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2008-11-20T17:26:00.000-08:00

Paul Tony Longland

2008-11-12T15:10:00.000-08:00

The composer/songwriter/producer, Paul Tony Longland is currently residing in Swanage, located on Dorset's "Jurassic" coast, an area of incredible natural beauty and renowned for giving inspiration to creative people, musicians, writers, and artists, where he has set up a state of the art recording facility to produce world-class quality music productions of incredible diversity.

His professional base is London UK. Commuting regularly between these locations enables him to maximise the balance between the creativity and commercial integrity of his work.

Drawing on his valued experience as a top UK composer he is currently enjoying success as the writer and producer of the music for the major TV advertising campaign for Pantene Pro V Colour Essentials hair care product range. (Currently showing on all ITV networks and nine European countries). This key project was commissioned and coordinated by Jon Hall at Soho based music publisher Oomph Music.

Further demonstrating his musical diversity, he has successfully completed the production of tracks for Fransisca London's debut album for Miami based Sunshine Sound Records.

Joey Negro / Z Records

2008-11-10T16:26:00.000-08:00

He was headfirst into the studio making credible and outstanding British House music when many luminaries around him were still busy getting to grips with their decks and justifiably continues to be widely regarded as one of the founding Heroes of the international dance music scene.

Almost twenty years on and UK house pioneer and Z Records head honcho, Dave Lee aka JAKATTA, JOEY NEGRO, AKABU, SESSOMATTO, DOUG WILLIS, RAVEN MAIZE, Z FACTOR, THE SUNBURST BAND, etc is still at the forefront of the global scene but still isn’t committing himself to just one name!

Universally acknowledged as the MASTER of all things DANCE-FLOOR and CREDIBLE, Dave, under the pseudonym of JOEY NEGRO, was one of the first producers to sample disco music on his cult house imprint Republic Records and was largely responsible for giving meaning to the term ‘disco house’. However with a production and musical repertoire as varied as his infamous aliases are numerous, he has provided a wildly diverse stream of club and chart essentials. So despite his taking cover under a string of different aliases, we can confirm that its our very own Mr Lee behind everything from the huge ambient hit American Dream (Jakatta), the much lauded jazz meets house project The Sunburst Band and current electro club stormers such as Akabu.

A hugely respected PRODUCER and REMIXER first and foremost, Negro uses his DJ’ing talents as a sound-bed for tweaking his musical creations to perfection. His work ethic is legendary, having been involved in well over 200 productions, countless albums, and a healthy stack of hit singles. An acknowledged expert in all things funk, soul and disco, he’s the helpful “consultant” depended on by radio and TV producers. This same encyclopaedic musical knowledge has also made him the choice arranger of compilations ranging from Generic current Dance (Defected In the House etc) to the specialist Disco, Funk and Boogie compilations his many fans feverishly collect.

He has worked with a GALAXY OF Huge STARS from Lionel Ritchie, Mariah Carey to Seal and his own productions have been used to promote everything from Sex In The City, Chanel perfume to Euro 2004 footie coverage. Indeed his latest massive club must-have Make A Move on Me was first used in North America to promote a rather famous rubbery kind of birth control after attracting the marketing supremo’s attention when it first aired on an episode of titillating lesbian drama the L Word.

As a DJ he strives to reflect his extensive love of a massive variety of quality music by playing the kind of eclectic and mind-blowing sets which showcase the many edits and updates of old tracks he’s become famous for. The real skill of Joey Negro though, lies in his ability to make these tracks mix in seamlessly and stand alongside the very freshest cuts in his box, making him a favourite at Festivals worldwide.

“I’m forever chopping up new records in the studio to make them work better in clubs – I can’t help myself – I want dancers to experience the very best highs a record has to offer, even if it means I have to spend a few days in the studio re-arranging something. I couldn’t be a producer without being a DJ and certainly DJ’ing would be a whole lot less fun if I didn’t get to tweak the music I was playing out.”

