Industry was a New Wave

New Wave music

New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...

 band formed in 1978 in New York

New York

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. On establishment, they were known as Industrial Complex, with their name later changing to Industry. In 1981 the band became commercial but disbanded three years later. Their best-known album was Stranger to Stranger

Stranger to Stranger

Stranger To Stranger is the third and final album released by Industry. It was released on Capitol Records and distributed by EMI in 1983. A Filipino CD version was released some years ago and included the extended version of "Still Of The Night"...

from 1984 which spawned the hit single, "State of the Nation

State of the Nation (Industry song)

"State of the Nation" is a song by American New Wave band Industry taken from their final studio album Stranger to Stranger. The song peaked at #10 in Sweden and #1 in Italy. It is also popular in the Philippines...

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Members

1978-1981 (1978 as Industrial Complex, 1979 as Industry)

• Andrew Geyer - guitar, tape loops, vocals
• Mercury Caronia - drums
• Sean Kelly - vocals

1981-1984 (Industry)

• Jon Carin - keyboards, synthesizers, lead vocals
• Brian Unger - guitar, backing vocals
• Mercury Caronia - drums, backing vocals
• Rudy Perrone - bass guitar, backing vocals

History

Industry was founded in 1978 by guitarist, composer and studio engineer Andrew Geyer, drummer Mercury Caronia and vocalist Sean Kelly, as Industrial Complex. The band's name was later changed to Industry. Caronia and Geyer worked with experimental electronic music, odd time signatures, tape loops, synths, and innovative guitaring into various methods of recording.

In 1981, Andrew Geyer left the band. Guitarist Brian Unger, new lead singer Jon Carin

Jon Carin

Jon Carin is a producer, artist and musician best known for his association with Pink Floyd, and more specifically its guitarist David Gilmour and former member Roger Waters over the last twenty five years. In the early eighties, he gained fame as the front-man for the band Industry...

 and Rudy Perrone (who was previously in a progressive rock band called Cathedral, with Mercury) joined the group. They signed to Capitol Records

Capitol Records

Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...

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Their best-known single, "State of the Nation

State of the Nation (Industry song)

"State of the Nation" is a song by American New Wave band Industry taken from their final studio album Stranger to Stranger. The song peaked at #10 in Sweden and #1 in Italy. It is also popular in the Philippines...

", broke through the European charts between 1983 and 1984, earning them a place as the support act for artists auch as Billy Idol

Billy Idol

William Michael Albert Broad , better known by his stage name Billy Idol, is an English rock musician. A member of the Bromley Contingent of Sex Pistols fans, Idol first achieved fame in the punk rock era as a member of the band Generation X...

, Talk Talk

Talk Talk

Talk Talk were an English musical group, active from 1981 to 1991. The group had a string of international hit singles including "Today", "Talk Talk", "It's My Life", "Such a Shame", "Dum Dum Girl", "Life's What You Make It" and "Living in Another World"....

 and INXS

INXS

INXS are an Australian rock band, formed as The Farriss Brothers in 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales. Mainstays are Garry Gary Beers on bass guitar, Andrew Farriss on guitar/keyboards, Jon Farriss on drums, Tim Farriss on lead guitar and Kirk Pengilly on guitar/sax...

. The second single from the same album, "Still of the Night" was less successful. The band split in 1984.

After split

After the split, Jon Carin started a successful session-man career, becoming a permanent member of the Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd were an English rock band that achieved worldwide success with their progressive and psychedelic rock music. Their work is marked by the use of philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, innovative album art, and elaborate live shows. Pink Floyd are one of the most commercially...

 live band and co-writing Pink Floyd's hit single "Learning to Fly". Unger and Perrone went on to form their own bands.

Albums

• Logging Time
  Logging Time (Industry album)
  Logging Time was the first album released by Industry. It was released independently on Metro Records and reissued by Amstate Records in 1980.Its tagline was shown at the back of the album...
  
  (1980)
• Turning to Light (1981)
• Industry (1983) (Mini vinyl LP / 5 songs)
• Stranger to Stranger
  Stranger to Stranger
  Stranger To Stranger is the third and final album released by Industry. It was released on Capitol Records and distributed by EMI in 1983. A Filipino CD version was released some years ago and included the extended version of "Still Of The Night"...
  
  (1984) #16 Italy

Singles

• Logging Time (1980)
• Ready For The Wave (1980)
• Turning To Light (1981)
• State of the Nation
  State of the Nation (Industry song)
  "State of the Nation" is a song by American New Wave band Industry taken from their final studio album Stranger to Stranger. The song peaked at #10 in Sweden and #1 in Italy. It is also popular in the Philippines...
  
  (1983) #1 Italy, #10 Sweden, #89 USA
• Communication (1983)
• Still of the Night (1984)