IAN CURNOW
Multi talented producer, composer and keyboard player Ian Curnow is one of the true heavyweights of the UK pop scene.
Having been a session keyboard player and arranger, Ian spent 3 years with Talk Talk as keyboard player, MD and co-writer. Then he became main keyboard player for the hugely successful Stock Aitken and Waterman team during their massive success period, also producing, remixing and writing with Phil Harding for some of the artists there from Kylie Minogue and Pet Shop Boys to Robin Gibb and Donna Summer.
His skills as a no. 1 hit Producer have been employed by some of the UK's biggest Pop acts including Boyzone , Take That, Girls Aloud, E 17, Liberty X etc. Ian has also composed for TV companies and TV ads around the world for brands such as Audi and Nokia.
ANDREW PHILLIPS
Andrew Phillips is a BAFTA, Emmy and RTS nominated composer and producer, who has scored over 50 TV dramas, documentaries and features. His compositions and recordings are marked out by a superb blend of classical music and contemporary electronica, with highly original arrangements, recently seen in the BAFTA Award winning BBC drama Consenting Adults, starring Charles Dance.
As a co-writer and producer he has worked with Slovo, One Giant Leap, and Passenger, which he formed with singer/songwriter Mike Rosenberg in 2005 and are currently enjoying success with their album "Wicked Man's Rest" (IE) now enjoying success in the US.
CHRIS BEMAND
Chris Bemand is a prolific composer / producer of music for Film, Animation and TV Themes. Originally trained as a chorister,Chris's early career was spent writing, producing and remixing for many top dance acts. Chris Bemand is a true multi intrumentalist and has written and produced hundreds of scores for all kinds of media and has had particular success with original, quirky animation scores delivered to tight schedules.
A Few of Chris's Credits
Skunk Fu - 52 Episodes all music - A Cartoon Network / RTL/ BBC production
King Arthur's Disasters x 26 Episodes - BAFTA nominated cartoon series ft Matt Lucas & Rik Mayall
Promos/Trailers - including Pokemon, Powerpuff Girls, Sony Xbox, X-Men, Jacki Chan, Scooby Doo, Batman Beyond & Transworld Sports
Extensive TV Soundtracks include:
Saturday Night Live, NFL, Big Brother, Sky Sports. Hed Kandi - The Acid Lounge Compilation series. Composition and Compilation Marden Hill - Classic Acid Jazz / Funk album's including The Lost Weekend and Cadaquez
MIKE BENN
Mike Benn has written music for numerous feature films, TV dramas, documentaries and adverts for the BBC,Channel 4 and the Discovery Channel, including, Looters, The Mummies Curse, Survival Of The Apes, Oprah Winfrey Show and the Archers advert amongst others.
His record credits include writing and production for the likes of Beth Orton, Terry Callier and Bebel Gilberto, as well as remixing acts such as The Sugarbabes and Basement Jaxx". Mike also has his current band project "Road" signed to super- cool lounge/chillout label "Stereo Deluxe"
Film Soundtracks Include:
A new Head on the Block (Insight Films)
Kill Kill Faster Faster (Aria Films)
Truck of Dreams (Sahara One)
Tip of my Tongue (Greenwich Films)
Memoirs of an Amnesiac (Pure Pictures)
Janette Mason completed her Mmus in composition for film and television at the London College of Music. Originally training in classical piano and flute, Janette has worked with a diverse roster of artists from legendary singer/songwriter Robert Wyatt, jazz artists Claire Martin, Ian Shaw and Annie Whitehead to pop acts Oasis, Pulp, Seal and Suzanne Vega.
" Shortlist of the year contender "
- The Guardian
" A remarkable pianist, Janette Mason stands out"
" Janette Mason - definitely a musician to watch"
- The Observer
Credits Include:
Paris was a Woman (Cicada Films)
Live - Oasis Unplugged
Sex in the City (HBO)
Drew Carey Show
America's Next Top Model
The Great Reality TV Swindle (Channel 4)
Adverts include Royal Bank of Scotland and Vanish
VINYL RICHIE
UK based Breaks DJ and producer Vinyl Richie has been spinning for over a decade now and his production and remix work is finding him new fans, both in the UK and internationally with extensive nationwide radio plays including Radio One + 1 Extra.
Vinyl Richie joined the team Underground Addicts early 2006 & has been working on breaks & electro tracks since then including remixes of Jungle Brothers, Q-dos & 49'ers. Richie also got involved with Groovemovers and Angie Brown in recreating the massive worldwide hit " I'm Gonna Get You" for Bizarre Inc with a brand new set of mixes that brought this classic to a new generation spawning a massive club anthem all over again.
