Andrew Hughes, better known as Semothy Jones or Sem for short, is an English songwriter and record producer

Record producer

A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...

 from Islington, London. Semothy first gained attention in 2007 after working closely with old friend Plan B on a bootleg Mixtape

Mixtape

A Mix Tape or Mixed Tape is a compilation of songs recorded in a specific order, traditionally onto an audio Compact Cassette.A Mix Tape, which usually reflects the musical tastes of its compiler, can range from a casually selected list of favorite songs, to a conceptual mix of songs linked by a...

 called Paint It Blacker . Semothy Jones has since switched styles several times and gone on to work with Professor Green

Professor Green

Professor Green , better known by his stage name Professor Green, is a British rapper. He was signed to The Beats, a record label run by Mike Skinner and Ted Mayhem, until 12 February 2008, as the label went under. He won the inaugural JumpOff MySpace £50,000 battle rap tournament in July 2008...

, Lily Allen

Lily Allen

Lily Rose Beatrice Cooper , better known as Lily Allen, is an English recording artist and fashion designer. She is the daughter of actor and musician Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen. In her teenage years, her musical tastes evolved from glam rock to alternative...

, Little Boots

Little Boots

Victoria Christina Hesketh, also known by her stage name/pseudonym Little Boots, is an English electropop singer-songwriter. Her stage name comes from a nickname given to her by a friend, a reference to her unusually small feet...

, Operator Please

Operator Please

Operator Please are an Australian pop band, originating on the Gold Coast of Queensland, in 2005. Their current lineup consists of vocalist and guitarist Amandah Wilkinson, drummer Tim Commandeur, keyboardist Chris Holland, Ashley McConnell on bass guitar, and violinist Taylor Henderson.The...

, Lady Sovereign

Lady Sovereign

Louise Amanda Harman , better known by the stage name Lady Sovereign, is an English rapper & grime artist. She is noted for her professional success in performing styles of music generally dominated by males...

 and many more.

More recently, Semothy was asked to help promote Timbaland

Timbaland

Timothy Zachery Mosley , better known by his stage name Timbaland, is an American record producer, songwriter and rapper....

s new Beaterator

Beaterator

Beaterator is a music mixer released in September 2009 by Rockstar Games for the PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3 , Windows, and the iOS released in December 2009. Beaterator was developed by Rockstar Leeds...

 software in the UK . has been praised by Benny Blanco

Benny Blanco

Benjamin Levin , better known as Benny Blanco, is an American songwriter and producer from Reston, Virginia. He first came to the attention of Internet blogosphere producing a collaborative EP with Spank Rock. Working with producer Dr...

 & Popjustice

Popjustice

Popjustice is a music website founded in 2000 and is the work of UK freelance music journalist Peter Robinson, who has worked for NME, The Guardian, Attitude and many others....

 to name a few, and is a Major Music/BMG Publishing signed member of the Biff Stannard songwriting team. In December 2010 it was announced that Propellerhead will be sponsoring Jones.

NME Top 20 Hottest Producers 2010

• Semothy Jones was listed by NME
  NME
  The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
  
   as one of the 'Top 20 Hottest Producers' in October 2010. Some of the other names in the bill were Mark Ronson
  Mark Ronson
  Mark Daniel Ronson is an English DJ, guitarist, music producer, artist and co-founder of Allido Records. He currently works with his band under the music alias of Mark Ronson & The Business Intl....
  
  , Dr Luke, RedOne
  RedOne
  Nadir Khayat , known by the stage name RedOne, is a Moroccan producer and songwriter. Renowned for co-producing hit singles such as "Just Dance", "Poker Face", "LoveGame", "Bad Romance", "Alejandro" and "Judas", he is attributed by some as the key to Lady Gaga's success...
  
   and Rick Rubin
  Rick Rubin
  Frederick Jay "Rick" Rubin is an American record producer and the co-president of Columbia Records. Along with Russell Simmons, Rubin was the co-founder of Def Jam Records and also established American Recordings...
  
  .

Chart success

• #2 Album "Alive Till I'm Dead
  Alive Till I'm Dead
  Alive Till I'm Dead has received positive reviews from music critics, with BBC Music stating that the album is "As fizzy, dramatic and inventive as pop should be without losing his initial grime edge". Paul MacInnes of The Guardian gave a similar review, agreeging that it was "Pop music, yes, but...
  
