Designer, band manager, record producer, songwriter
Years active
1960-present
Website
bernardrhodes.com
Musical artist
Bernard Rhodes is a designer, band manager, studio owner, record producer and songwriter who was integral to the development of the punk rock scene in the United Kingdom from the middle 1970s.[1] He is most associated with two of the UK's best known and influential punk bands, the Sex Pistols and The Clash. According to John Lydon, Rhodes was responsible for discovering him in the Kings Road and arranging the audition which led to his joining the Sex Pistols.[2] Rhodes introduced Joe Strummer[3] to Mick Jones and Paul Simonon, who with Keith Levene then formed The Clash.
Rhodes was an important force behind The Clash not only managing their business but also guiding their marketing and creative direction.[3] Disagreement with the group about direction led to his sacking by the Clash in 1979. Rhodes meantime continued with other successful signings to his label Oddball Productions and major record companies.[4] In 1981 singer Joe Strummer demanded his return to the Clash or he would quit the group.
Rhodes nurtured and managed other bands including Subway Sect, The Specials, Dexys Midnight Runners, Jo Boxers, The Lous, The Black Arabs, Twenty Flight Rockers, and Watts from Detroit. During this period Rhodes built and operated from his Camden studio Rehearsal Rehearsals, in what became Camden Market. The area around the studio became a well known hangout for punks and contributed to the growth of Camden as a hip area.
He is also known in Brazil for his friendship with Supla and baptising the band "Brothers of Brazil".
^"Me, Punk and the World: Bernard Rhodes in Conversation". British Library. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
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