The Innocents are a new wave band consisting of Michael Hurt, Thomas Newman, Tony Kowalski, Marten Ingle, and Chris Kaye.
They released on album on Boardwalk Records in 1982.
They were the subject of a one-hour NBC documentary called "Rock and Roll Dreams" which aired on February 21, 1982.
Michael Convertino, also known as Michael Hurt went on to compose music for films and television shows. He composed music for Tim Burton's 1984 short "Frankenweenie", Hollywood Vice Squad, Faerie Tale Theatre, Children of a Lesser God, The Santa Clause, Christmas Snow, Mistress, The Hidden, Bull Durham, Queen Of Hearts, Jungle 2 Jungle and many more.
Thomas Newman also went onto compose music for films and be a conductor. His work is featured in Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi, Less Than Zero, Scent Of A Woman, Corrina Corrina, The Shawshank Redemption, American Beauty, The Green Mile, Erin Brockovich, Finding Nemo, Six Feet Under, Poseidon, Avatar, The Help, Saving Mr. Banks, Finding Dory, A Man Called Otto, Elemental and many more.
Marten Ingle went on to found Fish Ranch Records, Fish Ranch Music and Fish Ranch Studio. He also worked with the Ellen Birath Band, Marty Gras and The Flamingo Lightning Orchestra, The Willys, Zebra Crossing and ZIP.
The Innocents are one of the many overlooked artists from the new wave era who are a band you've gotta hear. Like many great artists, they weren't promoted as they should've been and that's why they have a small audience. If you haven't heard of these guys, check them out.
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