Mark Errington Brydon is an English
bassist
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,
guitar
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ist,
composer
A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music.
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,
arranger
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,
recording engineer
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,
remix
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artist and
producer
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best known as a member of the group
Moloko
Moloko () were an Irish-English electronic music duo formed in Sheffield, England, consisting of vocalist Róisín Murphy and producer Mark Brydon. Blending elements of electronica and dance music, they are best known for their UK top 10 sing ...
.
Previous work
He comes from
Sunderland
Sunderland () is a port city in Tyne and Wear, England. It is the City of Sunderland's administrative centre and in the Historic counties of England, historic county of County of Durham, Durham. The city is from Newcastle-upon-Tyne and is on t ...
,
England
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, but established himself in the
Sheffield
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music scene, most notably with the
funk
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band
Chakk
Chakk were an industrial funk band from Sheffield, who existed from 1981 until 1987.[Chakk](_blank)
(AllMusic) whose advance from
MCA Records
MCA Records was an American record label owned by MCA Inc., which later became part of Universal Music Group.
Pre-history
MCA Inc., a powerful talent agency and a television production company, entered the recorded music business in 1962 wit ...
financed the building of FON Studios.
Before its bankruptcy, Brydon had divested himself of his interests in legendary FON Studios,
for which he did everything from designing the studio architecture to hand-choosing equipment.
Brydon made significant contributions to the 1987 British pop hit "
House Arrest
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" by
Krush
Krush were a UK dance music group, who had a crossover hit single with "House Arrest" in 1987.
Career
The group consisted of musicians Mark Gamble, Cassius Campbell and record producers Mark Brydon and Robert Gordon. Ruth Joy was the featured ...
.
He furthered his career with contributions to records and remixes such as "
The Funky Worm" (whose single "
Hustle! (To the Music...)" would become a number one hit on ''Billboard's''
Dance Club Songs
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Chart in 1988) and efforts by
Yazz
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Career
Yazz was born ...
,
The Human League
The Human League are an English synth-pop band formed in Sheffield in 1977. Initially an experimental electronic outfit, the group signed to Virgin Records in 1979 and later attained widespread commercial success with their third album ''Dare' ...
,
Psychic TV,
Boy George
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,
Art of Noise
Art of Noise (also The Art of Noise) were an English avant-garde synth-pop group formed in early 1983 by engineer/producer Gary Langan and programmer J. J. Jeczalik, along with keyboardist/arranger Anne Dudley, producer Trevor Horn, and music ...
,
Sly and Robbie
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,
Cabaret Voltaire and other groups.
As a bass player / producer, he was a member of
Chakk
Chakk were an industrial funk band from Sheffield, who existed from 1981 until 1987.[Chakk](_blank)
(AllMusic) and Cloud Nine.
Moloko
His biggest contribution to British art pop to date would come as a result of meeting
Róisín Murphy
Róisín Marie Murphy ( , ; born 5 July 1973) is an Irish singer, songwriter, and record producer. She first became known in the 1990s as one half of the pop duo Moloko alongside English musician Mark Brydon. After the breakup of Moloko, she em ...
, with whom he formed Moloko, at a party. The two hit it off immediately after singer Róisín Murphy walked up to Brydon uttering the line, “Do you like my tight sweater? See how it fits my body”.
They began working together first as a duo for two albums, then bringing in a full line-up to tour and record the last two Moloko albums.
Moloko went on indefinite hiatus after the release of ''
Statues
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'' in 2003, followed by a successful tour and the release of the full length concert video ''
11,000 Clicks
''11,000 Clicks'' is a DVD release from the musical group Moloko, and their final release other than the compilation album '' Catalogue''. It was recorded at Brixton Academy in London and also contains a documentary titled "Ed's Film" filmed by Ed ...
'' in 2004 (filmed at their final performance in
Brixton
Brixton is a district in south London, part of the London Borough of Lambeth, England. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. Brixton experienced a rapid rise in population during the 19th ce ...
, at the end of the ''Statues'' tour).
Subsequent work
Following Moloko's indefinite break-up, Brydon focused his energies on the design of a new studio.
He also continues a side career as a remixer under such aliases as DJ Plankton.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brydon, Mark
1960 births
Living people
English electronic musicians
People from Sunderland
Musicians from Tyne and Wear
English record producers
English bass guitarists
Male bass guitarists
English songwriters
English pop guitarists
English male guitarists
English composers
Moloko
British trip hop musicians
Acid jazz guitarists
English house musicians
British male jazz musicians