Rick Smith

A founding member of popular and long-running electronic group Underworld, Rick Smith didn't intend to establish a music career when, back in the late '70s, he joined a post-punk band as its synthesizer player. That act, the Screen Gemz, included Karl Hyde, who would become Smith's recording partner for over three decades, from Freur (known most for their 1983 synth pop single "Doot-Doot") to Underworld, who easily switched from producing hard-hitting club singles with commercial appeal to scoring films. Beginning with their contribution to the soundtrack for Trainspotting, Un...