Not content with being the most commercially successful house producer in the UK (this is the man who has had more TOP 10 HITS than any other UK house producer after all), compiling and mixing endless successful compilations and running the heavyweight successful house label Z RECORDS, Joey Negro continues to play out all over the world and make records, simply because he enjoys it.

And while he is frequently on the move, he always has time to bring us more huge dance hits, such as the storming Akabu “I’m Not Afraid of the Future”, the electro-gizmo of Tamarra’s World “Trampoline”, and a proper house anthem in the making Sessomatto “You’re Gonna Love Me” . A timely retort indeed to those doubters who have decried dance music as an endangered genre.

For more info and full discog please drop by www.joeynegro.com

Z RECORDS UK

Legendary UK producer Dave Lee/ Joey Negro founded Z RECORDS back in '91, as the natural successor to his highly influential first label, Republic Records, which remains for many, the foundation stone of the UK house scene. It was on Republic, that Dave first introduced the UK to such classics as Phase II's “Reachin'” and Turntable Orchestra's “You're Gonna Miss Me”. These tracks nestled snugly alongside his own early productions such as Raven Maize's “Forever Together”, still viewed as an unfading classic house track to this day.

Using Z primarily as an outlet for his own material, Dave has continued to champion all things funky and soulful with a consistently high level of quality underground releases. The last few years has seen the label establish its own successful production complex which has given rise to huge electronic anthems such as Jakatta’s “American Dream” and Joey Negro’s “Make a Move on Me” among its many commercial hits. Indeed, Dave's prolific quality output on Z is matched only by the innumerable aliases he adopts, with Jakatta, Joey Negro, Sessomatto, Akabu, The Hed Boys, Doug Willis, Mistura, Z Factor and The Sunburst Band being some of the more popular ones.

Though Z and its sister production house (Z Productions) still continues to showcase the prodigious production talents of Dave Lee, the label has also featured the work of other respected luminaries such as Masters At Work, Blaze, Basement Jaxx, Erro, Copyright, Jazz’n’Groove, Bini & Martini, The Blackbyrds, Osunlade, Motif and Mark Knight.

As a result, and not surprisingly, Z has become a byword for consistently great music among lovers of soulful electronic music across the World.

www.zrecords.ltd.uk

Espion On Discogs.Com

2008-04-25T09:01:00.001-07:00

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Real Name:

Stephen Arnold

Profile:

Stephen Arnold AKA Espion has produced a variety of styles of electronica since 1994. Skilled on many instruments, and with years of experience in sound production and audio engineering for TV/film as well as running several club nights, Espion is one of the hardest working artists we've seen, constantly into new innovative projects, delving into the music of tomorrow.

After years as a promoter (notably Camouflage and Breakcore Extravaganza) and resident at various club nights (Super Scientists, Pogo Vogue, Dogma and more), Espion made his mark on the underground scene in 2005, with sell-out releases on Transparent Sounds label Orson Records. Since then, his diversity in his music has seen him progress into a well established artist, releasing with Scape One, John Selway, Paul Blackford, Vector Lovers and C-System on various labels around the world, while also being published by 2pointzero.tv in 2007 (under the names Espion and Error Response) for TV, film, games and other media.

URLs:

http://www.hyperoctave.org
http://www.myspace.com/espion
http://www.virb.com/espion
http://www.2pointzero.tv

Releases:
Battle Stations E.P. (12", EP)		Orson Records	2005
Battle Stations E.P. (12", EP, W/Lbl)		Orson Records	2005
Live At Camouflage (File, MP3)		Underground Evolved	2006
Scalex / Video Boy (12")		Serotonin	2008
Vitbio Exito E.P. (File, MP3, EP, 320)		Reldz Recordings	2008
Remixes:
Post-Arctic Industries (CD, Maxi, Promo)	Nostalgia 4 The Future...	Soma Quality Recordings
Spot The Difference (12")	Spot The Difference (E...	Electrix Records	2005
Vintage EP (12")	Proper Techno (Espion ...	Tyrant	2005
Voyeurs Chance EP (12")	Hair Cut Fantasy (Espi...	Orson Records, Exceptional	2005
Hell Bent (12", Red)	Hell Bent (Espion Remix)	Orson Records	2006
Post Arctic Industries (12")	Nostalgia 4 The Future...	Soma Quality Recordings	2006
Real Live (12")	Real Live (Espion Glit...	Orson Records	2006
The Cider Club EP (12")	The Cider Club (Espion...	Electrix Records	2006

