Alan Wilder

Alan Wilder
Wilder standing behind a large electronic box
Wilder performing in 2010
Background information
Birth nameAlan Charles Wilder
Born (1959-06-01) 1 June 1959 (age 65)
Hammersmith, London, England
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • composer
  • arranger
  • record producer
Instruments
  • Synthesizer
  • sampler
  • keyboards
  • piano
  • drums
  • percussion
  • flute
  • guitar
  • bass guitar
  • vocals
Years active1975–present
Labels
Member ofRecoil
Formerly of
Websiterecoil.co.uk

Alan Charles Wilder (born 1 June 1959) is an English musician, composer, arranger, record producer and member of the electronic band Depeche Mode from 1982 to 1995. After his departure from the band, the musical project Recoil became his primary musical enterprise, which initially started as a side project to Depeche Mode in 1986. Wilder has also provided production and remixing services to the bands Nitzer Ebb and Curve. In 2020, Wilder was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Depeche Mode. He is a classically trained musician.[1]

  1. ^ Bell, Max: "ALAN WILDER: THE BAND BOY Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine", PRIVATE LIVES – THE DEPECHE MODE STORY, 1985