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375:, so to begin with, Lewis' Amazon Studios rarely had notable artists recording there. In the early 1980s however, a surge of popular UK-based musicians from the North of England emerged. Many of these artists wanted to record closer to home and away from London. This led in a surge in popularity for northern
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Lewis and his business partner, Tony Smith, were responsible for the contraction of the Parr Street
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industry in the mid-1990s and launched a number of successful companies, including
Netscan UK. In April 2013 Lewis set up Jeremy J Lewis Guitars. This is a new concept series of one piece guitars (no bolted on neck) using proprietary all titanium hardware. In 2017, Lewis was granted a patent for the
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Liverpool city centre. In 1992, Lewis' major investor took over controlling interest in the company, which was deemed a coup by Keith Andrews. Following Lewis' involvement and construction of Parr
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