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Bernard Edward Sumner (born 4 January 1956), also known as Bernard Albrecht, is an English musician, singer and songwriter. He was a founding member of both Joy Division and New Order, and is widely credited with the latter band's move towards electronica and synthpop, not forgetting their original post-punk roots.
Sumner is widely credited in advancing UK dance music and the popularisation and technological advancement of sequencers. Despite his influential status, he remains a reticent character who rarely gives interviews. In the early 1990s he recorded with Johnny Marr as Electronic.
Sumner was a founding member of Joy Division, a post-punk band formed in 1976. The band is widely considered one of the most influential bands of the era. Primarily known as the band's lead guitarist (his main guitars were a Gibson SG and a Shergold Custom Masquerader), Sumner also played keyboards for synth parts and made his first vocal appearance on record singing the chorus of "They Walked In Line" on the Warsaw album. In May 1980, the band's vocalist, Ian Curtis, committed suicide, resulting in Joy Division's end.
New Order are an English rock band formed in 1980, currently consisting of founding members Bernard Sumner, Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert, alongside Phil Cunningham and Tom Chapman. The band was formed in 1980 by Sumner (vocals, guitars, keyboards and synthesisers), ex member Peter Hook (bass and vocals) and Morris (drums, electronic drums, keyboards and synthesizers) – the remaining members of post-punk group Joy Division, following the suicide of vocalist Ian Curtis – with the addition of Gilbert (keyboards, synthesizers and guitars).
By combining post-punk with an increasing influence from electronic dance music, New Order became one of the most critically acclaimed and influential bands of the 1980s. Though the band's early years were shadowed by the legacy and basic sound of Joy Division, their experience of the early 1980s New York City club scene increased their knowledge of dance music and helped them incorporate elements of that style into their work. The band's 1983 hit "Blue Monday", the best-selling 12-inch single of all time, is one example of how the band's sound became increasingly upbeat and electronic.
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The masculine given name Bernard and its variations are of West Germanic origin.
The meaning of the name is from a Germanic compound Bern-hard meaning "bear-hardy/brave/strong", or "hardy/brave/strong as a bear".Bern- is the old form of bear, from West Germanic *beran-.
The name was notably popular among Old Frisian speakers, where the most common spelling was Bernhard.
The following people and items share the name Bernard.
"Love Will" is a song written by Don Pfrimmer and Byron Gallimore, and recorded by American country music group The Forester Sisters. It was released in February 1989 as the first single from the album All I Need. The song reached number 7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
Bernard Sumner chats to Charlie and Louise on BBC Breakfast September 2014
The founding member of the iconic 80’s English band speaks on his multi-decade career and his memories from recording one of the finest albums of 1989, Technique, on the island of Ibiza during a time when dance music was taking Balearic beat to a whole new dimension. Bernard Sumner (New Order, Artist, UK) Interviewed by Pete Tong (BBC Radio 1/IMS, Artist/Broadcaster, UK) The tenth annual IMS Ibiza took place from May 24th - 26th 2017 at the Hard Rock Hotel Ibiza.
An acoustic session including "Love Will Tear Us Apart", "Bizarre Love Triangle" and "Getting Away With It". Not sure about Bernard's "Columbo" coat, though...Enjoy..!
We visited the legendary Bernard Sumner in Manchester to talk about his introduction to music, how his surroundings influenced his development as a musician, and how music continues to be one of his life's great loves.
Bernard Sumner in conversation discussing his auto-biography Chapter and Verse.
Subscribe to our channel to watch more NME videos: http://bit.ly/1jY5CFd Bernard Sumner talks to NME in the Green Room at the NME Awards 2015 with Austin, Texas about the campaign to open an Ian Curtis museum in the Joy Division singer's old house. Follow us on : Twitter: http://bit.ly/I0EsOs Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1eQ196D
According2g.com presents "Love Will Tear Us Apart" (Joy Division cover) by Iggy Pop & Bernard Sumner of New Order at Carnegie Hall in New York on March 11, 2014 www.newordernow.net www.iggypop.com www.carnegiehall.org www.according2g.com
an amateur video showing my love to Bernard Sumner . Hope you enjoy it. Adriana
The video to accompany the collaborative track "Didn't Know What Love Was" by Bernard Sumner, Hot Chip and Hot City presents the artists and their music with different visual techniques, body doubles, live shadows. And an ostrich and a monkey.
