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Vince Clarke

Vince outside the Manchester Apollo, 2005
Background information
Birth name Vincent John Martin
Born July 03, 1960 (1960-07-03) (age 47)
Origin Flag of England Basildon, England
Genre(s) Synthpop, Dance music
Occupation(s) Songwriter, Remixer, DJ, Musician
Instrument(s) Synthesiser
Years active 1979 - present
Label(s) Mute Records
Associated
acts
Erasure, Yazoo, Depeche Mode
Website Official website
Notable instrument(s)
Roland Synthesizers

Vince Clarke (born Vincent John Martin, South Woodford, London, England, July 3, 1960) is an English pop musician and songwriter, who has been involved with a number of successful pop groups, including Depeche Mode, Yazoo, The Assembly and Erasure. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... July 3 is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 181 days remaining. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Basildon (IPA, ) is a New Town located in south Essex, England at . It was designated as a New Town after World War II in 1948 to accommodate the London population overspill. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Mute Records is a record label formed in 1978 by Daniel Miller primarily to release his own single, T.V.O.D./Warm Leatherette, under the moniker The Normal. ... This article is about the a musical group Erasure. ... Yazoo (known as Yaz in the U.S.) was a short-lived but highly successful English synthpop duo from Basildon, Essex that had a number of top ten hits in the British charts in the early 1980s. ... Depeche Mode are an influential electronic band, who formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex, England. ... Roland Corporation ) TYO: 7944 is a Japanese manufacturer of electronic musical instruments, electronic equipment and software. ... South Woodford is a suburb of north-east London in the London Borough of Redbridge, situated 8. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... For popular forms of music in general, see Popular music. ... “Instrumentalist” redirects here. ... Depeche Mode are an influential electronic band, who formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex, England. ... Yazoo (known as Yaz in the U.S.) was a short-lived but highly successful English synthpop duo from Basildon, Essex that had a number of top ten hits in the British charts in the early 1980s. ... The Assembly is a synth pop project started in 1983 in the town of Basildon, England, by: Vince Clarke (songwriting, keyboards, backing vocals) Feargal Sharkey (songwriting, vocals) Eric Radcliffe (production) Clarke founded The Assembly shortly after disbanding Yazoo with vocalist Alison Moyet upon completion and distribution of their 1982 album... This article is about the a musical group Erasure. ...


Raised in Basildon, Clarke initially studied the violin and then the piano. Basildon (IPA, ) is a New Town located in south Essex, England at . It was designated as a New Town after World War II in 1948 to accommodate the London population overspill. ... The violin is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. ... A short grand piano, with the top up. ...


In the late 1970s Clarke and schoolmate Andrew Fletcher formed the short-lived band "No Romance in China". In 1979 he teamed up with Fletcher to form "French Look", an early incarnation of Depeche Mode which was later re-named "Composition of Sound", following the addition of Martin Gore. Vince Clarke initially handled vocals. Captured image from Andy Fletcher: One Night in Warsaw. ... Depeche Mode are an influential electronic band, who formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex, England. ... Martin Gore (born Martin Lee Gore, 23 July 1961, Basildon, Essex, England) is an English songwriter, lyricist, singer, guitarist and keyboardist. ...

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Depeche Mode

In 1980 singer David Gahan was drafted in to complete the line up and the band was re-named Depeche Mode. The band initially adopted a slick synthesised electropop sound, which produced the album Speak and Spell and the Clarke-penned singles "Dreaming of Me", "New Life" and "Just Can't Get Enough" in 1981. Clarke left Depeche Mode shortly thereafter. There were many rumoured reasons pertaining to his departure, but the one that is most commonly said and that he's admitted to was because he did not enjoy the direction that the band was going. In addition, in later interviews (including the documentary on a remastered release of A Broken Frame), it was stated that he didn't enjoy the public aspects of success, such as touring and interviews, and found himself frequently at odds with his bandmates, particularly on the tour bus. When asked about his departure from Depeche Mode in the VH1 Behind the Music television series he said, “I think everybody in the band, especially myself, imagined that the reason we were doing so well was because of themselves… We were pretty young and very lucky, and things had happened very quickly for us and I don’t think we were really mature to handle the situation”. Depeche Mode went on to achieve international stardom. David Gahan (born May 9, 1962 in Epping, Essex, England) is the baritone lead-singer for English synth pop Band, Depeche Mode. ... Electropop (also called Technopop) is a form of synth pop music that is made with synthesizers, and which first flourished from 1978 to 1981. ... Speak and Spell is Depeche Modes debut studio album. ... Dreaming of Me is the debut single by Depeche Mode originally released on February 20, 1981 in the UK. There were two versions of the song. ... New Life is the second UK single by Depeche Mode originally released on June 13, 1981. ... A song by Depeche Mode Reached number 8 in the UK Singles Charts in 1981 - Avalible on Speak & Spell and The Singles 1981-1985 A remix by Daniel Miller is avalible on the album Remixes 81-04. ... A Broken Frame is Depeche Modes second proper studio album and was released on September 27, 1982. ...


