Brilliant | |
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Origin | London, England |
Genres | Rock |
Years active | 1982–1986 |
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Past members | Jimmy Cauty June Montana Youth Ben Watkins Marcus Myers Guy Pratt Stephane Holweck Andy Anderson Peter Ogi Rob Waugh |
Brilliant were a British pop/rock group active in the 1980s. Although not commercially successful and mauled by the critics, they remain notable because of the personnel involved – Martin Glover a.k.a. Youth of Killing Joke and subsequently a top producer/remixer; Jimmy Cauty, later to find fame and fortune as one half of The KLF; and (prior to the band signing with WEA) Ben Watkins a.k.a. Juno Reactor. Equally notable was their management (David Balfe), their record company A&R manager (Bill Drummond, the other member of The KLF), and songwriting and production team (Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman known as Stock Aitken Waterman).