Peter Hook
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| Peter Hook | |
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| Image:Hook2.jpg Peter Hook playing with Joy Division in Preston, England.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Peter Hook |
| Born | February 13 1956 Salford, England |
| Instrument(s) | Bass guitar, Guitar, Electronic drums, Keyboards, Vocals |
| Associated acts | Joy Division New Order Monaco Revenge Freebass |
Peter "Hooky" Hook (born February 13, 1956 in Salford, Lancashire) is an English bass player.
He was a co-founder of the post-punk band Joy Division along with Bernard Sumner in the mid-1970s. Following the death of Joy Division's Ian Curtis, the band reformed as New Order, and Hook played bass with them throughout their career until his departure in 2007. He has also recorded two albums each with the bands Revenge and Monaco (as bassist, keyboardist and lead vocalist).
Hook lives in Alderley Edge, Cheshire with his wife, Rebecca, and their daughter Jessica, who is 9. He also has 2 other children from a previous relationship, 22 year old Heather and 18 year old Jack. He was previously married to the actress and comedienne Caroline Aherne.
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[edit] Playing style
With New Order's ever increasing use of sequenced synthesized bass, especially throughout most of 1989's Technique and 1993's Republic, Hook's bass playing became ever more melodic and rhythmic, often exploiting the baritone guitar range of his basses.
Hook has also contributed backing vocals on numerous Joy Division songs, sings co-lead with Ian Curtis on Joy Division's "Interzone" from the 1979 LP Unknown Pleasures, and sings lead on two New Order songs ("Dreams Never End" and "Doubts Even Here" from the 1981 LP Movement).
[edit] Equipment
[edit] Basses
- Gibson EB-0 copy - Hook's first bass, bought at Mazel's Music Shop in Manchester in 1976 and used live with Warsaw 1977 (there are photos of him playing it at a 1977 gig at Rafters, Manchester) and on the 18/7/77 Warsaw demos.
- Hondo Rickenbacker 4001 bass copy - Used on Joy Division's 1978-1980 recordings and used live with Joy Division 1978-1980. Believed to have been stolen.
- Yamaha BB1200 - Basically a neck-through Fender Precision Bass. Used on Joy Division's Closer LP and every New Order album.
- Shergold Marathon six-string bass - Has a 30" scale putting it between normal bass (34") and guitar (around 25").
- Eccleshall bass - Based on a Gibson ES-335, main live bass. He wanted a hollowbody with Yamaha electronics, so Chris Eccleshall took the active electronics from a BB1200 and built a full-scale neck-through bass with 24 frets.
[edit] Amplification and effects
He has at least two rigs. One is an Alembic F-2B preamp/Crown DC-300A poweramp combination on top of a 4x15 Marshall cabinet. The other is a Hiwatt Custom 100 Watt head on top of a Vox Foundation Cabinet loaded with 100-watt Goodman speakers. He has also used an Ampeg SVT rig, and has expressed interest in Ashdown amplification.
For the most part, his distinctive tone comes from the use of a chorus pedal, an Electro-Harmonix Clone Theory to be precise. The Clone Theory has recently been reissued by Electro-Harmonix, and has the same circuitry as the original
With Revenge and Monaco, he updated his setup to an Ampeg SVT, turned all the way up to maximum volume live.[1] [2]
[edit] Other work
In the late 1980s, Hook also worked as a producer for bands such as Inspiral Carpets and The Stone Roses. In 2003 he contributed his distinctive bass to a number of tracks on Hybrid's album Morning Sci-Fi, including the single "True to Form".
New Order have broken up more than once, and Hook has been involved with other projects. He has recorded two albums each with the bands Revenge and Monaco (both as bassist, keyboardist and lead vocalist) with David Potts, the latter of which scored a club and alternative-radio hit What Do You Want From Me? in 1997. On 4 May 2007, Hook announced on Xfm that he and New Order singer/guitarist Bernard Sumner were no longer working together, effectively spelling the end for the band; the band later denied disbanding.[1] He is currently working on a new band project called Freebass with bass players Mani (ex-The Stone Roses) and Andy Rourke (ex-The Smiths).
He also contributed to Perry Farrell's Satellite Party. His bass can be heard on "Wish Upon a Dogstar". Since 2002, Peter Hook has begun doing DJ sets, though numerous videos recorded of him live show him doing nothing more than playing a free CD included in Mixmag[2]. Inspired by Clint Boon of Inspiral Carpets, he started with the Return To New York nights in London. He contributed a distinctive bassline to Hybrid's 2003 single "True to Form", as well as another track from their Morning Sci-Fi album, "Higher Than a Skyscraper", playing on stage with them on a number of dates of their ensuing tour.
In the 2007 film, Control Hook is played by actor Joe Anderson. In Michael Winterbottom's 2002 film 24 Hour Party People, Hook was played by Ralf Little.
[edit] References
- ^ NewOrderOnline.com (2007-05-17). New Order did not split. Retrieved on 2007-05-18.
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecyuBs3WotI - Peter hook not DJing, rather playing a Mixmag CD, proven by the jungle at 0:20
[edit] External links
- Peter Hook RBMA video lecture session Pt.1
- Peter Hook RBMA video lecture session Pt.2
- Peter Hook biography
- New Order & Joy division site
- Joy Division's most detailed discography
- Short bio at JoyDiv.org
| New Order |
| Bernard Sumner | Stephen Morris | Phil Cunningham Former members: Gillian Gilbert | Peter Hook |
| Discography |
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| Albums: Movement | Power, Corruption & Lies | Low-Life | Brotherhood | Technique | Republic | Get Ready | Waiting for the Sirens' Call |
| Compilation Albums: Substance | (The Best of) New Order | (The Rest of) New Order | International | Retro | Singles | iTunes Originals - New Order |
| EPs: 1981 - Factus 8 - 1982 | Peel Sessions 1982 | Peel Sessions 1981 | The Peter Saville Show Soundtrack |
| Singles: see New Order discography |
| Videography |
| Substance | New Order Story | 316 (Reading Festival / New York) | 511 (Finsbury Park) | A Collection |
| Related articles |
| Side projects: Electronic | Revenge | Monaco | The Other Two | Freebass Topics: Joy Division | Factory Records | The Haçienda | 24 Hour Party People People: Ian Curtis | Martin Hannett | Peter Saville | Tony Wilson | Rob Gretton | Stephen Hague |
Joy Division | |
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| Ian Curtis • Bernard Sumner • Peter Hook • Stephen Morris Terry Mason • Tony Tabac • Steve Brotherdale | |
| Albums | Unknown Pleasures • Closer |
| Compilations | Still • Substance • Warsaw • Permanent • Heart and Soul |
| Live Albums | Preston Warehouse • Les Bains Douches • Let The Movie Begin • The Peel Sessions • Joy Division The Complete BBC Recordings |
| Singles & EPs | An Ideal for Living • Transmission • Licht und Blindheit • Komakino • Love Will Tear Us Apart • Atmosphere/She's Lost Control |
| Related | Discography • Factory Records • The Haçienda • 24 Hour Party People • Martin Hannett • Peter Saville • Tony Wilson • Rob Gretton • Alan Erasmus • New Order • Control |
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