Vince Clarke (born Vincent John Martin; 3 July 1960) is an English synthpop musician and songwriter. Clarke has been the main composer and musician of the band Erasure since 1985, and was previously a member of several groups, including Depeche Mode, Yazoo and The Assembly.
Early life
Vincent John Martin was born in South Woodford, London and then he moved to Basildon, Essex. He initially studied the violin and then the piano, but his interest shifted toward synthpop upon hearing the 1979 debut release from Wirral electronic duo Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD). In a 1995 interview, Clarke said: "When I was 18 or 19 I heard a single called 'Electricity' by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. It sounded so different from anything I'd heard; that really made me want to make electronic music, 'cause it was so unique." Along with OMD, other early influences included The Human League, Daniel Miller and Fad Gadget.
Early bands and Depeche Mode
In the late-1970s, Clarke and schoolmate Andy Fletcher formed the short-lived band, No Romance in China. In 1979, he teamed up with Robert Marlow and Martin Gore to form French Look. Another band, named Composition of Sound, followed in 1980 with another addition of Martin Gore and also, Fletcher. Clarke provided vocals until singer Dave Gahan joined the band, which was renamed Depeche Mode. At that time, he adopted the stage-name by which he is currently known: Vince Clarke. The band initially adopted a slick synthesized 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.
Vincent Paul Clarke (born 11 November 1971) is a former Englishcricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm leg-break bowler who played for Somerset, Leicestershire and Derbyshire during a five-year first-class career.
Clarke first played for Somerset during the 1993 Second XI Championship season, making a tenacious debut against Derbyshire batting somewhat down the order. He moved to Leicestershire for a short stint in 1995, and to Derbyshire in 1997. The 1997 season saw Derbyshire finish way down the Championship table, and Clarke was beginning to appear less and less for the first team. He continued to appear for the second team throughout 1998, but only made one appearance in 1999 before hanging up his gloves.
Clarke was a middle-order batsman and an occasional bowler, with a top score of 99. Once renowned for his flippers and googlies, Clarke relied less on his bowling as his career went on. Clarke is married and has three children; his wife is a primary school education assistant.
Vince Clarke - The Lamentations of Jeremiah (Official Video)
The Lamentations of Jeremiah, taken from Songs of Silence, the debut solo album by Vince Clarke.
Out 17th November, pre-order now: https://mute.ffm.to/vinceclarke_sos
Video Credits:
Director: Ebru Yıldız
DOP: Adam Weinberg
Gaffer: Griffin Bowie
Editor: Mitchell King
Color: Adam Weinberg
Connect w/ Erasure:
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published: 06 Sep 2023
SONGS 🎶 COMPOSED 🎹by Vince Clarke in DEPECHE MODE
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SONGS IN THE VIDEO: 🎶New Life, I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead, Puppets, «Boys Say Go !, Nodisco, What's Your Name ?, Photographic, Tora! Torah! Tora !, Big Muff, Any Second Now, Just Can't Get Enough...
published: 06 Nov 2021
Vince Clarke test driving the upcoming Fletch Soundpack
Vince testing and layering some sounds of the Fletch Soundpack.
Available soon for the Emulator II and BBC Acorn Master / UMI Sequencer on data-cassette.
All sounds were recently carefully recleaned and remastered by Daniel Miller and will still be used for Andy's upcoming 'Crickets in the Pipeline Tour'
Purchase AF's Banana Royale EP and receive a free copy .
https://andrewfletcher.bandcamp.com/releases
published: 09 Nov 2021
Vince Clarke - Songs of Silence (Album Teaser)
Vince Clarke presents his first ever solo album 'Songs of Silence'.
Release: 17th November 2023 on Mute
Music and Video:
'The Lamentations of Jeremiah' by Vince Clarke
Album Teaser by V_C_FanPage
published: 15 Sep 2023
Jean-Michel Jarre, Vincent Clarke - Jean-Michel Jarre with Vince Clarke Track Story
Jean-Michel Jarre with Vince Clark - Track Story
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published: 14 Jul 2015
The Lamentations of Jeremiah
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Composer: Reed Hays
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published: 05 Sep 2023
Vince Clarke and Martin L. Gore Are VCMG
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In July 2012, the I Dream Of Wires team visited the Brooklyn studio of one of the most influential and revered electronic musicians of all-time: Depeche Mode/Yazoo/Erasure founder/songwriter/synthesist, Vince Clarke. Join Vince Clarke mega-fan Jason Amm, aka Waveshaper Media producer and recording artist Solvent, on a nerdy studio tour with his hero... Enjoy!
