David Gahan was born on May 9th, 1962, in Epping; He's the singer of Depeche Mode. He became part of the group ( once called Composition of Sound) in 1979. After a while he changed the name of the group to DEPECHE MODE. He always had a big influence in the group's evolution, and has taken a more active participation in it through the years.

 

Martin Lee Gore was born on July 23th, 1961 in Danegham, near London, he's the writer/composer of Depeche Mode, when he was young he was part of some bands as a guitarist , when younger, and finally turned to synthetiser within Composition of Sound, that he formed with Vince Clarke and Andrew Feltcher. He's one of the best writer in the world of music. Later he went back to using the guitarr i Depeche Mode's later copositions, but he olso uses the synth.

 

 

Alan Charles Wilder was born on June 1st 1959 in London, he was part of Depeche Mode from 1983 to 1995. He was the real musician of the band, the one who spent a lot of time in studio until he found the perfect sound for the songs they were working on, he had a big influence in the changes Depeche Mode had through the years in their music. He's now working on his own, with Recoil (last album: Unsound Methods) and is actually working over a new album of Recoil.

 

 

Andrew John Fletcher ( know as "Fletch") , was born on July 8th 1961 in Nothingham, he was part of Composition of Sound, from the beggining, with Martin who was a school mate. Fletch has never been a leading musician in the group, but more a manager, and he's good at this.

 

 

Vincent Clarke, original member of the group, as Composition of Sound and after Depeche Mode, he was the writer/Compositor of the Band in "Speak And Spell" ( except 2 songs written by Martin) he was the leader of the band at that period, but suddenly left the band at the end of 1981, cause he didn't accepted the succes the group was having. He went on working with Alison Moyet on Yazoo and after that he went on to form a group called the Assembly , and finally Erasure in mid-80's in which he has found his place and he's still part of it.