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Neil Leyton is a Portuguese-Canadian singer and guitarist born in Lisbon. He has lived and played music in Toronto, London, and Stockholm. He was a founding member and songwriter in Canadian art-glam indie project The Conscience Pilate from 1995 to 1998, beginning a solo career in 1999. He is also the founder of the Fading Ways record label, one of the first to use Creative Commons licenses. Leyton was a vocal proponent of the Creative Commons giving several seminars and speaking at conferences about its possible uses in the music industry, including (London) and Popkomm (Berlin).

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has abstract	Neil Leyton is a Portuguese-Canadian singer and guitarist born in Lisbon. He has lived and played music in Toronto, London, and Stockholm. He was a founding member and songwriter in Canadian art-glam indie project The Conscience Pilate from 1995 to 1998, beginning a solo career in 1999. He is also the founder of the Fading Ways record label, one of the first to use Creative Commons licenses. Leyton was a vocal proponent of the Creative Commons giving several seminars and speaking at conferences about its possible uses in the music industry, including (London) and Popkomm (Berlin). He has also played guitar for other musical projects live and in the studio, most notably British glam rockers Dogs D'Amour, Canadian rockers Crash Kelly (fellow Canadian musician Sean Kelly's band) and Canadian power pop outfit . He participated in a side-project with Ky Anto, titled Pretty Volume, and recorded an EP with fellow Canadian guitarist Rich Jones and The Wildhearts' frontman Ginger in the UK. The Hellacopters's Nicke Andersson and Backyard Babies's guitarist Dregen were guests on Leyton's album, released in 2006 via and Records. In December 2008 he released an exclusive fans-only new album, Metacognitive Apperceptions. Leyton has also produced several independent recording sessions for artists such as and . In 2009 he participated in a new side project with The Hellacopters' Nicke Andersson, called , releasing a 7" vinyl single. He also co-wrote and sang on Andersson's debut solo album Imperial State Electric, on the track "Deja Vu", released in 2010. At the end of 2010 he released the album. In early 2011, AWAL released the compilation , featuring mostly acoustic material from Leyton's back-catalogue as well as some unreleased tracks. In 2016, Portugal's Polk Salad Records re-issued Leyton's album via the Spanish Distributor . Leyton also announced a new upcoming album from his new, Portugal-based project , whose first single was titled "Blossom", recorded in the city of Setubal. (en)
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