The Buggles
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The Buggles are an English new wave band formed in London in 1977 by singer and bassist Trevor Horn and keyboardist Geoff Downes. They are best known for their 1979 debut single "Video Killed the Radio Star", which topped the UK Singles Chart and reached number one in 15 other countries and was chosen as the song to launch MTV in 1981.
Geoff Downes (far left) and Trevor Horn (far right) with Spanish host Xarli Diego on the show Caspe Street in 1980
Geoff Downes (right) performing with Asia in 2006
Trevor Horn performing with Producers in 2007
Trevor Horn
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Trevor Charles Horn is an English record producer and musician. His influence on pop and electronic music in the 1980s was such that he has been called "the man who invented the eighties".
Horn in 1984
The Buggles: Geoff Downes (far left) and Horn (far right) on the show Caspe Street in 1980
In the 1980s, Horn incorporated samples into pop music using a Fairlight CMI synthesiser.
Hook End Recording Studios, purchased by Horn in the 1990s