Jon Cotton is a record producer, string arranger and composer based in Birmingham, UK. He is managing director of production company Poseidon and owner of studio Artisan Audio. His previous work includes producing 2007’s Ivor Novello winner ‘Elusive’ by Scott Matthews (San Remo / Island) and 2009 Mercury Prize nominees Sweet Billy Pilgrim.[1]
Jon is also heavily involved in music for television and film. He produced the original soundtrack to the 2009 BAFTA award-winning feature film ‘Nativity’ starring Alan Carr and Martin Freeman (Decca) and has co-written the music to several current BBC series including Inside Out (BBC1), Nation on Film (BBC2), Richard Hammond’s Helicopter Heroes (BBC1) and A History of the World in 100 objects (BBC2). He has also consulted to Ragdoll (creators of the Teletubbies and In The Night Garden) and written a number of technical articles for Sound on Sound magazine.
Discography
edit- 1996 Broadcast - The Book Lovers EP (Warp) engineer
- 2001 Gramophone - Gramophone (Artisan / Artful / M10) producer, strings
- 2003 Sweet Billy Pilgrim - Forget to Breathe (Wonderland Avenue) producer, strings
- 2004 Carina Round - The Disconnection (Interscope) strings
- 2004 Kealer - My Own Worst Enemy (2004) strings
- 2006 Scott Matthews - Passing Stranger (Island) producer; won 2007 Ivor Novello award
- 2007 Carina Round - Slow Motion Addict (Interscope) strings
- 2009 Jo Hamilton - Gown (Poseidon) producer
- 2009 Nativity Soundtrack (Decca) producer
- 2010 Bertolf - [album in development] (8Ball) strings
- 2010 Scott Matthews - [album in development] - producer
- ^ Guardian announces Mercury Prize nominees 2009, published 2009.