Rico Conning

{{Short description|British musician and producer}} {{BLP sources|date=July 2007}} {{Use British English|date=January 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}

'''Rico Conning''' is an English record producer, songwriter, sound designer, and guitarist. In his early career (1977–'83) he was a singer, songwriter and guitarist with London-based post-punk band, the Lines. During the 1980s, he worked often at North London's Guerilla Studios, producing and mixing for artists such as Adam Ant, Coil, Depeche Mode, Renegade Soundwave, Wire, Swans, Laibach, Étienne Daho, and others. He moved to Los Angeles in the 1990s and formed a successful<ref>Technique; Sound designer shapes ads with a DJ’s expertise</ref> sound design company, M62. Around that time, he also joined the group Torch Song, whose other members included William Orbit and Laurie Mayer. The first album they made together was ''Toward the Unknown Region'' (1994). Conning co-produced Laurie Mayer's album ''Black Lining'' (2006). He remastered the Lines' catalogue which was re-released on Acute Records in late 2007. The Lines released an album ''Hull Down'', on Acute Records in 2016.

More recently, he has created albums with French musician Arnold Turboust. He also produced Book of Shame's album, ''Killing Pickle'' (2018).

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==References== * {{cite web |url = http://www.ocweekly.com/2008-06-26/music/cd-review-the-lines-39-memory-span-39/ |title = CD Review: The Lines, 'Memory Span' (Acute) |first = Ned |last = Raggett |date = 2008-06-25 |accessdate = 2009-12-15 |publisher = OC Weekly }} * {{cite web |url = http://www.brightestyoungthings.com/music/the-lines-an-interview-with-rico-conning/ |title = The Lines: An interview with Rico Conning |first = Rick |last = Taylor |date = 2008-06-10 |accessdate = 2009-12-15 |publisher = BrightestYoungThings }}

* {{cite web |url = http://www.campaignlive.co.uk/news/23166/ |title = Technique; Sound designer shapes ads with a DJ's expertise |first = Michelle |last = Martin |date = 1996-12-13 |accessdate = 2013-02-02 |publisher = Campaign }}

==External links== * http://www.thelinesonline.com (Unofficial site) * http://www.coldwarnightlife.com/2020/08/18/shine-on-rico-conning/

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