Bill Nelson's Red Noise

Bill Nelson's Red Noise
Also known as	Red Noise
Origin	England
Genres	New wave, synthpop, art rock
Years active	1978–1979
Labels	Harvest, EMI
Associated acts	Bill Nelson, Be-Bop Deluxe, Fiat Lux, TV Toy, Puzzle Monkey
Past members	Bill Nelson Ian Nelson Andy Clark Rick Ford Dave Mattacks Steve Peer

Bill Nelson's Red Noise, or more simply Red Noise, was Bill Nelson's umbrella term for what effectively became a British new wave band, formed by Bill Nelson (lead vocals, guitar), his brother Ian (saxophone), Andy Clark (keyboards) and Rick Ford (bass), around 1978, briefly employing Dave Mattacks (drums) before adding Steve Peer (drums).

Nelson formed Red Noise after dissolving Be-Bop Deluxe, while metamorphosing from blues, progressive and glam rock to more new wave and electronic sounds following the last Be-Bop Deluxe album Drastic Plastic, released early 1978. EMI's Harvest Records subsidiary, to whom Be-Bop had been contracted, insisted on his name being added – hence Bill Nelson's Red Noise. Clark had also been a member of Be-Bop Deluxe, while Ian Nelson had collaborated on the song (and hit single) "Ships In The Night" from the Sunburst Finish album (1976). Peer was previously in TV Toy, only joining the band for touring purposes after the album had been recorded (he can be heard on a number of Red Noise live and Bill Nelson-credited B-side studio tracks plus the one Red Noise-credited track on Nelson's later Quit Dreaming And Get On The Beam). In the studio, Nelson recorded most of the drum parts himself, hiring former Fairport Convention drummer Dave Mattacks for more complex tracks.

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