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Sound-Engineering, Production, Remix & Song-Writing (from 1979 to 2003)
From 1980 until 1987 I worked first as assistant engineer, then house engineer, and eventually a freelance engineer in London. I worked on so many singles and albums with so many artists and producers that it’s difficult to make an accurate list. The main studios I worked in where the now infamous Trident Studios in Soho, CBS Whitfield Street (now Sony), Basing Street (owned by Chris Blackwell of Island Records) which became Sarm West (owned by Trevor Horn), and Maison Rouge (owned then by Roger Daltrey).
Just to give you a rough idea I worked with (NB not comprehensive, other surnames used, Casparis, Rudrum):
ARTISTS: WHAM!, LEVEL 42, ALTERED IMAGES, THE ASSOCIATES,THE ANIMALS, HAZEL O’CONNOR, HEAVEN 17, HOWARD DEVOTO, THE BUZZCOCKS, ADAM ANT, MIDGE URE, ULTRAVOX, ELTON JOHN, SADE, ELKIE BROOKS, MODERN ROMANCE, DEMIS ROUSSOS, JULIO IGLESIAS, THE NOLANS, STEPHEN BISHOP, JOHN McCOY, VISAGE, LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM, JIMMY PURSEY(SHAM 69), KOKOMO, DION ESTUS, BRAND X, GENESIS, PETER GABRIEL, JOYCE SIMS, MELINDA LAY, JAMIE PETRIE, SEMBLE, COURAGE (ARCHIVE), UTOPIA STATION, SAM BATT (LOVE JUNKY), JULIAN NICOLAS, FAITHLESS, MAXI JAZZ, ZAK STARKEY, GARY NUTALL, GARY ROBERTS, KIM WILDE, BOY GEORGE, FRANKIE-GOES-TO-HOLLYWOOD, TALK-TALK, DAVID BOWIE.
PRODUCERS & ENGINEERS: TONY TAVERNER, STEVE BROWN, STEVE LILLYWHITE, STEVE LEVINE, GUS DUDGEON, TONY VISCONTI, TREVOR HORN, GRAHAM DICKSON, DAVE BASCOMBE, LEIGH MANTLE, BEN ROGAN, ADAM MOSELY, STEVE SHORT, SWAIN AND JOLLY, RUSTY EGAN, MIKE ROSS-TREVOR, TIM YOUNG, WALTER SAMUEL, JOE McGAN, PAUL McGAN, MARK CHAMBERLAIN, PAUL WEBB, MARTYN WARE, MARCO PERRONI, KANE AND BALDRY, MARTIN RUSHENT, CHAZ CHANDLER, ROY THOMAS BAKER, JERRY TITCHINGHAM, TOM FRIEDRIKSE, RAYNE SHINE, RICHARD LENGYEL, STEVE COOPER, ASH HUNTINGTON, KIDBLEACH, DJ SKITZ
1979
Acidix: ‘I Remember’ EMI (writer, guitarist)
1980
Shriek EP: ‘Somewhere near Berlin’, ‘I Can’t Leave You This Way’, ‘Alone Against the World’, ‘Can I Ask You’, ‘Argon, Xenon’ CBS (producer, writer, guitarist)
1983
“Ark” Animals IRS (sound engineer)
“Fantastic” Wham! Innervision (sound engineer, backing vocals) N.B. Andrew Ridgley forgot to put my credit on “Fantastic”, which must go down as one of the worst bits of music business bad luck ever. So he and George paid for me to go on holiday with them to Ibiza. At 21 and just prior to Wham! and the album’s huge success this seemed like a good deal, in particular as Andrew also sold me his yellow Ford Capri cheap. We all stayed at Pike’s Hotel in Ibiza where the ‘Club Tropicana’ video was filmed, in which if you look very very closely you can see me. Any disbelievers go and ask Andrew direct, or for that matter Steve Brown or any of the staff who worked at Maison Rouge Studios.
