Ric deGroot
Encyclopedia
Ric deGroot is a Canadian musician who was a member of several 1980s synthpop
bands including Quickflight, Strange Advance
, and Rent Party. He is currently in the line-up of The Lookaways.
Synthpop
Synthpop is a genre of popular music that first became prominent in the 1980s, in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic art rock, disco and particularly the "Kraut rock" of...
bands including Quickflight, Strange Advance
Strange Advance
Strange Advance was a Canadian New Wave band formed in 1982 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. They were nominated for a 1983 Juno Award as Most Promising Group of the Year and again in 1985 as Group of the Year...
, and Rent Party. He is currently in the line-up of The Lookaways.