Joy Machine
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| Joy Machine | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Danbury,Connecticut,United States |
| Genre(s) | Synthpop Post-punk New Wave Alternative Dance |
| Years active | 1993 - 1996 |
| Label(s) | mp3.com |
| Associated acts | Brand New Idol Saintface The Dossier |
| Website | http://www.myspace.com/theoriginaljoymachine |
| Former members | |
| Peter Riley Kris Heireth Tim Heireth Simon Matthews |
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[edit] History
Joy Machine was an alternative synthpop band formed in 1993 by brothers Kris and Tim Heireth, a band which evolved from their earlier group effort called "Heads Up Display"(1988 - 1992). Later, Peter Riley would join as vocalist and Simon Matthews would become the groups synth programmer. Joy Machine was never signed, and never saw success until the MP3.com album release of The Best That Never Was in October of 2000. At this time, the group gained an incredible following, the single "Separate Ways" becoming an online hit. By this time, Joy Machine had already dissolved, the members forming new acts. Joy Machine has since been regarded as being "internationally acclaimed" by more than one online resource.[1]As of November 2003, MP3.com had recorded 177,151 plays, later dropping their MP3.com bio page.[2]Joy Machine was an online phenomenon and the springboard for the success of Brand New Idol, Saintface and The Dossier, the groups that were formed as a result of that original collaboration.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
2000 The Best That Never Was MP3.com
[edit] Rising Fame
In 2001, Depeche Mode released their studio album, Exciter. Prior to release in 2001, there was a bootleg release of the album. One of the songs in the bootleg release was titled "Turning Away", which was actually Joy Machine's "Separate Ways". While fake (not really a Depeche Mode song), the song was an immediate hit and once fans discovered the true origin of the song, additional Joy Machine tracks quickly followed in popularity.[3]
[edit] Post Dissolution Careers
Vocalist Peter Riley is currently the frontman for electropop group The Dossier as well as the alternative group Saintface[4]
Tim and Kris Heireth formed the group Brand New Idol in 1999.[5]
Simon Matthews is now a production sound engineer on Broadway, as well as sound designer for the Broadway production Altar Boyz[6]
[edit] See also
- Brand New Idol
- Saintface
- The Dossier
