Level 42 is a popular British pop and funk band. The group had a number of worldwide and UK hits during the 1980s. The band gained fame for its high calibre musicianship, especially that of Mark King, whose percussive slap bass technique provided the driving groove of many of the band's hits. Level 42 have sold more than 30 million albums worldwide.<p>Level 42 was formed in 1980 as a jazz-funk fusion band. The Gould brothers, drummer Phil and guitarist Boon, together with then drummer Mark King all came from the Isle of Wight and had played together in various bands during their teenage years. In late 1979 Phil introduced King to keyboard player Mike Lindup, who Phil had met while studying at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Lindup was studying piano but had taken a course in percussion and he and Phil found that they shared musical heroes - Miles Davis, John McLaughlin, Keith Jarrett and Jan Hammer. Boon then returned from the United States in early 1980, after he had given...Automatically Created from Freebase. Please help us give it a human touch by adding some events.
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