ARTISTCutting Crew

Cutting Crew began when founding members Kevin Scott Macmichael and Nick Van Eede met in Halifax in 1982, while both were touring with other bands. Macmichael moved to England in 1985, and the pair began recording demos. Following a successful showcase, they signed with Virgin Records. In 1986 the group became a four-piece with Colin Farley and Martin Beedle, and entered the studio to record with Terry Brown, a producer who had worked with Rush.

The debut album Broadcast received mixed reviews, but “(I Just) Died In Your Arms” reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. The follow-up single, “I've Been In Love Before”, reached number two on Billboard's Hot AC chart. Cutting Crew toured worldwide and received a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist. Their second album, The Scattering, was released in 1989 and yielded six Billboard-charting singles, including “One For The Mockingbird”, “Everything But My Pride” and “(Between A) Rock And A Hard Place”.

The label indefinitely shelved the band's third album, Compus Mentus, which was planned for 1992. Macmichael later worked with Robert Plant on his 1993 solo album, Fate Of Nations. After Kevin's death in 2002, Van Eede revived Cutting Crew with guitarist Gareth Moulton. The new lineup released Grinning Souls in 2006 and Add to Favourites in 2015, and continues to tour internationally alongside Go West, Wang Chung, Berlin, A Flock Of Seagulls and Blurred Vision.