David Hill studied photography before beginning his career in music in 1994 as a member of the Ballistic Brothers

Ballistic Brothers

Ballistic Brothers were a British based band comprising Ashley Beedle, Rocky & Diesel and David Hill . Specialising in a kind of jazz-influenced funky electronica music, the band released two full length studio albums in the mid-1990s....

, together with Ashley Beedle

Ashley Beedle

Ashley Beedle is a British music DJ, producer and remixer. People often confuse him for being of Asian origin, but his ethnicity is partly Barbadian....

 and Rocky & Diesel of X-Press 2

X-Press 2

X-Press 2 is an English electronic and dance music duo. The members are DJ Diesel and DJ Rocky . Ashley Beedle left to pursue solo projects in 2009.-History:...

 fame. The Ballistic Brothers went on to release two albums, a number of singles, and also work with many artists, including the Brand New Heavies

Brand New Heavies

The Brand New Heavies are an acid jazz and funk group formed in 1985 in Ealing, a suburb of London, England.-Biography:The Brand New Heavies began in the 1980s as an instrumental acid jazz group called Brother International....

, D*Note, Ronny Jordan

Ronny Jordan

Ronny Jordan is a guitarist at the forefront of the acid jazz movement at the end of the twentieth century. Additionally, Jordan can be included in several other jazz genres such as urban jazz, jazz funk, crossover jazz, and smooth jazz...

 and Depeche Mode

Depeche Mode

Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...

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In 1994 David co-founded the Nuphonic

Nuphonic

Nuphonic are a defunct independent record label that were based in London, England. The label was founded in 1994 by Sav Remzi and David Hill with the aim of releasing and promoting dance music that reflected their passion for Jazz, Funk, Soul and ethnic music...

 record label and managed all creative aspects, releasing albums with Faze Action

Faze Action

Faze Action are a British band composed of brothers Simon and Robin Lee.Over the years Faze Action blended house music with Western classical, pan-African, and Latin music. Its music is also heavily influenced by funk, disco, and jazz....

, Norman Jay

Norman Jay

Norman Jay MBE is an innovative and pioneering British DJ. He first came to prominence playing unlicensed or 'warehouse' parties in the early 1980s, such as Shake 'n' Fingerpop. His diverse and deep musical knowledge and his refusal to be restricted to playing from any single genre distinguishes...

, Maurice Fulton, Andrew Weatherall

Andrew Weatherall

Andrew Weatherall is a DJ, producer, and remixer.Andrew, Terry Farley, Cymon Eckel and Steve Mayes started Boy's Own initially as a fanzine commenting on fashion, records, football, and other issues...

 and David Mancuso

David Mancuso

David Mancuso created the popular "by invitation only" parties in New York City later known as "The Loft". The first party "Love Saves The Day" was in 1970...

. In addition to the label, Nuphonic also produced the award winning London Xpress radio show for Xfm

Xfm

Xfm is a brand of two commercial radio stations focused on alternative music, primarily indie pop, and owned by Global Radio.-History:Xfm was created in London in 1992 by Sammy Jacob, who later co-founded NME Radio in 2008. Xfm subsequently expanded to a network of four stations; there are...

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Since choosing to close the Nuphonic label, Hill has consulted for Soul Jazz Records

Soul Jazz Records

Soul Jazz Records is a British-based record label. The label started in the 1990s, releasing compilation albums of predominantly black music, including reggae, soul, ska, Dub and jazz...

, co-ordinating The World of Arthur Russell

The World of Arthur Russell

The World of Arthur Russell is a compilation album by Arthur Russell, released in 2004 on Soul Jazz Records.-Track listing:#"Go Bang" – 7:36#"Wax the Van" – 5:27#"Is It All Over My Face" – 6:57...

project in 2004, and the Soul Gospel series. He is also creative consultant for Auralux, the reggae re-issue record label, and has worked with Lee Perry, King Jammy

King Jammy

Lloyd James , better known as Prince Jammy or King Jammy, is a dub mixer and record producer. He began his musical career as a dub master at King Tubby's recording studio...

, Barrington Levy

Barrington Levy

Barrington Levy is a reggae and dancehall artist from Jamaica.-Career:In 1976, Levy formed a band with his cousin, Everton Dacres, called the Mighty Multitude; the pair released "My Black Girl" in 1977...

 and Sly & Robbie, as well as also being a consultant to Universal Music and V2 Records

V2 Records

V2 Records is a record label that is owned by Universal Music Group as of October 2007. The label was founded in 1996 by Richard Branson, five years after he sold Virgin Records to EMI....

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He worked as a freelance events consultant, producing product launches for brands such as Puma, Siemens

Siemens

Siemens may refer toSiemens, a German family name carried by generations of telecommunications industrialists, including:* Werner von Siemens , inventor, founder of Siemens AG...

, Absolut and Levi’s, and also for art galleries such as Haunch of Venison

Haunch of Venison

Haunch of Venison is a commercial art gallery founded in 2002 in the West End of London. The gallery represents leading contemporary artists with branches in London, Berlin and New York.-History:...

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In 2006, together with veteran composer Damian Montagu, David formed Radial Music - primarily a composition and music supervision company. Clients include most major advertising agencies and also Disney, for whom Radial supervises musical content of its video games.