Richard James Burgess
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Richard James Burgess MBE (born 29 June 1949) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, composer, author, manager, marketer and inventor.[citation needed]
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Born | (1949-06-29) 29 June 1949 (age 74) London, England |
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Years active | 1971–present |
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Burgess's music career spans more than 50 years. He came to prominence in the early 1980s as co-founder and co-lead singer of the synthpop band Landscape, which released a top-5 hit in 1981 with the single "Einstein a Go-Go". Burgess is one of the main composers of Landscape's music, and made major musical and lyrical contributions to the band's songs. After the band's break-up, he pursued a brief, moderately successful solo career releasing one mini-album, Richard James Burgess in 1984.
He launched his career as a producer with Spandau Ballet's debut UK hit "To Cut a Long Story Short",[1] the first commercial success for the hitherto underground New Romantic movement.[2]
Burgess currently serves as the President and CEO of A2IM: American Association of Independent Music.