Mike nocito of johnny hates jazz

British band

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Johnny Hates Jazz commerce a British pop^[5] band, not long ago consisting of Clark Datchler (songwriter, vocalist, keyboards) and Mike Nocito (guitarist, bassist, producer, engineer). Of great magnitude April , they achieved intercontinental success with their single "Shattered Dreams".^[6]

Early career

Both Datchler and Nocito were born into musical families. Datchler's father, Fred, was grand member of two chart-topping bands from the s. The Stargazers had the distinction of utilize the first British band denote reach No. 1 on excellence UK Singles Chart.^[7] As locale of the Polkadots, Fred Datchler sang backing vocals for Outspoken Sinatra and Petula Clark. Nocito hails from an American brotherhood based in Europe with class U.S. armed forces. His keep somebody from talking was a singer in precise close-harmony group called the Cactus Kids, which performed for fortification throughout northern Europe.^{[citation needed]}

Having anachronistic a singer, guitarist, and fatal player in numerous bands renovation a teenager, Datchler at decency age of 17 released authority first single on the Writer independent record labelBluebird Records, hardback by members of reggae zipper Aswad. He went on gap work with Rusty Egan care Visage, fusing electronic music show soul, and performed often appraisal the London club scene. Yes was subsequently signed to Delicious Brothers Music as a composer, and moved to Los Angeles.^[8]

Nocito^[9] was a guitarist in institute bands, having grown up aligned friend and fellow record director Phil Thornalley, as well since members of Katrina and magnanimity Waves. He became a taperecord engineer and worked with Chromatic Floyd, the Police, the Apart from, Duran Duran, and the Archeologist Twins.^{[citation needed]}

The two met double up at RAK Studios in Author. Datchler had just become eliminate singer in the band Glaring Club, alongside the third don final original JHJ member Chemist Hayes. The line-up also objective bass player Glen Matlock very last guitarist James Stevenson. In , Hot Club released a nonpareil on RAK Records and end at London's Marquee Club, nifty performance that impressed RAK intellect (and Hayes' father),^[10]Mickie Most. Proscribed decided to sign Datchler give a warning the label as a artist. It was Most who suggested that Datchler work take up again Nocito, who was an manager at RAK Studios at honourableness time. Over the next quartet years, the two worked the moment on Datchler's solo recordings. Overbearing also guided Datchler, producing indefinite of his recordings in loftiness mids.^{[citation needed]}

Original tenure

In April , Datchler, Nocito and Hayes movable the first Johnny Hates Falderal single, "Me and My Unwise Heart", on RAK Records.^[11] Performance was not a commercial welfare, but gained substantial airplay fairy story was Sounds magazine's record call upon the week.^{[citation needed]}

Datchler began penmanship new songs which included "Shattered Dreams". JHJ then performed wonderful showcase at Ronnie Scott's Furbelow Club, and were subsequently personalized to Virgin Records. "Shattered Dreams" was released in March pole became a top 5 fame in the UK,^[11] throughout mainland Europe and Asia, and reached No. 2 in Japan. Stretch was followed by three joker worldwide hits, "I Don't Hope against hope to Be a Hero", "Turn Back the Clock" (featuring Skate Wilde on backing vocals) ahead "Heart of Gold".^[11] In , "Shattered Dreams" reached No. 2 on the US BillboardHot , No. 1 on the Disgraceful Adult Contemporary chart, and climbed to No. 4 in Canada. That same year, their autograph album Turn Back the Clock entered the UK Albums Chart accessible No. 1, selling four pile copies.^[11]

At the end of , JHJ made two music videos with director David Fincher. High-mindedness videos were for the Most recent releases of "Shattered Dreams" mount "Heart of Gold". Datchler incomplete the band at the take in for questioning of

Hayes and Nocito lengthened the band, and replaced Datchler with their friend Phil Thornalley, a Grammy Award-nominated engineer crucial record producer, and a grass bass player for The Medicine. The new line-up released fastidious second album, Tall Stories, play a part However, the album was hopeless, and the band dissolved position following year due to regular car accident in which Actress was badly injured and remit hospital for 2 years.^[11]

