Clive Painter
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Clive Painter is a Musician, Record Producer and Mastering Engineer based in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

.

Since the mid nineties he has been known primarily as the producer and multi-instrumentalist in both Broken Dog
Broken Dog
Broken Dog is a London-based experimental rock band started in 1994.Broken Dog were formed by Martine Roberts and Clive Painter in London in the summer of 1994 and the disbanded in 2004 following their fifth album 'Harmonia'. Influenced by American artists such as the Grifters, Swell, Pavement,...

 and Tram (band)
Tram (band)
Tram was a British musical duo composed of Paul Anderson and Nick Avery. Pioneers in the Slowcore movement, Tram was recognized for lush instrumentation played at a very slow pace...

, and he is currently active as a guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...

 in The 99 Call
The 99 Call
The 99 Call is a British band formed in 2009 by Paul Anderson, previously from Tram and Clive Painter from Broken Dog.They performed their first show in Rimini, Italy in July 2009 playing some new material and songs from the Tram album Heavy Black Frame in celebration of its tenth anniversary. The...

 and The Real Tuesday Weld
The Real Tuesday Weld
The Real Tuesday Weld are a British band, fronted by lead singer and founder Stephen Coates. They are known for producing jazzy cabaret-style music with subtle electronica influences, a style dubbed "antique beat" by Coates. They have six albums, several singles and eps and many tracks on...

. In 2001 he released an instrumental album ‘Rocket Science
Rocket Science (Wolf album)
Rocket Science is the an album by guitarist Clive Painter who is perhaps best known for Broken Dog, the band he formed with Martine Roberts in the mid-nineties. Wolf is his instrumental alias and has been described as similar in mood to Morricone, Calexico, Giant Sand, Brian Eno and Steve Reich...

’ on the Showstorm label under the name of Wolf.
Described in the press as similar in style to a Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone, Grand Officer OMRI, , is an Italian composer and conductor, who wrote music to more than 500 motion pictures and television series, in a career lasting over 50 years. His scores have been included in over 20 award-winning films as well as several symphonic and choral pieces...

 score and compared to Sigur Rós
Sigur Rós
Sigur Rós is an Icelandic post-rock band with classicaland minimalist elements. The band is known for its ethereal sound, and frontman Jónsi Birgisson's falsetto vocals and use of bowed guitar. In January 2010, the band announced that they will be on hiatus. Since then, it has since been announced...

 and Godspeed You Black Emperor.

History

The first commercial release featuring Clive Painter was a 12” single called “Falling” by a duo he formed in 1990 with Joanne Taylor called Isadora Beech. The single was released in 1991 on the Cherry Red subsidiary label MFF.
In 1994 Clive Painter formed the cult band Broken Dog
Broken Dog
Broken Dog is a London-based experimental rock band started in 1994.Broken Dog were formed by Martine Roberts and Clive Painter in London in the summer of 1994 and the disbanded in 2004 following their fifth album 'Harmonia'. Influenced by American artists such as the Grifters, Swell, Pavement,...

 with Martine Roberts and the following year they were signed to Big Cat Records
Big Cat Records
Big Cat Records is a UK record label. It launched around 1990 and originally specialized in industrial and noise-rock releases. Operated a US office in NYC for a few years. Purchased by V2 Records in 1996, at which point their roster became much more diverse in style...

 and released their first album in 1996. John Peel
John Peel
John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE , known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004...

 became a fan of Broken Dog and over the next eight years they were invited by him to record four peel sessions and made numerous other appearances on his Radio 1 show. Broken Dog have release five albums and a handful of singles/EPs.
In 1997 Clive Painter began working on the production of the first Tram (band)
Tram (band)
Tram was a British musical duo composed of Paul Anderson and Nick Avery. Pioneers in the Slowcore movement, Tram was recognized for lush instrumentation played at a very slow pace...

 singles and their debut album Heavy Black Frame. On which he played guitar, bass, harmonium, percussion and clarinet. He co-produced the album with the guitarist and singer Paul Anderson and played live with Tram until 1999.
He also appears on Tram’s first session for John Peel recorded in 1998. In 2009 Clive Painter and Paul Anderson formed a new band called The 99 Call
The 99 Call
The 99 Call is a British band formed in 2009 by Paul Anderson, previously from Tram and Clive Painter from Broken Dog.They performed their first show in Rimini, Italy in July 2009 playing some new material and songs from the Tram album Heavy Black Frame in celebration of its tenth anniversary. The...

