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Cliff Jones (born 1968 in Hampton Court, London) is a British musician, songwriter, record producer, journalist and educator. Between 1996 and 2002, he was the lead singer of the Britpop band Gay Dad. As a music journalist in the 1990s, he contributed to publications such as Mojo , The Face and Melody Maker .
In 1991, Jones began writing for International Musician and the newly established Guitar magazine. The two publications were part of the Northern & Shell group, owned by Richard Desmond.[ citation needed ] In the early 1990s, he also wrote for Melody Maker . [1]
From 1993, Jones contributed feature articles to the UK style magazine The Face and the men's fashion magazine Arena Homme Plus . He began writing for Mojo in 1994, and went on to contribute cover articles on Pink Floyd, Iggy and the Stooges, and Sly and the Family Stone. Two of his 1994 pieces – one in The Face accompanied by a Union Jack cover featuring Blur, and another focusing on Oasis – were among the earliest articles on what became known as Britpop.[ citation needed ]
He interviewed many other musical artists. These include: Bryan Ferry, the Velvet Underground, Elton John, the K Foundation, Charlie Watts, the Beach Boys, Beck, My Bloody Valentine, Mark Hollis, George Clinton, Les Paul, Leonard Cohen, the Fugees, Happy Mondays, Fiona Apple, Nirvana, Will Oldham, Terence McKenna, Timothy Leary, Ringo Starr, Ride, Arthur Brown, Coolio, Primal Scream, Sonic Youth, Boo Radleys, Peter Green, Slash, The Ramones, Duff McKagan, and Traci Lords amongst others.
Jones had been writing songs throughout this period. In 1996, he formed the band Gay Dad in London. In September 1997, they signed to London Records, but split up following a world tour in 2002. Jones went into songwriting and production, bringing the Texas-based band Young Heart Attack to the attention of XL Recordings. He produced and co-wrote their debut album, recording in London and Austin, Texas.
He went on to produce the Golden Virgins' debut album, Songs of Praise, for XL, and the Faceless Werewolves for the same label. Other productions include Scanners' debut for DimMak Recordings, Love Bites for Island Records, (We Are) Performance for Polydor Records, Sia and the Applicators. He has collaborated with Brian Eno, Republica and Mark Owen.
Jones continues to produce and write songs for musicians, for film and television advertising as well as managing artists. He also sits on the media executive of the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors and judges on the annual Ivor Novello Awards. He has been vocal on the issue of copyright infringement on peer-to-peer file sharing networks, and the issues facing songwriters and composers in the current digital economy.
In May 2018, Jones became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He continues to write on all aspects of the music industry for The Sunday Times , The Times and the Financial Times . He lectures in composition, management and personal development at BIMM in Bristol and Bath Spa University.
Since 2013, Jones has managed the Radiophonic Workshop, (aka BBC Radiophonic Workshop), and also co-manages artists including Keir (Vertigo Records/Island Records) for the Crosstown Concerts
Declan Patrick MacManus, better known by his stage name Elvis Costello, is an English singer, songwriter, record producer, author and television host. According to Rolling Stone, Costello "reinvigorated the literate, lyrical traditions of Bob Dylan and Van Morrison with the raw energy and sass that were principal ethics of punk", noting the "construction of his songs, which set densely layered wordplay in an ever-expanding repertoire of styles." His first album, My Aim Is True (1977), is widely regarded as one of the best debuts in popular music history. It spawned no hit singles, but contains some of Costello's best-known songs, including the ballad "Alison". Costello's next two albums, This Year's Model (1978) and Armed Forces (1979), recorded with his backing band the Attractions, helped define the new wave genre. From late 1977 until early 1980, each of the eight singles he released reached the UK Top 30. His biggest hit single, "Oliver's Army" (1979), sold more than 500,000 copies in Britain. He has had more modest commercial success in the US, but has earned much critical praise. From 1977 until the early 2000s, Costello's albums regularly ranked high on the Village Voice Pazz & Jop critics' poll, with This Year's Model and Imperial Bedroom (1982) voted the best album of their respective years. His biggest US hit single, "Veronica" (1989), reached number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The BBC Radiophonic Workshop was one of the sound effects units of the BBC, created in 1958 to produce incidental sounds and new music for radio and, later, television. The unit is known for its experimental and pioneering work in electronic music and music technology, as well as its popular scores for programmes such as Doctor Who and Quatermass and the Pit during the 1950s and 1960s.
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 genre and film scoring. A songwriter who mainly writes the lyrics for a song is referred to as a lyricist. The pressure from the music industry to produce popular hits means that song writing is often an activity for which the tasks are distributed among a number of people. For example, a songwriter who excels at writing lyrics might be paired with a songwriter with the task of creating original melodies. Pop songs may be composed by group members from the band or by staff writers – songwriters directly employed by music publishers. Some songwriters serve as their own music publishers, while others have external publishers.
Joel W. Gibb is a Berlin-based Canadian artist and singer-songwriter who leads the "gay church folk" group The Hidden Cameras. He was born in Kincardine, Ontario.
"Eleanor Rigby" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1966 album Revolver. It was also issued on a double A-side single, paired with "Yellow Submarine". Credited to the Lennon–McCartney songwriting partnership, the song is one of only a few in which John Lennon and Paul McCartney later disputed primary authorship. Eyewitness testimony from several independent sources, including George Martin and Pete Shotton, supports McCartney's claim to authorship.
Linoleum are a London-based indie–alternative musical group formed in 1994.
Brian Hodgson is a British television composer and sound technician. Born in Liverpool in 1938, Hodgson joined the BBC Radiophonic Workshop in 1962 where he became the original sound effects creator for the science fiction programme Doctor Who. He devised the sound of the TARDIS and the voices of the Daleks, which he created by distorting the actors' voices and feeding them through a ring modulator. he also effectively scored four serials under the credit of "Special Sound". He continued to produce effects for the programme until 1972 when he left the Workshop, leaving Dick Mills to produce effects for the remainder of the show's run.
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Bridges Georges McGibbon Lewis professionally known under pen name Bunny Lewis, also known professionally under various pseudonyms was a London-based manager, record producer and composer and music manager whose songwriting abilities were used in a number of films. Sometimes this coincided with involvement in films of musicians whom he personally managed, most notably the actor and singer, Craig Douglas. He also co-composed the 1954 song "Cara Mia", which was a bestseller. Authorship was accredited to 'Tulio Trapani and Lee Lange'; Lee Lange was the pseudonym for David Whitfield's producer, Lewis, and Tulio Trapani was the pen name of the song's other co-writer and arranger, Mantovani.
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The Ivors Academy is one of the largest professional associations for music writers in Europe. The academy works to protect and support and also campaigns the interests of songwriters, lyricists, and composers. It represents the music writers of all genres and has approximately 2000 members.
Jim Irvin is an English singer, songwriter, music journalist and podcast host.
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Burials in Several Earths is a 2017 album of recordings created by the Radiophonic Workshop, released on 19 May 2017. It marks the first official studio album since 1985's Doctor Who: The Music II.
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