{{BLP sources|date=May 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}} {{Use British English|date=October 2016}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- For groups; see Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians --> | name = Mr Fogg | image = | alt = | caption = | image_size = | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Phil Barry | origin = [[Reading, Berkshire]], England | genre = [[Synthpop|Electropop]] | years_active = 2005&ndash;present | label = Kicking Ink Recordings, Kompakt, Worst Case Scenario, Little League, Spinout, Kimi Records, This Time Records | associated_acts = [[Valgeir Sigurdsson]] | website = [http://www.mrfogg.co.uk Official website] | current_members = | past_members = }}

'''Mr Fogg''' is an English [[electronic music|electronic]] musician from [[Reading, Berkshire]], England. He is the grandson of an opera singer and the great-grandson of two 19th-century music hall performers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hangout.altsounds.com/news/148247-fogg-releases-sprint-upcoming-album.html |title=Mr Fogg releases 'Sprint' + an Upcoming Album &#124; AltSounds.com News |website=hangout.altsounds.com |access-date=6 June 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130117020025/http://hangout.altsounds.com/news/148247-fogg-releases-sprint-upcoming-album.html |archive-date=17 January 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Origin of name== Mr Fogg derives his name from [[Phileas Fogg]], the main fictional character in the 1872 [[Jules Verne]] novel, ''[[Around the World in Eighty Days (novel)|Around the World in Eighty Days]]''. In an interview with [[BBC Radio 1]]'s [[Annie Nightingale]], he stated that the name arose as, 'Phileas sounds somewhat like Phil', his own Christian name.

==Early singles== Mr Fogg's first solo material appeared at the end of 2005, and was followed by a national tour and the self-released debut [[Single (music)|single]], "Giving In" which gained [[BBC Radio 1]], [[BBC 6Music]] and [[XFM]] [[airplay]].

After winning the 2006 [[BBC Radio Berkshire]] demo search contest, Mr Fogg won the opportunity to open the Carling Stage at the [[Reading and Leeds Festivals]] over the August 2006 festival weekend, playing with a five-piece live band.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXRdJ9SnrlE |title=YouTube - Mr Fogg - Seciov live at Reading Festival |website=www.youtube.com |access-date=6 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312171342/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXRdJ9SnrlE |archive-date=12 March 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Towards the end of 2006, Mr Fogg released "Seciov" on Worst Case Scenario Records, receiving substantial airplay on BBC Radio 1, [[BBC Radio 2]], BBC 6Music, XFM, [[MTV2]] and [[Q TV|QTV]], including records of the week from [[Marsha Shandur]] on XFM and [[Tom Robinson]] on 6 Music. As well as a tour, live appearances included "Mr Fogg's Latin Lesson" on the Annie Nightingale's BBC Radio 1 show and a live session for [[Janice Long]] on BBC Radio 2 - including an interview and live versions of "Stung", "Moving Pictures" and "Seciov".

In August 2007, Mr Fogg's third release "Stung"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-znwW1FWlpU |title=YouTube |website=www.youtube.com |access-date=6 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406230158/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-znwW1FWlpU |archive-date=6 April 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hmv.co.uk/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;-1;-1;-1&sku=669281 |title=HMV &#124; Music, Films, & Games |website=Hmv.com |date= |accessdate=2020-05-26}}</ref> was released and again picked up support from various [[radio station]]s.

Later in the year, a [[remix]] 12&nbsp;inch single of "Seciov" was released, with mixes by Vandal, Loulou Players and Si McEvoy. The Vandal mix picked up airplay worldwide, including stations in [[Russia]], the [[United States]], [[Australia]] and the [[Netherlands]].

==''Moving Parts''== In an interview with the [[BBC]] in 2007, Mr Fogg said that he had so far written over 40 songs for his debut album.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/berkshire/content/articles/2007/11/29/mrfogg_feature.shtml |title=Berkshire - Entertainment - A Foggy Christmas |publisher=[[BBC]] |date= |accessdate=2020-05-26}}</ref> In subsequent interviews he revealed that the album was recorded in [[Iceland]] in 2009 with [[Valgeir Sigurðsson]] and that ''Moving Parts'', would be released in April 2010.