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Vince Clarke - The Cave
Vince Clarke - The Cave
Release: 14th September 2023
Taken from the Electronic Sound magazine issue 105
which includes a limited clear 7'' inch
'The Lamentations of Jeremiah' and 'The Cave'
Photos taken from the magazine
Video edit by V_C_FanPage
The Lamentations of Jeremiah, taken from Songs of Silence, the debut solo album by Vince Clarke.
Out 17th November, pre-order now: https://mute.ffm.to/vinceclar...
The Lamentations of Jeremiah, taken from Songs of Silence, the debut solo album by Vince Clarke.
Out 17th November, pre-order now: https://mute.ffm.to/vinceclarke_sos
Video Credits:
Director: Ebru Yıldız
DOP: Adam Weinberg
Gaffer: Griffin Bowie
Editor: Mitchell King
Color: Adam Weinberg
Connect w/ Erasure:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ErasureInfo
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ErasureInfo
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ErasureInfo
Web: https://www.erasureinfo.com/
The Lamentations of Jeremiah, taken from Songs of Silence, the debut solo album by Vince Clarke.
Out 17th November, pre-order now: https://mute.ffm.to/vinceclarke_sos
Video Credits:
Director: Ebru Yıldız
DOP: Adam Weinberg
Gaffer: Griffin Bowie
Editor: Mitchell King
Color: Adam Weinberg
Connect w/ Erasure:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ErasureInfo
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ErasureInfo
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ErasureInfo
Web: https://www.erasureinfo.com/
Hello 👋🏻 everyone welcome to a new video on the channel 🔴DMBenson101 🔴 (Enzo)
which will tour the songs composed by Vincent Clarke in the band🎹🎤🎛🎧📃, which are a...
Hello 👋🏻 everyone welcome to a new video on the channel 🔴DMBenson101 🔴 (Enzo)
which will tour the songs composed by Vincent Clarke in the band🎹🎤🎛🎧📃, which are all from the first album Speak and Spell by (Depeche Mode) from 1981 with Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke.
PS: All the songs in the video are songs from the album Speak and Spell (1981) the other songs composed by Vince in Composition Of Sound were not added
What do you think of Vince Clarke's songs? Or do you prefer Martin's?
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SONGS IN THE VIDEO: 🎶New Life, I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead, Puppets, «Boys Say Go !, Nodisco, What's Your Name ?, Photographic, Tora! Torah! Tora !, Big Muff, Any Second Now, Just Can't Get Enough, Ice Machine, Shout 🎶
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Hello 👋🏻 everyone welcome to a new video on the channel 🔴DMBenson101 🔴 (Enzo)
which will tour the songs composed by Vincent Clarke in the band🎹🎤🎛🎧📃, which are all from the first album Speak and Spell by (Depeche Mode) from 1981 with Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke.
PS: All the songs in the video are songs from the album Speak and Spell (1981) the other songs composed by Vince in Composition Of Sound were not added
What do you think of Vince Clarke's songs? Or do you prefer Martin's?
👇🏻Tell me in the comments👇🏻
Comment💬, share and subscribe to the channel for more videos! 🟥
SONGS IN THE VIDEO: 🎶New Life, I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead, Puppets, «Boys Say Go !, Nodisco, What's Your Name ?, Photographic, Tora! Torah! Tora !, Big Muff, Any Second Now, Just Can't Get Enough, Ice Machine, Shout 🎶
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Vince testing and layering some sounds of the Fletch Soundpack.
Available soon for the Emulator II and BBC Acorn Master / UMI Sequencer on data-cassette.
All s...
Vince testing and layering some sounds of the Fletch Soundpack.
Available soon for the Emulator II and BBC Acorn Master / UMI Sequencer on data-cassette.
All sounds were recently carefully recleaned and remastered by Daniel Miller and will still be used for Andy's upcoming 'Crickets in the Pipeline Tour'
Purchase AF's Banana Royale EP and receive a free copy .
https://andrewfletcher.bandcamp.com/releases
Vince testing and layering some sounds of the Fletch Soundpack.
Available soon for the Emulator II and BBC Acorn Master / UMI Sequencer on data-cassette.
All sounds were recently carefully recleaned and remastered by Daniel Miller and will still be used for Andy's upcoming 'Crickets in the Pipeline Tour'
Purchase AF's Banana Royale EP and receive a free copy .
https://andrewfletcher.bandcamp.com/releases
Vince Clarke presents his first ever solo album 'Songs of Silence'.
