Zaine Griff
| Zaine Griff | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Glenn Mikkelson |
| Born | 4 October 1957 |
| Origin | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Genres | Synthpop, new wave, ambient, electronic |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, bass |
| Associated acts | The Human Instinct, Screemer, Hans Zimmer, Yukihiro Takahashi, Ultravox, Gary Numan, Kate Bush, Lindsay Kemp |
| Website | Fahrenheit 451 |
Zaine Griff (born 4 October 1957 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a singer-songwriter who was part of the English new wave and new romantics scene of the early 1980s. Raised in New Zealand, he moved to England in the 1970s, where he continued with his artistic and musical career, becoming a solo artist. He worked with Lindsay Kemp, in arts, and The Human Instinct, The Kinks, David Bowie, Kate Bush, Gary Numan and Hans Zimmer, in music.
Brought up in New Zealand and Tahiti by his Danish parents, Griff learned to play guitar at an early age.
Aged 16, he joined rock band The Human Instinct as their bassist, taking the stage name of Glenn Mikkelson. During his time with the band, they recorded two albums: The Hustler (1974) and Peg Leg - which was recorded in 1975 but not released until 2002. Despite his youth, Griff (now known as Mikkelson) wrote seven songs for these albums and was lead vocalist on five.
In 1975, he left The Human Instinct and moved to London, England, to continue his musical career. There he became the vocalist and bassist of a band called Baby Face and began studying mime and movement alongside Kate Bush, Adam Darius and Lindsay Kemp. At the time, he joined Kemp's production of Flowers, a play written by Jean Genet, but quit when the company went on tour to Australia, as he wanted to stay in London to continue with music.
After leaving the Kemp company, Griff joined a band called Screemer, with whom he released two singles: "Interplanetary Twist", in 1976, and "In The City", in 1977. Griff also played bass guitar with The Kinks on their album, Misfits.
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