Graham Massey

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Graham Massey was a founding member of the British band 808 State, formed in 1988 in Bury, England. Originally a hip-hop group called Hit Squad Manchester, the band shifted to an acid house sound, recording the debut Newbuild in 1988 under the new name 808 State. The band was named after Graham Massey's favorite drum machine, the Roland TR-808, ironically later admitting that until the late 80's they thought Roland drum machines were "severely uncool." Graham had also been a member of the hippy - fusion band Aqua in the 1970s along with violinist Graham Clark.

Graham Massey worked with Björk on her first solo album named Debut, one of the most important albums of the 90's. Debut sold almost three million copies.

Graham Massey recently released the solo album 'Subtracks' under the name Massonix on Skam Records. He is also a member of Biting Tongues, an experimental jazz rock group once signed to Factory Records. He has a side project with "Toolshed" and "Sisters of Transistors"