Release: 17th November 2023 on Mute
Music and Video:
'The Lamentations of Jeremiah' by Vinc...
Vince Clarke presents his first ever solo album 'Songs of Silence'.
Release: 17th November 2023 on Mute
Music and Video:
'The Lamentations of Jeremiah' by Vince Clarke
Album Teaser by V_C_FanPage
Vince Clarke presents his first ever solo album 'Songs of Silence'.
Release: 17th November 2023 on Mute
Music and Video:
'The Lamentations of Jeremiah' by Vince Clarke
Album Teaser by V_C_FanPage
Jean-Michel Jarre with Vince Clark - Track Story
Jean-Michel Jarre “Planet Jarre – 50 Years Of Music”: https://lnk.to/JMJ-PlanetJarre
Subscribe here: https://ww...
Jean-Michel Jarre with Vince Clark - Track Story
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Jean-Michel Jarre with Vince Clark - Track Story
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The Lamentations of Jeremiah · Vince Clarke
The Lamentations of Jeremiah
℗ Mute Artists Ltd.
Released on: 2023-09-06
Producer: ...
Provided to YouTube by PIAS
The Lamentations of Jeremiah · Vince Clarke
The Lamentations of Jeremiah
℗ Mute Artists Ltd.
Released on: 2023-09-06
Producer: Vince Clarke
Mixing Engineer: Vince Clarke
Composer: Vince Clarke
Composer: Reed Hays
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Provided to YouTube by PIAS
The Lamentations of Jeremiah · Vince Clarke
The Lamentations of Jeremiah
℗ Mute Artists Ltd.
Released on: 2023-09-06
Producer: Vince Clarke
Mixing Engineer: Vince Clarke
Composer: Vince Clarke
Composer: Reed Hays
Auto-generated by YouTube.
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Vince Clarke and Martin L. Gore Are VCMG
VCMG - EPK
Ssss is now available to buy from:
iT...
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Vince Clarke and Martin L. Gore Are VCMG
VCMG - EPK
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Play.com - http://bit.ly/vcmgplay
HMV.com - http://bit.ly/vcmghmv
Subscribe to the official Mute channel here: http://bit.ly/108HlR6
Vince Clarke and Martin L. Gore Are VCMG
VCMG - EPK
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In July 2012, the I Dream Of Wires team visited the Brooklyn studio of one of the most influential and revered electronic musicians of all-time: Depeche Mode/Yazoo/Erasure founder/songwriter/synthesist, Vince Clarke. Join Vince Clarke mega-fan Jason Amm, aka Waveshaper Media producer and recording artist Solvent, on a nerdy studio tour with his hero... Enjoy!
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In July 2012, the I Dream Of Wires team visited the Brooklyn studio of one of the most influential and revered electronic musicians of all-time: Depeche Mode/Yazoo/Erasure founder/songwriter/synthesist, Vince Clarke. Join Vince Clarke mega-fan Jason Amm, aka Waveshaper Media producer and recording artist Solvent, on a nerdy studio tour with his hero... Enjoy!
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Vince Clarke - The Cave
Release: 14th September 2023
Taken from the Electronic Sound magazine issue 105
which includes a limited clear 7'' inch
'The Lamentatio...
Vince Clarke - The Cave
Release: 14th September 2023
Taken from the Electronic Sound magazine issue 105
which includes a limited clear 7'' inch
'The Lamentations of Jeremiah' and 'The Cave'
Photos taken from the magazine
Video edit by V_C_FanPage
Vince Clarke - The Cave
Release: 14th September 2023
Taken from the Electronic Sound magazine issue 105
which includes a limited clear 7'' inch
'The Lamentations of Jeremiah' and 'The Cave'
Photos taken from the magazine
Video edit by V_C_FanPage
The Lamentations of Jeremiah, taken from Songs of Silence, the debut solo album by Vince Clarke.
Out 17th November, pre-order now: https://mute.ffm.to/vinceclarke_sos
Video Credits:
Director: Ebru Yıldız
DOP: Adam Weinberg
Gaffer: Griffin Bowie
Editor: Mitchell King
Color: Adam Weinberg
Connect w/ Erasure:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ErasureInfo
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ErasureInfo
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ErasureInfo
Web: https://www.erasureinfo.com/
Hello 👋🏻 everyone welcome to a new video on the channel 🔴DMBenson101 🔴 (Enzo)
which will tour the songs composed by Vincent Clarke in the band🎹🎤🎛🎧📃, which are all from the first album Speak and Spell by (Depeche Mode) from 1981 with Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke.
