Jon Hopkins
Jon Hopkins (born August 15, 1979 in London ) is a British music producer , DJ and remixer in the field of electro and house . After his career as a keyboardist for Imogen Heap , he contributed to productions by Brian Eno , Coldplay , David Holmes and others. Hopkins also produced the soundtrack for the 2010 film Monsters , which was nominated for the Ivor Novello Award . His third solo album reached number 15 on the Dance / Electronic Album Charts in 2009.
biography
Jon Hopkins was born in 1979 in Wimbledon , south London , where he grew up. At the age of seven or eight he was already enthusiastic about electronic and house music. He was a fan of Depeche Mode and the Pet Shop Boys , which also influenced his first own songs. At the age of 12, Hopkins began studying the piano in a youth group at the Royal College of Music in London, where he stayed until the age of 17. At the age of 14 he got his first computer, an Amiga 500 , on which he programmed digital music . A year later he bought from the prize money of a piano competition won a professional Roland - synthesizer , which he made full compositions.
Discography
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- Solo albums
- 2001: Opalescent
- 2004: Contact Note
- 2009: Insides
- 2013: Immunity
- 2018: Singularity
- Soundtracks
- 2009: In My Heaven EAST (with Brian Eno and Leo Abrahams)
- 2010: Monsters OST
- 2013: How I Live Now OST
- Co-productions
- 2005: Another Day on Earth by Brian Eno - keyboard
- 2006: Around in Circles by Dan Arborise - production, mix
- 2006: De-Fence 10x10: 02 (EP)
- 2006: Escapism, Vol.1 - Production
- 2006: Escapism, Vol.2 - Production
- 2007: Bombshell by King Creosote - production, mix
- 2008: Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends by Coldplay - co-production, co-composition, keyboard
- 2008: The Holy Pictures by David Holmes
- 2011: Diamond Mine (EP) with King Creosote - production, mix
- 2011: Honest Words (EP) with King Creosote - production, mix
- 2011: Mylo Xyloto from Coldplay - "Light and Animation", keyboard
- 2012: The Jubilee (EP) with King Creosote - production, mix
- 2014: Ghost Stories by Coldplay - co-production, co-writing
- Compilations
- 2006: Wire on Electric Fence
- 2011: Abandon Window on For Nihon
- 2015: Late Night Tales on Late Night Tales
- Remixes
- 2002: Breathe In by Frou Frou
- 2003: Deepest Blue by Deepest Blue
- 2004: Evergreen of Clarkesville
- 2005: Vice-Like Gist of It by King Creosote
- 2006: Spider by Leo Abrahams (2006)
- 2007: Woozy With Cider by James Yorkston
- 2007: Green Grows the Laurel by The Memory Band
- 2009: First Train Home by Imogen Heap
- 2009: Hey, Who Really Cares by Headless Heroes (ft. Alela Diane)
- 2010: Two Dancers from Wild Beasts
- 2010: Angel Echoes by Four Tet
- 2010: Us by Nosaj Thing
- 2011: I Know by David Lynch
- 2011: Panta Rei by Agoria
- 2013: Amenamy from Purity Ring
- 2014: Midnight by Coldplay
- 2014: Last Time by Moderat
- 2014: Midnight by Coldplay
- 2015: Magnets of Disclosure
- 2018 Glitter by Daniel Avery
- 2020: The Difference by Flume
Web links
- Official website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jon Hopkins Interview by Peter Hollo. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on January 21, 2013 ; accessed on October 28, 2013 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Classically Trained Electro Master: Interview with Jon Hopkins. Retrieved May 28, 2011 .
- ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
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| SURNAME | Hopkins, Jon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English DJ |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 15th August 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wimbledon , London , England |