Peter Oxendale (born 1950 or 1951 (age 73–74)) is an English forensic musicologist and an expert witness on copyright infringement in music.
[3][4] He was a keyboardist in the glam rock bands Sparks[5][6] and Jet and musical director for Chris de Burgh.
[7] Oxendale also played keyboards on Ian Hunter's Overnight Angels album in 1977.
He also played keyboards for the new wave bands Dead or Alive and Frankie Goes to Hollywood.
In 1983/4, he appeared numerous times on Top of the Pops as part of Bonnie Tyler's band on her long running number one hit "Total Eclipse of the Heart".