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Better known as the frontman of the British pop group the
Lightning Seeds,
Ian Broudie was also among the most successful producers of the post-punk era. Born August 4, 1958 in Liverpool, England,
Broudie first emerged as a member of Big in Japan, a product of the same scene which gave rise to
Echo & the Bunnymen,
the Teardrop Explodes and
Icicle Works. After Big in Japan split in 1979,
Broudie followed a brief tenure in the Original Mirrors by producing the first two Bunnymen LPs,
Crocodiles and
Heaven Up Here, as well as work by
the Fall, Wah! and
Frazier Chorus. After briefly returning to performing as one half of the duo Care, he later led the
Lightning Seeds, essentially a solo project fleshed out by studio musicians; the single "Pure," from their 1989 debut Cloudcuckooland, was an international hit. In the years to follow
Broudie alternated between performing and producing, also helming records by acts like
the Primitives,
Sleeper,
Alison Moyet and
the Frank & Walters. ~ Jason Ankeny