Jon Cotton
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Jon Cotton is a record producer, string arranger and composer based in Birmingham
, UK. He is managing director of production company Poseidon and owner of studio Artisan Audio. His previous work includes producing 2007’s Ivor Novello
winner ‘Elusive
’ by Scott Matthews
(San Remo / Island)
and 2009 Mercury Prize
nominees Sweet Billy Pilgrim
.
Jon is also heavily involved in music for television and film. He produced the original soundtrack to the 2009 BAFTA
award-winning feature film ‘Nativity’ starring Alan Carr
and Martin Freeman
(Decca)
and has co-written the music to several current BBC
series including Inside Out
(BBC1)
, Nation on Film (BBC2)
, Richard Hammond
’s Helicopter Heroes (BBC1) and A History of the World in 100 objects
(BBC2). He has also consulted to Ragdoll
(creators of the Teletubbies
and In The Night Garden) and written a number of technical articles for Sound on Sound
magazine.
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, UK. He is managing director of production company Poseidon and owner of studio Artisan Audio. His previous work includes producing 2007’s Ivor Novello
Ivor Novello
David Ivor Davies , better known as Ivor Novello, was a Welsh composer, singer and actor who became one of the most popular British entertainers of the first half of the 20th century. Born into a musical family, his first successes were as a songwriter...
winner ‘Elusive
Elusive
"Elusive" became the first single for British singer/songwriter Scott Matthews and was released on 18 September 2006. The single received much airplay from BBC Radio DJs Jo Whiley, Dermot O'Leary, and Zane Lowe between August 7–10; Lowe played "Elusive" once each night as his chosen Single of the...
’ by Scott Matthews
Scott Matthews
Scott Matthews , is a singer/songwriter from Wolverhampton, England.His first album Passing Stranger was released on 13 March 2006 on San Remo Records before being re-released on Island Records later in the year. Janice Long was the first of the BBC DJs to play his music...
(San Remo / Island)
Island Records
Island Records is a record label that was founded by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica. It was based in the United Kingdom for many years and is now owned by Universal Music Group...
and 2009 Mercury Prize
Mercury Prize
The Mercury Prize, formerly called the Mercury Music Prize and currently known as the Barclaycard Mercury Prize for sponsorship reasons, is an annual music prize awarded for the best album from the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was established by the British Phonographic Industry and British...
nominees Sweet Billy Pilgrim
Sweet Billy Pilgrim
Sweet Billy Pilgrim are an English Experimental Rock/ Folk band, composed of bassist/banjo player Anthony Bishop, guitarist and singer Jana Carpenter, guitarist and songwriter Tim Elsenburg, and drummer/percussionist Alistair Hamer.-Biography:...
.
Jon is also heavily involved in music for television and film. He produced the original soundtrack to the 2009 BAFTA
British Academy Film Awards
The British Academy Film Awards are presented in an annual award show hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts . It is the British counterpart of the Oscars. As of 2008, it has taken place in the Royal Opera House, having taken over from the flagship Odeon cinema on Leicester Square...
award-winning feature film ‘Nativity’ starring Alan Carr
Alan Carr
Alan Carr is an English comedian and television personality. Born in Weymouth, he was raised in Northampton before moving to Manchester during his early 20's....
and Martin Freeman
Martin Freeman
Martin John C. Freeman is an English actor. He is known for his roles as John in Love Actually, Tim Canterbury in the BBC's Golden Globe-winning comedy The Office, Arthur Dent in the film adaptation of Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Dr. John Watson in Sherlock and Mr. Madden...
(Decca)
Decca Records
Decca Records began as a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934; however, owing to World War II, the link with the British company was broken for several decades....
and has co-written the music to several current BBC
BBC Television
BBC Television is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation. The corporation, which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927, has produced television programmes from its own studios since 1932, although the start of its regular service of television...
series including Inside Out
Inside Out (BBC TV series)
Inside Out is the brand name for a number of regional television programmes in England broadcast on BBC One. Each series, made by a BBC region, focuses on stories from the local area...
(BBC1)
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
, Nation on Film (BBC2)
BBC Two
BBC Two is the second television channel operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It covers a wide range of subject matter, but tending towards more 'highbrow' programmes than the more mainstream and popular BBC One. Like the BBC's other domestic TV and radio...
