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	'''Bernard Sumner''' (born 4 January 1956) is an English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. He is a founding member of both ] and ] and is widely credited with the latter band's move towards ] and ].{{Citation needed\|date=June 2018}}		'''Bernard Sumner''' (born Bernard Edward Dicken, 4 January 1956) is an English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. He is a founding member of both ] and ] and is widely credited with the latter band's move towards ] and ].{{Citation needed\|date=June 2018}}

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Bernard Sumner
Sumner performing live with New Order at the Fête de l'Humanité near Paris, France, in 2012
Background information
Also known as	Bernard Albrecht, Bernard Dicken, Barney
Born	(1956-01-04) 4 January 1956 (age 69) Broughton, Salford, England
Genres	Rock post-punk new wave synthpop electronica
Occupations	Singer songwriter musician record producer remixer
Instruments	Vocals guitar keyboards synthesiser melodica
Years active	1973–present
Labels	Factory London Warner Bros. Parlophone Mute Triple Echo

Musical artist

Bernard Sumner (born Bernard Edward Dicken, 4 January 1956) is an English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. He is a founding member of both Joy Division and New Order and is widely credited with the latter band's move towards electronica and synthpop.

Sumner has also been credited with advancing UK dance music and popularising the use of sequencers. In the early 1990s, he collaborated with former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr as Electronic.

Personal life

Sumner was educated at Salford Grammar School. From 1976 to 1979, Sumner was employed at the animation studio Cosgrove Hall Films as an artist on Jamie and the Magic Torch, where he is listed in the closing "drawn by" credits as "Bernard Dickin".

He married Sue Barlow (born 1956) on 28 October 1978. They have a son James Christopher (born 1983). The couple divorced in 1989, just before the release of Technique, an experience reflected in the song "Round & Round".

Sumner lives with his second wife, Sarah Dalton. They have three children: Dylan Christian (born 1992), Tess Iona (born 1994) and Finley Emil (born 2003). He is a fan of the football club Manchester United.

He is commonly known as "Barney", although he is reportedly not fond of the name. An early Joy Division bootleg credited him as "Barney Rubble". Brandon Flowers (of the Killers) has dubbed him the "Chairman of the Beat". Sumner's autobiography Chapter and Verse was published in 2014.

Musical career

Joy Division

Sumner was a founding member of Joy Division, a Salford band formed in 1976. He and childhood friend Peter Hook both attended the fabled Sex Pistols concert at Manchester's Free Trade Hall on 4 June 1976 and were inspired to form a band. The band is widely considered one of the most influential of the era. Primarily known as the band's lead guitarist (his main guitars were a Gibson SG and a custom Shergold Masquerader), Sumner also played keyboards for synthesizer parts and made his first vocal appearance on record singing the chorus of "Walked In Line" on the Warsaw album. In May 1980, the band's singer, Ian Curtis, committed suicide, resulting in Joy Division's end.

New Order

Sumner and remaining band members Peter Hook and Stephen Morris started a new band named New Order, joined by keyboardist Gillian Gilbert in October 1980. Though Hook, Morris and Gilbert also contributed vocals on some early tracks, Sumner emerged as the band's permanent singer and lyricist, alongside playing guitar and keyboards. Through a series of splits and reformations, the band has released ten studio albums.

Electronic

In 1989, Sumner joined up with former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr to form Electronic. The Pet Shop Boys' Neil Tennant collaborated on two tracks on their debut eponymous album, providing vocals. Sumner was their singer, guitarist, keyboardist and lyricist.

Bad Lieutenant

Bad Lieutenant included fellow New Order member Phil Cunningham and Jake Evans of Rambo & Leroy. Stephen Morris of New Order and Blur bassist Alex James also performed on the band's debut album. Sumner provided vocals, guitar and lyrics.

On 2 July 2009, Sumner confirmed that the single "Sink or Swim" would be released on 28 September 2009 and would be the first off their album Never Cry Another Tear. The single was hosted for free on the band's website prior to its physical release. It was followed by a digital bundle release with remixes of the song by Mark Reeder, James Bright and Teenagers. As a result of the 2011 reformation of New Order, Bad Lieutenant are on hiatus.

