Geoffrey Downes (born August 25, 1952 in Stockport, Cheshire, England) is a rock keyboard player/songwriter/producer. He is best known as the keyboardist for the band Asia, the Buggles, and also his stint with Yes in 1980. When he was a keyboardist for The Buggles, he would play multiple keyboards to achieve a 'New Wave' technopop sound. He was once entered for the Guinness Book Of Records for performing with most keyboards (28) on stage in one performance. Biography The son of musical parents (his father was a church organist and his mother a pianist), Downes also took up the keyboards and played in a succession of local bands. He attended Stockport Grammar School before studying at music college in Leeds. After graduating he moved to London, where he played sessions and composed advertising jingles. In 1976, he met Trevor Horn while auditioning for pop singer Tina Charles' band. They continued to work together, eventually forming The