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Jon Cotton
Jon Cotton is a British music producer and entrepreneur. He is CEO of production companiePoseidonanMesmerica/Moodswings LLC His previous production work includes producing 2007’s Ivor Novello winner ‘ Elusive’ by Scott Matthewsbr>(San Remo/ Island), producing Scottish singer Jo Hamilton and work with 2009 Mercury Prize nominees Sweet Billy Pilgrim. Jon is also heavily involved in music for television and film. He produced the original soundtrack to the 2009 BAFTA award-winning feature film ‘Nativity’ starring Alan Carr and Martin Freeman (Decca) and has co-written the music to several current BBC series including Inside Out (BBC1)Nation on Film (BBC2), all 6 series of Richard Hammond’Helicopter Heroes(BBC1) and A History of the World in 100 objects (BBC2) as well as numerous advertisements. He has also consulted to Ragdoll (creators of the Teletubbies anIn The Night Garden and written a number of technical articles for ''Sound on Sound'' magazine. Discogr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivor Novello
Ivor Novello (born David Ivor Davies; 15 January 1893 – 6 March 1951) was a Welsh actor, dramatist, singer and composer who became one of the most popular British entertainers of the first half of the 20th century. He was born into a musical family, and his first successes were as a songwriter. His first big hit was " Keep the Home Fires Burning" (1914), which was enormously popular during the First World War. His 1917 show, ''Theodore & Co'', was a wartime hit. After the war, Novello contributed numbers to several successful musical comedies and was eventually commissioned to write the scores of complete shows. He wrote his musicals in the style of operetta and often composed his music to the libretti of Christopher Hassall. In the 1920s he turned to acting, first in British films and then on stage, with considerable success in both. He starred in two silent films directed by Alfred Hitchcock, '' The Lodger'' and ''Downhill'' (both 1927). On stage, he played the title charact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Hammond
Richard Mark Hammond (born 19 December 1969) is an English journalist, television presenter, mechanic, and writer. He is best known for co-hosting the BBC Two motoring programme ''Top Gear'' from 2002 until 2015 with Jeremy Clarkson and James May. Since 2016, the trio have presented Amazon Studios' ''The Grand Tour''. Hammond has also notably presented entertainment documentary series '' Brainiac: Science Abuse'' (2003–2008), the game show ''Total Wipeout'' (2009–2012) and nature documentary series '' Planet Earth Live'' (2012). In 2016, again with Clarkson and May, Hammond launched the automotive social media website DriveTribe, where he regularly provides content on his tribe "Hammond's Fob Jockeys". Early life Richard Mark Hammond was born the oldest of three boys on 19 December 1969 in Solihull, England, and is the grandson of workers in the Birmingham car industry. In the mid-1980s Hammond moved with his family (mother Eileen (née Dunsby), father Alan, and younger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Swingles
The Swingles are a vocal group. The Swingle Singers originally formed in 1962 in Paris, France under the leadership of Ward Swingle. In 1973, Swingle disbanded the French group, and formed an English group known initially as Swingle II and later as the New Swingle Singers, before settling on the Swingles name. History French group The Swingle Singers were formed in Paris in 1962 and directed originally by Ward Swingle (who once belonged to Mimi Perrin's French vocal group Les Double Six). They began as session singers, mainly doing backing vocals for singers such as Charles Aznavour and Edith Piaf. Their original lineup was Anne Germain, Claude Germain, Jeanette Baucomont, Christiane Legrand, Claudine Meunier, Jean-Claude Briodin, and Jean Cussac, with Legrand (sister of Michel Legrand) the original lead soprano. The ensemble sang some jazz vocals for Michel Legrand. The eight session singers sang through Bach's ''Well-Tempered Clavier'' as a sight-reading exercise and fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8Ball & MJG
