Simon Tong

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Simon Tong
Simon Tong in 2007
Background information
Born	(1972-07-09) 9 July 1972 (age 52) Farnworth, Lancashire, England
Genres	Alternative rock, Britpop, shoegazing, neo-psychedelia
Occupations	Musician producer
Instruments	Guitar keyboards
Member of	Erland and the Carnival Transmission The Magnetic North
Formerly of	The Verve The Shining Blur Gorillaz The Good, the Bad & the Queen

Simon Tong (born 9 July 1972) is an English guitarist and keyboardist who was a member of the Verve between 1996 and 1999. He has played with Damon Albarn on tour with his bands Blur and Gorillaz, and as a member of the Good, the Bad & the Queen. He ranks in BBC's "The Axe Factor" as the 40th greatest guitarist of the last 30 years.^[1]

Tong grew up in English town Skelmersdale, the subject of his most recent release, Prospect of Skelmersdale with his project The Magnetic North.^[2]