Vince Clarke

Vince Clarke (Vincent John Martin, b.03 July 1960) is a British musician, songwriter, recording artists and record producer best known for his work in electronic pop music. He was a founder member of Depeche Mode, Yazoo and Erasure and has also collaborated with other recording artists including Paul Quinn, Feargal Sharkey, Jean Michel Jarre, Martyn Ware and former Depeche Mode colleague Martin Gore.

Clarke has also remixed tracks by a wide range of other artists including Simple Minds, Franz Ferdinand, Blancmange and Dido.

A native of Essex, UK, he currently resides in Brooklyn, New York. He has cited the group OMD and in particular their debut single Electricity as being one of his early influences.