TORE JOHANSSON'S LATEST PROJECT FOR DOMINO RECORDINGS - WILD BEASTS

As described by Downed In Sound, Wild Beasts "are a Kendal-hailing quartet whose music brilliantly distils all the best eccentricities of pop’s lunatic fringe; a genuine poetic sensibility nurtured in the hills of the Lake District and perfected in the hotbed of Leeds’ flourishing music scene. They are, in short, the real deal, even after you get past singer Hayden Thorpe’s extraordinary, pubescent choirboy wail." Tore has just finished producing and mixing their debut album.

GREG HAVER PRODUCES NEW TRACKS FOR THE MANICS WHOSE ALBUM DEBUTS AT No. 2

Greg Haver produced four tracks on the new Manic Street Preachers album "Send Away The Tigers". The album narrowly missed out on the number one spot by just 700 copies.

9 WEEKS AT No. 1 IN AIRPLAY CHARTS FOR OPSHOP

The new single from OpShop has dominated the airplay charts in New Zealand recently. The track - "Maybe" - was produced by Greg Haver and has currently been at number one on the charts for nine consecutive weeks. Greg also produced the rest of their album "Secondhand Planet". The band are signed to Siren / EMI.

NELLY FURTADO IS No 1 ON THE BILLBOARD CHARTS

Rick Nowels has co-written & produced "In God's Hands" for Nelly Furtado's third album, "Loose", that was no. 1 in the U.S. and sold over 2,500,000 copies worldwide.

SIMON GOGERLY BRINGS HOME A GRAMMY!!!

Simon Gogerly has won a grammy at the 2006 Grammy Awards for his outstanding work on U2's album "How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb". Two of the tracks he mixed also won awards for Song of the Year and Best Rock Song.

THE GO-BETWEENS WINS BEST ADULT CONTEMPORARY ALBUM

'Ocean's Apart' by the Go-Betweens, produced by Mark Wallis and David Ruffy, won the "Best Adult Contemporary Album" at the Australian Recording Industry Awards 2005

ROLLING STONE (GERMANY) HAS VOTED THE GO-BETWEENS IN AT NO. 6

'Ocean's Apart', produced by Mark Wallis and David Ruffy, has reached no. 6 in the 25 Best Albums of 2005 in the German edition of Rolling Stone

2 NOMINATIONS FOR MARTIJN TEN VELDEN & MARK KNIGHT AT THE HOUSE MUSIC AWARDS 2005

Martijn ten Velden has been nominated along with his production and remix partner, Mark Knight for 2 awards at this years prestigious House Music Awards 2005. The nominations are for Best Remix and Best Artist and both categories see them up against stiff competition such as Martin Solveig, Mylo, Deep Dish and Armand Van Helden. The awards will be held at Hammersmith Palais on 17th November where winners will be announced. Please visit www.housemusicawards.com to vote for Martijn and Mark. Thanks for your support.

TORE JOHANSSON WINS PRODUCER OF THE YEAR AWARD 2005

Tore Johansson was presented with the Producer of the Year Award at the recent Music Week Awards. He received the award at the Grosvenor House Hotel in recognition of his work with Franz Ferdinand. Produced and mixed by Tore, Franz Ferdinand's eponymous debut album has been met with widespread acclaim for its distinctive sound and original production.

Tore is also well known for his work with The Cardigans, for whom he has produced five albums, including Grand Turismo, and he is curently producing their new album. He has also recently worked with Junior Senior, OK GO and New Order amongst others. more...

IAN GRIMBLE TO PRODUCE SPECIAL NEEDS ALBUM

Ian Grimble is working with a wide range of exciting new bands and is due to start work on a debut album for London based Special Needs signed to Poptones / Mercury. Ian is currently mixing an album for French band La Phaze, signed to Emmanuel de Buretel's new label Because Music, who combine guitars, beats and electronica. Other acts Ian has worked with recently, or is about to work with include Tina Dico, KT Tunstall and Metro Riots more...

GREG HAVER NOMINATED FOR PRODUCER OF THE YEAR AT WELSH MUSIC AWARDS

Greg Haver, who produced the latest Manic Street Preachers' album "Life Blood" has been nominated for the Welsh Music Awards, held in at the beginning of March. Greg was also on the shortlist of producers to be nominated for Best Producer at the Music Week Awards more...

AWARDS HAUL CONTINUES FOR TORE JOHANSSON'S FRANZ FERDINAND ALBUM

Franz Ferdinand's eponymous debut album has collected an impressive number of awards and nominations and the list continues to grow. Produced by Tore Johansson, the album met with widespread acclaim for its distinctive sound and original production and has wiped the board at many of the major awards ceremonies since its release last year.