Clarke has commented on Depeche Mode's post-Speak and Spell material as being a little dark for his taste, but good nonetheless. When asked about it, he said, "Martin was a strong writer. He always had been. And I think when I left, it gave him chance just to sort of emerge as the songwriter. I mean, he could always write songs. It's not like he just started because I left".


Yazoo

Clarke then teamed up with singer Alison Moyet (at the time known by the nickname of 'Alf') to form the synthpop band Yazoo (known as Yaz in the U.S.), which produced two albums and a string of hits including "Don't Go", "Situation", "Only You" and Nobody's Diary. Alison Moyet (born Genevieve Alison Jane Moyet on 18 June 1961), is an English pop singer/songwriter noted for her bluesy voice. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Yazoo (known as Yaz in the U.S.) was a short-lived but highly successful English synthpop duo from Basildon, Essex that had a number of top ten hits in the British charts in the early 1980s. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... Only You is a ballad written by musician Vince Clarke. ...


Yazoo split in 1983, and Moyet went on to have a solo career.


The Assembly

In the following few years Clarke teamed up with Eric Radcliffe and their idea was to collaborate as one-off associations with different artists on each new single, thus the name The Assembly, notably with Feargal Sharkey the hit "Never Never". Two years later, another collaboration took place with Paul Quinn of Bourgie Bourgie, the result was the single "One Day" by Vince Clarke & Paul Quinn. However, the project never took off, and Clarke moved on to other projects. The Assembly is a synth pop project started in 1983 in the town of Basildon, England, by: Vince Clarke (songwriting, keyboards, backing vocals) Feargal Sharkey (songwriting, vocals) Eric Radcliffe (production) Clarke founded The Assembly shortly after disbanding Yazoo with vocalist Alison Moyet upon completion and distribution of their 1982 album... Feargal Sharkey. ... Paul Quinn is the lead singer of cult 1980s band Bourgie Bourgie, who also released records with The Jazzateers, Vince Clarke and Edwyn Collins. ... Paul Quinn is the lead singer of cult 1980s band Bourgie Bourgie, who also released records with The Jazzateers, Vince Clarke and Edwyn Collins. ...


Erasure

In early 1985 Clarke put an ad in Melody Maker for a singer, and the forty-first applicant was Andy Bell, who was a fan of his earlier projects. He teamed with Bell to form the group Erasure, and the duo became a big selling act in British pop music with international hits like "Oh L'amour", "Sometimes", "Chains of Love" and "A Little Respect". Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ... Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was (until its closure) the worlds oldest weekly music newspaper. ... {{Infobox musical artist [[Image:| Name = Andy Bell | Img = AndyBell ElectricBlue. ... This article is about the a musical group Erasure. ... Oh Lamour 2003 remix single cover Oh Lamour was the third single released from Erasures debut album Wonderland in 1986. ... Sometimes was the fourth single released by British synth pop duo Erasure and the first from their second album The Circus. ... Chains of Love is a song by Erasure from their third studio album The Innocents. ... A Little Respect is a song by British synth pop duo Erasure, released as the third European (and second American) single from their album The Innocents. ...


The band has released fifteen albums to date and have enjoyed a long string of hit singles spanning their twenty-one years together, most recently topped off by the 2005 top five hit "Breathe" taken from their Nightbird album. In 2006 Erasure produced a country-western style acoustic album consisting of mostly non-single cuts from their previous albums. This album, Union Street was preceded by the single "Boy" originally included on their 1997 Cowboy album. Breathe is a song by British synth pop duo Erasure. ... Nightbird is an album by the British synth pop band Erasure. ... Union Street (CDSTUMM235) is the title of the twelfth album by Erasure. ... Boy is a ballad performed by British duo Erasure. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Cowboy is an album recorded by Erasure in 1997 and released by Mute Records in the UK. In the U.S., it was released by Madonnas former label Maverick Records. ...


On January 26, 2007, in a video message on the official Erasure website [1] the band announced the release of their sixteenth (thirteenth studio) album, entitled Light at the End of the World. Scheduled to be released in the U.K. on May 21, 2007, with a U.S. release the following day, it was preceded by the single "I Could Fall in Love with You", released on April 2, 2007. The second single, "Sunday Girl" was subsequently released. Both tracks went to the No. 1 spot on the Billboard U.S. Dance Club Play chart. is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... For other uses, see The Light at the End of the World (disambiguation). ... May 21 is the 141st day of the year (142nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... I Could Fall in Love with You is a song recorded by English synthpop duo Erasure. ... is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Sunday Girl was a UK number-one single by Blondie for three weeks in May 1979. ...


The album was produced by Gareth Jones and was a more 'dance oriented' effort than some of their more recent work with Clarke making reference to the new material sounding potentially a bit more like Andy Bell's 2005 solo effort Electric Blue. Gareth Jones is a record producer who has worked on many recordings, including numerous singles and albums by Depeche Mode. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Electric Blue is the debut solo album by Erasure frontman Andy Bell, released October 3, 2005 by Sanctuary Records. ...


