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Clint Boon (born Clinton David Boon, 28 June 1959, Oldham, Lancashire, England) is an English musician and DJ. Boon originally rose to notability as the keyboards player with Inspiral Carpets.

Career

Boon joined Inspiral Carpets in 1986 - the distinctive sound of his Farfisa organ becoming one of the band's trademarks. After the Inspiral Carpets split in 1995, Boon went on to form The Clint Boon Experience releasing two albums under this name - The Compact Guide to Pop Music and Space Travel (1999), and Life in Transition (2000). In this year the band released the single "Do What You Do (Earworm Song)", which featured Fran Healy, the lead singer of the band Travis.

Boon made a cameo appearance on the 2002 film, 24 Hour Party People as a train conductor, and has recently worked with Cosgrove Hall providing voice-overs and music for the Engie Benjy cartoon series. Boon has his own record label, 'Booney Tunes', signing artists such as Elaine Palmer, and has also been a regular DJ at a number of nightclubs around England, and in Wrexham, North Wales. He once again joined the Inspiral Carpets for two sell-out tours in 2002 and 2003.

In 2005 Boon became head of music for the Oldham based radio station, The Revolution, where he presented the 1000-1400 weekday show. Boon left the station for then rival station, Xfm Manchester. Boon has a cult following with regulars of his show being part of the Boon Army. Boon recently took part in a 5 a-side football competition as part of Xfm Manchester Nike Show. Boon Army F.C. was born from this and hope to have regular games soon. He is a resident DJ on Saturday nights at the club 'South' in Manchester' and has been for seven years, amongst hosting other nights around the UK.

Boon is currently still a presenter on Xfm Manchester. He hosts Drivetime from Monday to Friday between 3pm and 7pm.

In 2008 Boon had his portrait painted by Manchester based artist Adam Hayley, the portrait represented Boon in all aspects of his life and paid homage to his Manchester roots. The portrait was unveiled at Manchester's Mooch Art Gallery on Oldham Street, in the Northern Quarter.

External links

• Clint Boon official site
• Inspiral Carpets official site
• Clints Profile on the Xfm Website
• Website for South Nightclub, Manchester. Clint's Saturday night "Disco Rescue" is his longest running DJ residency
• Clint Boon's Myspace
• Clints portrait at Mooch Gallery