Dave Formula

Formula lived his early youth in Whalley Range, Manchester.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080908090616/http://www.shotbybothsides.com/ig_19991129.htm Dave Formula interview]}} Yeah, I grew up in Whalley Range Dave Formula

He worked under the name of David Tomlinson and achieved some success back in the mid-sixties with the R&B blues/soul band St. Louis Union, including appearances on Top of the Pops Thank Your Lucky Stars and in the film The Ghost Goes Gear (also featuring The Spencer Davis Group). At the time he formed the group, he was working as an apprentice television engineer with John Nichols, the band’s bass player. Later he was a cabaret musician and before moving to London, whilst with Magazine, he shared a flat with record producer Martin Hannett.

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Formula was a member of Magazine, joining in 1978 after the departure of Bob Dickinson and the release of their debut single "Shot By Both Sides", until the band's breakup in 1981. His multi-layered keyboard sounds, made with equipment including the Yamaha CP70 electric grand piano, Yamaha YC45D Organ, an ARP Odyssey, a Yamaha SS30 string synth, and on later albums a Prophet 5, were a defining part of the band.

Magazine reformed in February 2009 with Formula returning to play keyboards.

Formula joined New Romantic ensemble Visage with Magazine's John McGeoch and Barry Adamson in 1978; he played on their first two albums, Visage and The Anvil. He left the group in 1983 after having some differences with drummer Rusty Egan regarding the musical style of their third album.

Formula was a performing and songwriting member of Ludus in 1982 and remained for at least five years.Ludus – The Damage (booklet notes)

He also joined a band called Inaura in the mid-1990s and played on their album One Million Smiles.{{Cite web|url=https://music.metason.net/artistinfo?name=Inaura|title=Inaura|website=Music.metason.net}}Inaura live review specifically mentioning Formula in band, Melody Maker November 25, 1995

Whilst lecturing in popular music, he met up with Keith Angel, Dave Angel & Andy Seward which eventually led to Formula joining the world music band The Angel Brothers in 2003, playing on their two albums, Punjab To Pit Top and Forbidden Fruit.

After Formula's stint with Magazine, he formed part of a band called Design For Living."The Great Rock Discography", p. 492. Edited by M.C. Strong. Published by Giunti, 1998. {{ISBN|88-09-21522-2}}, {{ISBN|978-88-09-21522-1}}

In January 2007, Formula began working on a solo album recording at his own Red Bird Studios. Entitled Satellite Sweetheart, it features over 30 guest musicians. The list includes almost all the members of Magazine–Howard Devoto, Barry Adamson, John Doyle, John McGeoch (posthumously), and Robin Simon-as well singer/ songwriter Robert Wyatt, Swing Out Sister's Corrine Drury, Dennis Rollins, and Joel Purnell. The release was delayed due to Magazine's 2009 activity and the album was released in February 2010 on Wire Sound.{{cite web|url=http://www.wire-sound.com/ |title=wire—sound | 360-degree music entertainment company |publisher=Wire-sound.com |accessdate=2014-05-22}} A video of the collaboration with Devoto; "Via Sacra" is posted on YouTube.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pKosPhd2dI |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211218/_pKosPhd2dI |archive-date=2021-12-18 |url-status=live|title=Dave Formula & Howard Devoto "Via Sacra" |publisher=YouTube |accessdate=2014-05-22}}{{cbignore}}

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• Satellite Sweetheart (February 2010)

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• [http://www.sweetfactorystudios.co.uk/ Dave Formula's new recording studio, The Sweet Factory]
• [http://www.wire-sound.com/artists/dave-formula/ wire-sound – Dave Formula] Official blog-web site
• [http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b191/confarga/Tommo/daveglasses1medium.jpg Dave Formula Photograph 2009]
• [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p4822/biography|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic Guide profile]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20080916091342/http://www.hiljaiset.sci.fi/punknet/magazi_e.htm PunkNet '77 entry for Magazine]
• [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p4822/biography|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic entry for Magazine]
• [http://trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=magazine TrouserPress entry for Magazine]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20090219004823/http://www.irscorner.com/m/magdev.html band information]
• {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20061019192030/http://shotbybothsides.com/fo781014.htm David Formula interview on Melody Maker, 14 October 1978 as reproduced on the 'Shot By Both Sides' site]}}

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