Jim Ottewill

1 week ago | prsformusic.com | Jim Ottewill

Having transcended the nightclubs, several radio-friendly dance music tracks came to soundtrack the summer of 2000. Sonia Clarke — AKA singer, producer and DJ Sonique — was among those dazzling success stories, gatecrashing the charts with It Feels So Good. ‘I’ve never been overly confident face to face,’ she tells M 25 years on. ‘I’m actually quite shy and awkward, but I do feel I can express myself through songwriting.

1 month ago | musicradar.com | Jim Ottewill

With Grammy nominations, film scores and collaborations with artists ranging from Skrillex to Oneohtrix Point Never, American musician, percussionist and composer Eli Keszler is as prolific as he is accomplished. But it’s only now, on his eleventh album, that he’s choosing to self-title a record. “It’s because I feel it’s the most authentic music I’ve ever made, it’s most reflective of what I actually love,” says Keszler on why now is the time to place himself at the front and centre of a release.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Jim Ottewill

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. With Grammy nominations, film scores and collaborations with artists ranging from Skrillex to Oneohtrix Point Never, American musician, percussionist and composer Eli Keszler is as prolific as he is accomplished. But it’s only now, on his eleventh album, that he’s choosing to self-title a record.

1 month ago | prsformusic.com | Jim Ottewill

When your work is being lauded by the Prime Minister and inspiring nationwide debate about toxic masculinity in society, it’s clear that you’ve touched more than just a nerve. For composer duo Aaron May and David Ridley, who worked on the music for the powerful crime drama in question, Adolescence, it’s been a ‘wild ride that has blown up out of all proportion’. ‘It feels awesome to be part of the success.

2 months ago | prsformusic.com | Jim Ottewill

‘There’s this sampled line — “That’s magic, that is” — that producer Andrew Weatherall [added to the remix] which captures the track’s essence,’ Richard Norris astutely tells M about The Grid’s Floatation, which turns 35 this year. Written by Richard along with his bandmate Dave Ball (who initially found fame as one half of Soft Cell), Floatation went on to become one of The Grid’s most important creations and a bonafide Ibiza Balearic classic.