Douglas John McCarthy (born September 1, 1966) is the vocalist of Chelmsford, Essex-based EBM band Nitzer Ebb and Fixmer/McCarthy. Nitzer Ebb, an avant-guarde electronic band, started in England in 1982 signing to Mute Records in 1986 after releasing a string of instant global club hits on their own label.

Douglas brought the raw power of his voice to the band, along with an amazing stage performance seen all over the world with the brilliant Nitzer Ebb live show that was always full of the tension and rage of hits such as ‘Let Your Body Learn’, ‘Join in the Chant’, ‘Control I’m Here’, and ‘Getting Closer’ – tracks that are still as popular today as then.

Along with Bon Harris, the other founding member of Nitzer Ebb, touring the 5 albums they released between 1987 and 1995. ‘That Total Age’, ‘Belief’, ‘Showtime’, ‘Ebbhead’, and ‘Big Hit’ have all given an incredible influence on the electronic scene of today, but it is also the voice of Douglas that is the reference of the alternative scene and make Nitzer Ebb one of the forefront EBM bands.

In 1995 after the last US tour for the final album Big Hit, Nitzer Ebb split.

Bon went on to work with other bands such as Marylin Manson, and the Smashing Pumpkins, and his own project, the LA based Maven.

Douglas collaborated with Alan Wilder (Depeche Mode) for the second Recoil Album ‘Unsound Methods’, but then left music alone while he studied film, and design in Cambridge, England. He moved back to London in 2000, where he worked a director, and assistant director in advertising.

In 2002, Douglas collaborated with DJ, Terence Fixmer on their current, ongoing project, decided Fixmer/McCarthy.

Douglas is currently working on new material for both Nitzer Ebb and Fixmer/McCarthy as well as performing live with both acts.

Nitzer Ebb will be joining Depeche Mode on the European Tour of the Universe in 2010.