Nick Abson

Nick Abson
Nicholas "Nick" Abson
Born Michael Nicholas Drinan
December 22, 1946 (1946-12-22) (age 64)
England
Years active 41 Years
Known for Fuel Cell Development, Music Video/Television Director


Nicholas Abson (22 December 1946), born Michael Nicholas Drinan in England to parents Pamela Mileece Drinan (nee l’Anson) and Michael Patrick Drinan. After emigrating to Canada in 1956, Abson was adopted by his then step-father and re-christened Nicholas Michael Abson.

In 1961, Abson moved to New York City where he attended Brooklyn Technical High School. He then went on to attend college at CUNY Manhattan and Richmond Colleges.

In 1978, his daughter Mileece was born, to become a recording artist and leading composer of advanced music followed by his son Miles and then Lancelot.

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Work

Fuel Cell Industry

In 1991, Abson started a series for the BBC centering on a Belgian fuel cell company, Elenco. After becoming engrossed with the technology, he rebuilt Elenco when it entered administration from 2 employees to 200 and re-branded it as ZeTek Plc. ZeTek would go on to become Europe’s largest fuel cell company pioneering London Taxi and a second generation fuel cell designed for automated production, ending the hand production previously required[1] . The first planned expansion began in December 2000 at Oak Ridge, Tennessee with the Department of Energy and the Oak Ridge National Labratory[2] [3] and the second plant at Lebanon, Pennsylvania in February 2001[4], until it lost its investors immediately following the World Trade Center tragedy later that same year.[5] He resurrected the company as Cenergie Plc and provided shares for all but a few of the 500 ZeTek shareholders. Following a series of cyber and other commercially driven attacks, Abson resigned.

Abson continues work on fuel-cell development by publishing papers and working pro-bono for a number of organisations and universities. Citing his experiences with Cenergie, he now writes and campaigns for greater scrutiny of UK money-laundering activities and industrial espionage. His first political philosophy, titled “Factions and Pyramids” is set to be released in 2012.

Fuel Cell Firsts

  • London Taxi
  • Passenger Boat
  • Public Housing (UK)

Music

In 1970, Abson returned to Britain and launched Freerange Sound Studios using funds earned from documentaries “The Stonemen” and “The Earthmovers”, which document St. Paul Cathedral’s masons and the reclamation of Britain’s largest coal tip (respectively).

Abson went on to make many music concert films during the 1970’s, starting with Dr. Feelgood's’s “Going Back Home” and ending with the Ramones' “New Year’s Concert”. He pioneered music videos with artists such as Stevie Wonder, Kate Bush, The Damned, Queen and Lena Lovitch while Covent Garden’s Freerange recorded Gary Numan, The Sex Pistols, Patti Smith and The Slits, supporting musicians by subsidizing them with film profits.

In 1979, he closed Freerange to pursue careers outside of the music industry after his longtime business partner, Neville Wills (age 36) died.

Music Videos

Concert Films

Television Career

Abson’s strong political and social interests lead him to television with current affairs programs such as ”Left, Right and Centre”, “Public Eye” and “The World This Week”. He later went on to direct light entertainment programs like “Krypton Factor”, “Countdown[6], “Catchphrase” and “Fraggle Rock”. His interest in science led to series such as “Where’s There’s Life”, “Discovery”, “Fun and Games”, “The Haley Comet Show” and “Real World”. Between 1980 and 1990, he directed more than 2,000 network shows.

Television Programs

  • News and Current Affairs
    • Public Eye
    • Left Right and Centre
    • Jimmy Young Show

Documentaries

External links

  1. ^ Author, System. "Hydrogen and fuel-cells – the latest". Engineering News Online. http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/hydrogen-and-fuelcells-x2013-the-latest-2000-11-03. Retrieved 21 November 2011. 
  2. ^ Walli, Ron. "UK's ZeTek, ORNL technology Tennessee-bound". Oak Ridge National Labratory. http://ornl.gov/info/press_releases/get_press_release.cfm?ReleaseNumber=mr20001217-00. Retrieved 21 November 2011. 
  3. ^ Walli, Ron. "UK's ZeTek, ORNL technology Tennessee-bound". EurekAlert. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2000-12/ORNL-UZOt-1312100.php. Retrieved 21 November 2011. 
  4. ^ Lyne, Jack. "ZeTek's". Site Slection -- Online Insider. http://siteselection.com/ssinsider/bbdeal/bd010528.htm. Retrieved 21 November 2011. 
  5. ^ Fagan, Mary. "Zetek braces itself for receivership". The Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/2738542/Zetek-braces-itself-for-receivership.html. Retrieved 20 November 2011. 
  6. ^ a b "imdb Nick Abson profile". imdb. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3511925/. Retrieved 21 November 2011. 

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