Michael James Tournier (born 24 May 1963) is an English

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ian, and one of the co-founders of the electronic music group Fluke, along with Mike Bryant and

Jon Fugler Jon Fugler (born 13 October 1962 in St Austell, Cornwall, England''BBC'' ''Radio One'', ''Peel Sessions Artist Page: Fluke''link.) is an English electronic musician and one of the co-founders of the electronic music group Fluke along with Mike ...

. He first met with other members of Fluke in High Wycombe where he had been involved, along with Jon Fugler, in a band called Skin.

Life and career

Tournier attended the John Hampden Grammar School, High Wycombe. Little information is known of Tournier's history prior to his incorporation into Fluke in

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, and remains a high point in his career. The band's conception was influenced by Tournier's interest in

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music and particularly Cabaret Voltaire and

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. Tournier stayed with Fluke until approximately 1998 when he left the group to collaborate with

Jan Burton Jan Burton is a Welsh record producer and vocalist, best known for his work with ex- Fluke member Mike Tournier in their joint project, Syntax. In December 2017, Burton announced that he was engaged in his first solo project. He also provided v ...

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's '' Meccano Mind''. The partnership with Syntax split up after an album and two singles.
/ref> Touriner's music career has spanned different genres, which he has not seen as a problem, stating "I think it just goes to show that what you want out of music isn't necessarily as narrow minded as it being just guitars, or computers, it's about feeling."

References

External links

Mike Tournier Myspace page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tournier, Mike 1963 births Living people English electronic musicians English keyboardists English record producers Fluke (band) members People from High Wycombe