin Armstrong**, who played on ‘Absolute Beginners’ and led Bowie’s band at Live Aid; **Carmine Rojas**, who played bass on the classic _Let’s Dance_ album and the Serious Moonlight tour; multi-instrumentalist and _Earthling_ co-producer** Mark Plati**; Tin Machine producer **Tim Palmer**; and performance artist **Joey Arias, **who appeared alongside Klaus Nomi during Bowie’s groundbreaking _Saturday Night Live_ performance in 1979. And there’s more! _A full list of confirmed speakers is below, with further names to be added in the coming months._ ![](https://i0.wp.com/mcusercontent.com/f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984/images/ae9aa82a- d173-7371-4d59-aea31ad0d2cd.jpg?w=1290&ssl=1) **2022 Convention Pics (credit: Sam McMahon)** A rousing and exciting sold-out success, the first ever David Bowie World Fan Convention in June 2022 gathered 1,500 fans in Liverpool, England from as far afield as Japan and the US to meet each other and celebrate David Bowie. Moderated by author and Bowie expert extraordinaire **Nicholas Pegg** (_The Complete David Bowie_) who returns for the second convention, The David Bowie World Fan Convention immersed attendees into his hidden, hilarious, and sometimes heartbreaking world. Fans were able to come face-to-face with many of his friends and colleagues including Carlos Alomar, Robin Clark, Gail Ann Dorsey, Donny McCaslin, Woody Woodmansey, Jonathan Barnbrook, Kevin Cann, Chris Duffy, and John Cambridge.  [](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=e408b5507e&e=615f2b8493) [](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=aa9b1fe43b&e=615f2b8493) ![](https://i0.wp.com/mcusercontent.com/f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984/images/584c5dc6- 1970-1b88-c498-6d48ca154852.jpg?w=1290&ssl=1) **2022 Convention Pics (credit: Sam McMahon)** [[2023’s U.S. edition of the convention dedicated to all things Bowie coincides with both the 40th anniversary of his _**Let’s Dance**_ album and the 50th anniversary of his iconic _**Aladdin Sane**_ —and is coming to _**Terminal 5**_** **(610 West 56th Street, NYC) in NYC’s vibrant Hell’s Kitchen, filling the innovative, multi- level and multi-environmental venue with an informative and exciting array of talks, meet-and-greets, live performances, and, of course, the show-stopping **Bowie Ball**, the glittering centerpiece to the weekend. Brimming with attendees donning costumes and make-up reflecting their favorite eras from Bowie’s illustrious career, the Bowie Ball is an exhilarating celebration with live music performance, DJs, best dressed competitions, all topped off with Bowie-themed drinks and dancing that begins at 7pm on Saturday night and extends to midnight. ![](https://i0.wp.com/mcusercontent.com/f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984/images/aa3268e2- 1673-8743-493e-58310a9b5f5d.jpg?w=1290&ssl=1) **2022 Convention Pics** **(credit: Sam McMahon)** Limited VIP tickets will afford fans the opportunity to visit key New York City locations linked to Bowie’s historic work and the years he spent living there.. A Bowie NYC map will also be created so that everyone attending can make their own pilgrimages around the city. A full list of confirmed speakers is below, with further names to be added in the coming months. **Contributor pen portraits by Nick Smart** **Carlos Alomar** Carlos Alomar played guitar on eleven Bowie studio albums between 1975 and 2003 – more than any musician other than Mike Garson (also a guest). He formed part of Bowie’s famed DAM trio backing band along with George Murray (also a guest!) and the late Dennis Davis. He has writing credits on a range of Bowie songs including ‘Fame’ (with John Lennon), ‘Never Let Me Down’ and ‘Red Money’ and has worked with Lennon, Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger, Scissor Sisters, Alicia Keys, and many others. **Joey Arias** As a singer, performance artist and drag artist, Joey Arias has been performing for many years on the stages of America. ‘In 1979, he appeared alongside Klaus Nomi as a dancer and backing vocalist for Bowie’s groundbreaking _Saturday Night Live_ performance in which the songs ‘The Man Who Sold the World’, ‘TVC 15’ and ‘Boys Keep Swinging’ were performed. **Kevin Armstrong** When Kevin received an invitation to record with a ‘Mr. X’ in 1985, it was, he says, a ‘marvelous surprise’ when Bowie walked in. Over a ten-year period, Kevin recorded ‘Absolute Beginners’, ‘Dancing in the