Biography
Alan Charles Wilder (born 1 June 1959) is an English musician, composer, arranger, record producer and former member of the electronic band Depeche Mode from 1982 to 1995. Since his departure from the band, the musical project called 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. Alan Wilder was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2020 as a member of Depeche Mode. He is a classically trained musician. Alan Charles Wilder was born the youngest boy born into a middle class family of 3 boys and was raised in Acton, West London. He began piano at the age of eight, through the encouragement of his parents. Later on, he learned the flute at St Clement Danes grammar school and became a leading musician in his school bands. After school, Alan worked as a studio assistant at DJM Studios. This led to him ending up working for bands such as the Dragons and Dafne & the Tenderspots (as Alan Normal). Others include Real to Real (featuring Adrian Chilvers on bass, Pete Fresh on guitar, Wolfgang Marlander on drums and Paul St. J…
Movies & TV Shows
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Depeche Mode 101 (1989) — Self
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MTV Video Music Awards (1984) — Self
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Depeche Mode: Devotional (1993) — Self
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Depeche Mode: The Videos 86-98 (1998) — Self
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Depeche Mode: Strange Too (1990) — Self
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Champs-Elysées (1982) — Self - Depeche Mode
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Depeche Mode: The World We Live in and Live in Hamburg (1985) — Self
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Depeche Mode: Strange (1988) — Self
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Sacrée soirée (1987) — Self - Depeche Mode
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Recoil A Strange Hour In Budapest (2012) — Self
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Depeche Mode: 1989–90 “If You Wanna Use Guitars, Use Guitars…” (2006) — Self
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Depeche Mode: 1987–88 “Sometimes You Do Need Some New Jokes…” (2006) — Self
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Depeche Mode: 1983 “Teenagers Growing Up, Bad Government… and All That Stuff.” (2006) — Self
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Depeche Mode: Some Great Videos (1986)
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Depeche Mode: 1982 “The Beginning of Their So-Called Dark Phase…” (2006) — Self
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Depeche Mode: 1984 “You Can Get Away with Anything as Long as You Give It a Good Tune…” (2006) — Self
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Depeche Mode: 1985–86 “The Songs Aren't Good Enough, There Aren't Any Singles and It'll Never Get Played on the Radio” (2006) — Self
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Depeche Mode: 1991–1994 “We Were Going to Live Together, Record Together… and It Was Going to Be Wonderful…” (2006) — Self
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Depeche Mode: Black Celebration Tour 1986 (1986)
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Depeche Mode: Video Singles Collection (2016) — Self
- Na siehste! (1987) — Self
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Depeche Mode - Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1982 (1982) — Self
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Depeche Mode: New Dress · Hamburg (1986) — Self
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Depeche Mode - Strange & Strange Too (2023)
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Depeche Mode: Live at the Pasadena Rose Bowl (1989) — Self
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Depeche Mode: The Best Of Videos Vol. 1 (2007) — Self
- Riverside (1982) — Self