THE SWEET CHAP - YOU TUBE VIDEOS

2008-04-21T10:51:00.001-07:00

Husbands 03:04	Shiver 03:19	Rummage 04:23
The Sweet Chap - Superman 3 04:28	The Sweet Chap - Girl With A Curl 03:20
See All 5 Videos

2POINTZERO MUSIC ON MYSPACE

2008-03-24T11:21:00.001-07:00

You can always get in touch with us on Myspace. You can find our MySpace profile here - add us as a friend.

We also run a separate MySpace blog here

MySpace URL:

http://www.myspace.com/2pointzeromusic

JANETTE MASON - NEW CD "ALIEN LEFT HAND"

2008-03-24T10:29:00.000-07:00

‘Din and Tonic’ , her hit debut Album of original Jazz compositions and inspired improvisations, was shortlisted by Guardian Jazz Critic John Fordham as a contender for Jazz album of the year”

Spring 2008 brings the release of her eagerly awaited second album ‘Alien Left Hand’ featuring Julian Siegel, Tom Arthurs, Lea DeLaria, Dudley Phillips and New York Drummer Josh Guinta. On it she showcases her formidable talents as a composer /pianist/arranger/bandleader.

VINYL RICHIE DISCOGRAPHY

2008-03-23T12:15:00.001-07:00

Down On The Funk - Electro Breaks Mix (Written and Produced By Vinyl Richie & John Purser)

Krime Kutz - Funky Bass Mix (Written and Produced By Vinyl Richie & John Purser)

Dis-Funktion - Dirty Bass Mix (Written and Produced By Vinyl Richie & John Purser)

Top Dollar - Dirty Bass Mix (Written and Produced By Vinyl Richie)

Check The Line - Breaks Mix (Written and Produced By John Purser and Remixed by Vinyl Richie)
True Blue - (Jungle Brothers) Drum N Bass Remix (Produced By Vinyl Richie)

2006 - I'm Gonna Get You (Angie Brown) Breaks Mix - New Vocal by Angie Produced by Vinyl Richie
(Original by Colandero Meecham Meredith.Turner Publishing House Of Fun Music inc

Mind Over Money - Breaks Mix (Vocal Sample of 5th Ward Boyz) Written and Produced By Vinyl Richie and Leon Morgan (underground Addicts)

Vinyl Richie vs 49'ers - Turn The Volume On (2007 Breaks Mix) Produced By Vinyl Richie

Underground Addicts - Shadow Of The Almighty (2007 Breaks Mix) Produced By Vinyl Richie And Leon Morgan

Vinyl Richie vs A-MAR JNR Strait From The Ghetto (Hip Hop Mix) Vocals A-Mar JNR A.K..A Hakeem Produced by Vinyl Richie

Underground Addicts - Ripped To Funk (2007 Breaks Mix) Produced by Vinyl Richie & Leon Morgan

Underground Addicts - Body Breaker (2007 Breaks Mix) Produced by Vinyl Richie & Leon Morgan

Underground Addicts - Playin With Knifes (2007 Breaks Mix) Produced By Vinyl Richie & Leon Morgan

Vinyl Richie - Big Bad Bleeper (2007 Breaks Mix) Produced by Vinyl Richie & John Purser

Dave Spiers - Composer / Synthesist

2008-03-22T16:25:00.000-07:00

Dave Spiers gained his experience playing keyboards and drums for the likes of Debbie Harry and Elvis Costello.