, Richard Hammond
Richard Hammond
Richard Mark Hammond is an English broadcaster, writer, and journalist most noted for co-hosting car programme Top Gear with Jeremy Clarkson and James May, as well as presenting Brainiac: Science Abuse on Sky 1.-Early life:...
’s Helicopter Heroes (BBC1) and A History of the World in 100 objects
A History of the World in 100 Objects
A History of the World in 100 Objects was a joint project of BBC Radio 4 and the British Museum, comprising a 100-part radio series written and presented by British Museum director Neil MacGregor...
(BBC2). He has also consulted to Ragdoll
Ragdoll Productions
Ragdoll Productions is a UK company that produces children's television shows. It was founded in 1984 by Anne Wood, who later devised many of their television series, seen in 111 countries and translated into 41 languages.Before 1984, Ragdoll's founder Anne Wood made children's programmes for...
(creators of the Teletubbies
Teletubbies
Teletubbies is a BBC children's television series targeted at pre-school viewers and produced from 1997 to 2001 by Ragdoll Productions. It was created by Ragdoll's creative director Anne Wood CBE and Andrew Davenport, who wrote each of the show's 365 episodes. The programme's original narrator was...
and In The Night Garden) and written a number of technical articles for Sound on Sound
Sound on Sound
Sound on Sound is an independently-owned monthly music technology magazine published by SOS Publications Group, based in Cambridge, UK. The magazine includes product tests of electronic musical performance and recording devices, and interviews with industry professionals...
magazine.
Discography
- 1996 BroadcastBroadcast (band)Broadcast are an electronic music band, founded in Birmingham, England. Original members were Trish Keenan , Roj Stevens , Tim Felton and James Cargill . Various drummers played with the band, including Keith York, Phil Jenkins, Jeremy Barnes, Steve Perkins, and Neil Bullock...
- The Book Lovers EP (Warp) engineer - 2001 Gramophone - Gramophone (Artisan / Artful / M10) producer, strings
- 2003 Sweet Billy PilgrimSweet Billy PilgrimSweet Billy Pilgrim are an English Experimental Rock/ Folk band, composed of bassist/banjo player Anthony Bishop, guitarist and singer Jana Carpenter, guitarist and songwriter Tim Elsenburg, and drummer/percussionist Alistair Hamer.-Biography:...
- Forget to Breathe (Wonderland Avenue) producer, strings - 2004 Carina RoundCarina RoundCarina Round is a British singer/songwriter from Wolverhampton in the West Midlands of England.Comparisons are frequently drawn to PJ Harvey, though Round would contend that she is more directly influenced by Patti Smith.- Background :...
- The Disconnection (Interscope)Interscope RecordsInterscope Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that currently operates as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-History:...
strings - 2004 Kealer - My Own Worst Enemy (2004) strings
- 2006 Scott MatthewsScott MatthewsScott Matthews , is a singer/songwriter from Wolverhampton, England.His first album Passing Stranger was released on 13 March 2006 on San Remo Records before being re-released on Island Records later in the year. Janice Long was the first of the BBC DJs to play his music...
- Passing StrangerPassing StrangerPassing Stranger is the debut album of British singer/songwriter Scott Matthews and was originally released in April 2006 before being re-issued by Island Records in October of the same year due to popular demand. The album contains the singles "Elusive", "Dream Song" and "Passing Stranger"...
(Island) producer; won 2007 Ivor Novello award - 2007 Carina Round - Slow Motion Addict (Interscope) strings
- 2009 Jo Hamilton - Gown (Poseidon) producer
- 2009 Nativity Soundtrack (Decca) producer
- 2010 BertolfBertolf LentinkBertolf Lentink is a Dutch singer/songwriter. In 2010, he was awarded the Zilveren Harp.-Biography:Lentink plays guitar and piano. After playing in a band called The Junes, he landed a job playing with the popular Dutch singer Ilse De Lange...
- Snakes & Ladders (8Ball)8Ball & MJG8Ball & MJG is an American Rap and Crunk duo from Memphis, Tennessee. The two rappers met at in 1980.They first appeared on the rap scene with their 1992 underground album Listen To The Lyrics...
strings - 2011 Scott Matthews - What the Night Delivers - producer