Erasure went on to tour with Cyndi Lauper, Deborah Harry, Margaret Cho and other artists, for the 2007 True Colors tour of the United States, a tour which benefited gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender freedoms and rights. Erasure then went on their own headlining tour of the United States, and are currently preparing the US leg of the tour. Cynthia Ann Stephanie Cyndi Lauper (born June 22, 1953) is an iconic American Grammy Award-winning singer and Emmy Award-winning film, television and theatre actress. ... Debbie Harry on the cover of her collection Most of All: Best Of Deborah Harry (born July 1, 1945) is a Miami-born American rock and roll musician who originally gained fame as the frontwoman for New Wave band Blondie, which originated in the late 1970s and achieved commercial success... Margaret Cho (born December 5, 1968) is an American comedian, fashion designer and actress. ... The True Colors Tour 2007 is a music tour created by Cyndi Lauper. ...


The band will be releaseing a new EP, Storm Chaser, due out in September 2007. The EP is reported to contain 9 tracks, one of which will be the winner of an online fan remix contest, for the track "When A Lover Leaves You", from the Light at the End of the World album. Storm Chaser is an EP recorded by synthpop duo Erasure. ...


Vince Clarke has stated in recent interviews that a new Erasure album is already in the works, one of a darker soundtrack nature.


Additional work

Clarke teamed with synthpop producer Martyn Ware (of Heaven 17) in 1999 as "The Clarke & Ware Experiment" and released the album Pretentious. The duo collaborated again in 2001 for the album Spectrum Pursuit Vehicle, which was created with "3D music technology" specifically designed for listening in headphones. 2001 also saw the release of the Clarke-produced album Erasure's Vince Clarke which featured The Peter Pan Effect, an album that he and Eric Radcliffe produced for his long time friend, Robert Marlow. Clarke wrote "Let's Get Together" for the pop girl group Girl Authority for their second album, Road Trip. The song was meant to be for Depeche Mode, but was canceled out. Martyn Ware (born on 19 May 1956, in Sheffield, Yorkshire) is one of the leading figures in electronic music. ... Heaven 17 are an English synthpop band originating in Sheffield in the early 1980s. ... The Peter Pan Effect is the first album released by Robert Marlow. ... Eric Radcliffe (often credited as E.C. Radcliffe) is a recording engineer and producer who worked with the following new wave and synthpop bands in the early 1980s in Basildon England: Depeche Mode Yazoo The Assembly Erasure Categories: Stub ... Robert Marlow is the the stage name of Robert Allen. ... Girl Authority is an American pop girl group from Sudbury, Massachusetts. ... Road Trip is the second album from Girl Authority. ... Depeche Mode are an influential electronic band, who formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex, England. ...


Vince was an essential component of a 2007 project called Family Fantastic[2]. They have produced one album, ...Nice![3].


Remixes

He has remixed the following songs for artists other than Erasure:

Happy Mondays are an English alternative rock band from Salford, Greater Manchester. ... Alison Moira Clarkson, better known as Betty Boo born 6 March 1970 in Kensington, London) is an English dance-music artist, singer, and songwriter // Clarkson studied sound engineering at college before having a string of hits between 1989 and 1992. ... Fortran 5 were a band from the early 90s, similar to such other acts of the time as The Orb, Fluke and Underworld. ... Nitzer Ebb (pronounced night-zer or nit-zer—the band themselves pronounce it either way) is a music group formed in 1982 by Essex schoolfriends Douglas McCarthy (vocals, synthesizer), Vaughan (Bon) Harris on synthesizers and drums, and David Gooday. ... Alison Moira Clarkson, better known as Betty Boo born 6 March 1970 in Kensington, London) is an English dance-music artist, singer, and songwriter // Clarkson studied sound engineering at college before having a string of hits between 1989 and 1992. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Sparks is an American rock and pop music band formed in Los Angeles in 1970 by brothers Ron (keyboards) and Russell Mael (vocals). ... Alison Moyet (born Genevieve Alison Jane Moyet on 18 June 1961), is an English pop singer/songwriter noted for her bluesy voice. ... Simple Minds is a rock band from Scotland, which had its greatest worldwide popularity from the mid-1980s to the early-1990s. ... {{Infobox musical artist [[Image:| Name = Andy Bell | Img = AndyBell ElectricBlue. ... For other uses, see Ramstein. ... Rosenstolz [] is a German music band from Berlin. ...

Personal life

Clarke currently lives in Maine with his wife Tracy, whom he married in May 2004. They have one child, a son named Oscar, born on September 8, 2005. Official language(s) None (English and French de facto) Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 39th  - Total 33,414 sq mi (86,542 km²)  - Width 210 miles (338 km)  - Length 320 miles (515 km)  - % water 13. ... is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


External links

  • Erasureinfo.com - The Official Erasure website.
  • .:Polish Erasure Forum:. .:Polskie Forum Erasure - Erasure Garden:.

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Vince Clarke - definition of Vince Clarke in Encyclopedia (295 words)
Clarke was born on July 3, 1960, in South Woodford, Essex and raised in nearby Basildon.
Clarke left Depeche Mode soon after the release of the first album.
In the following few years Clarke had one-off associations with several artists, notably with Paul Quinn and the single One Day, and Feargal Sharkey as The Assembly and the minor hit Never Never.
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