He is also a worldwide authority on vintage synths and also heads up development of synthesizer modeling software for G-Media and through this has contributed to film and video projects for Peter Gabriel and Underworld amongst others and as well as his TV composition he has recently scored the short animation film "Jungle Magic" (Freyart).

Listen to some of Dave Spiers''s unique composition style at our main website

2POINTZERO MUSIC - VIDEO PLAYER

2008-03-22T10:03:00.003-07:00

2Pointzero Music is able to provide a comprehensive range of composition styles and instrumentation from traditional film scores to more cutting edge rock and electronica. We can also source composers throughout the genres to find the perfect match for any kind of audio / visual project.

This selection of musical samples we are currently featuring on the website shows the diversity of talents we are able to call on. The music player can skip tracks, back and forward and has play and pause controls.

There are around 30 pieces of music and you can listen to the music player here

More information and a short resume on each artist / composer can be found here .

2POINTZERO MUSIC - AUDIO PLAYER

2008-03-22T09:49:00.001-07:00

Mike Sefton - Music Publishing / A&R / Consultancy

2008-03-20T15:43:00.002-07:00

With almost 30 years experience in the music industry, Mike rose from DJ’ing to record retailing before being voted “Club Promotions Manager of the year”, 3 years running whilst working for Phonogram / London Records, influencing the careers of acts such as Cameo, RUN DMC and Shannon. Moving onto A&R at A&M Records, Mike worked with acts such as Janet Jackson, Barry White, Crystal Waters, Robert Clivilles & David Cole, Al Green and Arthur Baker.

Following the sale of A&M to Polygram, Mike moved into Music Publishing where he worked as Senior Creative Manager and then Head of A&R for BMG Music Publishing, later heading up DeConstruction Songs, Ministry Of Sound Music Publishing and V2 Music, signing and working with writers and acts such as X-Press 2, Rollo (Faithless / Dido), Mike Pickering (M People), The Grid, Death In Vegas, Steve Anderson (Kylie Minogue), Steve Robson (Take That, James Morrison), Shep Solomon (Britney Spears, Kelly Clarkson) and Metrophonic Music (Brian Rawling, Paul Barry & Mark Taylor).

Mike’s extensive experience in his Creative and A&R roles both for records and publishing put him in a great position to help artists, writers, bands and catalogue owners fulfill their potential and go on to achieve everything they set out to do. In particular Mike's background in DJ culture and Dance A+R , Promotion and Retail, commissioning remixes and crossing club hits to the very top of the pop charts, combined with his experience in working and developing mainstream hit singles and commissioning music for media, is a rare blend in an industry increasing split into categories and sub genres.

Mike has recently formed 2Pointzero Music, a brand new company run by Mike Sefton and Chris Bangs who both have wide range of experience in most areas of the music industry. They can commission, produce, record, master, license and publish music for for Branding, Film, TV, Radio and Games etc. All pieces of music are Copyright Clean, so they are able to clear both Masters and Publishing in a hassle-free manner.

THE NEW WEBSITE ..... WWW.2POINTZERO.TV

2008-03-20T15:43:00.001-07:00

Our new website www.2pointzero.tv is live now. We've been experimenting with various Video and Audio players for the site to find something that's going to be rock solid on playback and should have a pretty extensive selection of mp3's and videos on show at launch.

We will also have a short biography section for our composers to let you know more about some of their other musical activities, as well as who we are, what we do and how we work. It's been lots of work putting our website together and we've been pushing the technical envelope of our designer Jimmy Young but he has responded brilliantly to every challenge we've thrown at him and we'll be confidently recommending his services to anyone, particularly if you are the Entertainment Business!

We think the website will prove to be a real asset the continued growth of our company and will always happy to receive your feedback about how easy the site is to work your way around and if you feel there's something we didn't explain as well as we could have.

