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| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_name = Graham Vernon Massey
| birth_name = Graham Vernon Massey
| alias = {{flatlist|
| alias = Massonix
* Massonix
* Professor Vernon World
}}
| birth_place = [[Manchester]], [[England]]
| birth_place = [[Manchester]], [[England]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|8|4|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|8|4|df=y}}
| death_date =
| death_date =
| instrument = {{flatlist|
| instrument = Synthesizers, drums
| genre = [[Electronica]], [[House music|house]], [[Rock music|rock]]
* Keyboards
| occupation = Record producer, musician, remixer
* synthesizers
* guitar
* drums
* soprano saxophone
}}
| genre = {{flatlist|
* [[Electronica]]
* [[House music|house]]
* [[techno]]
* [[acid house]]
* [[alternative dance]]
* [[trip hop]]
* [[Ambient music|ambient]]
}}
| occupation = {{flatlist|
* Record producer
* musician
* remixer
}}
| years_active = 1979–present
| years_active = 1979–present
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| label = [[ZTT Records|ZTT]], [[Tommy Boy Records|Tommy Boy]]
| label = {{flatlist|
| associated_acts = [[808 State]], [[Biting Tongues]]
* [[ZTT Records|ZTT]]
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* [[Tommy Boy Records|Tommy Boy]]
}}
| associated_acts = {{flatlist|
* [[808 State]]
* [[Biting Tongues]]
* Toolshed
* Sisters of Transistors
* Homelife
* Part Time Heliocentric Cosmo Drama After School Club
}}
| website = {{URL|myspace.com/grahammassey}}
| website = {{URL|myspace.com/grahammassey}}
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==Music==
==Music==
808 State was named after Massey's favourite [[drum machine]], the [[Roland TR-808]], later admitting that until the late 1980s they thought Roland drum machines were "severely uncool". <ref>[http://analogsuicide.com/latest/2008/5/20/analogsuicidecom-interviews-808-states-graham-massey-pt-two.htm Analogsuicide.coml]</ref> Massey had also been a member of the [[DIY ethic|D.I.Y.]] band [[Danny and the Dressmakers]] doing a mixture of "bad" music and [[Gong (band)|Gong]] covers (living up to their tagline "We don't play our instruments, we abuse them") and also bubblegum pop band [[Aqua (band)|Aqua]] in the early 1990s, along with [[violin]]ist [[Graham Clark (violinist)|Graham Clark]] (also later of Gong).
808 State was named after Massey's favourite [[drum machine]], the [[Roland TR-808]]. He said he thought Roland drum machines were "severely uncool" when they first appeared.<ref>[http://analogsuicide.com/latest/2008/5/20/analogsuicidecom-interviews-808-states-graham-massey-pt-two.htm Analogsuicide.coml]</ref> Massey had also been a member of the [[DIY ethic|D.I.Y.]] band Danny and the Dressmakers, and he was in the pop band [[Aqua (band)|Aqua]] in the early 1990s, along with [[violin]]ist [[Graham Clark (violinist)|Graham Clark]].


Massey co-wrote and co-produced the tracks "[[Army of Me (Björk song)|Army of Me]]" and "The Modern Things" for Björk's album ''[[Post (Björk album)|Post]]''. Initially recorded in 1992 for her album ''[[Debut (Björk album)|Debut]]'', they were not released until her second album ''Post'' in 1995. "Army of Me" was the first single off ''Post'' in May 1995, reaching number 10 in the [[UK Singles Chart]].
Massey co-wrote and co-produced the tracks "[[Army of Me (Björk song)|Army of Me]]" and "The Modern Things" for Björk's album ''[[Post (Björk album)|Post]]''. Initially recorded in 1992 for her album ''[[Debut (Björk album)|Debut]]'', they were not released until her second album ''Post'' in 1995. "Army of Me" was the first single off ''Post'' in May 1995, reaching number 10 in the [[UK Singles Chart]].
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Revision as of 19:58, 28 December 2020

Graham Massey
Birth nameGraham Vernon Massey
Also known asMassonix
Born (1960-08-04) 4 August 1960 (age 63)
Manchester, England
GenresElectronica, house, rock
Occupation(s)Record producer, musician, remixer
Instrument(s)Synthesizers, drums
Years active1979–present
LabelsZTT, Tommy Boy
Websitemyspace.com/grahammassey

Graham Vernon Massey (born 4 August 1960 in Manchester) is a British record producer, musician, and remixer. He was a member of experimental jazz rock group Biting Tongues, once signed to Factory Records. By 1988, he was a founding member of the British band 808 State. Originally a hip hop group called Hit Squad Manchester, they shifted to an acid house sound for recording their debut album Newbuild.

Music

808 State was named after Massey's favourite drum machine, the Roland TR-808. He said he thought Roland drum machines were "severely uncool" when they first appeared.[1] Massey had also been a member of the D.I.Y. band Danny and the Dressmakers, and he was in the pop band Aqua in the early 1990s, along with violinist Graham Clark.

Massey co-wrote and co-produced the tracks "Army of Me" and "The Modern Things" for Björk's album Post. Initially recorded in 1992 for her album Debut, they were not released until her second album Post in 1995. "Army of Me" was the first single off Post in May 1995, reaching number 10 in the UK Singles Chart.

Recent work

Massey released the solo album Subtracks under the name Massonix on Skam Records. He has side projects with 'Toolshed' and 'Sisters of Transistors', and remixed Brian Dougans's (of The Future Sound of London) track "Stakker Humanoid" for the remix album, "Your Body Sub Atomic". He has also remixed FSOL before on "Papua New Guinea".

In 2004 he worked as a composer for the score of the movie "It's All Gone Pete Tong"[2]

2008 saw the realization of a research project as the keyboard quartet Sisters of Transistors with whom he also plays live drums.[3] Massey provided lyrics and music to much of their debut album released in 2009.

Massey is part of the Part-Time Heliocentric Cosmo Drama After-School Club, a Sun Ra tribute band formed in 2013 by Paddy Steer.[4] The group performed at the BBC 6 Music Festival in March 2014.[5]

References

  1. ^ Analogsuicide.coml
  2. ^ http://www.film-forward.com/petetong.html "Film Forward"
  3. ^ "BBC - Manchester - Introducing - Twisted sisters", bbc.co.uk 2008.
  4. ^ "Bido Lito! - Feature Preview - Space Is The Place" Archived 29 April 2014 at archive.today, bidolito.co.uk 2013.
  5. ^ "BBC Radio 6 Music Festival Fringe", bbc.co.uk 2014

External links

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