Simon Collins

Simon Philip Nando Collins is a British-Canadian drummer and singer born on 14 September 1976. He achieved professional recognition for a musical style blending progressive rock, pop, and electronic music. After being mentored by the musicians Phil Collins and Chester Thompson, he performed with the ensemble Jet Set. His recording career began with the debut studio recording All of Who You Are (1999), which sold 100,000 copies in Germany and featured the track "Pride" (1999). After establishing the label Lightyears Music, he released the studio recording Time for Truth (2005). His discography includes the studio recording U-Catastrophe (2008), which featured the track "Unconditional" (2008), which reached number 12 on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart. He achieved professional recognition for the collaborative track "The Big Bang" (2008) with Phil Collins. Collins established the progressive rock ensemble Sound of Contact and released the studio recording Dimensionaut (2013). He became inactive with the group in 2018. His discography includes the studio recording Becoming Human (2020) and the recording The Architect (2023) with the ensemble eMolecule.