Vince Clarke
Vince Clarke Vince Clarke performing as Erasure on 1 July 2011 Background information Birth name Vincent John Martin Born (1960-07-03) 3 July 1960 (age 54) South Woodford, England, United Kingdom Genres Synthpop, new wave Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter, remixer, DJ, producer Instruments Vocals, synthesizer, keyboards, guitar, violin, piano, bass guitar, melodica Years active 1977–present Labels Mute Records Reset Records Associated acts Depeche Mode, Yazoo, The Assembly, Erasure, VCMG, Robert Marlow Website Vinceclarkemusic.com Notable instruments Roland Synthesizers, Moog Synthesizers, Oberheim Synthesizers, Casio CZ-101 Vince Clarke (born Vincent John Martin; 3 July 1960) is an English synthpop musician and songwriter. Clarke has been the main composer and musician of the band Erasure since 1985, and was previously a member of several groups, including Depeche Mode, Yazoo and The Assembly.