  " - UK Album Charts - Co-writing & Production
• #5 Single "Just Be Good To Green
  Just Be Good to Green
  "Just Be Good to Green" is a reworked cover of "Dub Be Good to Me" by British recording artist Professor Green from his second studio album, Alive Till I'm Dead...
  
  " - UK Top 40 Singles
  UK Singles Chart
  The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
  
   - Co-writing & Production
• #5 Album "Hands
  Hands (Little Boots album)
  Hands is the debut studio album by English recording artist Little Boots. It was released in the United Kingdom on 8 June 2009 by 679 Recordings to generally positive reviews. Many critics complimented its "well-crafted" pop songs and "diverse" production...
  
  " - UK Album Charts
  UK Albums Chart
  The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
  
   #5, European Top 100
  European Top 100 Albums
  The European Top 100 Albums chart is the European adaptation of the Billboard 200 albums chart. It was created in March 1984.The European Top 100 Albums, commonly referred to as Eurochart Top 100 Albums shows the sales of an act in 19 European countries based on IFPI data.The European Top 100...
  
   - Production
• #20 Album "Gloves
  Gloves (album)
  Gloves is the second studio album from Australia indie rock/pop rock band, Operator Please. It was released on 26 April 2010 in Australia and on 31 May 2010 in the UK under Virgin/EMI. The lead single "Logic" was released on 16 February 2010. The video for the second single "Back and Forth" was...
  
  " - Australian ARIA Albums Chart
  ARIA Charts
  The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
  
   - Co-writing

2011

Wretch 32

Wretch 32

Jermaine Scott , better known by his stage name Wretch 32 , is a Black British rapper and former Grime MC from Tottenham, London where he grew up the son of a local reggae DJ in the Tiverton Estate. He was a member of the grime collective "Combination Chain Gang", before forming The Movement with...

 "Black & White Deluxe Edition"' - Ministry Of Sound

Ministry of Sound

Ministry of Sound London, commonly referred to as simply Ministry of Sound or MoS, is a nightclub based in London, United Kingdom and an associated record label. It was ranked fourth in the 2010 DJ Magazine top 100 clubs poll 2010. As well as the nightclub in London, there is another in Egypt and...

• "Air" feat Owen Cutts - Producer, Co-writer,

2010

Professor Green

Professor Green

Professor Green , better known by his stage name Professor Green, is a British rapper. He was signed to The Beats, a record label run by Mike Skinner and Ted Mayhem, until 12 February 2008, as the label went under. He won the inaugural JumpOff MySpace £50,000 battle rap tournament in July 2008...

 "Alive Till I'm Dead"' - Virgin Records

Virgin Records

Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...

• "Just Be Good To Green
  Just Be Good to Green
  "Just Be Good to Green" is a reworked cover of "Dub Be Good to Me" by British recording artist Professor Green from his second studio album, Alive Till I'm Dead...
  
  " feat Lily Allen
  Lily Allen
  Lily Rose Beatrice Cooper , better known as Lily Allen, is an English recording artist and fashion designer. She is the daughter of actor and musician Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen. In her teenage years, her musical tastes evolved from glam rock to alternative...
  
   - Producer, Co-writer,

Operator Please

Operator Please

Operator Please are an Australian pop band, originating on the Gold Coast of Queensland, in 2005. Their current lineup consists of vocalist and guitarist Amandah Wilkinson, drummer Tim Commandeur, keyboardist Chris Holland, Ashley McConnell on bass guitar, and violinist Taylor Henderson.The...

 "Gloves

Gloves (album)

Gloves is the second studio album from Australia indie rock/pop rock band, Operator Please. It was released on 26 April 2010 in Australia and on 31 May 2010 in the UK under Virgin/EMI. The lead single "Logic" was released on 16 February 2010. The video for the second single "Back and Forth" was...

"' - Virgin Records

Virgin Records

Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...

/Brille Records

Brille Records

Brille Records is an independent record label based in the UK, which has released work from bands including Whirlwind Heat, Good Shoes, Envelopes, Operator Please, The Bridge Gang and The Knife. It was in partnership with EMI Records UK from August 2005 until February 2008. It was started in 2004...

• "Catapult" - Co-writing
• "Volcanic" - Co-writing
• "Loops" - Co-writing

2009

Little Boots

Little Boots

Victoria Christina Hesketh, also known by her stage name/pseudonym Little Boots, is an English electropop singer-songwriter. Her stage name comes from a nickname given to her by a friend, a reference to her unusually small feet...

