Whiteburn
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Whiteburn are an audio production
team based in South London
formed by Dave Needham and Dan Cook.
in the band “Psycho Circus” of which Dan was the drummer. Despite enjoying all the fun of being part of the band and some local celebrity status, a weekend recording at Kenney Jones
’s residential studio sparked a new found interest in the recording process. So much so that the band decided to spend the night and slept under the mixing desk.
This interest in recording led the pair to later study at The Gateway School of Recording and both graduated from the University with a Diploma in Sound Engineering.
After graduating they formed the production company
Whiteburn. Recognition soon followed and led to working with the legendary singer/songwriter David Essex
who acknowledged their young talent and in 2000 asked them to produce his album “Wonderful”.
Since then they have produced over 70 tracks for David Essex spanning 8 albums in many different styles. The albums have all been very well received and numerous tracks made their way onto his gold selling Greatest Hits Album
released in 2006 and his latest album ‘All the Fun of the Fair’ which reached number 13 in the album charts in the summer of 2008. Their work is also heavily featured in the recent sell out musical
“All the Fun of the Fair
” which will be going to the Garrick theatre in the West End
in the spring of 2010.
Whiteburn’s eclectic sound has also led them to work with the platinum selling contemporary classical artist, Maksim Mrvica
. After remixing 2 tracks of extra content for the special release of his album "The Piano Player”, Whiteburn were asked to work with Maksim again to produce the official classical single for the Athens Olympics
"Olympic Dream" which was also released on "Harmony" (The Official Athens 2004 Olympic Games Classical Album) and Maksim's "Variations Part I&II" by EMI Classics
.
They have recently completed a project for West Ham United Football Club, where they were asked to produce an up to date version of their club song “I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles
”. West Ham are soon to release this as their new official song.
Sound recording and reproduction
Sound recording and reproduction is an electrical or mechanical inscription and re-creation of sound waves, such as spoken voice, singing, instrumental music, or sound effects. The two main classes of sound recording technology are analog recording and digital recording...
team based in South London
South London
South London is the southern part of London, England, United Kingdom.According to the 2011 official Boundary Commission for England definition, South London includes the London boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Croydon, Greenwich, Kingston, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Southwark, Sutton and...
formed by Dave Needham and Dan Cook.
History
They first met in 1992 when Dave became lead GuitaristGuitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
in the band “Psycho Circus” of which Dan was the drummer. Despite enjoying all the fun of being part of the band and some local celebrity status, a weekend recording at Kenney Jones
Kenney Jones
Kenneth Thomas "Kenney" Jones is a veteran English rock drummer best known for his work in Small Faces, Faces, and The Who.-Small Faces to the Faces:...
’s residential studio sparked a new found interest in the recording process. So much so that the band decided to spend the night and slept under the mixing desk.
This interest in recording led the pair to later study at The Gateway School of Recording and both graduated from the University with a Diploma in Sound Engineering.
After graduating they formed the production company
Production company
A production company provides the physical basis for works in the realms of the performing arts, new media art, film, television, radio, and video.- Tasks and functions :...
Whiteburn. Recognition soon followed and led to working with the legendary singer/songwriter David Essex
David Essex
David Essex OBE is an English musician, singer-songwriter and actor. Since the 1970s, Essex has attained nineteen Top 40 singles in the UK , and sixteen Top 40 albums...
who acknowledged their young talent and in 2000 asked them to produce his album “Wonderful”.
Since then they have produced over 70 tracks for David Essex spanning 8 albums in many different styles. The albums have all been very well received and numerous tracks made their way onto his gold selling Greatest Hits Album
Greatest hits
A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...
released in 2006 and his latest album ‘All the Fun of the Fair’ which reached number 13 in the album charts in the summer of 2008. Their work is also heavily featured in the recent sell out musical
Musical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
“All the Fun of the Fair
All the Fun of the Fair
All the Fun of the Fair is a jukebox musical with a book by Jon Conway, based on the songs of David Essex. The title of the musical is taken from David Essex's 1975 album All the Fun of the Fair. The plot is fictional, not autobiographical...
” which will be going to the Garrick theatre in the West End
West End of London
The West End of London is an area of central London, containing many of the city's major tourist attractions, shops, businesses, government buildings, and entertainment . Use of the term began in the early 19th century to describe fashionable areas to the west of Charing Cross...
in the spring of 2010.
Whiteburn’s eclectic sound has also led them to work with the platinum selling contemporary classical artist, Maksim Mrvica
Maksim Mrvica
Maksim Mrvica is a Croatian pianist. He plays classical crossover music.- History :Mrvica was born in Šibenik, Croatia. He took up piano lessons from the age of nine from Marija Sekso and gave his first public performance in the same year. Just three years later he gave his first concert...
. After remixing 2 tracks of extra content for the special release of his album "The Piano Player”, Whiteburn were asked to work with Maksim again to produce the official classical single for the Athens Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
"Olympic Dream" which was also released on "Harmony" (The Official Athens 2004 Olympic Games Classical Album) and Maksim's "Variations Part I&II" by EMI Classics
EMI Classics
EMI Classics is a record label of EMI, formed in 1990 in order to reduce the need to create country-specific packaging and catalogs for internationally distributed classical music releases....
.
They have recently completed a project for West Ham United Football Club, where they were asked to produce an up to date version of their club song “I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles
I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles
"I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles" is a popular song which debuted in 1918 and was first published in 1919.-Creation:The music was written by John Kellette. The lyrics are credited to "Jaan Kenbrovin", actually a collective pseudonym for the writers James Kendis, James Brockman and Nat Vincent...
”. West Ham are soon to release this as their new official song.
Discography
- Wonderful - 2001 (David Essex)
- Theatre Of Dreams - 2001 (David Essex)
- Forever - 2002 (David Essex)
- Sunset - 2003 (David Essex)
- The Piano Player - 2003 (Maksim Mrvica)
- 'Variations Part I&IIVariations Part I&IIVariations Part I&II is Croatian pianist Maksim Mrvica's third album, including his first album, "Gestures".-Track listing:#Tonci Huljic: "Kolibre"#Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.1#Sakamoto: "Merry Christmas Mr...
- 2004 (Maksim Mrvica) - It's Gonna Be Alright - 2004 (David Essex)
- Harmony - 2004 (The Official Athens 2004 Olympic Games Classical Album)
- Greatest HitsGreatest Hits (David Essex album)Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album released by David Essex on 6 March 2006.The album contains 20 of his biggest hits to date.- Track listing :All songs written by David Essex, except where specified.# "Rock On"# "Gonna Make You a Star"...
- 2006 (David Essex) - Beautiful Day - 2006 (David Essex)
- Happy Ever After - 2007 (David Essex)
- All The Fun Of The Fair - Greatest Hits - 2008 (David Essex)
- Unplugged EP - 2009 (David Essex)