Dave Formula

Dave Formula (born David Tomlinson 11 August 1946, Whalley Range, Manchester in England), is an English keyboardist and film-soundtrack composer from Manchester, who played with the post-punk bands Magazine and Visage during the end of the 1970s and the beginning of the 1980s and in the "world music" band The Angel Brothers.

Biography

Early years and St. Louis Union Formula grew up in Whalley Range, Manchester.

He initially worked under his real name of David Tomlinson, achieving some success in the mid-1960s with the R&B blues/soul band St. Louis Union, including appearances on TV shows Top of the Pops and Thank Your Lucky Stars and in the film The Ghost Goes Gear (which also featured The Spencer Davis Group). At the time he formed the group, he was working as an apprentice television engineer with John Nichols, the band’s bass player.

Inaura He also joined a band called Inaura in the mid-1990s and played on their album One Million Smiles.

The Angel Brothers Whilst lecturing in popular music, he met up with Keith Angel, Dave Angel & Andy Seward which eventually led to Formula joining the world music band The Angel Brothers in 2003, playing on their two albums, Punjab To Pit Top and Forbidden Fruit.

Design For Living After Formula's stint with Magazine, he formed part of a band called Design For Living.

Solo album In January 2007, Formula began working on a solo album recording at his own Red Bird Studios. Entitled Satellite Sweetheart, it features over 30 guest musicians. The list includes almost all the members of Magazine–Howard Devoto, Barry Adamson, John Doyle, John McGeoch (posthumously), and Robin Simon-as well singer/ songwriter Robert Wyatt, Swing Out Sister's Corrine Drury, Dennis Rollins, and Joel Purnell. The release was delayed due to Magazine's 2009 activity and the album was released in February 2010 on Wire Sound. A video of the collaboration with Devoto; "Via Sacra" is posted on YouTube.

Discography

Satellite Sweetheart (February 2010)