Other projects

Sumner performing with New Order in 2005

In 1981, Pauline Murray and The Invisible Girls released their last single "Searching for Heaven", which included a guitar solo by Sumner, although he was not credited in the sleeves of its 7" and 10" edition at the time. In 1983, Sumner co-produced, with Donald Johnson, the single "The Great Divide"/"Love in a Strange Place" by the band Foreign Press. Foreign Press (aka Emergency) had had a long history with Sumner through both Joy Division and New Order.

In 1990, he worked with former Factory Records label mates A Certain Ratio, remixing their song "Won't Stop Loving You". He has also recorded tracks with fellow Mancunians 808 State and Sub Sub. Sumner appeared as guest singer and guitarist (alongside Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie) on The Chemical Brothers' 1999 album Surrender, on the track "Out of Control"; and in a 2005 Chemical Brothers show at the Brixton Academy, Sumner appeared live onstage as a special guest on this track. He has also lent vocals and guitar to a track ("Miracle Cure") on German trance outfit Blank & Jones 2008 release, "The Logic of Pleasure". Sumner also appeared on the Primal Scream track "Shoot Speed Kill Light" from their 2000 album XTRMNTR.

He has produced several remixes for tracks such as Technotronic's "Rockin' Over the Beat" (which was featured in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III soundtrack) and served as a record producer and/or songwriter for other Factory Records acts including Happy Mondays (whose second single, "Freaky Dancin'," he produced in 1986), Shark Vegas, Abecedarians, 52nd Street and Section 25.

Film portrayals

Sumner has been portrayed on film twice. John Simm played him in the 2002 film 24 Hour Party People, which focused on Factory Records. In the Ian Curtis biopic, Control, he is played by James Anthony Pearson.

Discography

Guest appearances

The Beat Club – "Security (Remix" (vocals, 1990)
808 State – "Spanish Heart" (vocals, 1991)
Sub Sub feat: Bernard Sumner – "This Time I'm Not Wrong" (vocals, guitar, 1997)
The Chemical Brothers – "Out of Control" (vocals, guitar, the Winnet 1999)
Primal Scream – "Shoot Speed Kill Light" (guitar, 2000)
Blank & Jones feat. Bernard Sumner – "Miracle Cure" (vocals, guitar, 2008)
Hot Chip, Bernard Sumner & Hot City – "Didn't Know What Love Was" (vocals, keyboards, production, 2010)

Bibliography

Curtis, Deborah (1995). Touching from a Distance: Ian Curtis and Joy Division. London: Faber. ISBN 0-5711-7445-0.
Bernard Sumner: Confusion – Joy Division, Electronic and New Order Versus the World, David Nolan, 2007
Chapter and Verse - New Order, Joy Division and Me, Bernard Sumner, 2014

References

"How we met: Johnny Marr & Bernard Sumner". independent.co.uk. 18 July 1999. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
"Bernard Sumner Biography - the early years". www.joydiv.org. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
"Search Results for England & Wales Births 1837-2006 - findmypast.co.uk". Findmypast. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
Coplan, Chris (10 July 2014). "Joy Division/New Order's Bernard Sumner to release autobiography". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on 19 September 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
Sutton, Michael. "Bernard Sumner". Allmusic. Archived from the original on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
James, Martin (23 October 2011). "Music: Live: Electronica veterans move with the times". The Independent. ESL Media. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
Foley, Ryan (5 March 2007). ""Blue Monday" - New Order". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
"Short bio at JoyDiv.org". Joydiv.org. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
"Bernard Sumner interview". RedCafe.net. Archived from the original on 3 October 2008. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
"Watch Brandon Flowers, Bernard Sumner Play New Order Classic". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 10 July 2017.
Savage, Jon (July 1994). "Joy Division: Someone Take These Dreams Away". Mojo.
Reynolds, Simon (2005). Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978–1984. Penguin. ISBN 0-14-303672-6, p. 115
Curtis 1995, p. 132. sfn error: no target: CITEREFCurtis1995 (help)
Savage, Jon. "Joy Division: Someone Take These Dreams Away." Mojo. July 1994.
Bad Lieutenant "Sink Or Swim" remixes by Mark Reeder, James Bright, Teenagers Archived 28 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine
"Sink Or Swim Reeder". Band Weblogs. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
"Pauline Murray And Invisible Girls, The – Pauline Murray And The Invisible Girls". Discogs.com. Archived from the original on 23 April 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
Nice, James (September 2014). "Pauline Murray \ Biography". Les Disques du Crépuscule. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.

