The Vicar (music producer)
The Vicar | |
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The enigmatic Vicar | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | David Singleton |
| Born | 21 March 1961 |
| Origin | England |
| Genres | Art rock, art pop, ambient music, experimental music |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, diarist, sleuth, aesthete |
| Instrument(s) | Audio editing software, guitar, bass guitar, piano, various |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Labels | Discipline Global Mobile, Regina Records |
| Website | thevicar |
The Vicar is a persona and multimedia project created by record producer, songwriter and Internet entrepreneur David Singleton. Since 2001, the project has produced music (singles and albums), a public diary, fictional stories (in blog, videoblog, print paperback and graphic novel form) and several culture-jamming initiatives.
The Vicar's identity remained secret until 2013. That year, Singleton revealed himself on the occasion of the release of the first Vicar album Songbook#1. Singleton has summarised the project ethos as being "that music and music alone should take centre stage without the current obsession with personality and celebrity, nor with the damaging thieving hand of the mainstream music business."