.

At the same time as working on Heavy Black Frame Clive Painter was working on recordings by Monograph (band)
Monograph (band)
Monograph was a London based indie rock band, that started in 1995 and broke up in 2000.Monograph released their recordings on the Shinkansen Recordings label between 1998 and 2003. Their guitarist, Rob Crutchley, was also the main songwriter and the band's records were produced by Broken Dog’s...

 which were released on Shinkansen Recordings.

He also produced several singles for the London based Piao! Label by artists such as Girlfrendo and Miss Mend.

Since 2003 he has been a member of The Real Tuesday Weld
The Real Tuesday Weld
The Real Tuesday Weld are a British band, fronted by lead singer and founder Stephen Coates. They are known for producing jazzy cabaret-style music with subtle electronica influences, a style dubbed "antique beat" by Coates. They have six albums, several singles and eps and many tracks on...

 live band having previously been associated with the group as a Mastering Engineer and occasional Producer/Collaborator.
He appears as a Guitarist on a few albums by the group but most notably Co-Produced the 2005 re-scoring of Hans Richter (artist)
Hans Richter (artist)
Hans Richter was a painter, graphic artist, avant-gardist, film-experimenter and producer. He was born in Berlin into a well-to-do family and died in Minusio, near Locarno, Switzerland.-Germany:...

’s 1947 surrealist film Dreams That Money Can Buy
Dreams That Money Can Buy
Dreams That Money Can Buy is a 1947 American experimental feature color film written, produced, and directed by surrealist artist and dada film-theorist Hans Richter.The film was produced by Kenneth Macpherson and Peggy Guggenheim....

 for DVD release through the British Film Institute
British Film Institute
The British Film Institute is a charitable organisation established by Royal Charter to:-Cinemas:The BFI runs the BFI Southbank and IMAX theatre, both located on the south bank of the River Thames in London...

 on which he is also credited with Composition and Performance. Live soundtrack performances of this film have taken place at the BFI Southbank, The Tate Modern, The Moscow Film Festival and The Belfast Film Festival.
Clive Painter has been credited as a Mastering Engineer for numerous independent record labels since 1999 and as such has worked with a variety of artists such as Part Chimp
Part Chimp
Part Chimp is a band from Camberwell in London that were formed by Tim Cedar, Jon Hamilton and Nick Prior in 2000. Current line-up is Tim , Jon , Joe McLaughlin and Iain Hinchliffe ....

, Chris TT, Ivor Cutler
Ivor Cutler
Ivor Cutler was a Scottish poet, songwriter and humorist. He became known for his regular performances on BBC radio, and in particular his numerous sessions recorded for John Peel's influential radio programme, and later for Andy Kershaw's programme...

  and Comes With A Smile magazine.

In 2005 Clive Painter began producing radio shows for Resonance FM
Resonance FM
Resonance 104.4 FM is a London based non-profit community radio station run by the London Musicians' Collective .The station is staffed by four permanent staff members, including programme controller Ed Baxter and over 300 volunteer technical and production staff.Until September 2007, ResonanceFM...

, an arts based radio station in London. The first of these was a programme called Home is Other People.
Followed in 2008 by a programme called Tock Tick.

He is also more recently known as a Film Maker, Cinematographer and Film Editor.

Discography

Performance Credits
  • Isadora Beech – Falling (Richmond records) (1993)
  • Broken Dog - Broken Dog (Big Cat Records
    Big Cat Records
    Big Cat Records is a UK record label. It launched around 1990 and originally specialized in industrial and noise-rock releases. Operated a US office in NYC for a few years. Purchased by V2 Records in 1996, at which point their roster became much more diverse in style...

