Richard Norris (musician)
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| Born | Richard Graham Thomas Norris 23 June 1965 |
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| Years active | 1979–present |
Richard Norris (born 23 June 1965) is a London-based record producer, songwriter, sound engineer, musician, DJ and author. He is best known as a member of electronic dance band The Grid. Norris has also worked as a producer and engineer since the '80s with artists such as Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, Marc Almond and Joe Strummer.
Norris began making music as a teenage member of St. Albans punk band Innocent Vicars. Vicars recorded two singles in 1980: "Antimatter" and "Funky Town" for the independent No Brain Records. Norris started working in the music industry as the label manager for the British psychedelic record label Bam Caruso before becoming a writer for NME in 1987.