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Rusty Egan

Rusty Egan(born 19 September 1957[1][2]in London) is a British-Irish pop musician andDJ.[3]

Rusty Egan
Born(1957-09-19)19 September 1957(age 67)
OriginLondon
GenresPunk rock,synthpop,new wave
Years active1977–present
LabelsEMI Records

He is the former drummer of the Britishnew wavebandRich Kids,[4]with formerSex PistolbassistGlen Matlock(bass and vocals),Steve New(guitar and vocals) andMidge Ure(guitar, vocals and keyboards),[5]from its inception in March 1977 to its disbanding in December 1978.

He continued working with Ure, later collaborated with The Misfits,Skids[6]andShock,and was a founding member ofVisage.[7]He played drums on aremixedversion ofPhil Lynott's song "Yellow Pearl",which theBBCused as theTop of the Popstheme tune from 1981 to 1986.[8][9]

Career

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Egan was the DJ atBlitz,the influentialNew Romanticnightclubin London, where he worked withSteve Strangefrom 1979[10][11]until 1981.[12]Whilst there, he introduced German (Kraftwerk), Japanese (Yellow Magic Orchestra) and British (Eno,Ultravox,Landscape)electronic music/synthpopto the Britishclub scene,almost single-handedly putting together the soundtrack for the New Romantic movement.[13][14][15][16]Egan also owned The Cage, a New Romantic-erarecord storeon London'sKing's Road.As the club grew in popularity, Egan began to be recognised as a central figure in London's nightlife.[17][18][19]

In 1982, he, Strange and Kevin Millins opened up theCamden Palacenightclub in London, where he continued to spread and influence the development of electronica in the UK.[20]For a time, he switched toproducingrecords for many of the bands he used to DJ, includingSpear of Destiny,Shock, Visage and The Senate.

On 13 June 2008, Egan appeared DJing at the 'Big Top' as part of theIsle of Wight Festival.[21]

Egan appeared alongside former Visage bandmate Steve Strange on makeover showPop Goes the Bandin early 2009 onLiving TV.He had his teeth and hair drastically reconstructed as part of his makeover.[citation needed]

Egan won the category for lifetime achievement at the 2009 Viagra Awards.[22]

In January 2011, Egan and Strange hostedReturn to the Blitzon the site of the original Blitz Club with performances fromRoman Kemp's band Paradise Point and electro punk artistQuilla Constanceplus DJ sets from Egan himself.[23]

2017 saw the release of Egan's first solo album, 'Welcome to the Dancefloor'. It featured appearances fromMidge Ure,Tony Hadley,Peter Hookand Erik Stein ofCult With No Name.The album was subsequently released in remix form as 'Welcome to the Remix' and 'Welcome to the Beach'.[24]

On Friday 18 October 2019,[citation needed]Rusty performed a DJ set overlaid with a commentary of the post punk music scene at theLondon Palladium,followed by a performance of a number of Visage hits with long time collaborator and friend Midge Ure.

Personal Life

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Egan married freelance dancer Miranda Davis in July 1986.[25]

References

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  1. ^Lazell, Barry (14 September 1985). "Memory Bank".Sounds.London: Spotlight Publications. p. 14.
  2. ^"Birthdays".Evening Telegraph.No. 34012 (Final ed.). Derby. 19 September 1990. p. 2 – viaNewspapers.com.
  3. ^Ware, Martyn (April 2021)."Episode 23: Rusty Egan".Electronically Yours with Martyn Ware(Podcast).Retrieved23 February2023– viaSpotify.
  4. ^Ankeny, Jason.Biography for Rich KidsatAllMusic.Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  5. ^"Nfo.net/calendar".Nfo.net.Retrieved16 April2011.
  6. ^Kelly, Ryan (1 November 1979). "The Fine Art of Compromising".Smash Hits.Vol. 1, no. 24. London. pp. 6–7.
  7. ^Credits for Rusty EganatAllMusic.Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  8. ^Byrne, Alan (2012).Philip Lynott: Renegade of Thin Lizzy.Dublin: Mentor Books. p. 118.ISBN978-1906623883.
  9. ^Humphries, Patrick & Blackwell, Steve (2013).Top of the Pops 50th Anniversary.Pembroke Dock: McNidder & Grace. p. 185.ISBN978-0857160522.
  10. ^Butler, Robert (9 January 1988)."Ace of Clubs".Weekend.The Daily Telegraph.No. 41225. London. p. 15 – viaNewspapers.com.
  11. ^ Elms, Robert(2006).The Way We Wore: A Life in Threads.London: Picador. pp. 180–183.ISBN978-0330420334.
  12. ^Rimmer, Dave (1985).Like Punk Never Happened: Culture Club and the New Pop.London: Faber & Faber. p. 52.ISBN0571137393.
  13. ^"Youth guilty of mugging Strange for Kylie bangle", 17 January 2003,Western Mail
  14. ^Bevan, Nathan. "Stranger than fiction", 26 March 2006,Wales on Sunday
  15. ^"John McGeoch",14 March 2004,Daily Telegraph.
  16. ^Hodgkinson, Will. "Home entertainment",29 June 2001,The Guardian
  17. ^"Three wizards who changed the course of the 80s".Shapersofthe80s,5 October 2009.
  18. ^Stokes, Ali. "The '80s...", 14 December 2002,South Wales Echo
  19. ^Duncan, Alistair. "The night shift", 25 August 2005,Evening Standard
  20. ^Barrow, John.How Not to Make It in the Pop World(2003), Trafford Publishing. p.182.ISBN1-4120-1413-1
  21. ^"Safeconcerts.com".Safeconcerts.31 March 2011.Retrieved16 April2011.
  22. ^Caffell, Paul (2 June 2009)."The London Club & Bar Awards 2009".Fluid News.Fluid London.Retrieved24 April2012.
  23. ^"Strange and Egan return to the Blitz".Shapersofthe80s,8 January 2011.
  24. ^"RUSTY EGAN PRESENTS Welcome to the Dancefloor".The Electricity Club. 26 November 2016.Retrieved13 May2020.
  25. ^"Star Guests at Minster Wedding".Lincolnshire Echo.No. 27914 (County ed.). 14 July 1986. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
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