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In the late 1960s Howlett was the bassist in Sydney pop band The Affair which travelled to England after winning a music competition. He then settled in London and in 1973 joined renowned British progressive rock group Gong, which had been founded by another Australian expatriate, Daevid Allen. Howlett remained with Gong until 1977, recording several albums with them and co-writing much of their material later in this period with drummer Pierre Moerlen. The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... The Sydney Opera House is one of the most iconic landmarks in the world, and since its opening it has become an international symbol of Sydney Sydney (pronounced ) is the state capital of New South Wales, located on the east coast of Australia. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages None official English de facto Capital None official London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked... This article is about the British city. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Progressive rock (shortened to prog rock or prog) is an ambitious, eclectic, and often grandiose style of rock music which arose in the late 1960s, reached the peak of its popularity in the 1970s, and continues as a musical form to this day. ... Gong are a progressive rock band formed by Australian musician Daevid Allen. ... An expatriate (in abbreviated form expat) is someone temporarily or permanently residing in a country and culture other than that of their upbringing and/or legal residence. ... Daevid Allen (born 1938 Melbourne, Australia) is a musician based in Byron Bay, Australia. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...

After leaving Gong, Howlett formed the short-lived band Strontium 90 in 1977, bringing together Sting, Stewart Copeland, and Andy Summers, for the first time; the latter trio would later achieve massive success as The Police. Howlett originally intended Strontium 90 to consist of himself, Sting, Summers and drummer Chris Cutler, but Cutler was unavailable and so Copeland was recruited, brought in by Sting, with whom he had already been playing in an early incarnation of The Police. Howlett taped several demos of the band, including the very first version of Sting's "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" which was the first recording of the song ever made; he also taped a Paris Gong reunion concert in May 1977, which marked the first time that the future Police played together live. An archival collection of Strontium 90 material was released on Sting's Pangaea label in 1997. Strontium 90 was the name of a short-lived 1977 British band with members Mike Howlett (bass, vocals), Sting (bass, vocals), Stewart Copeland (drums), and Andy Summers (guitar). ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Sting circa 1987 Gordon Matthew Sumner, CBE (born October 2, 1951), best known by his stage name Sting, is an English musician and formerly bassist and lead singer of The Police. ... Stewart Armstrong Copeland (born July 16, 1952) is a professional American musician. ... Andy Summers, 1996 Andy Summers was born Andrew James Summers on December 31, 1942 in Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, England. ... The Police was a three-piece British new wave band which was strongly influenced by reggae. ... Chris Cutler (born January 4, 1947 in Washington D.C.) is a percussionist, performer, and theorist, and runs the label ReR/Recommended Records. ...

Howlett became an in-demand producer with a string of notable credits. He produced many hit singles and albums for leading New Wave music acts including: New Wave is a term that has been used to describe many developments in music, but is most commonly associated with a movement in American, Australian, British, Canadian and European popular music, in the late 1970s and early 1980s. ...

• Fischer Z
• The Teardrop Explodes (When I Dream)
• Sniff 'n' the Tears
• Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (Enola Gay and Souvenir)
• Martha & The Muffins (Echo Beach)
• Tears For Fears
• Gang of Four (band) (I Love a Man in a Uniform)
• Blancmange (band) (Living on the Ceiling)
• Comsat Angels (Independence Day)
• China Crisis (Working With Fire and Steel: Possible Pop Songs Volume 2)
• Berlin (band)
• John Foxx (former lead singer of Ultravox)
• A Flock of Seagulls (numerous recordings, including their biggest hit, I Ran)
• Thompson Twins
• Joan Armatrading
• The Alarm
• Hunters & Collectors (Payload EP).

Gong performs occasional reunion gigs around the world, and Mike usually joins them. In recent years he also launched a record label, Mauve. Mike now lectures in music technology at several universities, including the University Of Glamorgan (Pontypridd, Wales, UK). He lives in West London with his Australian-born wife Been and their three teenage children. The Teardrop Explodes (L to R) Alan Gill, Julian Cope, Gary Dwyer and David Balfe The Teardrop Explodes was a British New Wave/Neo-Psychedelic band formed in Liverpool in 1978. ... Sniff n the Tears is a one-hit wonder band known for their 1978 song Drivers Seat. ... Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (often abbreviated to OMD) were a synth pop group from the Wirral, UK, who recorded for Virgin Records (originally for Virgins DinDisc subsidiary). ... Tears for Fears are a successful British pop band formed in the early 1980s by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith, which emerged after the dissolution of their first band, the mod-influenced Graduate. ... The Gang of Four was a British post-punk group from Leeds, England. ... Blancmange were a synthpop band in the 1980s. ... Comsat Angels were a highly influential but commercially overlooked post-punk band from Sheffield, UK. Active (in various incarnations) from 1978 to 1995, the band were responsible for some of the most atmospheric music of the first half of the 80s. ... China Crisis is an British rock group formed in 1979 in Kirkby on Merseyside, with a core band of vocalist/keyboardist Gary Daly and guitarist Eddie Lundon. ... Berlin was a new wave band featuring lead singer Terri Nunn. ... John Foxx is the stage name of English musician Dennis Leigh. ... Ultravox were one of the primary exponents of the British electronic pop music movement of the early 1980s. ... A Flock of Seagulls is a synthpop group originally formed by brothers Mike (keyboards, vocals) and Ali Score (drums), with Frank Maudsley (bass) and Paul Reynolds (guitar). ... Thompson Twins Logo, 1982–1986 Thompson Twins were a British New Wave band which emerged in the 1980s in the immediate aftermath of New Romanticism. ... Joan Anita Barbara Armatrading (born in Basseterre, Saint Kitts on December 9, 1950) and brought up in Birmingham, England is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist. ... Hunters & Collectors, often referred to as the Hunnas by their fans, were an Australian rock band, formed in Melbourne in 1980. ...

External links

• Official website
• 1997 interview on Calyx: the Canterbury website
• Biography on Calyx: the Canterbury website