Q (band)
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Q was a small American
techno
band, formed in 1982 by Jon St. James
and Stacey Swain. Ross Wood was also a group member, and John Van Tongeren
was involved as well. The group only had two releases: a 7" single of their song "Playback" on Cocteau Records, and a four-track EP released almost exclusively to college radio stations that has become known among fans as The Q EP
. Only 1,000 copies were printed of the EP, and it is considered highly collectable.
Swain and St. James (along with Van Tongeren) formed SSQ
shortly after the release of Q's EP, and they went on to release one album, Playback
, as well as a couple of singles over the next two years.
The same lineup of musicians, with Swain and St. James still at the core, would eventually achieve commercial success under the name Stacey Q
.
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Techno
Techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan in the United States during the mid to late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno, in reference to a genre of music, was in 1988...
band, formed in 1982 by Jon St. James
Jon St. James
Jon St. James is an American guitarist, songwriter–composer, producer and engineer whose Casbah Recording Studio was a part of Orange County, California's new music scene in the late 1970s and early to mid 1980s. St. James' first album was as leader–frontman–songwriter of the progressive rock group...
and Stacey Swain. Ross Wood was also a group member, and John Van Tongeren
John Van Tongeren
John Van Tongeren is a music composer, mainly for films and television series.- Biography :Van Tongeren began his career as one of the original members of Media Ventures . During his time at Media Ventures Van Tongeren worked on films such as Thelma and Louise, True Romance and Drop Zone with Hans...
was involved as well. The group only had two releases: a 7" single of their song "Playback" on Cocteau Records, and a four-track EP released almost exclusively to college radio stations that has become known among fans as The Q EP
The Q EP
The Q EP is an EP released by techno/synthpop band Q, with Stacey Swain as the lead singer. It was released by M.A.O. Records in 1982. This album was released almost exclusively to college radio stations. Only 1,000 copies were printed of the EP, and it's therefore considered highly collectible.The...
. Only 1,000 copies were printed of the EP, and it is considered highly collectable.
Swain and St. James (along with Van Tongeren) formed SSQ
SSQ (band)
SSQ was a 1980s synthpop outfit formed from the already-in-existence band Q .-Biography:The original Q project was composed of Stacey Swain as lead singer, Jon St. James on guitars, and Dan Van Patten and John Van Tongeren on vocoder and synthesizer...
shortly after the release of Q's EP, and they went on to release one album, Playback
Playback (SSQ album)
Playback is an album released in 1983 by synthpop band SSQ. The album was released on both Enigma Records and EMI America Records."Synthicide", "Big Electronic Beat" and "Clockwork" appeared on the soundtrack of the 1984 film Hardbodies. "Synthicide" and "Anonymous" appeared on the soundtrack of...
, as well as a couple of singles over the next two years.
The same lineup of musicians, with Swain and St. James still at the core, would eventually achieve commercial success under the name Stacey Q
Stacey Q
Stacey Q is a pop singer, dancer and actress. She is best known for her 1985 hit single "Two of Hearts".-Early life:Stacey Swain was born on November 30, 1958 in Fullerton, California. She is the youngest of three children...
.
Members
- Stacey Swain - Vocals
- Jon St. James - Keyboards
- Ross Wood
- John Van Tongeren - Keyboards