The Killers play a cover of the New Order song that inspired their name with guest Bernard Sumner live at Manchester MEN Arena on 18th February 2013. Filmed with a Panasonic FZ150
Bernard Sumner talks about his new autobiography, his split with Peter Hook and Ian Curtis' suicide. 18th September 2014, BBC 5 Live.
Bernard Sumner chats to Charlie and Louise on BBC Breakfast September 2014
The closes thing you'll get to an Electronic reunion. Johnny Marr welcomes Bernard Sumner onstage to do Getting Away with it, live at Jodrell Bank 08.07.2013
Bernard Sumner joins Brandon Flowers on stage at the Manchester Academy 24 May 2015
According2g.com presents "Love Will Tear Us Apart" (Joy Division cover) by Iggy Pop & Bernard Sumner of New Order at Carnegie Hall in New York on March 11, 2014 www.newordernow.net www.iggypop.com www.carnegiehall.org www.according2g.com
An acoustic session including "Love Will Tear Us Apart", "Bizarre Love Triangle" and "Getting Away With It". Not sure about Bernard's "Columbo" coat, though...Enjoy..!
from 17 Dec 1985, Manhattan Club, Leuven, Belgium. New Order at their peak. This was the encore. Barney obviously went backstage and had a few lines before they came back out to do 2 more songs. And his performance is brilliant! It's my absolute fave version of Temptation (live).
The founding member of the iconic 80’s English band speaks on his multi-decade career and his memories from recording one of the finest albums of 1989, Technique, on the island of Ibiza during a time when dance music was taking Balearic beat to a whole new dimension. Bernard Sumner (New Order, Artist, UK) Interviewed by Pete Tong (BBC Radio 1/IMS, Artist/Broadcaster, UK) The tenth annual IMS Ibiza took place from May 24th - 26th 2017 at the Hard Rock Hotel Ibiza.
Bernard Sumner in conversation discussing his auto-biography Chapter and Verse.
Bernard Sumner talks about his new autobiography, his split with Peter Hook and Ian Curtis' suicide. 18th September 2014, BBC 5 Live.
New Order members Bernard Sumner and Tom Chapman discuss the direction of their forthcoming album, EDM music and its drug culture, and a possible collaboration with James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem. SUBSCRIBE to the Rock it Out! Blog Twitter: http://twitter.com/rockitoutblog Facebook: http://facebook.com/rockitoutblog Instagram: http://instagram.com/rockitoutblog Website: http://consequenceofsound.net/video Led Zeppelin "Black Dog" alternate take: http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/08/listen-led-zeppelin-shares-alternate-version-of-black-dog/ Theme song to Bojack Horseman: http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/08/the-black-keys-patrick-carney-pens-theme-song-for-netflixs-bojack-horseman/ Cold War Kids releasing new album: http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/08/cold-war-kids-announce-new-album...
Bernard Sumner talking about New Order's Music Complete album on John Kennedy's X-Posure show on Radio X , 24.09.2015
Manchester's Piccadilly Radio Tony The Greek interview with New Order's Peter Hook and Bernard Sumner 1986. It's from an old audio tape...we didn't have digital shit back then in the olden days. I left out all ads and songs.
Danny Carroll interviews New Order frontman and former Joy Division guitarist Bernard Sumner at Electric Picnic 2010. The interview was recorded on Saturday 4 September 2010 for the RTE radio show 'Two States'. A full archive of interviews is available here - http://twostates2xm.wordpress,com
Bernard Sumner (Joy Division/New Order) is interviewed by Dave Haslam from XFM in 2007, about the release of the film 'Control', Joy Division and Ian Curtis. No copyright infringement intended. The interview does fade at 50 minutes.