8Ball & MJG is an American hip hop duo from Memphis, Tennessee. They met at Ridgeway Middle School (Memphis, Tennessee) in 1984. In 1993, the duo released their debut album ''Comin' Out Hard''. They went on to release ''On the Outside Looking In'' (1994), '' On Top of the World'' (1995), '' In Our Lifetime'' (1999), ''Space Age 4 Eva'' (2000), ''Living Legends'' (2004), '' Ridin' High'' (2007) and ''Ten Toes Down'' (2010). Career 8Ball & MJG first appeared on the rap scene with their underground 1991 album ''Listen to the Lyrics''. In 1993, they released the successful album ''Comin' Out Hard''. Their subsequent albums in the 1990s, including 1994's ''On the Outside Looking In'', and 1995's '' On Top of the World'' cemented their status as some of the South's best rappers. ''On Top of the World'' was particularly successful, peaking at #8 on the Billboard Hot 200 and being certified Gold. It also contained the song "Space Age Pimpin'", which was 8Ball & MJG's first single to char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bertolf Lentink
Bertolf Lentink (Dronten, July 2, 1980) is a Dutch singer/songwriter. In 2010, he was awarded the Zilveren Harp. Biography Lentink plays guitar and piano. After playing in a band called The Junes, he landed a job playing with the popular Dutch singer Ilse De Lange. In 2009 he released his debut solo album, ''For Life'', which reached #39 on the Dutch music charts; the single "Another day" reached #10. His second album, ''Snakes & Ladders'', reached #11, with the singles "Two in a Million" and "Cut me loose" reaching #2 and #3, respectively. On March 3, 2010, Lentink was awarded the "Zilveren Harp", an award given to promising young artists by BUMA/STEMRA BUMA/STEMRA are two private organisations in the Netherlands, the Buma Association (Dutch: ''Vereniging Buma'') and the Stemra Foundation (Dutch: ''Stichting Stemra'') that operate as one single company that acts as the Dutch collecting society for .... The judges said that Bertolf was given the Silver Harp "mainly because of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passing Stranger
''Passing Stranger'' is the debut album of British singer-songwriter, Scott Matthews, and was originally released in March 2006, before being re-issued by Island Records in October of the same year. The album contains the singles " Elusive", "Dream Song" and "Passing Stranger". After Scott won the Ivor Novello Award for 'Best Song Lyrically and Musically' for "Elusive", a deluxe edition of the album was re-released, and was made available on 25 June 2007. The album features ten full-length songs and seven short instrumental or minimal pieces. Track listing All songs written by Scott Matthews. #"Little Man Tabla Jam Pt.1" – 0:40 #"Dream Song" – 4:42 #"The Fool's Fooling Himself" – 4:01 #"Eyes Wider Than Before" – 3:36 #"Blue In The Face Again" – 1:11 #"Sweet Scented Figure" – 4:31 #"Passing Stranger" – 4:32 #"Prayers" – 3:15 #"Musical Interval" – 1:11 #"Still Fooling" – 0:21 #"City Headache" – 4:59 #"Nylon Instrumental" – 0:19 #" Elusive" – 3:42 #"Eart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interscope Records
Interscope Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group through its Interscope Geffen A&M imprint. Founded in late 1990 by Jimmy Iovine and Ted Field as a $20 million joint venture with Atlantic Records of Warner Music Group and Interscope Communications, it differed from most record companies by letting A&R staff control decisions and allowing artists and producers full creative control. Its first hit records arrived in under a year, and it achieved profitability in 1993. Chair and CEO until May 2014, Iovine was succeeded by John Janick. In 1992, Interscope acquired the exclusive rights to market and distribute releases from the hardcore hip hop label Death Row, whose artists included Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, a decision that ultimately put the label at the center of the mid-1990s gangsta rap controversy. As a result, Time Warner, owning Atlantic, severed ties with Interscope by selling its 50 percent stake back to Field and Iovine for $115 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carina Round
Carina Round (born 20 April 1979) is a British singer-songwriter from Wolverhampton in the West Midlands of England. Career In the summer of 1996, following a gig in a basement acoustic club in Wolverhampton, Round was given a three-night support at Ronnie Scott's club in Birmingham. This led to support slots with the likes of David Gray, Miles Hunt, Ben Christophers, Mark Eitzel, Cousteau, Elbow, I am Kloot, Turin Brakes, Ed Harcourt and Ryan Adams, who after she supported him in Birmingham, invited her to be his guest at his London shows. At these shows, they again performed their co-written song "Idiots Dance" and "Come Pick Me Up" as encores. The following months saw Round joined by Simon Jason Smith on double-bass, Marcus Galley on drums and guitarist Tom Livemore. Their first gig together was a special one-off supporting Coldplay at the Birmingham Songwriters Festival. This band recorded debut album '' The First Blood Mystery'' at Magic Garden Studios with friend and p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warp (record Label)
