Ken Lockie

Ken Lockie (born 1956) is an English singer-songwriter and producer, best known as the creative force behind English new wave band Cowboys International and as a sometime collaborator with John Lydon in Public Image Ltd.

Ken Lockie
Also known asPeter Dellow, Kenneth Lockie
Born1956
Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
OriginNewcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
GenresNew wave, post-punk, synthpop
Occupation(s)Musician, record producer
InstrumentsKeyboards, voice
Years activeSince 1970s
LabelsVirgin Records
Associated actsThe Quick Spurts
Cowboys International
Public Image Ltd
Dominatrix

Early life and education

He was born in Newcastle upon Tyne[1] in 1956 as Peter Dellow and changed his name to Ken Lockie by Deed poll on 8 January 1980.[2]

Career

Cowboys International

Lockie fronted his own band Cowboys International, releasing the album The Original Sin (1979). The band recorded and played with many punk- and new wave-era luminaries including:

Solo career

The band toured extensively throughout the UK and in Europe in 1980, at which point Lockie pursued a solo career with Virgin Records, releasing the album The Impossible (1981), featuring guest appearances by Shears and Simon, as well as:

Public Image Ltd

Later in 1981, Lockie went to the United States to join Public Image Ltd (PiL) in New York City, New York, in 1981 in preparation for recording in Chicago, Illinois, in November of that year. His contributions to PiL stemmed back to PiL's album Metal Box (1979) where he contributed and co-wrote "Radio 4" (although not officially credited).

Due to complications with Virgin and funding, recording in 1981 was delayed. PiL entered into various recording sessions in New York City during this period until finally entering into Park South Studios to record what became Commercial Zone (1984) in 1982 and 1983. At this point, Lockie was no longer a contributor to PiL.

Independent Producer

After his departure from PIL in 1982, Lockie found some success in dance music, co-producing, with Ivan Baker; and co-writing, with Stuart Agarbright, the song "Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight". Arthur Baker of Streetwise Records picked up on the single and it became a success in the spring of 1984 (number one on the Billboard Dance Chart for ten weeks). This track would later become part of the soundtrack to the American comedy film Grosse Pointe Blank (1997).[3] In 1985, CBS / Epic Records released the 12" Single "Get On Top" and "K2" under the band name Go For Your Gun, produced by Ken Lockie the single featured Stuart Argabright and Laura Lockie.

Pnuma Recordings

In 2003, he founded his own label Pnuma Recordings, and re-issued a collection of Cowboys International recordings from The Original Sin album and various singles on CD. He recorded a new Cowboys International album The Backwards Life of Romeo (2004), performing a live show at Eyedrum in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2005. In 2011 and continuing to 2019, Lockie began producing and releasing Techno, Tech House, Minimal, Deep House and other genres on the Pnuma Recordings label.

Discography

Cowboys International

Studio albums

Compilations

Singles

  • 1979 – "Thrash"
  • 1979 – "Aftermath"
  • 1979 – "Nothing Doing"
  • 1980 – "Today Today"

Solo

Studio albums

Singles

  • 1981 – "Dance House"
  • 1981 – "Today"

See also

References
  1. Staff (undated). "Ken Lockie". Fodderstompf. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  2. Change Of Name. In: The London Gazette, 14 January 1980, page 666.
  3. Database (undated). "Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) – Soundtracks". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
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