Set the Tone (band)

Set the Tone
Set the Tone
Origin	Synthpop, electronic
Years active	1982–1983
Labels	Island Records
Past members	Kenny Hyslop; Bobby Paterson; Chris Morgan; Evelyn Asiedu

Set the Tone were a Scottish electronic music group, formed by Kenny Hyslop, Bobby Paterson, Chris Morgan and Evelyn Asiedu.

Background

Hyslop had been a former member of a number of Scottish bands including

UK Singles Chart

in April 1982. Following his departure from Simple Minds, Hyslop got together with Paterson, Morgan and Asiedu to form Set the Tone.

Set the Tone quickly managed to secure a

UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 62 in January 1983.^[2]

In the meantime, Paterson left and was replaced by Kendal Stubbs, a

Kool and the Gang and Tom Tom Club. Shortly afterwards, Island Records dropped Set the Tone.^{[citation needed}

Following the demise of Set the Tone, Hyslop formed the One O'Clock Gang who released an album on Arista Records, again without significant commercial success. He went on to be credited on a number of singles and albums, including some by Midge Ure.^{[citation needed]} However, after becoming disillusioned with the music industry, Hyslop became an alternative DJ.^{[citation needed]} This was until leaving the UK for Canada with blues band Big George and the Business.^{[citation needed]} After returning to the UK, Hyslop started teaching drumming at Carlton Studios in Glasgow, as well as producing new music published through Myspace.^{[citation needed]}