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Sources for future use
https://metro.co.uk/2017/10/25/10-bands-to-check-out-if-you-love-the-stranger-things-soundtrack-7012084/
https://vehlinggo.com/2015/03/23/where-has-fm-84-been-all-our-lives/
https://www.magneticmag.com/2016/06/in-conversation-fm-84-exclusive-interview/
https://www.mixcloud.com/vehlinggo/vehlinggo-anniversary-podcast-featuring-fm-84-and-tony-giles-and-some-cool-songs/
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Rezistant (talk • contribs) 21:33, 3 February 2019 (UTC)
https://twitter.com/colinbennett
https://twitter.com/fm84
Interview: https://vk.com/pages?oid=-116863980&p=Interview_with_FM-84 OR https://twitter.com/fm84/status/721225904672759808 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rezistant (talk • contribs) 11:32, 7 February 2019 (UTC)
He's been working on new album since 2015: https://twitter.com/fm84/status/618204901521403904
Recorded last track of the album: https://twitter.com/fm84/status/712801832498630656
He released Tears, one of the track from Atlas on 25 September 2015: https://twitter.com/fm84/status/647194597102235648 (Inspired by these people https://twitter.com/fm84/status/646749340380319744)
Jupiter released on 22 Jan 2016: https://twitter.com/fm84/status/690459128582512640
And lastly, Everything released on 27 February 2016, and announcement of new album: https://twitter.com/fm84/status/703450853512876032
Announced Atlas features VOCALS and INSTRUMENTALS: https://twitter.com/fm84/status/694942335608598528 AND https://twitter.com/fm84/status/694943139895750656
Features 5 vocals, 5 instrumentals: https://twitter.com/fm84/status/722442579157995524
Colin described the album: https://twitter.com/fm84/status/726418754477785092
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Rezistant (talk • contribs) 12:14, 7 February 2019 (UTC)
He created FM-84 on Feb 2015 (although later he stated he create it on March): https://twitter.com/fm84/status/574410571073744896 THEN https://twitter.com/fm84/status/634924759885545472
Performed first ever live gig: https://twitter.com/fm84/status/595355211385864192
Originally release date for the debut album: https://twitter.com/fm84/status/610222719993446400
Let's Talk in debut album is actually a remix from Timecop1983 album, Reflections: https://twitter.com/fm84/status/610222719993446400 AND https://twitter.com/fm84/status/632732442990764032
Tears (first single) released on 22 September 2015: https://twitter.com/fm84/status/646147071217504256 AND https://twitter.com/fm84/status/646704439156277248
Tears reached the chart: https://twitter.com/fm84/status/647451992227381250
EP reached Top 15 in 2015: https://vehlinggo.com/2015/12/11/top-15-eps-of-2015/
Last preview of Atlas, Everything: https://twitter.com/fm84/status/703450853512876032
Announced the date of debut album: https://twitter.com/fm84/status/719526269428236291
Music video for the album -> https://twitter.com/fm84/status/722800741262307329, which is Running in the Night -> https://twitter.com/fm84/status/726859902862290944
Ollie Wride is in the album: https://twitter.com/fm84/status/723163403192176641
Clive Farrington is in the album: https://twitter.com/fm84/status/723533378125856769
Artwork of Atlas was done by Signalnoise, same artist who did Gunship cover: https://twitter.com/fm84/status/723997772739792897 AND https://twitter.com/fm84/status/734901425780621314
Album finally called Atlas for the first time: https://twitter.com/fm84/status/724275240008716288
Debut album released: https://twitter.com/fm84/status/724632082773757953
Bennett described the album as "a cinematic journey to the sound of a summer long gone.": https://twitter.com/fm84/status/726418754477785092
DriveMusicRadio reviewed Atlas: http://driveradio.be/news/item/1157-fm-84-atlas-synthwave.html
NewRetroWave reviewed the album: https://www.newretrowave.com/album-reviews/2016/5/3/fm-84-atlas
Featured in Spotify's Fresh Finds and Mellow Pop: https://twitter.com/fm84/status/728442107032018944 AND https://twitter.com/fm84/status/733137072010067968
nerd feather reviews: http://www.nerds-feather.com/2016/05/nerd-music-album-spotlight-atlas-by-fm.html
Running in the Night released: https://twitter.com/fm84/status/728963577571254273
Synthetix reviews: http://www.synthetix.fm/2016/05/fm-84s-atlas.html
chiptuneswin reviews: https://twitter.com/fm84/status/737422742073581569 AND https://chiptuneswin.com/blog/sladerfluous-reviews-atlas-by-fm-84/
Atlas was created with no hardware at all except...: https://twitter.com/fm84/status/741663430558486528 AND https://twitter.com/fm84/status/745315476381696004
He posted about the possibility of vinyl: https://www.facebook.com/fm84music/posts/908867052577287
Atlas, album of the 2016 by NewRetroWave: https://www.newretrowave.com/news/2016/12/26/top-ten-retrowave-albums-of-2016
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Rezistant (talk • contribs) 09:58, 8 February 2019 (UTC)
(Future use)
Colin Bennett was born in Ayrshire, Scotland,[1] in 1980s,[2] and raised in Glasgow.[3] He grew up with classic films such as The Goonies, Back to the Future and Flight of the Navigator. He also was influenced by many artists such as Fleetwood Mac, Tangerine Dream, Jan Hammer, and Tears for Fears.
In his teen life in 1990s, he went into house and electronic music.[4]
In March 2012,[5] Colin Bennett flew from Scotland to San Francisco to pursue his career in Design Team at Apple Park, located in Cupertino, California.[6] In 2014, he moved his job to Nest Labs, a company owned by Google.[7]
In 2012, when he was still working for a brand design company in Scotland, he received an email from Apple that he was offered a job in Design Team. He moved to San Francisco with his wife,[8] and accepted his job at Apple Park, located in Cupertino, California.
In April 2015, he released the EP on various streaming services such as Spotify and iTunes.[9]
- ^ "FM-84". Spotify.
- ^ "FM-84 & Ollie Wride AMA". Reddit.
- ^ "FM-84: Where Have You Been All Our Lives?". Vehlinggo.
- ^ "FM-84: Where Have You Been All Our Lives?". Vehlinggo.
- ^ @colinbennett (March 16, 2012). "It's goodbye Glasgow and hello San Francisco" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "In Conversation: The Future of Synthwave with FM-84 [Exclusive Interview]". Magnetic Magazine.
- ^ @colinbennett (June 5, 2014). "Goodbye Apple. It has been an incredible journey and I'm humbled and honoured to have had the experience of a lifetime working in Cupertino" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "FM-84 & Ollie Wride AMA". Reddit.
- ^ @fm84 (April 13, 2015). "Exciting news. The Los Angeles EP, Mainframe and my brand new track, Neon Sunrise are all on their way to Spotify, iTunes etc" (Tweet) – via Twitter.