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Memo

Memo, the artist formerly known as The Author

About Me

I used to play drums for Def Lepard, before they made it big. I produced all of Phil Collins' greatest hits, but I used different aliases. I'm best friends with Dan Marino of the Miami Dolphins. Chuck Norris is my landlord. I tried a carreer as an anesthesiologist, but then I realized my real passion was to be a zoo keeper. Then I found out that if I combined animal behaviour with morphine, I could make some interesting music. So that's what I do now.[a&d by Akkia Neko]Myspace Backgrounds

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Member Since: 3/19/2006
Band Website: indiestore.com/memo
Band Members: [MEMO: all instruments, voices, production]LIVE:memo- feeline- akkia neko-Visit this page frequently, as I will be changing the songs quite often. I will be posting new and unfinished ones to get your feedback. My friend Sophie is a brilliant film maker based in Belgium. She's made two short films featuring my music. You can see these at http://www.myspace.com/vanhomwegensophie Leave her a nice little message. If you want one of my CDs, do not hesitate to contact me and I can send you a copy. Cheers!
Influences: My colleagues and fellow artists, Hot Chip, Broken Social Scene, Edwyn Collins, David Axelrod, Billy Preston, The Stranglers, Les Paul & Mary Ford, Corrupted, The Microphones, Excepter, Squarepusher, Les Rita Mitsouko, Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Herbaliser, Bill Evans, Talking Heads, Timbaland, Above the Law, Stephan Bodzin, Cecil Taylor, Glenn Branca, Gilbert & George, The Smiths, Of Montreal, Mogwai, Jackson Pollock, Michael Mayer, The Dears, The Beatles, Ciccone Youth, Joy Division, Phillip Glass, Alva Noto, Cassius, Clinic, Fennesz, Francoise Hardy, Ricardo Villalobos, Sunset Rubdown, Nick Drake, Apparat, 2 player, Cagedbaby, Psychic TV, Martini Bros., Battles, Bob Dylan, Prefuse 73, Paul Kalkbrenner, Matmos, 4 hero, Run-D.M.C., Billy Dalessandro, Babasonicos, Belle & Sebastian, The Thompson Twins, Throbbing Gristle, Nurse With Wound, Marianne Faithful, Royksopp, Mantronix, David Byrne, Marc Romboy, Cody ChesnuTT, Cinematic Orchestra, Yo La Tengo, Emmylou Harris, Weezer, Ellen Allien, Rhinoceros, Primal Scream, Pedro Almodovar, The Velvet Underground, The Hustler, Boom Bip, Lotterboys, Lars Von Trier, Tiga, France Gall, Terranova, DJ Hyper, Andy Warhol, Bridgitte Bardot, Tricky, Generation X, Bjork, Layo & Bushwaka!, Apparat, Nathan Fake, James Holden, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Depeche Mode, Sonic Youth, Geggy Tah, Miles Davis, John McLaughlin, Chicks On Speed, Beck, Ryan Adams, R.E.M., Brian Eno, This Poison!, Visage, Yazoo, Stereo Total, Graham Coxon, Modeselector, Radiohead, Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Deus, The White Stripes, New Order, Low, Alfie, Dimitri From Paris, Primal Scream, Jean Michel Bascquiat, Quentin Tarantino, Scott Walker, Vincent Gallo, Serge Gainsbourg, Prince, The Flaming Lips, Daft Punk, Thomas Schumacher, Kraftwerk, The Juan Maclean, The Cure, Marvin Gaye, Red Snapper, Jacques Brel, Pole, Basic Channel, Boards of Canada, Duran Duran, Super Furry Animals, Black Strobe, Air, Juana Molina, The Streets, Nico, Francis Bacon, DJ Krush, George Orwell...
Sounds Like: A schizofrenic monkey on morphine making twisted pop tunes for your nan to sing to at tea.
Type of Label: None