1. Clive Farrington – Profile
1980 -2000: Signed to Virgin Records USA – Writer / Founder / Lead vocal for band
‘When in Rome’
Album recorded at the Powerplant, London UK with producer Ben Rogan who had just completed the
Diamond Life (as engineer) album for Sade with Robin Millar. Vocals completed at Linford Manor,
Milton Keynes, UK. A further 3 tracks were recorded with Richard James Burgess at Hollywood
Studios, Pasadena and Sound Control, Santa Monica. The album was mixed by myself and Michael
Brauer at Quad Studios New York.
Hit Record: ‘The Promise’ – No. 1 on US Dance Chart and No. 10 on US Hot 100
Two successful tours of the US
Successful tour of Brazil
Successful tours of the Philippines and Europe
In 2004 The Promise is used as the end theme for successful movie ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ Winner -
Sundance Film Festival and MTV Film of the Year. Movie costs $600,000USD to make and has
grossed $50MUSD to date.
2011 – Successful summer tour of the USA with A Flock of Seagulls, Berlin, Gene Loves Jezabell,
Animotion, Bow Wow Wow and Boys Don’t Cry on the Lost 80’s Tour.
2012 – Successful summer tour of the USA with A Flock of Seagulls, Escape Club, Gene Loves
Jezabel, Animotion, Boys Don’t Cry and Motels on the Lost 80’s Tour.
2013 - Successful summer tour of the USA with A Flock of Seagulls, Animotion, Bow Wow Wow,
Naked Eyes, John Waite on the Lost 80’s Tour. Headline at Hangar 27, Tijuana, Mexico. Wrote a
song called ‘Stripped’ with Mexican Mega Star, Aleks Syntek for forthcoming ‘Legends’ album.
Opened for Erasure, Howard Jones, Men Without Hats, Flock of Seagulls to sell out crowd of 20,000
at Palacio de Desportes, Mexico City. Co-wrote main theme ‘Glittering Heights’ with Aleks Syntek
for forthcoming movie ‘El Americano’.
2014 – One month Tour of the Philippines – When In Rome.
Sang ‘The Promise’ live at a special showing of ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ at the Castro Theater, San
Francisco with lead actor Jon Heder in attendance.
Met with the cast and crew of the movie ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ at LACMA, Bing Theatre, Ca on the
10 year anniversary special blu ray showing.
Worked with: Craig Logan (Bros, Kim Appleby - Kim Appleby mixes) - John McGeoch
(Magazine, Armoury Show, PiL, Souxie & the Banshees - Pacific Project) - Paul Young (Sad
Cafe, Mike & the Mechanics - solo project) - John Keeble (Spandau Ballet - Pacific Project) -
Glenn Gregory (Heaven 17 - Pacific Project) - Matt Rowe (East 17, Spice Girls, Sophie Ellis
Bexter - Keyboards WIR Brazil Tour 1994) - Richard James Burgess (Landscape - pre-
production & production, WIR) George Borowski, Chris Sant - Beau Leisure, David Powell -
Beau Leisure, Lord Snowden - Beau Leisure, David Eley - TGM Mastering, Jon Brooks, Aleks
