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Keaton Henson
Keaton Henson (born 24 March 1988) is an English musician, composer, visual artist, and poet. He has released six studio albums, a wordless graphic novel titled ''Gloaming'', published by Pocko, and a book of poetry called ''Idiot Verse''. Henson suffers from anxiety, and as a result, he rarely plays concerts. History Early life and career beginnings (1988–2012) Keaton Henson was born in 1988 in London. He is the son of actor Nicky Henson and ballet dancer Marguerite Porter, and the half-brother of composer Christian Henson. Henson began his career as an illustrator. He designed the artwork for various albums including Dananananaykroyd's ''Hey Everyone!'' and Enter Shikari's ''Take to the Skies''. He recorded songs in his apartment in London, initially purely for his own consumption. He gave a recording of one of the songs as a gift to his best friend, and was encouraged to put music online. In November 2010, his debut album ''Dear...'' was released on Motive Sounds Recordin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birthdays (album)
''Birthdays'' is the second studio album from England, English musician Keaton Henson. It was released in April 2013 under Oak Ten Records. Track listing All songs written by Keaton Henson #Teach Me - 4:25 #10am, Gare du Nord - 3:58 #You - 4:42 #Lying to You - 3:47 #The Best Today - 4:29 #Don't Swim - 4:56 #Kronos - 4:10 #Beekeeper - 4:13 #Sweetheart, What Have You Done to Us - 3:30 #In the Morning - 4:01 ;Deluxe edition tracks #Milk Teeth - 3:51 #If I Don't Have To - 3:36 #On the News - 3:22 Charts Personnel *Keaton Henson - Vocals, Guitar ;Additional musicians (6, 7) *Dave Levita - Guitar *Justin Meldal-Johnsen - Bass *Zac Rae - Keyboards *Matt Chamberlain - Drums ;Production *Joe Chiccarelli - Record producer, producer, Audio mixing (recorded music), mixing *Chris Sheldon - mixing (7) *Ben Phillips - mixing (4, 5, 9) *Geoff Neal, Bill Mims - Audio engineering, engineering *Brian Lucey - Audio mastering, mastering ;Design personnel *Keaton Henson - artwork, drawings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Chiccarelli
Joe or JOE may refer to: Arts Film and television * ''Joe'' (1970 film), starring Peter Boyle * ''Joe'' (2013 film), starring Nicolas Cage * ''Joe'' (TV series), a British TV series airing from 1966 to 1971 * ''Joe'', a 2002 Canadian animated short about Joe Fortes Music and radio * "Joe" (Inspiral Carpets song) * "Joe" (Red Hot Chili Peppers song) * "Joe", a song by The Cranberries on their album ''To the Faithful Departed'' *"Joe", a song by PJ Harvey on her album '' Dry'' *"Joe", a song by AJR on their album ''OK Orchestra'' * Joe FM (other), any of several radio stations Computing * Joe's Own Editor, a text editor for Unix systems * Joe, an object-oriented Java computing framework based on Sun's Distributed Objects Everywhere project Media * Joe (website), a news website for the UK and Ireland * ''Joe'' (magazine), a defunct periodical developed originally for Kenyan youth Places * Joe, North Carolina, United States, a town * Jõe, Saaremaa Parish, Estoni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbican Centre
The Barbican Centre is a performing arts centre in the Barbican Estate of the City of London and the largest of its kind in Europe. The centre hosts classical and contemporary music concerts, theatre performances, film screenings and art exhibitions. It also houses a library, three restaurants, and a conservatory. The Barbican Centre is a member of the Global Cultural Districts Network. The London Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Symphony Orchestra are based in the centre's Concert Hall. In 2013, it once again became the London-based venue of the Royal Shakespeare Company following the company's departure in 2001. The Barbican Centre is owned, funded, and managed by the City of London Corporation. It was built as the City's gift to the nation at a cost of £161 million (equivalent to £480 million in 2014) and was officially opened to the public by Queen Elizabeth II on 3 March 1982. The Barbican Centre is also known for its brutalist architecture. Performance hal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Six Lethargies
''Six Lethargies'' is a studio album by English musician Keaton Henson. It was released on 25 October 2019 under Mercury KX. The album was written by Henson, and performed by Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Background In an interview, Keaton Henson Keaton Henson (born 24 March 1988) is an English musician, composer, visual artist, and poet. Henson has released six studio albums. a wordless graphic novel called ''Gloaming'', published by Pocko, and a book of poetry called ''Idiot Verse''. H ... stated that the album took three years to make, with Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra performing majority of the music. Critical reception ''Six Lethargies'' was met with generally favourable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 75, based on 4 reviews. Track listing References 2019 albums Keaton Henson albums {{2010s-album ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
14–18 NOW
14–18 NOW was the UK's arts programme for the First World War centenary. Working with arts and heritage partners all across the UK, the programme commissioned new artworks from 420 contemporary artists, musicians, filmmakers, designers and performers, inspired by the period 1914–1918. History In October 2012, the UK government announced its plans for marking the centenary of the First World War. They were to include an arts programme formally announced in June 2013 as the 'First World War Centenary Cultural Programme'. In line with standard guidelines on government support for arts organisations, this subsequently became 14–18 NOW, an independent organisation with its own board hosted within Imperial War Museums. It is funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, Arts Council England, the DCMS together with other public, voluntary and private supporters. Events Events commissioned or produced by 14–18 NOW have included: *'' Dazzle ships,'' 5 contemporary artists transfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sadler's Wells Theatre
