Robin Taylor-Firth

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Robin Taylor-Firth is an English musician notable for performance, songwriting and production on various projects including Nightmares on Wax, [1] Olive, [2] Backyard Dog, [3] and BudNubac. [4]

His recording career began in the early 1990s with a series of twelve-inch singles pressed by Dislocated Hip Records, under the artistic name 'On'. Picked up in 1993 by Warp Records' sub-label, Nucleus, Taylor-Firth began a relationship with Sheffield-based Warp Records which continues via his membership of Nightmares on Wax to the present day. Though less present in Nightmares on Wax of late, he was a major part of the earlier works, such as Smoker's Delight, Car Boot Soul and Mind Elevation, co producing and co-writing many of the themes. His individual keyboard style is also heavily represented.

"You're Not Alone", which he co-wrote with Tim Kellett and recorded with the band Olive reached number one in the UK Singles Chart in 1997. [5] Backyard Dog were also notable for the commercial success of the song "Baddest Ruffest", which featured on the soundtrack of Ali G Indahouse , and also in Coca-Cola's 2002 World Cup UK advertising campaign. Taylor-Firth currently resides in Madrid, Spain and is listed as a director of the music recording and publishing company BlancoMusic.

He won the Ivor Novello Award for Best Dance Music in 1997 for "You're Not Alone".

In 2014, he signed a major new publishing deal with Sony ATV.

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References

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  2. ↑ "Olive: Like An Extra Virgin". MTV.com. MTV Networks. 25 September 1997. Archived from the original on 1 September 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2009.
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