PETER MURPHY began his musical career as the front man and songwriter of the influential post punk band BAUHAUS. With their own particular mystique and stark, brooding music, it was inevitable that Bauhaus would be classified as the vanguard of "Goth" fashion, a slightly misleading confinement, ignoring their humour, experimentation and pure rock and roll energy. Much of their sound was indeed dark, distinct and intense, and they released a distinguished body of work in a brief career.

His debut solo album in 1986 Should The World Fail to Fall Apart propelled Murphy into new territory and renewed his place in the forefront of innovative, Eno-influenced music. Love Hysteria, released in 1988 included the single ‘All Night Long’ and the follow up eastern influenced ballad ‘Indigo Eyes’. Murphy’s 1989 recording Deep was hailed by reviewers as his best work to date and the thought provoking pop single 'Cuts You Up' charted world-wide. It was an inventive, edgy track with a lovely lilting melody and helped drive sales of Deep past 300,000 in America. The soulful ‘Crystal Wrists’, though never released as a single, still remains high on the list of audiences' live set list favorites. Holy Smoke landed in the stores in 1992 and was a courageous departure from its more cryptic predecessors. It was rougher, cooler and in some ways unsettling, but no less engaging than his earlier work. After a brief respite from the public eye and a change of geographical location (to Turkey where he still lives) 1995 heralded the release of the generously textured and critically acclaimed album Cascade. In 1998 Bauhaus reformed and the news of their first shows in Los Angeles spread like wild fire as fans began booking flights from as far away as Australia and London. In July 1998, Bauhaus played to over 10,000 people in 3 days. And thus began the Bauhaus Resurrection World Tour. After three continents and 50 cities, Bauhaus would end their highly praised tour in much the same manner as they began it in Lisbon, Portugal at the Pavilhao Coliseum to a sold out audience of 10,000. Gotham, the live album from the Resurrection Tour, (released on Metropolis in Nov 1999) captures the electricity and talent of every band member and their individual progression as musicians. Since then Peter’s endeavors include the release of the Recall EP (1999, with Sascha Konietzko and Tim Skold from KMFDM), a retrospective album and video ‘Wild Birds’ (Beggars Banquet – 2000) along with his first solo performances in five years. The touring band featured Peter Distefano (Porno for Pyros) on guitar, Erik Avery (Jane’s Addiction) on bass, Doug DeAngelis (Nine Inch Nails) on keyboards and former Bauhaus band-mate Kevin Haskins on drums.