- Joy Machine
Infobox musical artist
Name = Joy Machine
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Origin =Danbury ,Connecticut ,United States
Genre =Synthpop Post-punk
New WaveAlternative Dance
Years_active = 1993 - 1996
Label = mp3.com
Associated_acts =Brand New Idol Saintface The Dossier
URL = http://www.myspace.com/theoriginaljoymachine
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Past_members =Peter Riley Kris Heireth Tim Heireth Simon Matthews
Notable_instruments =History
Joy Machine was an alternative synthpop band formed in
1993 by brothers Kris and Tim Heireth, a band which evolved from their earlier group effort called "Heads Up Display"(1988 - 1992). Later, Peter Riley would join as vocalist and Simon Matthews would become the groups synth programmer. Joy Machine was never signed, and never saw success until the MP3.com album release ofThe Best That Never Was in October of 2000. At this time, the group gained an incredible following, the single "Separate Ways " becoming an online hit. By this time, Joy Machine had already dissolved, the members forming new acts. Joy Machine has since been regarded as being "internationally acclaimed" by more than one online resource. [ [http://www.airplaydirect.com/music/bands/18710/index.php AirPlayDirect Bio Page for Brand New Idol] ] As of November 2003, MP3.com had recorded 177,151 plays, later dropping their MP3.com bio page. [ [http://web.archive.org/web/20031129191658/artists.mp3s.com/artists/25/joy_machine.html MP3.com Way Back Machine archive page] ] Joy Machine was an online phenomenon and the springboard for the success of Brand New Idol, Saintface and The Dossier, the groups that were formed as a result of that original collaboration.Discography
Albums
2000
The Best That Never Was MP3.comRising Fame
In
2001 ,Depeche Mode released their studio album,Exciter . Prior to release in 2001, there was a bootleg release of the album. One of the songs in the bootleg release was titled "Turning Away", which was actually Joy Machine's "Separate Ways". While fake (not really a Depeche Mode song), the song was an immediate hit and once fans discovered the true origin of the song, additional Joy Machine tracks quickly followed in popularity. [ [http://www.twothousandbc.com/synthbands.html Brand New Idol Bio] ]Post Dissolution Careers
Vocalist Peter Riley is currently the frontman for electropop group The Dossier as well as the alternative group Saintface [ [http://www.myspace.com/theoriginaljoymachine Joy Machine Bio on Myspace] ]
Tim and Kris Heireth formed the group
Brand New Idol in 1999. [ [http://brandnewidol.com/biography.php Brand New Idol Official Biography] ]Simon Matthews is now a production sound engineer on Broadway, as well as sound designer for the Broadway production Altar Boyz [ [http://www.playbill.com/celebritybuzz/whoswho/biography/17147 Simon Matthews Playbill Bio] ]
ee also
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Brand New Idol
*Saintface
*The Dossier References
External links
* [http://www.myspace.com/theoriginaljoymachine Joy Machine Myspace Page]
* [http://www.BrandNewIdol.com Official Brand New Idol Home Page]
* [http://www.electrogarden.com/features/bni/ Brand New Idol Interview regarding Joy Machine]
* [http://www.last.fm/music/Joy+Machine/+wiki Last FM Joy Machine Wiki]
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