Bruce Woolley

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Bruce Woolley is a British performer/songwriter/producer. He initially worked with Trevor Horn and Geoffrey Downes as a writing team. Bruce Woolley co-wrote "Hand Held In Black and White" and "Mirror Mirror" for Dollar in 1982.[1]

His 1979 album Bruce Woolley and Camera Club (released as English Garden in the UK) [2]marked the first appearance of songs that would later be on the more successful debut album from the UK band The Buggles including "Video Killed the Radio Star." The Camera Club album also featured a young Thomas Dolby on keyboards.[3][4]

Other members included Matthew Seligman of Snail, Rod Johnson, who died in July 2005 and David Birch, who had a popular band in South Africa called Squeal in the 1990s. [5]

After the success of the Buggles, (he was not in the group but was a member of the design team) he formed Firmament and the Elements directed the cult film 'Gog' in 1981 and released an EP in 1983. Woolley went on to co-write and produce songs for numerous pop acts including Grace Jones, Louise Goffin Tom Jones, Shirley Bassey, The Orb, John Farnham, Toyah, Dusty Springfield, Donna Summer, Cher (including her multi-platinum "Believe" album) and many more. [6]. .

Woolley has contributed music and songs to over 13 Hollywood and British films including "Toys", "Caddyshack", "Moulin Rouge", "The Avengers", "Electric Dreams", "Empire Records" and "The Wedding Singer".

More recently he formed the Theremin led "Radio Science Orchestra" with whom he continues to record and perform in Europe and the Far East.