Richie's production style takes in urban, breaks and dance music and comes from a solid background of DJ'ing @ his regular club gigs and has worked on the bill with many of clubland's best known names.
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SEB TAYLOR
Seb Taylor has been composing & releasing music in a wide variety of genres for over 10 years. From his electronic projects through to orchestral compositions, downtempo world music & remix work for a varied base of clientele (encompassing heavy industrial music, dance tracks, computer game scores & almost everything in between.
Recently he has composed Television commercial music for: DELL Computers, Estee Lauder, Capital One
His Music has been licensed by channels such as HBO, MTV, BBC, Showtime & many of his Album Tracks have been included in top TV shows such as:
Sex & The City, The West Wing, Sleeper Cell & many others.
He recently Composed the Score for the award winning BBC / Animal Planet Documentary 'Buddha, Bees & The Giant Hornet Queen'.
Seb has written music under several different psuedonyms, having released 12 full artist albums & had music licensed for inclusion on countless compilations (including the renowned Buddha Barš Compilations, Ministry of Sound, Six Degrees & many others)
RECORDING ALIASES (1995 - present)
Kaya Project, Digitalis, Shakta, Angel Tears, Foxglove, Biotone, Chaos By Design, Hibernation, Soma Coma, Somaton.
RIC MILLS
Ric Mills is an Associate of the British Academy of Composers & Songwriters. He was trained in London by the International TV & Film Conductor & Arranger Nick Ingman at the Abbey Road Studios and had composition lessons with Andrew Lloyd Webber's Senior Orchestrator Dr Laurence Roman at The London College of Music & Media. He also writes for TV/Film freelance based in Sydney, Australia & lectures in Film Composition at The Australian Institute of Music.
Ric is also noted in the UK as a Broadcaster, as a National TV Announcer and Produced & Presented the BBC Award-winning Radio Programme about music for film called 'Movie Music'.
Recent Works
Romeo & Juliet - Monkey's Tale' Discovery Channel Australia
2007 World Swimming Championships Fox Sports Aus
It Could Happen Here' Discovery/Channel Nine Aus
Snapshots' - Fox Sports Aus
ESPION
Glasgow based Stephen Arnold AKA Espion has been producing a variety of Electronica styles since 1994. A multi instrumentalist, Espion has many years of experience in sound production and audio engineering for Film and TV. As a DJ and live act, he has appeared worldwide alongside the likes of Rennie Pilgrem, Mekon and Bass Junkie with releases on Soma, Serotonin and Orson Records. He is currently the co-promoter and resident of Camouflage in Glasgow's Soundhaus venue.
DAVE SPIERS
Dave Spiers gained his experience playing keyboards and drums for the likes of Debbie Harry and Elvis Costello. He is also a worldwide authority on vintage synths and also heads up development of synthesizer modeling software for G-Media. He has contributed to film and video projects for Peter Gabriel and Underworld amongst others and as well as his TV compositions, he has recently scored the short animation film "Jungle Magic" (Freyart).
THE SWEET CHAP
A singer songwriter of a different kind, delivering quirky unique songs that cut across the genres. From his song titles to his subject matter, there is something here for everyone; The Sweet Chap has that gifted knack of connecting with people. To cap all of this, he has the capacity to bring all this together via a truly powerful yet sometimes vulnerable voice.
His first album ' Disco For A Domestic" (Protest Recordings) met with critical and commercial success . His new album is almost written now, ready to be road tested at his upcoming London shows and the songs featured here give a taste of the growth in his writing and vocal performances.
"An outstanding UK talent "
Straight No Chaser
" An extraordinary voice that oozes emotion as well as soul"
DJ Magazine
"Here on T4 we love The Sweet Chap - he's a great songwriter, his songs are brill"
T4 Headquarters
PAUL TONY LONGLAND
The composer/songwriter/producer, Paul Tony Longland is currently residing in Swanage, located on Dorset's "Jurassic" coast, an area of incredible natural beauty and renowned for giving inspiration to creative people, musicians, writers, and artists, where he has set up a state of the art recording facility to produce world-class quality music productions of incredible diversity.
His professional base is London UK. Commuting regularly between these locations enables him to maximise the balance between the creativity and commercial integrity of his work.
Drawing on his valued experience as a top UK composer he is currently enjoying success as the writer and producer of the music for the major TV advertising campaign for Pantene Pro V Colour Essentials hair care product range. (Currently showing on all ITV networks and nine European countries). This key project was commissioned and coordinated by Jon Hall at Soho based music publisher Oomph Music.
Further demonstrating his musical diversity, he has successfully completed the production of tracks for Fransisca London's debut album for Miami based Sunshine Sound Records.
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