Christopher John Payne (born February 1, 1957) is a British musician.
[1] He is known as a member of Gary Numan's backing-band[2][3][4] and the co-writer of Visage's 1981 synthpop hit single "Fade to Grey".
He formed the band Dramatis with other members of Numan's backing-band in the early 1980s.
[7] Payne has composed music for television and films and formed the band Celtic Legend.
He has composed, scored, recorded and conducted his orchestral and choral works in London and Prague.