Street’ and the first Tin Machine album with Bowie as well as contributing to the _Outside_ album. He played guitar with Bowie at Live Aid, played on Iggy Pop’s album _Blah Blah Blah_, produced by Bowie and continues as Iggy’s band leader. **Robin Clark** Robin Clark is a singer who performed beautiful soul vocals on the _Young Americans_ album in 1975. Her vocals also feature prominently on the title song of the album. She is featured notably in the _Cracked Actor_ documentary working on the complicated vocal arrangement for the song ‘Right’. She has toured and recorded with Simple Minds and worked with many legendary artists including Bruce Springsteen, Tina Turner, Bob Dylan, Beyonce, Dolly Parton, and Michael Jackson. **Mike Garson** A classically trained pianist, Mike Garson joined the Ziggy Stardust tour in 1972, soon going on to play on the _Aladdin Sane_ album and the accompanying 1973 tour. Mike would go on to appear on a total of eleven Bowie albums, from _Pin Ups_ (1973) to _Reality_ (2003) and played live with Bowie on more occasions than any other individual. **George Murray** A key member of Bowie’s band over five years in the late 1970s, George Murray was the bass player in the famous DAM trio alongside Carlos Alomar and Dennis Davis. He performed on _Station to Station_, the iconic Berlin trilogy( _Low, “Heroes”_ and _Lodger_) and _Scary Monsters_. George left the music industry decades ago and rarely grants interviews. Fans will be clamouring to hear his stories. **Nacho** Nacho is a self-taught filmmaker from Britain. He is well-known to Bowie fans for creating, editing, and restoring Bowie videos. In 2020, Nacho produced the documentary _David Bowie in New York 1980: The Elephant Man, Scary Monsters and Other Strange People_. In March 2021, he released an updated version of his documentary _David Bowie is The Man Who Fell to Earth_ which was praised by the original film’s director, Nic Roeg. It was endorsed by the official David Bowie website and commended by Bowie’s wife, Iman. **Chris O’Leary** Chris O’Leary is a writer, editor and journalist based in western Massachusetts. His work has appeared in _Pitchfork_, _Slate, Billboard, LA Review of Books, Mojo_, and _New York_. He is the author of the Bowie website _Pushing Ahead of the Dame, _a song-by-song chronicle of Bowie’s work. His work on Bowie has been published in two volumes: _Rebel Rebel_ and _Ashes to Ashes._ **Tim Palmer** Tim is a British record producer now based in Austin, Texas. He was producer of both albums by Bowie’s late 80s/ early 90s band Tin Machine. He has also produced and mixed for other artists including U2, Robert Plant and Tears for Fears. He plays an active part in The Recording Academy/Grammys and has been a board member in Texas since 2012 and is a national trustee. **Nicholas Pegg** An acknowledged expert on David Bowie, Nicholas is the author of the encyclopedic and authoritative _The Complete David Bowie_ which is known to fans as the Bowie Bible. Also a professional actor, Nicholas’s Twitter account describes him as the only Equity member to have played Hamlet, a Dalek and an otter. He compered the inaugural World Bowie Fan Convention in 2022 and reprises his role for NYC23. **Mark Plati** In 1996, Mark co-produced David Bowie’s _Earthling_ album, which marked the beginning of a period in which he produced, recorded, mixed, or performed on most of Bowie’s musical output until 2003. He has played guitar, bass and keyboards with Bowie and co-produced the long-unreleased album _Toy _which finally had an official release in 2021. He also served as Bowie’s musical director for live performances. **Carmine Rojas** Carmine played bass on the _Let’s Dance, Tonight_ and _Never Let Me Down_ albums and toured the world on the Serious Moonlight and Glass Spider tours in 1983 and 1987. He has worked with a host of legendary artists including Mick Jagger, Stevie Wonder, Rod Stewart, Steve Winwood, Billy Joel, and BB King. **Tony Visconti** Bowie’s 1969 album, _David Bowie_ (_Space Oddity_) was produced by Tony Visconti. The partnership went on to be one the most enduring of Bowie’s career and generated at least fourteen albums culminating in Bowie’s final masterpiece _Blackstar _in 2016. His relationship with a backing singer was the inspiration for the classic “Heroes.” Since 2014, he has performed with the Bowie supergroup, Holy Holy. He has produced classic albums by T. 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