John Mulligan
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Joshua Salvator (Josh) Mulligan is a Birmingham
, England
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musician. He is most prominently known as the bassist and keyboardist of the band Fashion
from 1978-1984.
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Mulligan was one of the main founders of Fashion
, formed in 1978, by him on bass and syntheziser, Luke Sky on lead vocals and guitar and Dik Davies on drums.
After Luke Sky left and while Fashion was by their second era, Mulligan and Dik Davies joined Duran Duran
's original vocalist Stephen Duffy
to form TinTin.
Mulligan was also an accomplished visual artist who designed covers for Japan
, Kajagoogoo
, and Fashion.
John Taylor of Duran Duran was deeply inspired by Mulligan and his early approach to the Birmingham scene. At the end of 2007 beginning of 2008, Luke (Sky) James, the original guitarist and singer of Mulligan's Fashion, launched a myspace site devoted to the band. On the site James wrote of the original line-up: "2 Dead" (Davis and Cottrell) / "1 living" (James) and "1 missing" (referring to Mulligan.)
A citate of Paul Edmond's in July 2008
- the famous photographer of the early DURAN DURAN's -
comes closer to the truth of Mulligan whereabouts:
"Mulligan makes small films these days and is based in London".
John Mulligan (baseball)
John Mulligan , was a Major League Baseball third baseman who played in one game on June 14, 1884 for the Washington Nationals of the Union Association.-External links:...
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Joshua Salvator (Josh) Mulligan is a Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
born new nave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
musician. He is most prominently known as the bassist and keyboardist of the band Fashion
Fashion (band)
Fashion were a British New Wave band consisting of Dee Harris, Al 'Luke Sky' James, Alan Darby, John Mulligan, Marlon Recchi, and Dik Davis.The band had two or three eras...
from 1978-1984.
Biography
Mulligan is Italian, Irish, West Indi and is visually remembered with dreadlocks. Josh Mulligan attended Birmingham Polytechnic School of Art in Margaret Street studying for a fine art degree before forming FashionFashion (band)
Fashion were a British New Wave band consisting of Dee Harris, Al 'Luke Sky' James, Alan Darby, John Mulligan, Marlon Recchi, and Dik Davis.The band had two or three eras...
.
Mulligan was one of the main founders of Fashion
Fashion (band)
Fashion were a British New Wave band consisting of Dee Harris, Al 'Luke Sky' James, Alan Darby, John Mulligan, Marlon Recchi, and Dik Davis.The band had two or three eras...
, formed in 1978, by him on bass and syntheziser, Luke Sky on lead vocals and guitar and Dik Davies on drums.
After Luke Sky left and while Fashion was by their second era, Mulligan and Dik Davies joined Duran Duran
Duran Duran
Duran Duran are an English band, formed in Birmingham in 1978. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s and a leading band in the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" of the United States...
's original vocalist Stephen Duffy
Stephen Duffy
Stephen Anthony James Duffy is an English singer/songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He was a founding member and vocalist/bassist of Duran Duran. He went on to record as a solo performer under several different names, and is the singer and songwriter for The Lilac Time with his older brother...
to form TinTin.
Mulligan was also an accomplished visual artist who designed covers for Japan
Japan (band)
Japan were a British New Wave group, formed in 1974 in Catford, South London. The band achieved success in the late 1970s and early 1980s, when they were often associated with the burgeoning New Romantic fashion movement .- History :The band began as a group of friends...
, Kajagoogoo
Kajagoogoo
Kajagoogoo are a British pop band, best known for their hit single, "Too Shy", which reached No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart and No. 5 on the U.S...
, and Fashion.
John Taylor of Duran Duran was deeply inspired by Mulligan and his early approach to the Birmingham scene. At the end of 2007 beginning of 2008, Luke (Sky) James, the original guitarist and singer of Mulligan's Fashion, launched a myspace site devoted to the band. On the site James wrote of the original line-up: "2 Dead" (Davis and Cottrell) / "1 living" (James) and "1 missing" (referring to Mulligan.)
A citate of Paul Edmond's in July 2008
- the famous photographer of the early DURAN DURAN's -
comes closer to the truth of Mulligan whereabouts:
"Mulligan makes small films these days and is based in London".
Equipment
Synthesizers used in Fashion from 1981 onward- Roland Jupiter-8- Primary keyboard
- Moog Source
- PPG Wave
- Oberheim-OB-Xa
Discography of Fashion
- Product PerfectProduct PerfectProduct Perfect was the debut album of Fàshiön Music , released in 1979. It is their only album to feature guitarist–vocalist Luke James...
(1979) - FabriqueFabriqueFabrique was Fashion's 1982 second album. It was produced by Zeus B. Held. The album included the following UK hit singles: "Streetplayer " which reached No. 46 in April 1982 and "Love Shadow", which made No. 51 in August of the same year...
(1982) - Twilight of IdolsTwilight of IdolsTwilight of Idols was Fashion's 1984 album produced by Zeus B. Held and their only to feature singer/songwriter Alan Darby.The track "Eye Talk" was released as a UK single, reaching No...
(1984)