ABOUT... 2POINTZERO MUSIC BLOG

2008-03-20T15:38:00.000-07:00

Our main website www.2pointzero.tv serves as an initial introduction to 2Pointzero Music, who we are, the services we can provide and a taste of some of the musical styles we are able to offer.

To enable us to make our main website quick an easy to use we kept the text short and to the point but we have a huge range of additional related Information on our Interactive blog with personal contributions from composers as well as fuller CV & biography details, YouTube clips and details of upcoming releases and live shows. There is also extensive background information on 2Pointzero Music, the company and founders Mike Sefton and Chris Bangs.

The blog is added to and updated regularly so keep an eye out for future updates . If you wish to be notified about updates please use our subscription services via Email or RSS feed on our blog's homepage.

Mike Sefton - Music Publishing / A&R / Consultancy

2008-03-19T17:44:00.001-07:00

Mike Sefton - Music Publishing / A&R / Consultancy

Contact Us

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We are based in South West London, UK.

2.0 Music Limited
Suite 22 , Kings Park Centre
Kingston Road
Kingston
Surrey
KT3 3SF

Web: www.2pointzero.tv
Blog: www.2pointzero.uk
Email: Info@2pointzero.tv
Skype: chrisbangs

tel. + 44 7976 755 949 Mike Sefton
tel. + 44 7855 353 195 Chris Bangs

composers

2008-03-19T17:29:00.000-07:00

We are able to cover an extensive range of musical genres authentically via our top drawer selection of composers, from Classical Styles and Electronica to Breaks and Beats.Here is some information on some of the composers we deal with, who currently have audio and video clips featured on our site. Longer form Biographies and more detailed CV's for these composers are available on request.

ANDREW PHILLIPS
Andrew Phillips is a BAFTA, Emmy and RTS nominated composer and producer, who has scored over 50 TV dramas, documentaries and features. His compositions and recordings are marked out by a superb blend of classical music and contemporary electronica, with highly original arrangements, recently seen in the BAFTA Award winning BBC drama Consenting Adults, starring Charles Dance.

As a co-writer and producer he has worked with Slovo, One Giant Leap, and Passenger, which he formed with singer/songwriter Mike Rosenberg in 2005 and are currently enjoying success with their album "Wicked Man's Rest" (IE) now enjoying success in the US.

MIKE BENN
Mike Benn has written music for numerous feature films, TV dramas, documentaries and adverts for the BBC,Channel 4 and the Discovery Channel, including, Looters, The Mummies Curse, Survival Of The Apes, Oprah Winfrey Show and the Archers advert amongst others.

His record credits include writing and production for the likes of Beth Orton, Terry Callier and Bebel Gilberto, as well as remixing acts such as The Sugarbabes and Basement Jaxx". Mike also has his current band project "Road" signed to super- cool lounge/chillout label "Stereo Deluxe"

Film Soundtracks Include:
A new Head on the Block (Insight Films)
Kill Kill Faster Faster (Aria Films)
Truck of Dreams (Sahara One)
Tip of my Tongue (Greenwich Films)
Memoirs of an Amnesiac (Pure Pictures)

DAVE SPIERS
Dave Spiers gained his experience playing keyboards and drums for the likes of Debbie Harry and Elvis Costello. He is also a worldwide authority on vintage synths and also heads up development of synthesizer modeling software for G-Media. He has contributed to film and video projects for Peter Gabriel and Underworld amongst others and as well as his TV compositions, he has recently scored the short animation film "Jungle Magic" (Freyart).

VINYL RICHIE
UK based Breaks DJ and producer Vinyl Richie has been spinning for over a decade now and his production and remix work is finding him new fans, both in the UK and internationally with extensive nationwide radio plays including Radio One + 1 Extra.

Vinyl Richie joined the team Underground Addicts early 2006 & has been working on breaks & electro tracks since then including remixes of Jungle Brothers, Q-dos & 49'ers. Richie also got involved with Groovemovers and Angie Brown in recreating the massive worldwide hit " I'm Gonna Get You" for Bizarre Inc with a brand new set of mixes that brought this classic to a new generation spawning a massive club anthem all over again.

