Julian Gingell (born 29 December 1969), known as Jules, is a British

songwriter A songwriter is a musician who professionally composes musical compositions or writes lyrics for songs, or both. The writer of the music for a song can be called a composer, although this term tends to be used mainly in the classical music ...

and

record producer A record producer is a recording project's creative and technical leader, commanding studio time and coaching artists, and in popular genres typically creates the song's very sound and structure. Virgil Moorefield"Introduction" ''The Producer as ...

, best known for his partnership with fellow writer and producer Barry Stone under the name Jewels and Stone. Gingell moved to

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to work with

Stock Aitken Waterman Stock Aitken Waterman (abbreviated as SAW) are an English songwriting and record production trio consisting of Mike Stock, Matt Aitken, and Pete Waterman. The trio had great success from the mid-1980s through the early 1990s. SAW is considere ...

, just as the record-producing trio began to establish their reputation for releasing 1980s

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, from

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such as

Bananarama Bananarama are an English pop duo from London, formed as a trio in 1980 by friends Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey and Keren Woodward. Fahey left the group in 1988 and was replaced by Jacquie O'Sullivan until 1991, when the trio became a duo. T ...

, Kylie Minogue, Jason Donovan and

Rick Astley Richard Paul Astley (born 6 February 1966) is an English singer, songwriter and radio personality, who has been active in music for several decades. He gained worldwide fame in the 1980s, having multiple hits including his signature song " Ne ...

. After the three founding members of Stock Aitken Waterman's partnership fell apart, Gingell spent some time working for Mike Stock and

Matt Aitken Matthew James Aitken (born 25 August 1956) is an English songwriter and record producer, brought up in Astley, Greater Manchester, best known as the creative force behind the 1980s and early 1990s songwriting/production trio Stock Aitken Waterman ...

, who had continued as a duo. In 1999, he set up his own production business with long-time friend and co-producer Barry Stone, formerly frontman of late period

Romo Romantic Modernism, more commonly known as Romo, was a musical and nightclubbing movement, of glam/style pop lineage, in the UK circa 1995–1997, centred on the twin homes of Camden-based clubnight Club Skinny and its West End clone Arcadia ...

band Belvedere Kane, whose single "Never Felt As Good" was later covered by fellow Romo band Massive Ego on their belated 2006 debut album '' Nite Klub Skewl''. They called the company Jewels and Stone (Jewels as in Jules, an abbreviation of Julian, and Stone from Barry Stone's surname). As well as remixing songs such as

Sophie Ellis-Bextor Sophie Michelle Ellis-Bextor (born 10 April 1979) is an English singer and songwriter. She first came to prominence in the late 1990s as the lead singer of the indie rock band Theaudience. After the group disbanded Ellis-Bextor went solo and ach ...

's "

Murder on the Dancefloor "Murder on the Dancefloor" is a song written by Gregg Alexander and Sophie Ellis-Bextor, produced by Alexander and Matt Rowe for Ellis-Bextor's first album, '' Read My Lips'' (2001). Released on 3 December 2001, the song peaked at number two on ...

Boyzone Boyzone were an Irish boy band, created in 1993 by talent manager Louis Walsh. Before even recording any material, Boyzone made an appearance on RTÉ's '' The Late Late Show''. Their most successful line-up was composed of Keith Duffy, Steph ...

's " No Matter What" and

S Club 7 S Club 7 were a British pop group from London, created by former Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller and consisting of members Bradley McIntosh, Hannah Spearritt, Jo O'Meara, Jon Lee, Paul Cattermole, Rachel Stevens and Tina Barrett. The gro ...

's " Don't Stop Movin'", the duo are credited with writing and producing the

Adam Rickitt Adam Peter Rickitt (born 29 May 1978) is an English actor, singer and model. He portrayed the role of Nick Tilsley in the ITV soap opera '' Coronation Street'' from 1997 to 1999, and again from 2002 to 2004. He later joined the pop group 5th St ...

hit "I Breathe Again", which reached number 5 in the

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in 1999, the S Club Juniors (later S Club 8) single "

Automatic High "Automatic High" is a song by British pop group S Club Juniors, released as the second single from their debut album, ''Together'' (2002). Released on 22 July 2002, the song peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart, becoming their second sing ...

", which reached number 2 in the same chart and

Rachel Stevens Rachel Lauren Stevens (born 9 April 1978) is an English singer, television personality, actress and businesswoman. She was a member of the pop group S Club 7 between 1999 and 2003. She released her solo debut studio album '' Funky Dory'' in Se ...

' "

I Said Never Again (But Here We Are) "I Said Never Again (But Here We Are)" is a song by English singer-songwriter Rachel Stevens. It was released on 3 October 2005 as the third and final single from her second solo album ''Come and Get It (Rachel Stevens album), Come and Get It''. I ...

". The pair also collaborated with

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and

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. Their most internationally recognised achievement was composing the

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for the British TV

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, ''

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'' with

Cathy Dennis Catherine Roseanne Dennis (born 25 March 1969)Gregory, Andy (2002) ''International Who's Who in Popular Music 2002'', Europa; , p. 133 is a British singer, songwriter, record producer and actress. She was the vocalist for D Mob, which had the s ...

. The same music was used as the theme to its

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equivalent, ''

American Idol ''American Idol'' is an American singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by Fremantle North America and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by Fremantle North America. It aired on Fox from June 11, 2002, to Ap ...

'', and other versions of the same show around the world. They were honoured at the 26th Annual Film & Television Music Awards by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers for this music.

References

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