Reuben Wu
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Reuben Wu is a British musician and member of the electropop band Ladytron
. His role in the band is keyboardist
, songwriter
and producer
. He's also an accomplished photographer and a DJ.
Wu trained in Industrial Design
at Sheffield Hallam University
, before becoming a successful designer in a consultancy until going full time with the band in 2002. He met Daniel Hunt
in Liverpool in 1994 and formed Ladytron with him in 1999, along with Mira Aroyo
and Helen Marnie
.
Wu set up the Liverpool club night Evol
and bar Korova
with Hunt in 2006.
He features on the Electric Six
song "Love Song for Myself" on their seventh album Zodiac
.
Ladytron
Ladytron are an English electronic band formed in 1999 in Liverpool, Merseyside. The group consists of Helen Marnie , Mira Aroyo , Daniel Hunt and Reuben Wu .Their sound blends electropop with New Wave and shoegazing elements. Ladytron described their sound as "electronic pop"...
. His role in the band is keyboardist
Keyboardist
A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
, songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
and producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
. He's also an accomplished photographer and a DJ.
Wu trained in Industrial Design
Industrial design
Industrial design is the use of a combination of applied art and applied science to improve the aesthetics, ergonomics, and usability of a product, but it may also be used to improve the product's marketability and production...
at Sheffield Hallam University
Sheffield Hallam University
Sheffield Hallam University is a higher education institution in South Yorkshire, England, based on two sites in Sheffield. City Campus is located in the city centre, close to Sheffield railway station, and Collegiate Crescent Campus is about two miles away, adjacent to Ecclesall Road in...
, before becoming a successful designer in a consultancy until going full time with the band in 2002. He met Daniel Hunt
Daniel Hunt
Daniel Hunt is the founder member, and principal songwriter/producer of the band Ladytron. He is a keyboardist, guitarist, songwriter and producer. He also DJ's around the world both solo and with other band members...
in Liverpool in 1994 and formed Ladytron with him in 1999, along with Mira Aroyo
Mira Aroyo
Mira Aroyo , born in Sofia, Bulgaria, in 1977, and now living in London, is a member of the electropop band Ladytron. She is also keyboardist, songwriter and producer. She writes and sings her songs for Ladytron in her native Bulgarian as well as in English....
and Helen Marnie
Helen Marnie
Helen Marnie is a member of the electronic music band Ladytron. She sings the majority of Ladytron's songs, with Mira Aroyo providing vocals on some songs or singing simultaneously with Helen on others.Helen also plays keyboards during Ladytron's live shows Helen Marnie (born in 1978 in Glasgow,...
.
Wu set up the Liverpool club night Evol
EVOL
Evol is the third studio album by American alternative rock band Sonic Youth, released in 1986 on SST Records, and recorded and mixed by New York recording icon Martin Bisi. The album cover features a picture of Lung Leg, a still taken from Submit to Me, a film by Richard Kern...
and bar Korova
Korova
Korova may refer to:* Korovakill, an Austrian band formerly named Korova.* Korova , a Scottish band.* Korova , an American band.* Korova , a record label.* Korova , a bar in Liverpool, England....
with Hunt in 2006.
He features on the Electric Six
Electric Six
Electric Six is a six-piece metro Detroit-based band that plays what has been described as a brand of rock music infused with elements of "garage, disco, punk, new wave, and metal." The band met recognition in 2003 with the singles "Danger! High Voltage" and "Gay Bar", and subsequently recorded...
song "Love Song for Myself" on their seventh album Zodiac
Zodiac (Electric Six album)
Zodiac is the seventh studio album by Detroit rock band Electric Six.It was released on September 28, 2010. According to an official statement by the band, the songs on the album have been arranged to correspond with the signs of the Zodiac....
.