Douglas McCarthy
Douglas John McCarthy (born 1 September 1966) is the vocalist of the English EBM band Nitzer Ebb.
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Background information | |
Born | Barking, East London, England | 1 September 1966
Occupation(s) | Vocalist of Nitzer Ebb |
Associated acts | Nitzer Ebb Fixmer/McCarthy Recoil Motor Black Line |
McCarthy writes and performs with the band. He has appeared on multiple recordings by Recoil and has released material in collaboration with DJ Terence Fixmer as Fixmer/McCarthy.[1][2] He contributed vocals to tracks by Die Krupps, Motor, KLOQ (band), Client, and more recently Kenneth James Gibson's Reverse Commuter project.[3]
After Nitzer Ebb originally split, McCarthy left the music business — save for his work with Recoil — and focused on film studies and design in Cambridge. He moved to London in 2000 to work in the advertising field.[4]
Solo works
McCarthy's first solo album was originally titled Life Is Sucking The Life Out Of Me. The album was written, recorded, and mixed at Easier with songwriter/musician/producer Stephen Papke and British House DJ/producer Mark "Blakkat" Bell. All songs were co-written by McCarthy, Papke and Bell.
Currently performing as Douglas J. McCarthy, his first solo album, Kill Your Friends, was released in November 2012 on Los Angeles-based label Pylon Records.[5] McCarthy collaborated with Headman and producer Scott Fraser on the Noise EP, and with Cyrus Rex on the DJMREX EP.[6]
See also
References
- Adair, Mike (September 2004). "Fixmer/McCarthy - 'Between the Devil…'". Exclaim!. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- Theakston, Rob. "'Between the Devil' - Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- Admin Dubspot interviews Kenneth James Gibson, dubspot.com, Retrieved 7 July, 2015
- Fixmer/McCarthy official biography
- Turner, Luke (July 2, 2013). "Reviews: Douglas J. McCarthy - 'Kill Your Friends'". The Quietus. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- "Listen: Headman VS Douglas J McCarthy". The Quietus. July 2, 2013. Retrieved February 1, 2014.