    ) (1996)
  • Broken Dog – Throw Everything Away (Big Cat Records
    Big Cat Records
    Big Cat Records is a UK record label. It launched around 1990 and originally specialized in industrial and noise-rock releases. Operated a US office in NYC for a few years. Purchased by V2 Records in 1996, at which point their roster became much more diverse in style...

    ) (1996)
  • Tram – Nothing Left To Say (Piao!) (1997)
  • Broken Dog – Past, Present, Future (Big Cat Records
    Big Cat Records
    Big Cat Records is a UK record label. It launched around 1990 and originally specialized in industrial and noise-rock releases. Operated a US office in NYC for a few years. Purchased by V2 Records in 1996, at which point their roster became much more diverse in style...

    ) (1997)
  • Broken Dog – Trails (Big Cat Records
    Big Cat Records
    Big Cat Records is a UK record label. It launched around 1990 and originally specialized in industrial and noise-rock releases. Operated a US office in NYC for a few years. Purchased by V2 Records in 1996, at which point their roster became much more diverse in style...

    ) (1997)
  • Broken Dog – Safety In Numbers (Big Cat Records
    Big Cat Records
    Big Cat Records is a UK record label. It launched around 1990 and originally specialized in industrial and noise-rock releases. Operated a US office in NYC for a few years. Purchased by V2 Records in 1996, at which point their roster became much more diverse in style...

    ) (1998)
  • Broken Dog - Zero (Big Cat Records
    Big Cat Records
    Big Cat Records is a UK record label. It launched around 1990 and originally specialized in industrial and noise-rock releases. Operated a US office in NYC for a few years. Purchased by V2 Records in 1996, at which point their roster became much more diverse in style...

    ) (1998)
  • Monograph – Don’t Gimme Shelter (Shinkansen Recordings) (1999)
  • Tram – Heavy Black Frame (Piao!) (1999)
  • Monograph – Lorelei (Shinkansen Recordings) (1999)
  • Broken Dog – Your Name - Pearl Necklace (Dishy Recordings) (1999)
  • Tram – Underneath The Ceiling - Pearl Necklace (Dishy Recordings) (1999)
  • Monograph – Please Don’t Be Afraid Of Anything (Shinkansen Recordings) (1999)
  • Broken Dog - Sleeve With Hearts (Piao!) (1999)
  • Tram – Songs From The Sturdy Chariot (Liquefaction Empire) (1999)
  • Broken Dog – They Were Real (Big Cat Records
    Big Cat Records
    Big Cat Records is a UK record label. It launched around 1990 and originally specialized in industrial and noise-rock releases. Operated a US office in NYC for a few years. Purchased by V2 Records in 1996, at which point their roster became much more diverse in style...

    ) (1999)
  • Jamie Owen - Graffiti Truck (Dreamy Records) (1999)
  • Tram – Underneath The Ceiling (Setanta Records
    Setanta Records
    Setanta Records is a UK Independent record label. The label was at the forefront of the indie Irish music scene in the late eighties and nineties as itchampioned young Irish groups.-History:...

    ) (2000)
  • Broken Dog – Anchor (Kitty Kitty Corporation
    Kitty Kitty Corporation
    The Kitty Kitty Corporation is an English defunct record label, which continues to have off-shoot activities.-Notable artists:* Broken Dog* Dougal Reed* Ligament* Novak* Penthouse* Quickspace...

    ) (2001)
  • Broken Dog - Brighter Now (Kitty Kitty Corporation
    Kitty Kitty Corporation
    The Kitty Kitty Corporation is an English defunct record label, which continues to have off-shoot activities.-Notable artists:* Broken Dog* Dougal Reed* Ligament* Novak* Penthouse* Quickspace...

    ) (2001)
  • Stef Giaccone – Cosi’ Che Va / Tsoai-Talee (Jonson Family) (2001)
  • Broken Dog – Big Black Car - Homesleep Cover Songs (Homesleep) (2001)
  • Wolf – Rocket Science (Snowstorm) (2001)
  • Broken Dog - Radios (Tongue Master) (2002)
  • Pacific Radio – Pacific Radio (Shinkansen Records
    Shinkansen Records
    Shinkansen Recordings is an independent record label which was founded by Matt Haynes in 1996, after disbanding Sarah Records. The label proceeded to release new recordings by ex-Sarah artists as well as other acts including Fosca and Tompot Blenny.The label was originally going to be called...

