Nick Beggs

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Nick Beggs
Beggs in 2010
Background information
Birth name	Nicholas Beggs
Born	(1961-12-15) 15 December 1961 (age 62)
Origin	Winslow, Buckinghamshire, England
Genres	Progressive rock art rock hard rock Celtic rock new wave pop rock synth-pop
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Bass Chapman Stick vocals
Years active	1978–present
Member of	The Mute Gods Ellis, Beggs & Howard
Formerly of	Art Nouveau Steven Wilson band Steve Hackett band Iona Kajagoogoo Lifesigns
Website	nickbeggs.co.uk

Nicholas Beggs (born 15 December 1961^[1]) is a British musician, noted for playing the bass guitar and the Chapman Stick; he is a member of the Mute Gods and Kajagoogoo, formerly also a part of Iona and Ellis, Beggs & Howard and plays in the band of Steven Wilson. He is known for modifying a Chapman Stick into a fully MIDI-capable instrument triggering MIDI from both bass and melody strings; he calls it the Virtual Stick.^[2]