Soan's first break was a short stint with
Tom Robinson and then in 1994 joined the band
Del Amitri after a recommendation from bass player
Pino Palladino whom he met in 1991. He toured and recorded as a member of that band and left Del Amitri in 1997, and subsequently joined
Faithless, then went on to tour and record with
Squeeze, staying with them until their break-up in 1999. He has done varied
session work since, including touring with
Will Young,
Tom McRae,
Lisa Stansfield,
Rick Wakeman,
Belinda Carlisle,
Chris Difford and
Glenn Tilbrook (of Squeeze) and recording with
CeeLo Green,
Adele,
Clare Maguire,
Will Young,
Delta Goodrem,
Vex Red,
Robbie Williams including the
Robbie Williams and
Gary Barlow single "Shame",
Enrique Iglesias,
Ronan Keating,
Marianne Faithfull,
Natasha Bedingfield,
James Morrison (
Songs for You, Truths for Me and the
single, "
Broken Strings"),
Will Young (
Let It Go),
Alesha Dixon,
Boyzone,
Dua Lipa and
Alicia Keys,
Cher,
Taylor Swift,
Celine Dion and many more. Soan is a member of
Producers/The Trevor Horn Band along with
Trevor Horn,
Steve Lipson and
Lol Creme. He continues to work on further projects produced by Horn, including with
Robbie Williams on his November 2009 release,
Reality Killed the Video Star. With Horn he also recorded which Billy Idol, Rod Stewart and many more. He also works with Horn's former
Buggles partner
Geoff Downes, including on the Downes Braide Association's 2017 album
Skyscraper Souls. Soan's most recent recording work includes
Cher,
Billy Idol,
Dua Lipa,
Taylor Swift,
Adele,
Seal,
Snow Patrol,
Tori Amos,
Rod Stewart & movie soundtracks for
Hans Zimmer &
Lorne Balfe including
Kung Fu Panda 3,
The Lion King 2019,
Terminator Genysis, Mission Impossible
Fall Out,
Dead Reckoning &
Final Reckoning. As of 2020, Soan briefly worked with Del Amitri again having recorded drums for the group's album
Fatal Mistakes, which was released on 28 May 2021. On 30 October 2021,
Tori Amos announced that Soan would be joining her on her 2022 & 2023 tour for her 16th album,
Ocean to Ocean, which was subsequently documented as a live album and released in 2024, titled
Diving Deep Live. Soan currently tours with
Snow Patrol having played on their number 1 album
The Forest Is The Path and touring with them in 2024/5. Soan will continue touring with Snow Patrol through 2026 and 2027. ==References==