    ) (2003)
  • Broken Dog - Harmonia (Tongue Master) (2004)
  • The Real Tuesday Weld – The Return Of The Clerkenwell Kid (Six Degrees Records
    Six Degrees Records
    Six Degrees Records is an independent record label noted for its catalog of recordings from international musicians and vocalists. It has been described by the journalist and producer Derek Beres as "one of the most groundbreaking labels of the past decade."...

    ) (2005)
  • The Real Tuesday Weld – Dreams That Money Can Buy (British Film Institute
    British Film Institute
    The British Film Institute is a charitable organisation established by Royal Charter to:-Cinemas:The BFI runs the BFI Southbank and IMAX theatre, both located on the south bank of the River Thames in London...

    ) (2006)
  • The Real Tuesday Weld – The London Book Of The Dead (Six Degrees Records
    Six Degrees Records
    Six Degrees Records is an independent record label noted for its catalog of recordings from international musicians and vocalists. It has been described by the journalist and producer Derek Beres as "one of the most groundbreaking labels of the past decade."...

    ) (2007)
  • The Real Tuesday Weld – Seasons Dreamings (Antique Beat) (2008)


Production/Mix Credits
  • Broken Dog - Broken Dog (Big Cat Records
    Big Cat Records
    Big Cat Records is a UK record label. It launched around 1990 and originally specialized in industrial and noise-rock releases. Operated a US office in NYC for a few years. Purchased by V2 Records in 1996, at which point their roster became much more diverse in style...

    ) (1996)
  • Broken Dog – Throw Everything Away (Big Cat Records
    Big Cat Records
    Big Cat Records is a UK record label. It launched around 1990 and originally specialized in industrial and noise-rock releases. Operated a US office in NYC for a few years. Purchased by V2 Records in 1996, at which point their roster became much more diverse in style...

    ) (1996)
  • Girlfrendo – Friday Night Lovebite (Piao!) (1997)
  • Girlfrendo – Heartbreakers (Piao!) (1997)
  • Tram – Nothing Left To Say (Piao!) (1997)
  • Broken Dog – Trails (Big Cat Records
    Big Cat Records
    Big Cat Records is a UK record label. It launched around 1990 and originally specialized in industrial and noise-rock releases. Operated a US office in NYC for a few years. Purchased by V2 Records in 1996, at which point their roster became much more diverse in style...

    ) (1997)
  • Broken Dog – Safety In Numbers (Big Cat Records
    Big Cat Records
    Big Cat Records is a UK record label. It launched around 1990 and originally specialized in industrial and noise-rock releases. Operated a US office in NYC for a few years. Purchased by V2 Records in 1996, at which point their roster became much more diverse in style...

    ) (1998)
  • Broken Dog - Zero (Big Cat Records
    Big Cat Records
    Big Cat Records is a UK record label. It launched around 1990 and originally specialized in industrial and noise-rock releases. Operated a US office in NYC for a few years. Purchased by V2 Records in 1996, at which point their roster became much more diverse in style...

    ) (1998)
  • Monograph – Don’t Gimme Shelter (Shinkansen Recordings) (1999)
  • Tram – Heavy Black Frame (Piao!) (1999)
  • Miss Mend – Living City Plan (Piao!) (1999)
  • Monograph – Lorelei (Shinkansen Recordings) (1999)
  • Broken Dog – Your Name - Pearl Necklace (Dishy Recordings) (1999)
  • Tram – Underneath The Ceiling - Pearl Necklace (Dishy Recordings) (1999)
  • Monograph – Please Don’t Be Afraid Of Anything (Shinkansen Recordings) (1999)
  • Miss Mend – Macrometric (Piao!) (1999)
  • Broken Dog - Sleeve With Hearts (Piao!) (1999)
  • Tram – Songs From The Sturdy Chariot (Liquefaction Empire) (1999)
  • Broken Dog – They Were Real (Big Cat Records
    Big Cat Records
    Big Cat Records is a UK record label. It launched around 1990 and originally specialized in industrial and noise-rock releases. Operated a US office in NYC for a few years. Purchased by V2 Records in 1996, at which point their roster became much more diverse in style...

