Frank Tovey

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

2

Gender

Male

Birthday

1956-09-08

Day of death

2002-04-03 (45 years old)

Place of Birth

Bow, London, England, UK

Frank Tovey

Biography

Francis John Tovey (8 September 1956 – 3 April 2002), known also by his stage name Fad Gadget, was a British avant-garde electronic musician and vocalist. He was a proponent of both new wave and early industrial music, fusing pop-structured songs with mechanised experimentation. As Fad Gadget, his music was characterised by the use of synthesizers in conjunction with sounds of found objects, including drills and electric razors. His bleak, sarcastic and darkly humorous lyrics were filled with biting social commentary toward subjects such as machinery, industrialisation, consumerism, human sexuality, mass media, religion, domestic violence and dehumanization, often sung in a deadpan voice.

Known For

  • Riverside

    Riverside

  • Fad Gadget by Frank Tovey

    Fad Gadget by Frank Tovey