Bernard Edward Sumner (born 4 January 1956), is an English musician, singer and songwriter. He is a founding member of both Joy Division and New Order, and widely credited with the latter band’s move towards electronica and synthpop.
Sumner is widely credited in advancing UK dance music and the popularisation and technological advancement of sequencers. Despite his influential status, he remains a reticent character who rarely gives interviews. In the early 1990s he recorded with Johnny Marr as Electronic.
