RICK NOWELS WORKS WITH CHASE & STATUS

Rick Nowels has just co-written and co-produced a track for the new Chase & Status album "No More Idols". The track is called "Brixton Briefcase".

DRY THE RIVER SIGN PUBLISHING DEAL WITH TRANSGRESSIVE

Following SBM's recent return to artist management (alongside our well established producer management business), Dry The River are the latest addition to our new stable of artists. The band have just signed a deal with Transgressive Publishing and are currently working on new tracks.

ANDY CHATTERLEY IS NO.1 IN THE ALBUM CHART AGAIN!

Andy Chatterley co-wrote and produced 2 songs for Kylie Minogue's number 1 album, including the album title "Aphrodite".

The album went straight to number 1 in the UK charts on its first week of release and was already certified Gold only 2 weeks after that!

IT'S NOW RICK NOWELS'S TURN TO BE ON THE TOP!

Rick co-wrote 2 songs with songstress Katie Melua for her new album "The House".

The album went to number 1 in the UK and was in the the top 10 in most countries across Europe.

JAMES LEWIS TOPS CHARTS IN EUROPE WITH DI-RECT

James Lewis recently produced and mixed DI-RECT's latest album "This Is Who We Are" for EMI Holland. The first single -"Times Are Changing" - reached number 1 in The Netherlands with the album debuting at number 3 and enjoying success in other European territories. Other singles from the album also reached the top 5 in the charts including the title track.

ANDY CHATTERLEY IS NO.1 IN THE ALBUM CHART

Andy Chatterley produced the beatiful downtempo "Put It Back Together Again" for Diana Vickers' debut album "Songs From The Tainted Cherry Tree".

The album went straight to number 1 in the UK charts on its first week of release.

AFREEX GOES PLATINUM AGAIN WITH N DUBZ!

After mixing the bulk of the platinum debut album for N Dubz, Afreex mixed the whole of the second album "Against All Odds" (apart from the top 5 single "I Need You", mixed by Simon Gogerly). The album went platinum in a matter of weeks!

RICK IS NO. 1 IN THE BILLBOARD CHARTS

Rick Nowels co-wrote and co-produced "Fallin' For You", the first single from Colbie Caillat's number 1 album "Breakthrough".

GREG SPEAKS AT THE GREAT ESCAPE

Greg was in Brighton last week to discuss the world of music production and how to achieve the best possible results on today’s tight budgets as well as revealing some of his secrets.

AFREEX MIXES NEW N-DUBZ ALBUM

N-Dubz debut album "Uncle B" was released in November 2009 and reached Platinum status within 5 weeks of its release with sales now up to almost 500,000 in the UK. SBM producer Afreex mixed most of the album including the singles "Ouch" and "Better Not Waste My Time".

RICK NOWELS'S RECENT HITS

Rick co-wrote "Green Light", the first single from John Legend's new album, which features Andre 3000 and was a great success, particularly in America. You can check out the official video here.

Amongst other tracks he has been working on recently is Daniel Powter's new hit "Next Plane Home", that Rick co-wrote, and the new single from Sia: "Soon We'll Be Found".

VALGEIR SIGURDSSON PRODUCES NEW ALBUM FOR CAMILLE

The big review: Camille

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Camille reminds me of Björk. Not in the way that Bat For Lashes’ Natasha Khan reminds me of Björk, by sounding exactly like her. But because she’s bold, experimental and can transform her extraordinary voice from goose-bump-inducing choral music to a sassy soul moan and a broken whimper – sometimes, all in the space of one song.

She beatboxes, grunts, squeaks, chatters sexily in French and uses the art of “body percussion” – stamping, thumping and clapping to create infectious beats. She samples noises such as water slopping, tea being poured and struck matches to create textured, atmospheric sounds best heard through big headphones. She even has people humming in place of basslines. In short, she rocks.

Read more about this in our news session.

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 TRACKS FOR THE MANICS WHOSE ALBUM DEBUTS AT No. 2

Greg Haver produced four tracks on the 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 number 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.

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...

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...

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...