Alan Wilder

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Alan Charles Wilder (born June 1, 1959) is a British musician, formerly of Depeche Mode. His current musical project is called Recoil, started as a side project to Depeche Mode, but when he left the latter in 1995, it evolved into Wilder's primary project. Wilder has also provided production and remixing services to the bands Nitzer Ebb and Curve. Wilder is married to former Miranda Sex Garden member Hepzibah Sessa. The couple married in 1994 and have a son, Stanley Duke, and a daughter, Paris, together. He is a classically-trained musician and renowned contemporary music producer.Wilder was born into a neither "rich nor poor" family and was raised in Acton, west London. Known by many as Depeche Mode's only trained musician, he began piano at the age of eight, through the encouragement of his parents. Later on, he learned the flute at St Clement Danes Grammar school and became a leading musician in his school bands. He was influenced musically at school by Ted Ing, a percussionist and school friend. Alan and Ted formed Cloaca, a band well regarded as ahead of its time.