Miles Hunt
Miles Hunt | |
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Background information | |
Born | Birmingham, Warwickshire, England | 29 July 1966
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, guitarist |
Years active | 1985–present |
Labels | Polydor Records, Fake Chapter Records |
Website | Official website |
Miles Stephen Hunt (born 29 July 1966) is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist. He fronts the alternative rock band The Wonder Stuff.
Early life
His father was a
Career
Hunt's first band (in which he played drums) was called From Eden, and featured future members of another successful Stourbridge group,
Over the last few years he has written a series of printed and online articles for Nottingham-based culture magazine
Personal life
A former girlfriend is Helga Phillips who is now the partner of
Hunt married radio DJ Mary Anne Hobbs in April 1990, in the London borough of Tower Hamlets. She was working for the NME at the time. They were married for five years.[4] He is currently single.[4][5][failed verification] His uncle, Bill Hunt, played keyboards and horns in an early incarnation of Electric Light Orchestra and later in Wizzard.[6][7]
Discography
Albums
Vent 414
- Vent 414 (1996)
- The Post Album Demos (2009)
Solo
- Miles Across America (1998)
- By The Time I Got To Jersey [also known as "Common Threads Live"] (1998)
- Hairy On The Inside (1999)
- MP3 Of The Month Club (2000)
- The Miles Hunt Club (2002)
- Interloper Live 2006 (2006)
- The Custodian (2018)
- The Custodian 2 (2021)
- Things Can Change (2022)
With Erica Nockalls
- Not An Exit (2007)
- Catching More Than We Miss (2009)
- Shared [Various Artists - includes 3 tracks by Miles and Erica] (2009)
- Shared 2 [Various Artists - includes 2 tracks by Miles and Erica] (2011)
- Live 2010/11 (2011)
- We Came Here To Work (2017)
Singles and EPs
- Fixer - Vent 414 (1996)
- Life Before You - Vent 414 (1996)
- Life's Great EP (2000)
- Five Songs EP (2000)
- Everything Is Not OK (2002)
- The Miles Hunt Club EP (2002)
- Stay Scared, Stay Tuned - with Erica Nockalls (2009)
- We Came Here To Work - with Erica Nockalls (2017)
References
- ^ "Life of Wonder is Miles better" Archived 2010-01-19 at the Wayback Machine, This is Derbyshire, June 27, 2008
- ISBN 0-9549704-0-3.
- ^ Ned's Atomic Dustbin
- ^ a b Hughes, Tim (6 June 2013). "The Wonder Stuff: Dizzy rascals". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ^ Wilson, Jared (30 April 2006). "Miles Hunt Interview". LeftLion. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
- ^ Young, Graham (25 June 2015). "The Twang and The Wonder Stuff to play one-off gig together". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ^ Ken Stavensoe Nielsen. "THE BILL HUNT HISTORY". 10538overture.dk. Retrieved 13 December 2023.