Clinton David Boon
(born 28 June 1959, Oldham, Lancashire, England) is a musician.
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Career
He rose to fame with the
band Inspiral Carpets, which he joined in 1986 - the distinctive sound of his
Farfisa organ becoming one of the band's trademarks. After the Inspiral Carpets split in 1995, Boon went on to form
The Clint Boon Experience releasing two
albums under this name -
The Compact Guide to Pop Music and Space Travel
(1999), and
Life in Transition
(2000). In this year the band released the
single "Do What You Do (Earworm Song)", which featured
Fran Healy, the lead
singer of the band
Travis.
Boon made a cameo appearance on the 2002
film,
24 Hour Party People
as a train conductor, and has recently worked with
Cosgrove Hall providing voice-overs and music for the
Engie Benjy
cartoon series. Boon has his own
record label,
Booney Tunes
, signing
artists like Elaine Palmer, and has also been a regular
DJ at a number of
nightclubs around
England, and in
Wrexham in
North Wales. He once again joined the Inspiral Carpets for two sell-out tours in 2002/2003.
In 2005 Boon became head of music for the Oldham based
radio station,
The Revolution, where he presented the 1000-1400 weekday show. Boon left the station for then rival station, Xfm Manchester. Boon has since gone on to become a XFM Manchester Legend due to his passion for music and love of all things Manchester. Boon has a cult following with regulars of his show being part of the Boon Army. Boon recently took part in a 5 aside football competition as part of XFM Manchester Nike Show your 5. Boon Army FC Was born from this and hope to have regular games soon. He is a resident DJ on Saturday nights at the club "South" in Manchester for the night Clint Boon's Disco Rescue and has been for 7 years, amongst hosting other nights around the
UK.
Boon is currently still a presenter on
Xfm Manchester. He hosts Drivetime from Monday to Friday between 3pm and 7pm.
He also sported the then popular mushroom haircut when he was in the Inspiral Carpets.
In 2008 Clint had his portrait painted by Manchester based artist
Adam Hayley, the portrait represented Clint in all aspects of his life and paid homage to his Manchester roots. The portrait was unveiled at Manchester's Mooch Art Gallery on
Oldham Street, in the
Northern Quarter.
Clint headlined the second 'Friday Night Special' at The Horn,
St Albans on 5 June 2009. This gig was organised by local band
The Scratch.