The first single, "Keep Your Teeth Sharp", was released in February 2010 and launched at Mr Fogg's [[pop-up retail|pop-up shop]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2MqMsAISRs |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211218/L2MqMsAISRs |archive-date=2021-12-18 |url-status=live|title=Mr Fogg - Fogg Shop |publisher=[[YouTube]] |date=2009-12-17 |accessdate=2020-05-26}}{{cbignore}}</ref> in [[Soho]] in December 2009. The "Keep Your Teeth Sharp" [[Extended play|EP]] also included "Whispers" and "Keep Your Distance", with a remix of the title track by the Icelandic composer [[Ólafur Arnalds]].

The "Moving Parts" single was remixed by [[Jakwob]], [[Karoshi]], [[Rennie Pilgrem]] and [[Pelops]], and the [[music video|video]] was filmed in [[Los Angeles]], with [[film director]], [[Tony Kaye (director)|Tony Kaye]]. Another single, "Stung", was released on 23 August 2010.

==''Eleven''== In early 2012, Mr Fogg announced the release of his second album "Eleven" with a free download of the song "Stay Out Of The Sun".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clashmusic.com/news/watch-mr-fogg-stay-out-of-the-sun |title=Watch: Mr Fogg - Stay Out Of The Sun &#124; News &#124; Clash Magazine |website=Clashmusic.com |date= 13 January 2012|accessdate=2020-05-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Oliver |first=Genevieve |url=http://prettymuchamazing.com/mp3/mr-fogg-stay-out-of-the-sun |title=MP3: Mr Fogg - "Stay Out of the Sun" |website=Prettymuchamazing.com |date= |accessdate=2020-05-26}}</ref> This was followed by the single A Little Letting Go in May,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themusicninja.com/mr-fogg-a-little-letting-go/ |title=Mr Fogg – A Little Letting Go |website=Themusicninja.com |date=2012-04-03 |accessdate=2020-05-26}}</ref> and the album release in June.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thisisfakediy.co.uk/articles/features/listen-mr-fogg-eleven/ |title=Listen: Mr Fogg - Eleven &#124; Features &#124; DIY |website=www.thisisfakediy.co.uk |access-date=6 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531044527/http://www.thisisfakediy.co.uk/articles/features/listen-mr-fogg-eleven/ |archive-date=31 May 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

The album release was accompanied by a European tour of Germany, Belgium, Italy, Denmark, Netherlands, Poland and the UK.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mrfogg.co.uk/live/ |title=Live &#124; Mr Fogg |website=mrfogg.co.uk |access-date=6 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100125200922/http://mrfogg.co.uk/live/ |archive-date=25 January 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==''In Paradise''== Recorded at home during the pandemic lockdown, his first album in seven years was released in March 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mrfogg.bandcamp.com/album/in-paradise |title=Mr Fogg - Bandcamp |website=Bandcamp |date= 2022-03-23|accessdate=2022-03-23}}</ref>

==Remixes and productions== As well as his own music, Mr Fogg has [[record producer|produced]] and remixed songs by several other artists, including [[The Twang]], [[The Good Natured]], The Race, midimidis, Ruby Frost and Heart Kill Giant. In March 2010, his remix of "Hollywood" by [[Marina and the diamonds|Marina and The Diamonds]] was played by [[Rob Da Bank]] on BBC Radio 1.

==Discography== ===Singles and EPs=== *''Giving In'' EP (Own Label) - 2006 *"Seciov" (Worst Case Scenario) - 2006 *"Stung" (Little League) - 2007 *"Seciov The Remixes" (Spinout) - 2007 *''Keep Your Teeth Sharp'' EP (Kicking Ink) - 2009 *"Moving Parts" (Kicking Ink) - 2010 *"Stung" (Kicking Ink Recordings) - 2010 *"Answerphone" (Kicking Ink Recordings) - 2011 *"Stay Of The Sun" (Kicking Ink / Kompakt) - 2012 *"A Little Letting Go" (Kicking Ink / Kompakt) - 2012 *"Time To Ascend" (Kicking Ink / Kompakt) - 2015 *"No House For These Thoughts" (Kicking Ink / Kompakt) - 2015 *"Youth" (Kicking Ink / Kompakt) - 2015 *"In Paradise" (Kicking Ink) - 2020 *"We Don't Crawl Out Of The Swamp (Unless We Get What We Want" (Kicking Ink) - 2020

===Albums=== *''Moving Parts'' (Kicking Ink) - 2010 *''Eleven'' (Kicking Ink / Kompakt) - 2012 *''Youth'' (Kicking Ink / Kompakt) - 2015 *''In Paradise'' (Kicking Ink) - 2022

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.mrfogg.co.uk/ Mr Fogg Website] * [http://www.myspace.com/mrfoggisapopstar Myspace Website]

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