Richie's production style takes in urban, breaks and dance music and comes from a solid background of DJ'ing @ his regular club gigs and has worked on the bill with many of clubland's best known names.

JANETTE MASON
Janette Mason completed her Mmus in composition for film and television at the London College of Music. Originally training in classical piano and flute, Janette has worked with a diverse roster of artists from legendary singer/songwriter Robert Wyatt, jazz artists Claire Martin, Ian Shaw and Annie Whitehead to pop acts Oasis, Pulp, Seal and Suzanne Vega.

" Shortlist of the year contender "
- The Guardian
" A remarkable pianist, Janette Mason stands out"
" Janette Mason - definitely a musician to watch"
- The Observer

Credits Include:
Paris was a Woman (Cicada Films)
Live - Oasis Unplugged
Sex in the City (HBO)
Drew Carey Show
America's Next Top Model
The Great Reality TV Swindle (Channel 4)
Adverts include Royal Bank of Scotland and Vanish

THE SWEET CHAP
A singer songwriter of a different kind, delivering quirky unique songs that cut across the genres. From his song titles to his subject matter, there is something here for everyone; The Sweet Chap has that gifted knack of connecting with people. To cap all of this, he has the capacity to bring all this together via a truly powerful yet sometimes vulnerable voice.

His first album ' Disco For A Domestic" (Protest Recordings) met with critical and commercial success . His new album is almost written now, ready to be road tested at his upcoming London shows and the songs featured here give a taste of the growth in his writing and vocal performances.

"An outstanding UK talent "
Straight No Chaser
" An extraordinary voice that oozes emotion as well as soul "
DJ Magazine
"Here on T4 we love The Sweet Chap - he's a great songwriter, his songs are brill"
T4 Headquarters

ESPION
Glasgow based Stephen Arnold AKA Espion has been producing a variety of Electronica styles since 1994. A multi instrumentalist, Espion has many years of experience in sound production and audio engineering for Film and TV. As a DJ and live act, he has appeared worldwide alongside the likes of Rennie Pilgrem, Mekon and Bass Junkie with releases on Soma, Serotonin and Orson Records. He is currently the co-promoter and resident of Camouflage in Glasgow's Soundhaus venue.

Interactive Blog

2008-03-19T17:28:00.002-07:00

Our website serves as an initial introduction to 2Pointzero Music , who we are, the services we can provide and a taste of some of the musical styles we are able to offer.

To enable us to make our main website quick an easy to use we kept the text short and to the point but we have a huge range of additional related Information on our Interactive blog with personal contributions from composers as well as fuller CV & biography details, YouTube clips and details of upcoming releases and live shows. There is also extensive background information on 2Pointzero Music, the company and founders Mike Sefton and Chris Bangs.

The blog is added to and updated regularly so keep an eye out for future updates . If you wish to be notified about updates please use our subscription services via Email or RSS feed on our blog's homepage.

music supervisors

2008-03-19T17:28:00.001-07:00

2Pointzero Music is able to provide a comprehensive range of composition styles and instrumentation from traditional film scores to more cutting edge rock and electronica. We can also source composers throughout the genres to find the perfect match for any kind of audio / visual project.

This selection of musical samples we are currently featuring on the website shows the diversity of talents we are able to call on. The music player can skip tracks, back and forward and has play and pause controls.

More information and a short resume on each artist / composer can be found here .

2Pointzero Music

2008-03-19T17:27:00.000-07:00

2Pointzero Music is a brand new company run by Mike Sefton and Chris Bangs who both have wide range of experience in most areas of the music industry. We have a first class selection of quality composers whose services we can call on and we can commission, produce, record, master, license and publish music for Branding, Film, TV, Radio and Games etc. All our pieces of music are Copyright Clean, so we are able to clear both Masters and Publishing in a hassle-free manner.

