Alan Wilder

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Alan Wilder
Wilder performing in 2010
Background information
Birth name	Alan Charles Wilder
Born	(1959-06-01) 1 June 1959 (age 64) Hammersmith, London, England
Genres	Synth-pop new wave electronic rock electronic
Occupation(s)	Musician composer arranger record producer
Instrument(s)	Synthesizer sampler keyboards piano drums percussion flute guitar bass guitar vocals
Years active	1975–present
Labels	Mute Reprise Warner Bros.
Member of	Recoil
Formerly of	The Hitmen Depeche Mode
Website	recoil.co.uk

Alan Charles Wilder (born 1 June 1959) is an English musician, composer, arranger, record producer and member of the electronic band Depeche Mode from 1982 to 1995. After his departure from the band, the musical project Recoil became his primary musical enterprise, which initially started as a side project to Depeche Mode in 1986. Wilder has also provided production and remixing services to the bands Nitzer Ebb and Curve. In 2020, Wilder was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Depeche Mode. He is a classically trained musician.^[1]