Warp Records (or simply Warp) is a British independent record label founded in Sheffield in 1989 by record store employees Steve Beckett and Rob Mitchell and record producer Robert Gordon.Southern, Richard (2003) "Label of Love: WARP", X-RAY, April 2003, Swinstead Publishing It is currently based in London. In the early 1990s, the label initially became associated with the UK's northern bleep techno scene, including acts such as LFO, Sweet Exorcist, Forgemasters and Nightmares on Wax. The 1992 label compilation ''Artificial Intelligence'' helped establish the electronic subgenre known as intelligent dance music (IDM). Subsequently, Warp became the home of influential acts such as Aphex Twin, Autechre, Squarepusher, and Boards of Canada. Current artists signed to the label include Flying Lotus, Oneohtrix Point Never, Danny Brown, Brian Eno, Hudson Mohawke, Kelela and Yves Tumor. In 2004, Warp opened the online store Bleep.com, which sells downloadable music free of digital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broadcast (band)
Broadcast were an English indietronica band formed in Birmingham in 1995 by Trish Keenan (vocals, keyboards, guitar) and James Cargill (bass). Their musical style blended elements of 1960s psychedelia with early electronic music and samples from esoteric sources; it earned the band a cult following. Broadcast released three studio albums—''The Noise Made by People'' (2000), '' Haha Sound'' (2003), and '' Tender Buttons'' (2005)—on Warp Records, as well as several EPs and a collaborative album with the Focus Group titled ''Broadcast and The Focus Group Investigate Witch Cults of the Radio Age'' (2009). Their final release was the soundtrack album ''Berberian Sound Studio'' (2013). Aside from founding members Keenan and Cargill, Broadcast experienced regular lineup changes. The band has included Roj Stevens (keyboards), Tim Felton (guitar), and Steve Perkins (drums). Keith York, Phil Jenkins, Jeremy Barnes, Neil Bullock and Ash Sheehan have also featured in the band as tou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sound On Sound
''Sound on Sound'' is an independently owned monthly music technology magazine published by SOS Publications Group, based in Cambridge, United Kingdom. The magazine includes product tests of electronic musical performance and recording devices, and interviews with industry professionals. Due to its technical focus, it is predominantly aimed at the professional recording studio market as well as artist project studios and home recording enthusiasts. All news and articles printed in the magazine since January 1994 have also been published online via its website, often including rich media content such as video and audio files that correspond to the content of individual articles. The articles printed in the magazine before January 1994 can be found on the Mu:zines website. History The magazine was conceived, created and founded by brothers Ian and Paul Gilby in 1985, and was originally launched in 1985 on the UK Channel 4 television programme, '' The Tube'', championing the conve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teletubbies
''Teletubbies'' is a British children's television series created by Anne Wood and Andrew Davenport for the BBC. The programme focuses on four differently coloured characters known as the Teletubbies, named after the television screens on their bellies. Recognised throughout popular culture for the uniquely shaped antenna protruding from the head of each character, the Teletubbies communicate through gibberish and were designed to bear resemblance to toddlers. The series rapidly became a commercial success in Britain and abroad. It won multiple BAFTA awards and was nominated for two Daytime Emmys throughout its run. A single based on the show's theme song reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart in December 1997 and remained in the Top 75 for 32 weeks, selling over a million copies. By October 2000, the franchise generated over £1billion () in merchandise sales. Though the original run ended in 2001, a rebooted series was green-lit in 2014. The reboot premiered on CBeebie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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