As well as winning Best Album and Best Track at the NME Awards, the band picked up two BRIT Awards and were nominated for three Grammys. The album won the Mercury Music Prize in September 2004

Tore is currently working on new albums for the Cardigans and Junior Senior and working on a tracks for Bumblebeez signed to Geffen (US) more...

GREG HAVER PRODUCES NEW MANIC'S SINGLES

Greg Haver produced the new Manic Street Preachers' singles "The Love of Richard Nixon" and "Empty Souls". Both singles went straight in at Number 2 in the charts. Greg has a long standing relationship with the Manics and has worked on many of their previous records and has even played percussion for them live on several tours. Greg also produced their album "LifeBlood" which was released in November. more...

TORE JOHANSSON WINS THE MMF PRODUCER OF THE YEAR AWARD 2004

Tore Johansson was presented with the Producer of the Year Award at the recent Roll of Honour ceremony held by the Music Managers Forum. He received the award in recognition of his work with Franz Ferdinand. Produced and mixed by Tore, Franz Ferdinand's eponymous debut album has been met with widespread acclaim for its distinctive sound and original production.

Tore is also well known for his work with The Cardigans, for whom he has produced five albums including Grand Turismo and First Band On The Moon. He is currently producing an album for US band OK GO signed to Capitol. more...

 

RICK NOWELS WINS IVOR NOVELLO AWARD

Further to the recognition he has received in the music industry recently, Rick Nowels won International Hit Of The Year for Dido's "White Flag" at the Ivor Novello Awards. Building on the success of his collorations on Dido's first album (for which he produced three tracks including "Here With Me"), Rick co-wrote the track with Dido and Rollo. The track has acheived huge international success and picked up a Grammy award nomination and a win for Best British Single at the Brit Awards 2004.

Rick also received an award for Song Of The Year at the ASCAP Pop Music Awards 2004, a Grammy at last year's awards ceremony and another Grammy nomination this year. more...

STEVE LYON'S AMPLIFIER ALBUM WIDELY PRAISED

Steve Lyon has just produced an album for Amplifier, one of the Britain's most promising young rock acts. The self titled debut from the Manchester based trio has received amazing reviews across the music press:

KERRANG (5K): "Amplifier is the utterly electrifying sound of a British rock scene-altering record. Enjoy in all its infinite glory"
NME (8/10): "No other record this year will have the audacity to field such lofty ambitions, let alone have the skills to fulfil them"
METAL HAMMER (9/10): "Outstanding debut...the hottest property in British rock music for a long, long time"
THE FLY (5/5): "...it's a f**king revelation, file next to Led Zeppelin 1, Ritual de lo Habitual and Superunknown"
ROCKSOUND (9/10): "A polished, soaring rock epic"
PLAYMUSIC: "Your new favourite band...a classic...discover it early"

TORE JOHANSSON PRODUCES FRANZ FERDINAND

Legendary Cardigans producer Tore Johansson produced the debut album for Franz Ferdinand ­ "the band that will change your life in 2004" according to the NME and just about every reviewer on the planet.... The album was recorded and mixed at his own studio in Malmo, Sweden. Already a smash No.3 in the UK and moving towards platinum, the album has taken off in many countries including Germany (where the album is already top 10), France, Scandinavia, Italy, Spain, Holland and throughout Europe. Featuring the hit singles "Darts of Pleasure" and "Take Me Out" (No. 3 in the UK) and the new single "The Dark Of The Matinee", the album will be released in the USA via Epic in May and the band have been touring to rave reviews there in early promotion. This project follows a smash hit in Japan for Tore with Bonnie Pink. He is now producing her new album for Warners and new UK band Spitfire. Off the back of these projects and his songwriting schedule, 2004 should be a busy year for Tore more...

GRAMMY & BRIT NOMINATIONS FOR RICK NOWELS

A very successful year for Rick Nowels has been summed up perfectly with two Grammy award nominations and a win for Best British Single at the Brit Awards for Dido's "White Flag" which he co-wrote (Rick also produced "Here With Me" from her first album).

Though welcome, this success is not entirely new to the LA and London based producer/songwriter, as Rick secured Grammy success for producing Santana & Michelle Branch's "Game of Love" in 2002. "White Flag" has also been nominated at this years songwriters awards The Ivors in London in May.

Following recent hits with Jewel, Fleetwood Mac, Clay Aiken and others, Rick has also recently been working on songs and productions for Charlotte Church, Laura Pausini and Shaznay Lewis to name but a few. more...

BEAUTIFUL SOUTH PRODUCER JON KELLY WORKS WITH UPCOMING ARTISTS

Jon Kelly is continuing to work with a diverse range of artists from top name bands to new acts. He is building on the relationship he’s developed with Beautiful South over the years and has just finished producing their latest album, and has also been working with Irish artists Mickey Harte and Paddy Casey, signed to Sony. more...