London-born composer and producer Colin Mansfield moved permanently to the US in 1971. He was a founder member of the acclaimed Minneapolis group, Fine Art active 1978-84), during which time he produced a variety of local bands, most notably early Husker Du demos as well as their first single, "Statues." After Fine Art, he was in Grey Area (1988-91) along with ex-Husker bassist Greg Norton, and drummer Jo Jones (formerly Loyal Subjects and Language Club, two bands Colin produced).

Starting around 1984, Colin began writing music as a solo musician, giving up guitar to concentrate on using his computer. He currently has 3 solo albums: Colinizations II (label 19b, available through ambient.us); Black Box, White Table (label 19b, ambient.us) and Millions (Blue Water Records - http://www.bluewaterrecords.com/millions). His latest album is a collaboration with Blue Water Records artist Christopher J. Wray called Sound Commandos and was released by Blue Water Records in June of 2006.

More info can be found at these sites:

Colin's home site: http://www.colinmansfield.com

Sound Commandos: http://www.soundcommandos.net

Blue Water Records: http://www.bluewaterrecords.com

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