Neil Clark is a Scottish born, Toronto based,
guitarist and composer.
His career in music began, following graduation from Art School, as member of a number of Glasgow new-wave bands, including Newspeak, where amongst his co-band members were Creation records founder Alan McGee and future Primal Screamer, Andrew Innes. A meeting in 1983 with Lloyd Cole and Blair Cowan led to the formation of Lloyd Cole and the Commotions and within a year the band began to enjoy substantial national and international success with the release of their debut album, Rattlesnakes. Supported by a heavy touring schedule, two more studio albums - Easy Pieces and Mainstream - followed, before the group decided in 1990 to go their separate ways.
Clark's playing with the Commotions however had garnered attention and throughout the 1990's he worked with a diverse group of artists in the UK, France, Canada and the US. Since the break-up of the Commotions he has continued to record and tour regularly with Lloyd Cole, beginning with his solo albums, Bad Vibes and Love Story and continuing on through to his 2006 collection, Antidepressant.
In December 2008 acting on a desire to consolidate and develop his musical interests Neil released the album Sundogs. This was followed in April of this year by Second Story Sunlight. Both these works blend complimentary elements of post rock and jazz with 60's folk/rock and ambient electronica, Sundogs is a completely solo work focusing almost exclusively on a myriad of guitar tonalities while Second Story Sunlight develops the blend with a wider group sound and the addition of drummer Ambrose Pottie and bassist Alisdair Jones on three tracks.
Alongside his work as a guitarist Neil also writes for television and film.
PRODUCERS AND ENGINEERS WORKED WITH:
Stephen Street, Iain Stanley, Chris Hughes, Paul Hardiman, Langer and Winstanley, Stewart Copeland, Julian Mendelson, Gavin McKillop, Adam Peters, Mick Glossop, Anthony Moore, Chris Thomas and Philippe Delettrez.
MUSICIANS:
Mark Bedford, Stephen Irvine, Dave Derby, Jill Sobule, Adam Peters, Robert Vickers, Dave Cummings, Jerry Marotta, Gail Ann Dorsey, Sarah Lee, Dan McCarroll, Chris Thomson, Amanda Kramer, Blair Cowan, Rafa Maciejak, Axelle Renoir, Rick May, Mae Moore, Vince Jones.
TOURING AND SHOWS:
FESTIVALS: Glastonbury, Torhout and Werchter, Roskilde and Milton Keynes.
THEATRES: Hammersmith Odeon/Apollo London, Beacon Theatre, Bowery, The World NYC, Warfield S.F., Wembley Arena London, Sydney Entertainment Centre, Perth Entertainment Centre, Manchester Apollo, Paris Olympia and Rex, Brixton Academy, Chicago Park West and Double Door, Glasgow Barrowlands, Tokyo/Osaka Club Quatrro, Bristol Colston Hall, Sheffield City Hall, Leeds University, Berlin Metropole, Amsterdam Paradiso, Zurich Rode Fabrik, Stockholm Sodre Theatre and many more.
OTHER: Over 20 years extensive touring in the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Sweden, Spain, Portugal the rest of Europe, Australia and Japan.
His career in music began, following graduation from Art School, as member of a number of Glasgow new-wave bands, including Newspeak, where amongst his co-band members were Creation records founder Alan McGee and future Primal Screamer, Andrew Innes. A meeting in 1983 with Lloyd Cole and Blair Cowan led to the formation of Lloyd Cole and the Commotions and within a year the band began to enjoy substantial national and international success with the release of their debut album, Rattlesnakes. Supported by a heavy touring schedule, two more studio albums - Easy Pieces and Mainstream - followed, before the group decided in 1990 to go their separate ways.
Clark's playing with the Commotions however had garnered attention and throughout the 1990's he worked with a diverse group of artists in the UK, France, Canada and the US. Since the break-up of the Commotions he has continued to record and tour regularly with Lloyd Cole, beginning with his solo albums, Bad Vibes and Love Story and continuing on through to his 2006 collection, Antidepressant.
In December 2008 acting on a desire to consolidate and develop his musical interests Neil released the album Sundogs. This was followed in April of this year by Second Story Sunlight. Both these works blend complimentary elements of post rock and jazz with 60's folk/rock and ambient electronica, Sundogs is a completely solo work focusing almost exclusively on a myriad of guitar tonalities while Second Story Sunlight develops the blend with a wider group sound and the addition of drummer Ambrose Pottie and bassist Alisdair Jones on three tracks.
Alongside his work as a guitarist Neil also writes for television and film.
PRODUCERS AND ENGINEERS WORKED WITH:
Stephen Street, Iain Stanley, Chris Hughes, Paul Hardiman, Langer and Winstanley, Stewart Copeland, Julian Mendelson, Gavin McKillop, Adam Peters, Mick Glossop, Anthony Moore, Chris Thomas and Philippe Delettrez.
MUSICIANS:
Mark Bedford, Stephen Irvine, Dave Derby, Jill Sobule, Adam Peters, Robert Vickers, Dave Cummings, Jerry Marotta, Gail Ann Dorsey, Sarah Lee, Dan McCarroll, Chris Thomson, Amanda Kramer, Blair Cowan, Rafa Maciejak, Axelle Renoir, Rick May, Mae Moore, Vince Jones.
TOURING AND SHOWS:
FESTIVALS: Glastonbury, Torhout and Werchter, Roskilde and Milton Keynes.