1984-6 with Intersong Music and Warner Chappell: writing partnership with Paul Ridgley and Jamie Petrie as producer, writer, guitarist:
‘Judgment Train’, ‘Swing Stumble’, ‘Destiny’, ‘Make Love on the Water’, ‘Party Line’, ‘Crash Landings’, ‘Muscle Up’, ‘Heart of Gold’, ‘All I Need’, ‘Woman’, ‘Don’t Feel Like Talking’, ‘Take it from the Heart’, ‘Put Your Love in the Right Place’, ‘Sweet Love and Sorrow’, ‘Whole New World’ and many more…
1985
‘Push and shove’ Hazel O’Connor single with Chris Thompson for Green Peace (backing vocals)
1987-90 with Innervision, Siren, Virgin 10, Warner Chappell
as KCD’s producer, writer and guitarist:
1988 Singles, with Jamie Petrie, Tom Kane and Colin Baldry:
‘Walking with the King’ video promo
‘Hammer and Tongs’ 12″ promo
‘Up On The Rooftop’ (‘In Your Eyes’)
‘Love Peace and Understanding’ (‘The River’) also William Orbit 12″ remix
1989 “Kid Can’t Dance” album, with Jamie Petrie, Tom Kane and Colin Baldry:
‘Love Peace and Understanding’, ‘Up On The Rooftop’, ‘Wicked Man’, ‘Hey Brother’, ‘Sugar in the Backyard’, ‘Mamma’, ‘Love Demands’, ‘Walking with the King’, ‘The River’, ‘Confusion’.
1990 with Pumphouse Productions and Esselle:
‘Guardian Angel’ Lisa M and DJ Skitz (producer and writer)
‘Ease on Down’ Donna Gardier (producer and writer)
‘Urban Experience’ with DJ Skitz (producer and writer)
“Love Tribe” (solo album): ‘I love you more’, ‘Bonds’, ‘Lazee’, ‘Candle in My Heart’, ‘Woman’, ‘Wings of Love’, ‘New Horizon’, ‘Jacky’s Song’, ‘Thinkin’ ’bout your Love’, ‘Values’, ‘Without You’, ’24 Hours is Zero’, ‘I Found You’, ‘Nite Bus’, ‘Sunrise’.
1991 with Perception Records:
‘Skitzo’, ‘Lethal’, ‘Emerald’ all with DJ Skitz (producer and writer)
‘When Dubs Cry’ bootleg remix of Prince’s ‘When Doves Fly’ with Danny G of Archive (producer)
‘I’ll Cry For You Baby’ (producer)
1997
‘Mr. Smith’ Yuki Tsujita’s animation
(composed and recorded soundtrack which won an RTVS award)
1998 with Vivid Records and Gateway Studios
‘Word Called Love’ Emma Bromley’ (producer and writer)
‘Mystery’ Courage from Archive (producer and writer)
‘New Horizon’ Semble (producer and writer)
‘Wicked Man’ Keith Jay (producer and writer)
with Ridge Farm studios
‘Princess’ and ‘Strange Motion’ Utopia Station (producer)
2001 with Melomania
‘Lotus’ Charlier and Mond (producer and writer with Julien Nicolas)
for BN1Recordings (remixer)
‘Music Makes Me’ Groove Deluxe remix
‘Cross Town Panic’ Dr. Strangelove
‘Poltergeist’ Dr. Strangelove
‘Freedom’ Nice’n’Easy
‘No More Love’ Every Day People
‘Are You With Me’ Causeway Masters
‘The Cut-Up’ Causeway Masters
2002
‘Zen and the Art of Chilling’ compilation album (commissioning producer for Ark21)
“Speak Out” compilation album for Festival of Flight and HopeAndHomes.org (producer)
‘Diamond’ Sonamé Wenchung (producer and writer with Julien Nicolas)
‘NuHorizon’ with Love Junky (producer and writer with Sam Batt)
‘Emerald Green’ (producer and writer)
‘We Come One’ Faithless – Briscoe remix
2003
“A Singular Collection”: album Haze’ O’Connor ‘Cuts Too Deep’, ‘Refugees Of Love’ and ‘That’s Life’ (sound and mix engineer), ‘Push and Shove’ (backing vocals)
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