Dale Martindale

Dale Martindale (born January 21, 1961), is a Canadian born vocalist best known as the lead singer for the new wave band Images in Vogue. In addition to his work with Images in vogue, Martindale has had several side projects, including 69 Duster and Primary, as well as Pretty Volume and numerous solo performances under his own name.

Dale Martindale
Birth nameDale Martin Martindale
Born (1961-01-21) January 21, 1961
OriginCanada
GenresNew wave
OccupationsSinger
InstrumentsVocalist
Years active1982 - Present
LabelsWEA
Quality records

Career

Martindale has been involved with many acts such as 69 Duster, Images in Vogue, Naked In The Garden and Pretty Volume among others.

In 1986 Martindale and 16 other local artist were immortalized in a mural by artist Bill Wrigley titled "passing glances" on Toronto's Adelaide Street.[1]

In 1986-87 Martindale became the host of the Switchback (CBC) television show.[2] In 1991 he and Joe Vizvary performed with Daryll Flint in a band called Primary.

In 2001 Martindale teamed up with Sean Kelly, Steve Nunnaro and Jay McBride to form 69 Duster.[3] Together they released 2 albums; "Mania" and "Ride"[4] and continued to perform together for over 8 years.

In 2007 Martindale composed music tracks for a Sprint advertisement campaign in which his vocals are lip synched by actor Dominic Keating who portrays Ian Westbury in the fictional[5] band Fierce Blue Ascot[5] although Dale does not appear in the music video.[6]

The same year Martindale also collaborated with Montreal's Ky Anto (formerly of Robin Black and the Intergalactic Rock Stars ) and Toronto's Neil Leyton on their self-titled album "Pretty Volume".[7]

Dale currently resides and works in Toronto, Ontario with his wife Susan.

References
  1. Toronto Murals
  2. CANOE - JAM! Music - Pop Encyclopedia - Images in Vogue
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2011-01-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. fading ways music - 69 duster
  5. Sprint Music Store: MixSherpa.com Archived 2013-02-03 at archive.today
  6. "Under the Moon" by Fierce Blue Ascot - YouTube
  7. Welcome to Amazon MP3
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