This page uses content from the Nick Laird-Clowes biography page on the English version of Wikipedia and is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. This list of authors can be seen in the page history. Rotten Tomatoes disclaims any and all warranties as to the accuracy or reliability of the content.

Nick Laird-Clowes (born February 5 1957) is a musician, most famous for his membership as the lead singer and one of the principal song-writers for the band called The Dream Academy.

He was also a presenter for the first series of the cult TV music show, The Tube.

His solo album Mona Lisa Overdrive was released under the name Trashmonk in 1999.

A friend of David Gilmour, he co-wrote several lyrics on Pink Floyd's album The Division Bell. As Trashmonk, he opened for some of Gilmour's performances in the early 2000s.

In recent years, he has been heavily involved in movie soundtracks, producing the score for The Invisible Circus, is listed as the musical consultant for The Dreamers, and his next soundtrack is scheduled to be Fierce People, a film starring Diane Lane and Donald Sutherland, expected in April 2006. He is also working on his second Trashmonk album, to be released on the PopTones label, in early 2007.

Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify the biographical information on this page under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.