External links

Bernard Sumner at AllMusic
Bernard Sumner discography at Discogs
Bernard Sumner at IMDb
New Order Online – semi-official website, endorsed by the band

v t e New Order
Bernard Sumner Stephen Morris Gillian Gilbert Phil Cunningham Tom Chapman Peter Hook
Studio albums	Movement Power, Corruption & Lies Low-Life Brotherhood Technique Republic Get Ready Waiting for the Sirens' Call Lost Sirens Music Complete
Live albums	BBC Radio 1 Live In Concert Live at the London Troxy Live at Bestival 2012
Compilation albums	Substance 1987 The Best of New Order International Retro Singles Total: From Joy Division to New Order
Remix albums	The Rest of New Order Complete Music
EPs and other releases	1981–1982 The Peel Sessions The Peter Saville Show Soundtrack In Session 12″ × 12
Singles	"Ceremony" "Procession" "Everything's Gone Green" "Temptation" "Blue Monday" "Confusion" "Thieves Like Us" "Murder" "The Perfect Kiss" "Sub-culture" "Shellshock" "State of the Nation" "Bizarre Love Triangle" "True Faith" "Touched by the Hand of God" "Blue Monday 1988" "Fine Time" "Round & Round" "Run 2" "World in Motion" "Regret" "Ruined in a Day" "World (The Price of Love)" "Spooky" "True Faith-94" "1963" "Blue Monday-95" "Video 5 8 6" "Crystal" "60 Miles an Hour" "Someone Like You" "Here to Stay" "Krafty" "Jetstream" "Waiting for the Sirens' Call" "Restless" "Tutti Frutti"
Other songs	"Doubts Even Here" "Love Vigilantes" "Age of Consent" "Elegia" "Plastic"
Videos	Substance 1987 New Order Story 316 511 A Collection Live in Glasgow
Tours	North American Tour 2012
Related groups	Joy Division Electronic Revenge Monaco The Other Two Freebass Bad Lieutenant Peter Hook & The Light
Related articles	Discography Songs The Haçienda Control Rob Gretton List of tribute albums

v t e Joy Division
Ian Curtis Bernard Sumner Peter Hook Stephen Morris
Studio albums	Unknown Pleasures Closer
Extended plays	An Ideal for Living The Peel Sessions (1986 and 1987)
Compilation albums	Warsaw Still Substance Peel Sessions Permanent Heart and Soul The Complete BBC Recordings Martin Hannett's Personal Mixes The Best of Joy Division Total: From Joy Division to New Order
Live albums	Preston 28 February 1980 Les Bains Douches 18 December 1979
Songs	"Warsaw" "Digital" "Disorder" "She's Lost Control" "Shadowplay" "Transmission" "Komakino" "Dead Souls" "Atmosphere" "Atrocity Exhibition" "Isolation" "New Dawn Fades" "Love Will Tear Us Apart" "Ceremony"
Related	Discography New Order Rob Gretton Touching from a Distance Control Joy Division A Means to an End: The Music of Joy Division Earcom 2: Contradiction

v t e Electronic
Bernard Sumner Johnny Marr
Albums	Electronic Raise the Pressure Twisted Tenderness Get the Message - The Best of Electronic
Singles	"Getting Away with It" "Get the Message" "Tighten Up" "Feel Every Beat" "Disappointed" "Forbidden City" "For You" "Second Nature" "Until the End of Time" "Vivid" "Make It Happen" "Late at Night"

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	'''Bernard Sumner''' (born 4 January 1956) is an English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. He is a founding member of both ] and ] and is widely credited with the latter band's move towards ] and ].{{Citation needed\|date=June 2018}}		'''Bernard Sumner''' (born Bernard Edward Dicken, 4 January 1956) is an English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. He is a founding member of both ] and ] and is widely credited with the latter band's move towards ] and ].{{Citation needed\|date=June 2018}}

	Sumner has also been credited with advancing UK dance music and popularising the use of ]. In the early 1990s, he collaborated with former ] guitarist ] as ].		Sumner has also been credited with advancing UK dance music and popularising the use of ]. In the early 1990s, he collaborated with former ] guitarist ] as ].