 "Hands

Hands (Little Boots album)

Hands is the debut studio album by English recording artist Little Boots. It was released in the United Kingdom on 8 June 2009 by 679 Recordings to generally positive reviews. Many critics complimented its "well-crafted" pop songs and "diverse" production...

"' - 679/Atlantic Records

Atlantic Records

Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...

• "Tune Into My Heart" - Producer

2008

GoldieLocks

GoldieLocks

Sarah Louise Akwisombe is an English female rapper, singer and producer better known by her stage name of GoldieLocks.-Biography:...

 "Bear Safe EP"' - Locked On

• "Wrapped" - Producer, Composer
• "Smash & Grab" - Producer, Co-writer

2007

The Mitchell Brothers

The Mitchell Brothers

The Mitchell Brothers are a Ghanaian British rap duo from London, England. They consist of cousins Owura Nyanin from Manor Park and Kofi Hanson from Stockwell...

 "Dressed For The Occasion

Dressed for the Occasion

Dressed For The Occasion is the second album by UK rappers Tony Nyanin and Teddy Hanson, aka The Mitchell Brothers, released on November 19, 2007.Production comes mostly from The Beats owner and The Streets frontman, Mike Skinner...

"' - The Beats

• "Bestest Man" - Co-production, Composer

2009

Little Boots

Little Boots

Victoria Christina Hesketh, also known by her stage name/pseudonym Little Boots, is an English electropop singer-songwriter. Her stage name comes from a nickname given to her by a friend, a reference to her unusually small feet...

 "New In Town Promo"'

• "New In Town - Semothy & Sheldrake Remix"

Lady Sovereign

Lady Sovereign

Louise Amanda Harman , better known by the stage name Lady Sovereign, is an English rapper & grime artist. She is noted for her professional success in performing styles of music generally dominated by males...

 "So Human CD Single B Side"'

• "So Human - Soggy Face Remix" - Producer, Composer
• "I Got You Dancing - Semothy Jones Remix" - Producer, Composer

2007

Sosa

Sosa

Sosa may refer to:*a Spanish surname. Famous Sosas include:** Alex Sosa, a fictional drug lord from the 1983 film Scarface** Arlenis Sosa, Dominican Model** David Sosa, American philosopher, son of Ernest Sosa...

 feat Jim Jones

Jim Jones

James Warren "Jim" Jones was the founder and leader of the Peoples Temple, which is best known for the November 18, 1978 mass suicide of 909 Temple members in Jonestown, Guyana along with the killings of five other people at a nearby airstrip.Jones was born in Indiana and started the Temple in...

 "Promo"'

• "I'm Getting Money - Semothy Jones Remix"

Plan B "No Good Promo Vinyl"'

• "No Good - Prodigal Son Remix" - Producer, Composer

Kate Nash

Kate Nash

Kate Marie Nash is an English singer, songwriter, and musician. She had a UK no. 2 hit "Foundations" in 2007, followed by the platinum selling UK number 1 album Made of Bricks. She was named Best Female Artist at the 2008 BRIT Awards....

 "Promo"'

• "Caroline - Semothy Jones Mashup"

Promo/Mixtape Productions

Plan B "Paint It Blacker"'

• Cast A Light - Producer, Co-writer
• Suzanne - Co-producer, Co-writer
• Who Needs Actions When You Got Words - Producer, Co-writer

Frisco "Various"'

• Mash Up The Party ft Sway
  Sway DaSafo
  Derek Andrew Safo is a Ghanaian British musician who uses the stage names Sway DaSafo or Sway. He is signed to Akon's Konvict Muzik record label and he is also a producer, establishing DCypha Productions.-Childhood:...
  
   - Producer, Co-writer
• Darkside - Producer, Co-writer
• "The Best In The Game ft Wiley
  Wiley (rapper)
  Richard Kylea Cowie , better known by his stage name Wiley is a prolific British music producer, MC and recording artist, and rapper with roots from Trinidad...
  
  - Producer, Co-Writer

Goldielocks "Hardknock Compilation"'

• Lil' bit of Liquor - Producer, Co-writer

S.A.S "Various"'

• Shake 'n' Break ft Ransom - Producer, Co-writer

External links

• Semothy Jones official site
• Semothy on Myspace
• Semothy Jones on Twitter