Daryl Bamonte is an English musician, music publisher, record label head and

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, known for working for

Depeche Mode Depeche Mode are an English electronic music, electronic band formed in Basildon, Essex in 1980. Originally formed with the line-up of Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, Andy Fletcher (musician), Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke, the band currently consists ...

and

the Cure The Cure are an English Rock music, rock band formed in Crawley in 1976 by Robert Smith (musician), Robert Smith (vocals, guitar) and Lol Tolhurst (drums). The band's current line-up comprises Smith, Perry Bamonte (guitar and keyboards), Reev ...

. He is the owner of Archangelo Music, an Ambassador for Europe in Synch, a consultant for Schubert Music Europe, and the keyboardist in Permafrost.

Depeche Mode

Bamonte worked with

early in their career, setting up and taking down equipment for the band. As the band gained success, Bamonte became their road manager. He is credited in the commentary for the ''

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'' documentary as the fifth member of Depeche Mode. Bamonte worked on various albums with the band, and in various roles. He worked as an assistant on '' Violator'', project manager on ''

Songs of Faith and Devotion ''Songs of Faith and Devotion'' is the eighth studio album by the English electronic music band Depeche Mode. It was first released on 22 March 1993 in the United Kingdom by Mute Records and a day later in the United States by Sire Records and ...

'' album and album co-ordinator on '' Songs of Faith and Devotion Live''. In 1994, band member

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had to leave the tour due to illness. Bamonte replaced him for the second leg of the 1994 Summer Tour, as well as six shows in South America.

The Cure

After having previously toured with

in the mid-1980s, Bamonte began working with the band again in 1995 alongside his older brother

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, the band's lead guitarist at the time. Bamonte was a project coordinator on ''

Bloodflowers ''Bloodflowers'' is the eleventh studio album by English rock band The Cure. It was first released in Japan on 2 February 2000, before being released in the UK and Europe on 14 February 2000 and then the day after in the US by Fiction Records an ...

'', '' Join the Dots'', and a number of remastered album reissues. He also served as the executive producer for the ''

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'' DVD and the band's 2004 self-titled album alongside Robert Smith. His work with the Cure ended in 2005.

Compact Space

Bamonte was one of three members in the band Compact Space, along with Christian Eigner and Florian Kraemmer. In the band, Bamonte wrote the lyrics, Eigner wrote the music, and Kraemmer assembled the melodies. Their first album ''Nameless'' and the ''Push Push'' EP were released in June 2011.

Schubert Music Publishing

Bamonte is a consultant for Schubert Music Europe and the head of the Atlantic Curve record label. Since forming in 2020, Atlantic Curve has released albums by artists such as

I Like Trains I Like Trains (previously styled as iLiKETRAiNS) is an English alternative/post-rock band, formed in Leeds, West Yorkshire. It draws its inspiration from historical failings and a pessimistic world view. I Like Trains has had its music used i ...

, Laura Carbone, and the ''Burn'' album by

Lisa Gerrard Lisa Germaine Gerrard ( ; born 12 April 1961) is an Australian musician, singer and composer and member of the group Dead Can Dance with music partner Brendan Perry. She is known for her unique singing style technique (glossolalia). She has a ...

and

Jules Maxwell Dead Can Dance are a British-Australian band founded in Melbourne in 1981 by Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard, before relocating to London the following year. The Australian music historian Ian McFarlane described Dead Can Dance's style as "const ...

from Dead Can Dance, which was produced by James Chapman from

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Executive producer

Bamonte was an executive producer for the Cure's live ''Trilogy'' film from 2003, and their self-titled album from 2004. He fulfilled the same role for

Roger O'Donnell Roger O'Donnell (born 29 October 1955) is an English keyboardist best known as a longtime member of The Cure, which he first joined in 1987 and for which he has served three different tenures. O'Donnell has also performed as a touring and sessio ...

's ''2 Ravens'' album, Lisa Gerrard and Jules Maxwell's ''Burn'' album, and Maxwell's ''Nocturnes'' album. In 2022, he was executive producer for ''Exaudia'', a collaborative album from Lisa Gerrard and Marcello De Francisci.

Archangelo Music

Bamonte formed Archangelo Music in 2021. The label's first release was Jules Maxwell's ''Nocturnes'' album. The album received praise from some of Maxwell's contemporaries such as Roger O'Donnell from the Cure, Lisa Gerrard and

Brendan Perry Brendan Michael Perry (born 30 June 1959) is a British singer and multi-instrumentalist best known for his work as half of the duo Dead Can Dance with Lisa Gerrard. Early life Perry was born in Whitechapel, London, England, UK, in 1959 to a mot ...

from Dead Can Dance, James Chapman from Maps, and

Foy Vance Foy Best Vance (born 18 November 1974) is an Irish musician and singer-songwriter from Northern Ireland, signed to Ed Sheeran's Gingerbread Man Records, Gingerbread Man record label. Vance has toured as a support act to British singer-songwrite ...

. Archangelo Music also includes Archangelo Songs. As well as Archangelo Recordings, Bamonte has also formed an additional label, Bamala Newtown.

Europe in Synch

Bamonte is also an ambassador for the Europe in Synch organisation.

Permafrost

Permafrost is a post-punk band, originally from Molde in Norway, which was formed in 1982 by school friends Frode Heggdal Larsen and Kåre Steinsbu. Robert Heggdal and Trond Tornes joined in 2001, and Bamonte in 2016. To date they have released the ''Godtment'' EP in 1983, the ''Permafrost'' EP in 2019, and in 2021 released three singles—"Femme Fatale", "Closed Eyes", and "Restore Us"—which all went to number 1 on the Indie Disko Top40 Chart. In February 2022, their single "Come Back to Surprise" reached number 3 on the Deutsche Alternative Chart and number 5 on the Indie Disko Top40 Chart. Their first album is expected to be released in 2023.

References

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