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Simon Duffy | |
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| Born | November 1, 1971 Hampshire, England |
| Genres | Pop, Dance, Electronica, Indie |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, composer, engineer, mixer |
| Years active | 1990 - present |
Simon Duffy (born 1st November 1971 in Hampshire, England) is a British record producer, composer and engineer/mixer. He worked on Leftfield’s Leftism[1] album, co wrote and mixed Planet Funk's albums Non Zero Sumness[1] and The Illogical Consequence[1], and produced two albums with Dirty Vegas[1]. He received a BPI[2] award for his writing on "Chase The Sun"[3], and a FIMI award for his production of Dirty Vegas's Let The Night EP[4]. His production of “Feels Like Home" with Dino Lenny and Meck was used by Madonna on her Sticky & Sweet Tour[5]. He has released his own music with Mr Hudson[6], Dario G[7], Dino Lenny[8][9], and Alex Whitcombe[10], and as Taz[11], remixing for Missy Elliot and Timbaland[12]. He has also created music and sound design for companies such as Coca Cola, Citibank, and Nissan. His sound has been described as a signature blend of dance meets pop/indie.[13][14]
Writing and Production
[edit]Simon began his writing career with "Chase The Sun"[3], which reached number 4 in the UK charts[15]. It became the darts national anthem in the UK and is universally known as "the darts song".[16][17] It was used by Scooter in his track J'adore Hardcore[18] which reached 45 million views on youtube.
After an initial stint writing music for adverts at Amber Music, he joined Z Management[19] and started writing relationships with Dino Lenny, Paul Harris, Mr Hudson, Sam Young, and Horsemeat Disco.
Simon wrote an album with Paul Harris featuring collaborations with the Scissor Sisters, Mr Hudson, Sam Sparro[20], Dragonette, and Little Boots. A song from this project, "One Night Lover"[21], gained over 11 million streams on Spotify.
In 2007 Simon formed a band called Asteroids[22], with Jon Nowell of FC Kahuna and Rory Connaghan of XVectors. As Asteroids he wrote with and remixed Caged Baby and remixed Ali Love, Armend Van Helden, and Mika, among others. That year Asteroids played major festivals including Bestival, Camp Bestival, and Secret Garden Party.
In 2011 he produced and mixed a Ministry Of Sound 20th Anniversary Box Set[1].
With Dirty Vegas, Simon's production of the album Electric Love[23] entered the US iTunes Dance Album chart at no.3[24]. The album produced three US dance chart hits[25]. His production on the Let The Night[3][13] EP reached gold status in Italy[4], and reached number 4 on the US iTunes Dance Album charts[26]. His production on their Photograph[3][27] album included a cover of Duran Duran's "Save A Prayer" which reached top ten in the Italian dance charts in 2015[28] and was endorsed by Simon Le Bon[29], the lead singer of Duran Duran. Billboard Magazine named Dirty Vegas as the No.6 “Best Selling Electronic Artists of the Decade”[30].
Simon co wrote and produced Buchanan's[31] Pressure in an Empty Space[14] with Josh Simons, the founder of Vampr[32]. The lead single from the album, "Coming Down"[33], reached number 29 in the UK's Music Week Commercial Pop Charts[34], and the album debuted at 42 in the Australian iTunes chart. One of the album's songs was nominated for an international song writing award, and another was shortlisted in the Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Simon Duffy | Credits | AllMusic". allmusic.com. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Award - bpi". bpi.co.uk. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c d "Simon Duffy on TIDAL". tidal.com. 11 February 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Richiedi targhetta". fimi.it. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Sticky & Sweet Tour | Madonnapedia | Fandom". madonna.fandom.com. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Tocadisco takes on Paul Harris, Simon Duffy & Mr. Hudson's "Warm Your Hands" [Premiere]". earmilk.com. 14 March 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "FM Premier | Dario G 'Savour The Miracle Of Life' Simon Duffy Remix". famemagazine.co.uk. 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Lost Forever by Lenny & Duffy". allmusic.com. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Spotify - Beautiful World - Simon Duffy Mix". spotify.com. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Alex Whitcombe & Simon Duffy on TIDAL". tidal.com. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "TAZ / WHISTLE: Taz: Amazon.ca: Music". amazon.ca. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "FAME RECOMMENDS: TIMBALAND + MISSY ELLIOT ..." famemagazine.co.uk. 7 December 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Meet: Q&A with Dirty Vegas". www.backseatmafia.com. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Track By Track: Get Inside Buchanan’s Stunning New Album", Tone Deaf. 29 April 2016, accessed 13 January 2023.
- ^ "chase the sun | Full Official Chart History". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Darts at the Ally Pally:". joe.co.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "JOE's History of Darts: The 2000s". joe.ie. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Scooter - J'adore Hardcore - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. 8 August 2009.
- ^ "Z Management - Simon Duffy". Archived from the original on 9 February 2011.
- ^ "BMI | Songview Search". repertoire.bmi.com. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "One Night Lover - Nora en Pure Radio Mix". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "[1SY - 8] PULLOUT3<S08>" (PDF). jimgellatly.files.wordpress.com. 17 February 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Q&A: Dirty Vegas | Complete Music Update". completemusicupdate.com. 29 June 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Steve Smith from Dirty Vegas". bostoneventguide.com. 2 August 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "DIRTY VEGAS - Save a Prayer". dvandmb.wordpress.com. 4 June 2016.
- ^ "Dirty Vegas - We've definitely seen music come full circle". decodedmagazine.com. 7 July 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Dirty Vegas - DMC World Magazine". dmcworld.net. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "DIRTY VEGAS "Save A Prayer" | (Radio Date:19/02/2015)". radiodate.it. 19 February 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Simon Le Bon on Twitter: "Boxing Day treat: Dirty Vegas..." twitter.com. 26 December 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Sync Exchange Podcast 4 - Dirty Vegas Co-Founder /..." syncsummit.com. 27 August 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Premiere: Buchanan Drops Sparkling Alt Pop Gem". tonedeaf.thebrag.com. 16 November 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Building an audience, collaborating and connecting..." mixdownmag.com.au. 15 September 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Now this is music #36: Buchanan, Mansions on the..." sparklyprettybriiiight.com. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Chart Pack" Archived 17 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Music Week. 10 October 2014, accessed 13 January 2023.
External links
[edit]Category:1971 births Category:English record producers Category:English television composers Category:English keyboardists Category:English songwriters Category:British male songwriters Category:English composers