Sumner performing with New Order in September 2012
Background information
Also known as
Bernard Albrecht
Bernard Dicken
Barney
Born
(1956-01-04) 4 January 1956 (age 68) Broughton, Salford, Lancashire, England
Genres
Rock[1]
post-punk
new wave
synth-pop[2]
electronica[3]
Occupation(s)
Singer
songwriter
musician
record producer
Instrument(s)
Vocals
guitar
keyboards
synthesiser
melodica
Years active
1973–present
Labels
Factory
London
Warner Bros.
Parlophone
Mute
Triple Echo
Member of
New Order
Formerly of
Joy Division
Electronic
Bad Lieutenant
Musical artist
Bernard Sumner (born 4 January 1956) is an English musician. He is a founding member of the bands Joy Division, New Order, Electronic, and Bad Lieutenant. Sumner was an early force in several areas, including the post-punk, synth-pop, and techno music scenes, as well as their various related genres, and was an early influence on the Manchester music scene that presaged the Madchester movement of the late 1980s centred on Factory Records and The Haçienda club in Manchester.
He began his career playing guitar and keyboards for Joy Division. Following lead singer Ian Curtis's death, the remaining members of Joy Division formed New Order with Sumner taking on lead vocal duties. His complex electronic compositions became less guitar-driven and more focused on electronic keyboards, synthesizers, and programming throughout the 1980s and 1990s. He formed Electronic with Johnny Marr in the late 1980s as a creative outlet outside of New Order, which continued after New Order went on hiatus in 1993. New Order became active again from 1998 through 2006, after which he returned to a more traditional rock context with the band Bad Lieutenant. He continues to record and perform with the latest iteration of New Order, which reformed in 2011.
^Coplan, Chris (10 July 2014). "Joy Division/New Order's Bernard Sumner to release autobiography". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on 19 September 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
^Sutton, Michael. "Bernard Sumner". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
^James, Martin (23 October 2011). "Music: Live: Electronica veterans move with the times". The Independent. ESL Media. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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