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Douglas J. McCarthy
12+ albums
ebmelectronicsynthpopUnited KingdomUK
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Douglas John McCarthy (born in Barking, East London, on 1 September 1966; died 11 June 2025) was an English vocalist whose work covered a range of electronic music genres and who is remembered as the lead vocalist of the EBM band Nitzer Ebb, whom he fronted from 1982 until 2024. Apart from writing and performing with Nitzer Ebb, McCarthy also appeared on recordings by Recoil and released material in collaboration with DJ Terence Fixmer as Fixmer/McCarthy. He also contributed vocals to tracks by Die Krupps, Motor, Kloq and Client. After Nitzer Ebb originally split, McCarthy left the music business —save for the Recoil tracks to which he contributed—and focused on film studies and design in Cambridge, England, UK. He moved to London in 2000 to work in the advertising field. He performed as Douglas J McCarthy along with Cyrus Rex and Jeff Smith. His first solo album, Kill Your Friends, was released in November 2012 on LA-based label Pylon Records. The album was produced by British House DJ and producer Mark Bell. McCarthy provided vocals on the 2013 EP Noise by Swiss DJ and producer Headman (alias of DJ and producer Robi Insinna) and also collaborated with LA-based musician Cyrus Rex under the moniker DJM/REX. In 2013, DJM/REX opened for Depeche Mode at a performance in France and toured the U.S. with Skinny Puppy in 2014. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
