Line Up
The Hit Parade's bass guitarist, Raymond Watts, is known for his industrial group PIG, releasing seventeen albums. As well as touring extensively in North America, Japan and Europe, Watts has recorded many albums with KMFDM, including a platinum selling track on the video game movie Mortal Kombat. In 2009, Watts co-produced the music for fashion designer Alexander McQueen's last Paris show. The Hit Parade's drummer, Matthew Moffatt, runs a London based film lighting company, working with directors including Mike Leigh, Kathryn Bigelow and Paul Greengrass. Moffatt is credited on several Hollywood and British produced films including the Oscar winning Hurt Locker, and the Oscar nominated Vera Drake and United 93. The Hit Parade's guitarist, Julian Henry, founded the public releations agency Henry's House, is a trustee of The Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA, London), is an advisor to Simon Fuller, and has written for periodicals including NME, Music Week and The Guardian on both music and marketing. Other members included Cath Carroll, Harvey Williams and Mike Watts.
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