A short film made by New Order in 1984 featuring interviews with Tony Wilson, Martin Hannett, Rob Gretton, Alan Erasmus, Peter Saville, Bruce Mitchell, Liz Naylor, Larry Cassidy, Richard Boon, Derrick Johnson, Mike Pickering, Howard Jones, Pete Shelley, Michael Schamberg, Cath Carroll, Andy Connell, Gonnie Rietveld and many others. Includes three live performances of New Order at the Haçienda. 09:46 - Lonesome Tonight 23:54 - Temptation 37:22 - Thieves Like Us
Taken from the Original VHS " Pumped Full Of Drugs " 1985 Audio remastered by RK Music. -- Tracklist -- 00:00 - Intro (Feat. Tony Wilson) 02:25 - Confusion 08:01 - Love Vigilantes 12:33 - We All Stand 17:20 - As It Is When It Was 22:07 - Sub-Culture 27:14 - Face Up 32:44 - Sunrise 39:37 - This Time Of Night (PFD) 44:51 - Blue Monday Bernard Sumner - Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards Peter Hook - Bass, Guitar, Percussion, Vocals Stephen Morris - Drums, Keyboards Gillian Gilbert - Keyboards, Guitar
Bernard Sumner chats to Charlie and Louise on BBC Breakfast September 2014
The founding member of the iconic 80’s English band speaks on his multi-decade career and his memories from recording one of the finest albums of 1989, Technique, on the island of Ibiza during a time when dance music was taking Balearic beat to a whole new dimension. Bernard Sumner (New Order, Artist, UK) Interviewed by Pete Tong (BBC Radio 1/IMS, Artist/Broadcaster, UK) The tenth annual IMS Ibiza took place from May 24th - 26th 2017 at the Hard Rock Hotel Ibiza.
Bernard Sumner in conversation discussing his auto-biography Chapter and Verse.
Bernard Sumner talks about his new autobiography, his split with Peter Hook and Ian Curtis' suicide. 18th September 2014, BBC 5 Live.
It is one that the interview program of johnny marr , bernard sumner of electronic brodcast in 1991.
Peter Hook compares his new book "Substance: Inside New Order" with Bernard Sumner's book and describes their "hate-hate" relationship.
Uncut studio recording of the Jo Whiley Show from early 1998. Interviewees are Pulp's Jarvis Cocker, New Order's Bernard Sumner and Prodigy's Keith Flint.
New Order members Bernard Sumner and Tom Chapman discuss the direction of their forthcoming album, EDM music and its drug culture, and a possible collaboration with James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem. SUBSCRIBE to the Rock it Out! Blog Twitter: http://twitter.com/rockitoutblog Facebook: http://facebook.com/rockitoutblog Instagram: http://instagram.com/rockitoutblog Website: http://consequenceofsound.net/video Led Zeppelin "Black Dog" alternate take: http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/08/listen-led-zeppelin-shares-alternate-version-of-black-dog/ Theme song to Bojack Horseman: http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/08/the-black-keys-patrick-carney-pens-theme-song-for-netflixs-bojack-horseman/ Cold War Kids releasing new album: http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/08/cold-war-kids-announce-new-album...
Bernard Sumner talking about New Order's Music Complete album on John Kennedy's X-Posure show on Radio X , 24.09.2015
Bernard Sumner (Joy Division/New Order) is interviewed by Dave Haslam from XFM in 2007, about the release of the film 'Control', Joy Division and Ian Curtis. No copyright infringement intended. The interview does fade at 50 minutes.
Bernard Sumner chats to Charlie and Louise on BBC Breakfast September 2014
The founding member of the iconic 80’s English band speaks on his multi-decade career and his memories from recording one of the finest albums of 1989, Technique, on the island of Ibiza during a time when dance music was taking Balearic beat to a whole new dimension. Bernard Sumner (New Order, Artist, UK) Interviewed by Pete Tong (BBC Radio 1/IMS, Artist/Broadcaster, UK) The tenth annual IMS Ibiza took place from May 24th - 26th 2017 at the Hard Rock Hotel Ibiza.
An acoustic session including "Love Will Tear Us Apart", "Bizarre Love Triangle" and "Getting Away With It". Not sure about Bernard's "Columbo" coat, though...Enjoy..!
We visited the legendary Bernard Sumner in Manchester to talk about his introduction to music, how his surroundings influenced his development as a musician, and how music continues to be one of his life's great loves.
Bernard Sumner in conversation discussing his auto-biography Chapter and Verse.