    ) (1999)
  • Jamie Owen - Graffiti Truck (Dreamy Records) (1999)
  • Tram – Underneath The Ceiling (Setanta Records
    Setanta Records
    Setanta Records is a UK Independent record label. The label was at the forefront of the indie Irish music scene in the late eighties and nineties as itchampioned young Irish groups.-History:...

    ) (2000)
  • Broken Dog – Anchor (Kitty Kitty Corporation
    Kitty Kitty Corporation
    The Kitty Kitty Corporation is an English defunct record label, which continues to have off-shoot activities.-Notable artists:* Broken Dog* Dougal Reed* Ligament* Novak* Penthouse* Quickspace...

    ) (2001)
  • Broken Dog - Brighter Now (Kitty Kitty Corporation
    Kitty Kitty Corporation
    The Kitty Kitty Corporation is an English defunct record label, which continues to have off-shoot activities.-Notable artists:* Broken Dog* Dougal Reed* Ligament* Novak* Penthouse* Quickspace...

    ) (2001)
  • Stef Giaccone – Cosi’ Che Va / Tsoai-Talee (Jonson Family) (2001)
  • Broken Dog – Big Black Car - Homesleep Cover Songs (Homesleep) (2001)
  • The Real Tuesday Weld – The Meteorology Of Love (Bambini) (2001)
  • Wolf – Rocket Science (Snowstorm) (2001)
  • The Real Tuesday Weld – The Birds And The Bees/Where Psyche Meets Cupid (Kindercore Records) (2001)
  • Broken Dog - Radios (Tongue Master) (2002)
  • Pacific Radio – Pacific Radio (Shinkansen Recordings) (2003)
  • Broken Dog - Harmonia (Tongue Master) (2004)
  • The Real Tuesday Weld – Dreams That Money Can Buy (British Film Institute
    British Film Institute
    The British Film Institute is a charitable organisation established by Royal Charter to:-Cinemas:The BFI runs the BFI Southbank and IMAX theatre, both located on the south bank of the River Thames in London...

    ) (2006)
  • The Real Tuesday Weld – Seasons Dreamings (Antique Beat) (2008)

Mastering Credits

  • Head in the Clouds (Dreamy Records Compilation) (1999)
  • Pearl Necklace (Dishy Records Compilation) (1999)
  • The Real Tuesday Weld - L’amour Et La Morte (Dreamy Records) (2000)
  • The Real Tuesday Weld - The Valentine EP (Dreamy Records) (2000)
  • Chris TT – Panic Attack At Sainsbury’s (Snowstorm) (2000)
  • A Wish On A Star (Dreamy Records Compilation) (2001)
  • The Real Tuesday Weld - I Love The Rain (Dreamy Records) (2001)
  • The Real Tuesday Weld - Am I in Love? (Motorway Records) (2001)
  • Chris TT – The 253 (Snowstorm Records) (2001)
  • The Real Tuesday Weld - At The House Of The Clerkenwell Kid (Bambini) (2001)
  • The Real Tuesday Weld - Where Psyche Meets Cupid (Kindercore Records
    Kindercore Records
    Kindercore Records is an independent record label based in Athens, Georgia, which was founded in 1996 by Ryan Lewis and Daniel Geller to document the emerging music scene in Athens, Georgia....

    ) (2001)
  • Part Chimp – Album (Rock Action Records
    Rock Action Records
    Rock Action Records is a Glasgow-based record label, founded and maintained by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai. The label has showcased such diverse talents as Part Chimp, Errors, Trout, The James Orr Complex and Kling Klang, has licensed music for UK release from Torche, Envy, Afrirampo and...

