Born in Glasgow, Scotland, and raised in the Tropic of Canada, Lawrence
Gowan enjoyed a lengthy and successful solo career with four Platinum and three
Gold albums and one Gold single to his credit, prior to joining Styx in 1999 as
keyboardist and one of their three lead vocalists.

At age 19, Gowan achieved an ARCT in classical piano performance from the
Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto.

As a solo artist, he released six studio albums in the ’80s and ’90s, leading to a
Best Of… greatest hits record in 1997. Gowan’s second album, Strange Animal
(1985), was recorded at Tittenhurst Park in England, then the home of Ringo
Starr and former home to John Lennon, who recorded his highly influential
Imagine album (1971) in the same home studio. Strange Animal went triple
platinum in Canada, and the video for “A Criminal Mind” (a song he continues to
perform solo and also with Styx) won the Juno Award for Best Video of 1985.

Gowan albums have featured guest appearances from Jon Anderson of Yes, Alex
Lifeson of Rush, Jerry Marotta and David Rhodes of Peter Gabriel, Tony Levin of
Peter Gabriel and King Crimson, Robert Fripp of King Crimson, and John
Sebastian of The Lovin’ Spoonful. In 1998, Gowan was invited to play his original
piece “Healing Waters” with the BBC Orchestra at the opening of Princess
Diana’s Memorial at her home in Althorp, England. Four of Gowan’s songs have
been certified with SOCAN (ASCAP) Classic Awards, each having surpassed
100,000 spins on Canadian radio. In 2011 he was awarded a star on the Walk of
Fame from his hometown of Scarborough, Toronto Canada.

As a member of Styx, Gowan has recorded four studio albums, three live
DVDs/Blu-rays and toured the world over, playing more than 1,600 shows with
the band. He continues to abide in the hope that the Gods of Rock will smile upon
him for many years to come.