Sadler's Wells Theatre is a performing arts venue in Clerkenwell, London, England located on Rosebery Avenue next to New River Head. The present-day theatre is the sixth on the site since 1683. It consists of two performance spaces: a 1,500-seat main auditorium and the Lilian Baylis Studio, with extensive rehearsal rooms and technical facilities also housed within the site. Sadler's Wells is renowned as one of the world's leading dance venues. As well as a stage for visiting companies, the theatre is also a producing house, with a number of associated artists and companies that produce original works for the theatre. Sadler's Wells is also responsible for the management of the Peacock Theatre in the West End, during times not used by the London School of Economics. History First theatre and pleasure gardens Richard Sadler opened a "Musick House" in 1683, the second public theatre newly opened in London after the Restoration, the first being the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. The f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BalletBoyz
BalletBoyz or Ballet Boyz are a London-based all-male dance company. BalletBoyz was founded in 1999 by Michael Nunn and William Trevitt, both principal dancers with The Royal Ballet The Royal Ballet is a British internationally renowned classical ballet company, based at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, England. The largest of the five major ballet companies in Great Britain, the Royal Ballet was founded in .... BalletBoyz was originally called George Piper Dances. Productions External links Archive footage of Michael Nunn and William Trevitt performing ''Yumba vs. Nonino'' in 2008 at Jacob's Pillow References {{Reflist 1999 establishments in England Dance companies in the United Kingdom Ballet in London Performing groups established in 1999 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spotify
Spotify (; ) is a proprietary Swedish audio streaming and media services provider founded on 23 April 2006 by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon. It is one of the largest music streaming service providers, with over 456 million monthly active users, including 195 million paying subscribers, as of September 2022. Spotify is listed (through a Luxembourg City-domiciled holding company, Spotify Technology S.A.) on the New York Stock Exchange in the form of American depositary receipts. Spotify offers digital copyright restricted recorded music and podcasts, including more than 82 million songs, from record labels and media companies. As a freemium service, basic features are free with advertisements and limited control, while additional features, such as offline listening and commercial-free listening, are offered via paid subscriptions. Users can search for music based on artist, album, or genre, and can create, edit, and share playlists. Spotify is available in most of Euro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romantic Works
''Romantic Works'' is the third studio album by English musician Keaton Henson, released on 16 June 2014. The album features cellist Ren Ford on the majority of songs. Music The album is entirely instrumental, and it features cellist Ren Ford on every song except for "Preface", "Petrichor" and "Nearly Curtains". Keaton Henson described the album's music as "bedroom classical", as it was recorded in his bedroom. The album was inspired by Arvo Pärt, Philip Glass, Henryk Górecki, Edward Elgar, Ralph Vaughan Williams and Saint-Saëns. He said about how the songs are instrumental that "the pieces on it are the in-between moments when I found it all too much to write a clever rhyme." He also said "as someone who writes songs about my own experience, as honestly as I can, I find myself looking for new emotional wells to draw from all the time. But over the years I have found there are certain subjects I have been unable to mine." The second song on the album is "Elevator Song", which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meltdown (festival)
Meltdown is an annual festival held in London, featuring a mix of music, art, performance and film. Meltdown is held in June at Southbank Centre, the arts complex covering and including the Royal Festival Hall, the Queen Elizabeth Hall and The Hayward. Each year, the festival chooses an established music artist or act as director of the event, and they pick the performers of their choosing. Previous Meltdown directors have included Elvis Costello, David Bowie, Patti Smith, Lee Scratch Perry, Morrissey, Jarvis Cocker, Nick Cave, Scott Walker, John Peel and Ornette Coleman. The festival has been held annually since 1993, except in 2006 when the Royal Festival Hall was closed for refurbishment. On November 6, 2019, Grace Jones was announced as the curator of the 2020 Meltdown, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Lavelle
James Lavelle (born 22 February 1974) is an English electronic musician, record label owner and curator. He founded the Mo'Wax record label in 1992, and has been the only constant member of UNKLE. He directed the 2014 edition of the Meltdown festival on London's South Bank, and curated the 2016 exhibition "Daydreaming with Stanley Kubrick" at Somerset House. He is the subject of 2016 documentary film ''The Man from Mo'Wax''. Career Lavelle founded Mo'Wax in 1992. The label was not co-founded by Tim Goldsworthy, as is often reported. In 1996 Mo' Wax released one of electronic music's most celebrated albums, DJ Shadow's seminal '' Endtroducing.....''. Soon after this Lavelle started work on an album with DJ Shadow under the name UNKLE. The resulting release '' Psyence Fiction'' featured collaborations with Richard Ashcroft, Mike D, Badly Drawn Boy and Thom Yorke. In 2003, he released a follow-up to Psyence Fiction, titled ''Never, Never, Land'', though this album saw DJ Sha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Elizabeth Hall
The Queen Elizabeth Hall (QEH) is a music venue on the South Bank in London, England, that hosts classical, jazz, and avant-garde music, talks and dance performances. It was opened in 1967, with a concert conducted by Benjamin Britten. The QEH was built along with the smaller Purcell Room as part of Southbank Centre arts complex. It stands alongside the Royal Festival Hall, which was built for the Festival of Britain of 1951, and the Hayward Gallery which opened in 1968. History The QEH stands on the site of a former shot tower, built as part of a lead works in 1826 and retained for the Festival of Britain. The QEH and the Purcell Room were built together by Higgs and Hill and opened in March 1967. The venue was closed for two years of renovations in September 2015, and reopened in April 2018. Description The QEH has over 900 seats and the Purcell Room in the same building has 360 seats. The two auditoriums were designed by a team led by Hubert Bennett, head of the arch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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