Rusty Egan

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Rusty Egan
Born (1957-09-19) 19 September 1957 (age 66)
OriginLondon
Genres
synthpop, new wave
Years active1977–present
LabelsEMI Records

Rusty Egan (born 19 September 1957

fronted by Midge Ure (guitarist, lead vocals and occasional backing vocals and keyboards player),[5] from their inception in March 1977 to their disbanding in December 1978. He continued working with Ure, and later collaborated with The Misfits, Skids,[6] Shock, and Visage.[7] However, Egan did not return to Visage when they reformed with a new line-up in 2004. He played drums on a remixed version of Phil Lynott's song "Yellow Pearl", which the BBC used as the Top of the Pops theme tune from 1981 to 1986.[8][9]

Egan was the DJ at

Camden Palace nightclub in London, where he continued to spread and influence the development of electronica in the UK.[20] For a time, he switched to producing records for many of the bands he used to DJ, including Spear of Destiny
, Shock, Visage and The Senate.

Egan was later (when?) brought back into his career as a disc jockey by the allure of the internet as a medium for sharing music.[citation needed] He suffered from delusional disorder around this period.[citation needed]

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

Egan appeared alongside former Visage bandmate Steve Strange on makeover show Pop Goes the Band in early 2009 on

Living 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 hosted Return to the Blitz on the site of the original Blitz Club with performances from Roman Kemp's band Paradise Point and electro punk artist Quilla Constance plus DJ sets from Egan himself.[23]

2017 saw the release of Egan's first solo album, 'Welcome to the Dancefloor'. It featured appearances from

Cult 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 the London Palladium, followed by a performance of a number of Visage hits with long time collaborator and friend Midge Ure.

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

References

  1. Sounds
    . London: Spotlight Publications. p. 14.
  2. Newspapers.com
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  3. ^ Ware, Martyn (April 2021). "Episode 23: Rusty Egan". Electronically Yours with Martyn Ware (Podcast). Retrieved 23 February 2023 – via Spotify.
  4. AllMusic
    . Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  5. ^ "Nfo.net/calendar". Nfo.net. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  6. ^ Kelly, Ryan (1 November 1979). "The Fine Art of Compromising". Smash Hits. Vol. 1, no. 24. London. pp. 6–7.
  7. AllMusic
    . Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  8. ISBN 978-1906623883
    .
  9. ISBN 978-0857160522
    .
  10. Newspapers.com
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  11. ^
    ISBN 978-0330420334
    .
  12. ISBN 0571137393
    .
  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. Daily Telegraph
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  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. ISBN 1-4120-1413-1
  21. ^ "Safeconcerts.com". Safeconcerts. 31 March 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  22. ^ Caffell, Paul (2 June 2009). "The London Club & Bar Awards 2009". Fluid News. Fluid London. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  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. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  25. ^ "Star Guests at Minster Wedding". Lincolnshire Echo. No. 27914 (County ed.). 14 July 1986. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.

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