S.K.I.T.Z Beatz | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Aiden Robert Hogarth |
Born | 2 May 1988 |
Origin | Halifax, West Yorkshire, England |
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Occupation(s) | Record Producer, Composer, Music Supervisor, DJ, Record Label Owner, Songwriter |
Years active | 2004—present |
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Aiden Robert Hogarth (born 2 May 1988) better known as S.K.I.T.Z Beatz is an English composer and record producer based in London, England, and has been responsible for production for brand campaigns for Nike, [1] Adidas, Jaguar, Lexus, Guinness, Puma, River Island & Ford [2] and PlayStation. [3]
In a February 2015 editorial feature popular music website Noisey credited SK!TZ with being "One of the most respected producers in the British scene". [4]
Hogarth has also produced for many notable artists including: Dizzee Rascal, [5] Wiley, Skepta, Tempa T. [6] and Wretch 32.
In mid-2015 Hogarth assisted American producer Timbaland on production for the record "Come Get It" feat Pusha T, Emerson Windy and P Money the video was exclusively premiered on MTV. [7]
In 2010, he was appointed as composer on BBC's EastEnders: E20 [8] followed by MTV series 'Slips' Channel 4 / E4's musical dramedy Youngers . [9] [10] with the British newspaper The Observer highlighting that Youngers "deserves every award going including best soundtrack". [11] [12] In a Tweet on 9 December 2014, he revealed that he had 'finished composition on Dani's Castle for BBC & ABC3' and the Channel 4 documentary Men In Pubs. In early 2017 Hogarth headed up composition on Channel 4 television series Pirate Mentality and Sky Atlantic production Guerilla Sounds featuring Idris Elba + Frida Pinto, in addition to composing the soundtrack for UK feature film The Weekend. [13]