PS: All the songs in the video are songs from the album Speak and Spell (1981) the other songs composed by Vince in Composition Of Sound were not added
What do you think of Vince Clarke's songs? Or do you prefer Martin's?
👇🏻Tell me in the comments👇🏻
Comment💬, share and subscribe to the channel for more videos! 🟥
SONGS IN THE VIDEO: 🎶New Life, I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead, Puppets, «Boys Say Go !, Nodisco, What's Your Name ?, Photographic, Tora! Torah! Tora !, Big Muff, Any Second Now, Just Can't Get Enough, Ice Machine, Shout 🎶
Song of the outro: Farruko - 🎶 Pepas 🎶
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#DMBenson101 #DepecheMode #VinceClarke #DaveGahan #AlanWilder
Vince testing and layering some sounds of the Fletch Soundpack.
Available soon for the Emulator II and BBC Acorn Master / UMI Sequencer on data-cassette.
All sounds were recently carefully recleaned and remastered by Daniel Miller and will still be used for Andy's upcoming 'Crickets in the Pipeline Tour'
Purchase AF's Banana Royale EP and receive a free copy .
https://andrewfletcher.bandcamp.com/releases
Vince Clarke presents his first ever solo album 'Songs of Silence'.
Release: 17th November 2023 on Mute
Music and Video:
'The Lamentations of Jeremiah' by Vince Clarke
Album Teaser by V_C_FanPage
Jean-Michel Jarre with Vince Clark - Track Story
Jean-Michel Jarre “Planet Jarre – 50 Years Of Music”: https://lnk.to/JMJ-PlanetJarre
Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/user/jeanmicheljarre?sub_confirmation=1
More from Jean-Michel Jarre:
Oxygene, Pt. 17: https://youtu.be/9WUoT6GVtXI
Jean-Michel Jarre with Hans Zimmer: https://youtu.be/IMjgHghGyT0
Choose your music service to listen to Jean-Michel Jarre: https://jean-michel-jarre.lnk.to/JMJ
Follow Jean-Michel Jarre:
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The Lamentations of Jeremiah · Vince Clarke
The Lamentations of Jeremiah
℗ Mute Artists Ltd.
Released on: 2023-09-06
Producer: Vince Clarke
Mixing Engineer: Vince Clarke
Composer: Vince Clarke
Composer: Reed Hays
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Vince Clarke and Martin L. Gore Are VCMG
VCMG - EPK
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In July 2012, the I Dream Of Wires team visited the Brooklyn studio of one of the most influential and revered electronic musicians of all-time: Depeche Mode/Yazoo/Erasure founder/songwriter/synthesist, Vince Clarke. Join Vince Clarke mega-fan Jason Amm, aka Waveshaper Media producer and recording artist Solvent, on a nerdy studio tour with his hero... Enjoy!
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Vince Clarke - The Cave
Release: 14th September 2023
Taken from the Electronic Sound magazine issue 105
which includes a limited clear 7'' inch
'The Lamentations of Jeremiah' and 'The Cave'
Photos taken from the magazine
Video edit by V_C_FanPage
Vince Clarke (born Vincent John Martin; 3 July 1960) is an English synthpop musician and songwriter. Clarke has been the main composer and musician of the band Erasure since 1985, and was previously a member of several groups, including Depeche Mode, Yazoo and The Assembly.
Early life
Vincent John Martin was born in South Woodford, London and then he moved to Basildon, Essex. He initially studied the violin and then the piano, but his interest shifted toward synthpop upon hearing the 1979 debut release from Wirral electronic duo Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD). In a 1995 interview, Clarke said: "When I was 18 or 19 I heard a single called 'Electricity' by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. It sounded so different from anything I'd heard; that really made me want to make electronic music, 'cause it was so unique." Along with OMD, other early influences included The Human League, Daniel Miller and Fad Gadget.
Early bands and Depeche Mode
In the late-1970s, Clarke and schoolmate Andy Fletcher formed the short-lived band, No Romance in China. In 1979, he teamed up with Robert Marlow and Martin Gore to form French Look. Another band, named Composition of Sound, followed in 1980 with another addition of Martin Gore and also, Fletcher. Clarke provided vocals until singer Dave Gahan joined the band, which was renamed Depeche Mode. At that time, he adopted the stage-name by which he is currently known: Vince Clarke. The band initially adopted a slick synthesized 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.