Richard James Burgess

Richard James Burgess
MBE
Also known as
  • Caleb Kadesh
  • Cadillac Jack
Born (1949-06-29) 29 June 1949 (age 75)
London, England
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
  • composer
  • author
  • manager
  • marketer
  • inventor
  • executive
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • drums
  • synthesizer
  • programming
Years active1971–present
Labels
Websiterichardjamesburgess.com

Richard James Burgess MBE (born 29 June 1949) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, composer, author, manager, marketer and inventor.[citation needed]

Burgess's music career spans more than 50 years. He came to prominence in the early 1980s as co-founder and co-lead singer of the synthpop band Landscape, which released a top-5 hit in 1981 with the single "Einstein a Go-Go". Burgess is one of the main composers of Landscape's music, and made major musical and lyrical contributions to the band's songs. After the band's break-up he pursued a brief solo career releasing one mini-album, Richard James Burgess in 1984.

He launched his career as a producer with Spandau Ballet's debut UK hit "To Cut a Long Story Short",[1] the first commercial success for the hitherto underground New Romantic movement.[2]

Burgess currently serves as the President and CEO of A2IM: American Association of Independent Music.

  1. ^ "Spandau Ballet / Gary Kemp". Outside Organisation. Archived from the original on 7 March 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  2. ^ Hooper, Mark (1 May 2008). "Adventures in synth". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 July 2014.