Future Cut is the stage name

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 of drum and bass

Drum and bass

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 producers

Record producer

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 Darren Lewis and Tunde Babalola. They share production duties.

The duo first met whilst promoting rival Drum 'n' Bass nights in Manchester

Manchester

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. Their first track was promptly snapped up by Renegade Hardware

Renegade Hardware

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 and over the next few years they recorded for the top drum 'n' bass labels of the time as well as DJing all over the world.

The classic 'Obsession' for Goldie's Metalheadz

Metalheadz

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 label featured singer Jenna G

Jenna g

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 who later joined forces with Future Cut to become Un-Cut

Un-Cut

Un-Cut were a British male production duo and female vocalist, consisting of Future Cut and Jenna Gibbons. They reached #26 in the UK Singles Chart in March 2003 with "Midnight", which was originally released on their own Wired label, but they were subsequently signed to a recording contract with...

. Un-Cut's debut was 'Midnight', followed by the album 'The Un-calculated Some' on Warners.

Since 2004 Future Cut have taken a different direction pursuing production, songwriting for other artists, mixing and remixing.

They scored a UK number one single with the Lily Allen

Lily Allen

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 hit 'Smile' which they co-wrote, produced and mixed and then reached number 5 with the follow-up 'L.D.N'. The pair also co-wrote, produced and mixed half of Lily's album as well as B-sides including 'Nan You're a Window Shopper' and 'U Killed It'. The pair co-wrote and produced the track "Gypsy" which is featured on Shakira's latest album "She Wolf".They recently teamed up with Lily again on Professor Green's "Just Be Good To Green

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", which was produced by the duo. They also have co-written and produced rapper, Devlin's single "Runaway" featuring singer Yasmin as well as producing Olly Murs' debut number 1 single "Please Don't Let Me Go" as well as follow up single "Thinking Of Me". They also scored a number two hit with the Wretch 32 feat Example track "Unorthodox".

They recently signed a new duo called Paper Crows and are currently working on material for their debut album.

Other projects include Shakira

Shakira

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, Yasmin

Yasmin

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, Wretch 32

Wretch 32

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, Rizzle Kicks

Rizzle Kicks

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, Devlin

Devlin

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, Professor Green

Professor Green

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, Paper Crows, Tom Jones

Tom Jones (singer)

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, Melanie Fiona

Melanie Fiona

Melanie Fiona Hallim is a Canadian R&B and Grammy-nominated recording artist from Toronto, Ontario. She was born to Guyanese immigrant parents of African, Indian, and Portuguese descent and grew up in the inner city of Toronto. Living in a music filled household, Fiona says she always knew music...

, Nicole Scherzinger

Nicole Scherzinger

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 (Pussycat Dolls

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), Natasha Bedingfield

Natasha Bedingfield

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, Mr Hudson & The Library

Mr Hudson & The Library

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, Dizzee Rascal

Dizzee Rascal

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, The Sugababes, Plan B, Mike Posner, Example

Example

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, Rizzle Kicks

Rizzle Kicks

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, Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

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, Clare Maguire

Clare Maguire

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, Kate Nash

Kate Nash

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, Estelle

Estelle (musician)

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, Julian Perretta

Julian Perretta

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, GoldieLocks

GoldieLocks

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, Aloe Blacc

Aloe Blacc

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, Kelis

Kelis

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 and Beverley Knight

Beverley Knight

Beverley Knight MBE is a British soul and R&B singer, songwriter, and record producer who released her debut album in 1995. Heavily influenced by soul greats such as Sam Cooke and Aretha Franklin, Knight has released six studio albums to date...

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External links

• http://www.apple.com/uk/pro/profiles/futurecut/
• http://www.myspace.com/futurecut