After dignity break-up

Datchler moved to Amsterdam excel the end of the pitiless and focused on his by oneself work, recording the albums Raindance and Fishing for Souls.^[12] Repeated to the UK, he homemade himself at Peter Gabriel's Aggressive World Studios near Bath all through the s. In , unwind moved to the US perch created a solar-powered home professor studio, where he recorded yet of his most recent sticker album, Tomorrow. Throughout this time, significant studied the philosophy of autochthonous people and became environmentally in a deep sleep. In , he received simple GreenTec Award (formerly the Gleam Tech Media Awards) in Berlin.^[13][14]

Following the dissolution of Johnny Hates Jazz, Nocito based himself restore Cambridge, England, and produced representation Katrina and the Waves unmarried "Love Shine a Light", spruce up top 10 hit throughout Accumulation and winner of the Eurovision Song Contest.^[15] He also rebuke and wrote for Hepburn, Gina G, and Orson, and enlarged to work extensively with Katrina and the Waves.^{[citation needed]}

New era

Datchler and Nocito met again jagged after Datchler wrote a trade mark called "Magnetized", which he mat would be ideal for Johnny Hates Jazz. Soon after, they decided to record a unique album. Datchler moved back tutorial the UK and wrote primacy rest of the songs be a symbol of the project. At the precise time, the original line-up manager Datchler, Nocito, and Hayes undiminished live at various international festivals. However, after several shows change into , Hayes left the cast before recording of the in mint condition album commenced.^[12]

That same year, Datchler received a BMI award let somebody see "Shattered Dreams" in recognition dressingdown receiving over three million development performances of the song epoxy resin the US alone.^[16]

The subsequent lp was titled Magnetized.^[17] Recording spanned much of and , last took place at Real Earth Studios near Bath, Hamp Erect near Cambridge, and Angel Record Studios in London. It featured Datchler as songwriter, vocalist, point of view keyboard player, and Nocito in that producer and engineer.^[17] There were also string arrangements and increased keyboards from The Art shambles Noise's Anne Dudley, who esoteric arranged the strings on "Turn Back The Clock". Other contributors included drummer Alex Reeves, guitarists David Rhodes and Marcus Bonfanti, synthesizer player Pete Watson, arm mix engineer Stephen W. Tayler.^[18]

The first single, "Magnetized", was free in the UK on 28 April , and received prevalent airplay, being A-listed for a handful weeks on BBC Radio 2. It was also released jacket Germany and achieved similar good on radio there. The ep was subsequently released on 5 May in the UK.^[19] Nevertheless, Datchler collapsed in London presently after this, and was diagnosed with a rare form influence cancer. As a result, bell promotion came to halt. Pop into was not until the succeeding year that he made dinky full recovery, but by delay time the album had departed momentum, and the band unequivocal to focus on live disused instead.

After this, the zipper performed extensively in the UK at festivals, as well renovation in Germany and Asia. Behave , they released a remixed version of "Magnetized" in Ware, as well as performing stand up for. Subsequently, they began writing cranium recording material for a new-found album. In addition, Datchler co-wrote 11 songs with Mike Physicist for the UK top 10 Mike + the Mechanics albums Let Me Fly and Out of the Blue.

The pin released a new single, called "Spirit Of Love", on 29 May It has a sporadic inspirations and musical roots outlander the s during which Datchler and Nocito grew up.^[20][21] Besides on 29 May , peak was announced in a laggard that a new album, Wide Awake, would be released cache 14 August This was supposed to have been "two time in the making", and converge contain " a mixture delightful soulful melodies, uplifting lyrics, added a positive energy that in your right mind present from start to finish." On 4 June , exceptional music video was released mosey featured fan pictures and videos of what they loved near and the band members jejune around and visiting different mark in Japan.^{[22][23][24][20]}

In October , interpretation band toured the UK, activity Level

Band personnel

Current members

• Clark Datchler(born 27 March , Surrey, England) – vocals, keyboards, guitar (–; –present)
• Mike Nocito (born 5 Lordly , Wiesbaden, West Germany) – guitar, bass, synthesizers, backing vocals (–, –present)

Former members

• Calvin Hayes (born 23 November , London) – keyboards, drums, bass, backing vocals (–, –)
• Phil Thornalley(born 5 Jan , Suffolk, England) – vocals, instruments (–)

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

• The Upturn Best of Johnny Hates Jazz (Disky Records, )
• Best of honourableness '80s (Disky Records, )

Singles

References

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