Vince Clarke was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2020 as a member of Depeche Mode.
27 Facts About Vince Clarke
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Vince Clarke initially studied the violin and then the piano.
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Vince Clarke cites electronic influences such as the Human League, Daniel Miller and Fad Gadget.
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In 1979, Vince Clarke played guitar in the Plan, an Ultravox-influenced band, with friends Robert Marlow and Paul Langwith.
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Vince Clarke provided vocals until lead vocalist Dave Gahan joined the band, which was renamed Depeche Mode.
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Vince Clarke commented on Depeche Mode's later material as being a little dark for his taste, but good nonetheless.
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Vince Clarke stated that he did not 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.
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However, the project never took off, and Vince Clarke moved to other projects.
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In early 1985, Vince Clarke placed an advertisement in Melody Maker for a singer, and one applicant was Andy Bell, who was a fan of his earlier projects.
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In July 1984, Vince Clarke teamed with Stephen Luscombe of Blancmange, Pandit Dinesh, and Asha Bhosle.
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That same year 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.
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Vince Clarke wrote "Let's Get Together" for the pop girl group Girl Authority for their second and final studio album Road Trip.
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In 2004, Vince Clarke provided additional music for an episode of Johnny Bravo titled "The Time of My Life".
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Vince Clarke was an essential component of a 2000 project called Family Fantastic.
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On 21 May 2009, Vince Clarke was awarded with an "Outstanding Song Collection" prize, during the Ivor Novello Awards ceremony of the same day, in recognition of 30 years in the music industry.
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Vince Clarke was featured in the BBC Four documentary Synth Britannia.
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In 2012, Vince Clarke collaborated with the band the Good Natured on a track titled "Ghost Train", available as a free download on their website, in exchange for a Tweet.
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Also in 2012, Vince Clarke produced a cover of the Depeche Mode song "Fly on the Windscreen" featuring Ane Brun.
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Vince Clarke did DJ sets in various locations in North America and Europe and continued his production work of remixing songs for Dido and Chad Valley.
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In October 2013, Vince Clarke announced on his Twitter that he was providing assistance to musicians BT and Christian Burns for their All Hail the Silence project.
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On 14 July 2015, Vince Clarke announced a collaboration with Jean-Michel Jarre called "Automatic", released as a part of the full album Electronica 1: The Time Machine on 16 October 2015.
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On 10 June 2016, in collaboration with Paul Hartnoll, Vince Clarke digitally released the album 2 Square on his new record label, VeryRecords.
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Since 2017, Vince Clarke has hosted The Synthesizer Show with VeryRecords artist Reed Hays on Maker Park Radio, a non-profit community streaming radio station from Staten Island, New York.
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In December 2013, Vince Clarke listed his "13 LPs that mean the most to him" for The Quietus:.
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When Vince Clarke started making music, synthesisers were predominantly analogue; digital synthesizers were rare and would remain so until the launch of the Yamaha DX7 in 1983.
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Vince Clarke continued to expand his collection of analogue synthesisers and in 1994 set up "37B", a recording studio built adjacent to his custom-made home, "Ammonite", in Chertsey, Surrey.
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Vince Clarke has remixed the following songs for artists other than Erasure:.