Clint Boon
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Clinton David Boon (born 28 June 1959, Oldham, Lancashire, England) is a musician.
Career
He rose to fame with the band Inspiral Carpets, which he joined in 1986 - the distinctive sound of his Farfisa organ becoming one of the band's trademarks. After the Inspiral Carpets split in 1995, Boon went on to form The Clint Boon Experience releasing two albums under this name - The Compact Guide to Pop Music and Space Travel (1999), and Life in Transition (2000). In this year the band released the single "Do What You Do (Earworm Song)", which featured Fran Healy, the lead singer of the band Travis.
Boon made a cameo appearance on the 2002 film, 24 Hour Party People as a train conductor, and has recently worked with Cosgrove Hall providing voice-overs and music for the Engie Benjy cartoon series. Boon has his own record label, Booney Tunes, signing artists like Elaine Palmer, and has also been a regular DJ at a number of nightclubs around England, and in Wrexham in North Wales. He once again joined the Inspiral Carpets for two sell-out tours in 2002/2003.
In 2005 Boon became head of music for the Oldham based radio station, The Revolution, where he presented the 1000-1400 weekday show. Boon left the station for then rival station, Xfm Manchester. Boon has since gone on to become a XFM Manchester Legend due to his passion for music and love of all things Manchester. Boon has a cult following with regulars of his show being part of the Boon Army. Boon recently took part in a 5 aside football competition as part of XFM Manchester Nike Show your 5. Boon Army FC Was born from this and hope to have regular games soon. He is a resident DJ on Saturday nights at the club "South" in Manchester for the night Clint Boon's Disco Rescue and has been for 7 years, amongst hosting other nights around the UK.
Boon is currently still a presenter on Xfm Manchester. He hosts Drivetime from Monday to Friday between 3pm and 7pm. He also sported the then popular mushroom haircut when he was in the Inspiral Carpets.
In 2008 Clint had his portrait painted by Manchester based artist Adam Hayley, the portrait represented Clint in all aspects of his life and paid homage to his Manchester roots. The portrait was unveiled at Manchester's Mooch Art Gallery on Oldham Street, in the Northern Quarter.
Clint headlined the second 'Friday Night Special' at The Horn, St Albans on 5 June 2009. This gig was organised by local band The Scratch.