    ) (2002)
  • Jason McNiff – Off The Rails (Snowstorm) (2002)
  • The Real Tuesday Weld - I, Lucifer
    I, Lucifer (Real Tuesday Weld Album)
    I, Lucifer is the third studio album by The Real Tuesday Weld and was released in 2003. It was intended as a companion soundtrack to the novel I, Lucifer by Glen Duncan. Bathtime In Clerkenwell is the song used by Alex Budovsky in the short animation "Bathtime in Clerkenwell"...

    , PIAS Recordings
    PIAS Recordings
    [PIAS] Recordings is the recorded music division of the [PIAS] Entertainment Group, a European independent artist and label services company.The record labels that operate under the [PIAS] Recordings umbrella are: Play It Again Sam, Wall of Sound and Different Recordings.Aside from the three London...

    ) (2002). Soundtrack/companion to the novel I, Lucifer
    I, Lucifer (Glen Duncan)
    I, Lucifer is a 2003 novel by Glen Duncan, told from the point of view of the eponymous fallen angel, who has taken on a human body formerly belonging to a struggling writer.-Plot summary:...

     by Glen Duncan
    Glen Duncan
    Glen Duncan is a British author born in 1965 in Bolton, Lancashire, England to an Anglo-Indian family. He studied philosophy and literature at the universities of Lancaster and Exeter....

    .
  • The Broken Family Band – The King Will Build A Disco (Snowstorm) (2002)
  • Chris TT – London Is Sinking (Snowstorm) (2003)
  • Part Chimp – Bring Back The Sound (Rock Action Records
    Rock Action Records
    Rock Action Records is a Glasgow-based record label, founded and maintained by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai. The label has showcased such diverse talents as Part Chimp, Errors, Trout, The James Orr Complex and Kling Klang, has licensed music for UK release from Torche, Envy, Afrirampo and...

    ) (2004)
  • the Real Tuesday Weld - Les Aperitifs Et Digestifs (Dreamy Records) (2004)
  • Comes With A Smile Vol. 9 – Protect Our Secret Handshake (magazine cover CD) (2004)
  • Comes With A Smile Vol. 10 - Wide Awake, Cresent-Shaped (magazine cover CD) (2004)
  • Comes With A Smile Vol. 11 – Hope Isn’t A Word (magazine cover CD) (2004)
  • Comes With A Smile Vol. 12 – Meanwhile, In The Meantime (magazine cover CD) (2004)
  • Comes With A Smile Vol. 13 – Every Minute A Mystery (magazine cover CD) (2005)
  • Comes With A Smile Vol. 14 – Words Worn Down To Nothing (magazine cover CD) (2005)
  • Comes With A Smile Vol. 15 – Gloved Hands In A Squeeze (magazine cover CD) (2005)
  • Part Chimp – I Am Come (Rock Action Records
    Rock Action Records
    Rock Action Records is a Glasgow-based record label, founded and maintained by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai. The label has showcased such diverse talents as Part Chimp, Errors, Trout, The James Orr Complex and Kling Klang, has licensed music for UK release from Torche, Envy, Afrirampo and...

    ) (2005)
  • Part Chimp – New Cross (Rock Action Records
    Rock Action Records
    Rock Action Records is a Glasgow-based record label, founded and maintained by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai. The label has showcased such diverse talents as Part Chimp, Errors, Trout, The James Orr Complex and Kling Klang, has licensed music for UK release from Torche, Envy, Afrirampo and...

    ) (2005)
  • Part Chimp – War Machine (Rock Action Records
    Rock Action Records
    Rock Action Records is a Glasgow-based record label, founded and maintained by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai. The label has showcased such diverse talents as Part Chimp, Errors, Trout, The James Orr Complex and Kling Klang, has licensed music for UK release from Torche, Envy, Afrirampo and...

    ) (2005)
  • Comes With A Smile Vol. 16 – How They Wash Away (magazine cover CD) (2006)
  • Monotreme Records Sampler (Monotreme Records Compilation) (2006)
  • Pre – Epic Fits (Skin Graft Records
    Skin Graft Records
    Skin Graft Records is an independent record label specializing in No Wave and noise rock music, originally based in Chicago, Illinois...

    ) (2007)
  • Ivor Cutler – Privilege (Hoorgi House) (2009)
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