Subscribe to our channel to watch more NME videos: http://bit.ly/1jY5CFd Bernard Sumner talks to NME in the Green Room at the NME Awards 2015 with Austin, Texas about the campaign to open an Ian Curtis museum in the Joy Division singer's old house. Follow us on : Twitter: http://bit.ly/I0EsOs Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1eQ196D
According2g.com presents "Love Will Tear Us Apart" (Joy Division cover) by Iggy Pop & Bernard Sumner of New Order at Carnegie Hall in New York on March 11, 2014 www.newordernow.net www.iggypop.com www.carnegiehall.org www.according2g.com
an amateur video showing my love to Bernard Sumner . Hope you enjoy it. Adriana
The video to accompany the collaborative track "Didn't Know What Love Was" by Bernard Sumner, Hot Chip and Hot City presents the artists and their music with different visual techniques, body doubles, live shadows. And an ostrich and a monkey.
The founding member of the iconic 80’s English band speaks on his multi-decade career and his memories from recording one of the finest albums of 1989, Technique, on the island of Ibiza during a time when dance music was taking Balearic beat to a whole new dimension. Bernard Sumner (New Order, Artist, UK) Interviewed by Pete Tong (BBC Radio 1/IMS, Artist/Broadcaster, UK) The tenth annual IMS Ibiza took place from May 24th - 26th 2017 at the Hard Rock Hotel Ibiza.
Bernard Sumner in conversation discussing his auto-biography Chapter and Verse.
Bernard Sumner talks about his new autobiography, his split with Peter Hook and Ian Curtis' suicide. 18th September 2014, BBC 5 Live.
New Order members Bernard Sumner and Tom Chapman discuss the direction of their forthcoming album, EDM music and its drug culture, and a possible collaboration with James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem. SUBSCRIBE to the Rock it Out! Blog Twitter: http://twitter.com/rockitoutblog Facebook: http://facebook.com/rockitoutblog Instagram: http://instagram.com/rockitoutblog Website: http://consequenceofsound.net/video Led Zeppelin "Black Dog" alternate take: http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/08/listen-led-zeppelin-shares-alternate-version-of-black-dog/ Theme song to Bojack Horseman: http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/08/the-black-keys-patrick-carney-pens-theme-song-for-netflixs-bojack-horseman/ Cold War Kids releasing new album: http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/08/cold-war-kids-announce-new-album...
Bernard Sumner talking about New Order's Music Complete album on John Kennedy's X-Posure show on Radio X , 24.09.2015
Manchester's Piccadilly Radio Tony The Greek interview with New Order's Peter Hook and Bernard Sumner 1986. It's from an old audio tape...we didn't have digital shit back then in the olden days. I left out all ads and songs.
Danny Carroll interviews New Order frontman and former Joy Division guitarist Bernard Sumner at Electric Picnic 2010. The interview was recorded on Saturday 4 September 2010 for the RTE radio show 'Two States'. A full archive of interviews is available here - http://twostates2xm.wordpress,com
Bernard Sumner (Joy Division/New Order) is interviewed by Dave Haslam from XFM in 2007, about the release of the film 'Control', Joy Division and Ian Curtis. No copyright infringement intended. The interview does fade at 50 minutes.
A short film made by New Order in 1984 featuring interviews with Tony Wilson, Martin Hannett, Rob Gretton, Alan Erasmus, Peter Saville, Bruce Mitchell, Liz Naylor, Larry Cassidy, Richard Boon, Derrick Johnson, Mike Pickering, Howard Jones, Pete Shelley, Michael Schamberg, Cath Carroll, Andy Connell, Gonnie Rietveld and many others. Includes three live performances of New Order at the Haçienda. 09:46 - Lonesome Tonight 23:54 - Temptation 37:22 - Thieves Like Us
Taken from the Original VHS " Pumped Full Of Drugs " 1985 Audio remastered by RK Music. -- Tracklist -- 00:00 - Intro (Feat. Tony Wilson) 02:25 - Confusion 08:01 - Love Vigilantes 12:33 - We All Stand 17:20 - As It Is When It Was 22:07 - Sub-Culture 27:14 - Face Up 32:44 - Sunrise 39:37 - This Time Of Night (PFD) 44:51 - Blue Monday Bernard Sumner - Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards Peter Hook - Bass, Guitar, Percussion, Vocals Stephen Morris - Drums, Keyboards Gillian Gilbert - Keyboards, Guitar