Alan Wilder

Quick Facts

Full Name	Alan Wilder
Occupation	Drummer
Date Of Birth	Jun 1, 1959(1959-06-01)
Age	65
Birthplace	England
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Gemini

Alan Wilder Biography

Alan Wilder is one of the most popular and richest Drummer who was born on June 1, 1959 in England, England, United Kingdom. Former drummer with the electronic band Depeche Mode who created the project Recoil, a trip-hop electronica outfit.

He and Dave Gahan were bandmates in Depeche Mode.

Alan Charles Wilder was born into a middle class family and was raised in Acton, West London. He began piano at the age of eight, through the encouragement of his parents. Later on, he learned the flute at St Clement Danes grammar school and became a leading musician in his school bands. After school, Alan worked as a studio assistant at DJM Studios. This led to him ending up working for bands such as The Dragons and Dafne & the Tenderspots (as Alan Normal). Others include Real to Real (featuring Adrian Chilvers on bass, Pete Fresh on guitar, Wolfgang Marlander on drums and Paul St. James on vocals), The Hitmen, and The Korgis, appearing on the UK No. 13 single “If I Had You” (1979).

Wilder appeared on all of Depeche Mode’s releases from “Get the Balance Right” (31 January 1983) up to “In Your Room” (10 January 1994), later taking part in reissues and compilations containing material from his time in the band.

He grew up in London and married his second wife, Theresa, in 1992.

Alan Wilder Net Worth

Alan Wilder is one of the richest Drummer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Alan Wilder 's net worth $40 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He attended St. Clement Danes Grammar School. His first band was Cloaca, which supported acts including Gary Numan.

He was asked to join The Cure by singer Robert Smith.

Alan Charles Wilder (born 1 June 1959) is an English musician, composer, arranger, record producer, and a former member of the electronic band Depeche Mode from 1982 to 1995. Since his departure from the band, the musical project called Recoil became his primary musical enterprise, which initially started as a side project to Depeche Mode in 1986. Wilder has also provided production and remixing services to the bands Nitzer Ebb and Curve. He is a classically trained musician.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Alan Wilder height 5 feet 11 inches Alan weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Alan Wilder Dating?

According to our records, Alan Wilder married to Jeri Wilder. As of December 1, 2023, Alan Wilder’s is not dating anyone.

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Free from his group commitments, Wilder could now focus solely on Recoil. In September 1996, he began work in his own studio, The Thin Line, gradually piecing together what would become Recoil’s next album Unsound Methods. Guest vocalists this time played a more up-front role than ever and featured Maggie Estep, Siobhan Lynch, the reappearance of Douglas McCarthy, and Hildia Campbell.

Facts & Trivia

Alan Ranked on the list of most popular Drummer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Alan Wilder celebrates birthday on June 1 of every year.

Following a five-year break from recording, Alan Wilder returned in 2007 with Recoil’s fifth studio album, entitled SubHuman.

What does Alan Wilder do now?

Alan Wilder
Occupation(s)| Musician, composer, arranger, record producer

How old is Alan Wilder?

63 years (June 1, 1959)

How did Alan Wilder join Depeche Mode?

A military plane crashing into a hillside nearly killed Alan Wilder. In 1982, after Vince left, keyboardist Alan Wilder answered an ad in Melody Maker and became a member of Depeche Mode and its de facto music director.

Why Vince Clarke left Depeche Mode?

At this point Vince had decided to part ways with Depeche Mode as he felt that they were in favor of taking a different musical direction than the one he wanted to pursue.

What did Andy Fletcher died from?

Depeche Mode keyboardist Andy “Fletch” Fletcher died after suffering an aortic dissection at his home last month at the age of 60. Depeche Mode’s Martin Gore and Dave Gahan revealed the musician’s cause of death — at his family’s request — on Facebook Monday, June 27.