THEATRES: Hammersmith Odeon/Apollo London, Beacon Theatre, Bowery, The World NYC, Warfield S.F., Wembley Arena London, Sydney Entertainment Centre, Perth Entertainment Centre, Manchester Apollo, Paris Olympia and Rex, Brixton Academy, Chicago Park West and Double Door, Glasgow Barrowlands, Tokyo/Osaka Club Quatrro, Bristol Colston Hall, Sheffield City Hall, Leeds University, Berlin Metropole, Amsterdam Paradiso, Zurich Rode Fabrik, Stockholm Sodre Theatre and many more.
OTHER: Over 20 years extensive touring in the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Sweden, Spain, Portugal the rest of Europe, Australia and Japan.
DISCOGRAPHY:
* 2008: Neil Clark - Sundogs
* 2007: Lloyd Cole and the Commotions Live @ the BBC
* 2007: Lloyd Cole Live @ the BBC
* 2006: Sleeping Dogs film soundtrack
* 2006: Lloyd Cole - Antidepressant
* 2004: Lloyd Cole and the Commotions - Rattlesnakes Deluxe Edition
* 2004: Lloyd Cole and the Commotions - Singles
* 2003: Lloyd Cole - Music In A Foreign Language
* 2002: Lloyd Cole - Etc
* 2001: Lloyd Cole and the Negatives
* 1998: Axelle Renoir - Rose
* 1996: Lloyd Cole - Love Story (featuring Sentimental Fool, Trigger Happy)
* 1995: Mae Moore - Dragonfly (featuring the singles, Genuine, Watermark )
* 1994: Axelle Renoir - Magnums et Matinees Dansantes
* 1993: Lloyd Cole - Bad Vibes
* 1993: The Bathers - Lagoon Blues
* 1991: Bloomsday - Fortuny
* 1990: Lloyd Cole and the Commotions - '84 - '89
* 1987: Lloyd Cole and the Commotions - Mainstream (featuring Jennifer She Said, Mainstream)
* 1986: Absolute Beginners Soundtrack
* 1985: Lloyd Cole and the Commotions - Easy Pieces (featuring Brand new Friend)
* 1984: Lloyd Cole and the Commotions - Rattlesnakes (featuring Forest Fire, Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken, Rattlesnakes, Perfect Skin)
SELECTED SONG CO-WRITES: (as composer/performer)
Rattlesnakes, Are You Ready To Heartbroken, Pretty Gone, Minor Character, Nevers End, Lost Weekend, Jennifer She Said, I Will Not leave You Alone, Slip Away, Fool You Are, Strange Honey, Black River, North Country Girl, Sleeping Dogs.
IN ADDITION NEIL WROTE AND PERFORMED KEY GUITAR PARTS and SOLOS from the FOLLOWING SONGS:
Forest Fire, Perfect Skin, Perfect Blue, Mainstream, Mr Malcontent, Big World, You Will Never Be No Good, The Sea and the Sand, Charlotte Street, Genuine, All I Can't Explain, Evolution, Hallu Marlene, The Sweetheart Sessions, Fall Together, Mr Wrong, Sentimental Fool, Watermark, Big Girl Now, Trigger Happy, Be There, Happy For You, New York City Sunshine, Rolodex Incident, Woman In A Bar, The Young Idealists.
* 2008: Neil Clark - Sundogs
* 2007: Lloyd Cole and the Commotions Live @ the BBC
* 2007: Lloyd Cole Live @ the BBC
* 2006: Sleeping Dogs film soundtrack
* 2006: Lloyd Cole - Antidepressant
* 2004: Lloyd Cole and the Commotions - Rattlesnakes Deluxe Edition
* 2004: Lloyd Cole and the Commotions - Singles
* 2003: Lloyd Cole - Music In A Foreign Language
* 2002: Lloyd Cole - Etc
* 2001: Lloyd Cole and the Negatives
* 1998: Axelle Renoir - Rose
* 1996: Lloyd Cole - Love Story (featuring Sentimental Fool, Trigger Happy)
* 1995: Mae Moore - Dragonfly (featuring the singles, Genuine, Watermark )
* 1994: Axelle Renoir - Magnums et Matinees Dansantes
* 1993: Lloyd Cole - Bad Vibes
* 1993: The Bathers - Lagoon Blues
* 1991: Bloomsday - Fortuny
* 1990: Lloyd Cole and the Commotions - '84 - '89
* 1987: Lloyd Cole and the Commotions - Mainstream (featuring Jennifer She Said, Mainstream)
* 1986: Absolute Beginners Soundtrack
* 1985: Lloyd Cole and the Commotions - Easy Pieces (featuring Brand new Friend)
* 1984: Lloyd Cole and the Commotions - Rattlesnakes (featuring Forest Fire, Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken, Rattlesnakes, Perfect Skin)
SELECTED SONG CO-WRITES: (as composer/performer)
Rattlesnakes, Are You Ready To Heartbroken, Pretty Gone, Minor Character, Nevers End, Lost Weekend, Jennifer She Said, I Will Not leave You Alone, Slip Away, Fool You Are, Strange Honey, Black River, North Country Girl, Sleeping Dogs.
IN ADDITION NEIL WROTE AND PERFORMED KEY GUITAR PARTS and SOLOS from the FOLLOWING SONGS:
Forest Fire, Perfect Skin, Perfect Blue, Mainstream, Mr Malcontent, Big World, You Will Never Be No Good, The Sea and the Sand, Charlotte Street, Genuine, All I Can't Explain, Evolution, Hallu Marlene, The Sweetheart Sessions, Fall Together, Mr Wrong, Sentimental Fool, Watermark, Big Girl Now, Trigger Happy, Be There, Happy For You, New York City Sunshine, Rolodex Incident, Woman In A Bar, The Young Idealists.