Industry (band)
Industry was an American new wave band formed in 1978 in New York as Industrial Complex, their name later changing to Industry. In 1981, the band became commercial but disbanded three years later. Their only album was Stranger to Stranger, released in 1984 which included the hit single, "State of the Nation".
Members
Andrew Geyer - vocals, guitar, tape loops
Mercury Caronia - vocals, drums, bass guitar
Sean Kelly - vocals
Jon Carin - lead vocals, keyboards, synthesizers
Brian Unger - guitar, backing vocals
Mercury Caronia - drums, backing vocals
Rudy Perrone - bass guitar, backing vocals
Mercury Caronia - drums, keyboards, vocals
Andrew Geyer - guitar, tape loops, vocals
Sean Kelly - bass, keyboards, vocals
Steven Northshield - guitar
History
Industry was founded as Industrial Complex in 1978 by Mercury Caronia (drummer, vocalist, keyboard player, composer and studio engineer), Andrew Geyer (guitarist) and Sean Kelly (bass guitarist and backing vocalist). The band's name was later changed to Industry. Caronia and Geyer worked with experimental electronic music, odd time signatures, tape loops, synthesizers and innovative guitar playing into various methods of recording.