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| Birth name | Michael Maurice Hawkesworth |
| Born | February 23, 1960 South Bend, Indiana, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, songwriter, A&R |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Labels | Mega Records, Iwave Records, Danish Records |
M. Maurice Hawkesworth (born February 23, 1960 in South Bend, Indiana, United States) is an American producer, multimedia artist, songwriter and former A&R manager for the Danish record label Mega Records.
Hawkesworth moved to Europe in the mid-1980s. As an artist he exhibited his paintings at Den Fri's kunstnersefterårsudstillingen (Artist Censored Fall Exhibit) in 1988, 1989 and 1990. He produced several successful posters, one of which is featured in the Hoover Institution. [1]
In August 1992, Hawkesworth co-ordinated the production of Ace of Base's debut album, Happy Nation (US version The Sign), together with John Ballard at Tuff Studio in Gothenburg, Sweden. The same month, he co-ordinated artist Leila K's, debut album with Denniz Pop which was launched with the single "Open Sesame". It was a Top 10 in seven countries. Hawkesworth also designed the cover and artwork for "Open Sesame", which featured his painting and photography.
Hawkesworth's A&R credits include discovering and signing Herbie Crichlow. Hawkesworth initiated the re-write of the Crichlow song, "Clap Your", which became the English boy band 5ive's debut hit, "Slam Dunk The Funk", which debuted at number 10 in the UK Singles Chart.
Other signings by Hawkesworth included the Norwegian Stella Getz, written and produced in part by Mikkel Eriksen, who would later become half of the production duo Stargate. Also signed was Solveig Sandnes, whose hit single "Marie" topped the sales charts in Japan. Hawkesworth co-wrote the song and coordinated the A&R bringing on board Tore Johansson, to produce the Solveig album, Analog.
As video commissioner, Hawkesworth helped place over 20 videos on pan European MTV, such as Ace of Base ("All That She Wants", "The Sign", "Lucky Love", "Don't Turn Around", "Life is a Flower"), Leila K ("Open Sesame", "Ca Plane pour Moi", "Slow Motion"), and Stella Getz ("Friends") amongst others.
After leaving Mega Records, Hawkesworth formed the independent record label, Invisible Wave Records (aka Iwave Records). Among the most notable signings on Iwave Records were A Kid Hereafter, Windermere, Said the Shark and Some Allpass. During his projects at Iwave Records, Hawkesworth worked with Finnish musician and producer Jori Sjöroos, writing lyrics for Fu-Tourist and Magenta Skycode, releasing IIIII (known as Five Bars) and the EMMA (Finnish Grammy) award winning album, Relief.
Hawkesworth also composed the soundtrack to All About Anna , produced by Innocent Pictures in association with Zentropa. The soundtrack received an AVN nomination for best soundtrack of the year in 2007.
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Leila K: Manic Panic – Album – A&R by Maurice Hawkesworth co-producer following tracks
Solveig Sandnes: Analog – Album – A&R by Maurice Hawkesworth – Produced/Arranged by Tore Johansson
Soma Allpass: Lucky Angel – Album – produced by Maurice Hawkesworth
Soma Allpass: Sway – Album
A Kid Hereafter: Rich Freedom Flavour – Album-A&R and Vocals produced by Maurice Hawkesworth
A Kid Hereafter: Yo – Album-A&R by Maurice Hawkesworth
A Kid Hereafter: In The Grinding Light
Magenta Skycode: IIIII – album
Magenta Skycode: Relief – album
Fu-Tourist: The Universe Is For Us
PMMP: Kovemmat kädet – kumipainos – Album
Windermere: The World Is Here-album produced by Kim Oxlund and Maurice Hawkesworth
Maria Køhnke: Collector – album
Marvellous: Just In Time – Album produced by Taz and Maurice Hawkesworth
All About Anna – Feature Film – score and songs produced by Maurice Hawkesworth
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