Mike Sefton: With almost 30 years experience, Mike has worked in numerous areas of the industry including, Publishing, A&R, Promotions and Retail. These positions span both major and independent companies, amongst them, BMG, Phonogram/London, A&M, DeConstruction and Ministry Of Sound. He has been involved in the success of artists and writers as diverse as, Steve Robson (Rascall Flatts,Take That), Death In Vegas, Rollo (Faithless, Dido) Fluke, Janet Jackson, Tears For Fears and RUN DMC.

Chris Bangs: Whose career spans the last 2 decades, during which he has crammed in working alongside such luminaries as, Paul Weller, Linda Clifford, Galliano and Mick Talbot as a writer/producer, Paul Oakenfold, Pete Tong and Gilles Peterson as a DJ and as a musical trendsetter with his invention of "Acid Jazz", Chris was responsible for many of the early recordings on Talkin' Loud, Acid Jazz, Wall of Sound, 2 Kool and various other innovative record labels.

NEW WEBSITE - NOW LIVE @ WWW.2POINTZERO.TV

2008-03-19T17:16:00.001-07:00

NEW WEBSITE - NOW LIVE @ WWW.2POINTZERO.TV

We are delighted to announce the launch of our brand new bespoke website. We have uploaded a wide selection of film clips and audio clips, there's biography information on the writers featured and more information on our company.

Please visit our new bespoke website @ www.2pointzero.tv

www.2pointzero.tv

2008-03-19T17:12:00.000-07:00

www.2pointzero.tv

Link: 2.0 Music

Espion Upcoming Live shows

2008-03-19T17:10:00.000-07:00

Espion Upcoming Live shows

Just back from playing Hong Kong and the Far East Espion has a few live shows coming up and a set of dates in the USA, in addition to his DJ residencies - including Glasgow Soundhaus. We will be featuring some of Espion's new material on our new website but in the meantime checkout his myspace .

Glasgow based Stephen Arnold AKA Espion has been producing a variety of electronica styles since 1994.Multi instrumentalist, Espion has many years of experience in sound production and audio engineering for film and TV. As a DJ and live act, he has appeared worldwide alongside the likes of Rennie Pilgrem,Mekon, Bass Junkie and has had releases on Soma, Serotonin and Orson Records. He is currently the co-promoter and resident of Camouflage in Glasgow's Soundhaus venue.

Espion is also behind highly regarded Electronic Music site - www.hyperoctave.org

Posted by chris bangs on February 24, 2008 at 02:55 PM in Bespoke Music, Computer Games, Electronica, Film Music, Live Shows, Music | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

2 Pointzero Music Blog: HOMEPAGE

2008-03-19T17:09:00.001-07:00

2 Pointzero Music Blog: HOMEPAGE

ABOUT... 2.0 MUSIC – Music / Publishing / Licensing

2Pointzero Music is a brand new company run by Mike Sefton and Chris Bangs who both have wide range of experience in most areas of the music industry. We can commission, produce, record, master, license and publish music for for Branding, Film, TV, Radio and Games etc. All our pieces of music are Copyright Clean, so we are able to clear both Masters and Publishing in a hassle-free manner.

Mike Sefton: With almost 30 years experience, Mike has worked in numerous areas of the industry including, Publishing, A&R, Promotions and Retail. These positions span both major and independent companies, amongst them, BMG, Phonogram/London, A&M, DeConstruction and Ministry Of Sound. He has been involved in the success of artists and writers as diverse as, Steve Robson (Rascall Flatts,Take That), Death In Vegas, Rollo (Faithless, Dido) Fluke, Janet Jackson, Tears For Fears and RUN DMC.

Chris Bangs: Writer, producer, DJ, Chris' career spans the last 2 decades, during which he has crammed in working alongside such luminaries as, Paul Weller, Linda Clifford, Galliano and Mick Talbot as a writer/producer, Paul Oakenfold, Pete Tong and Gilles Peterson as a DJ and as a musical trendsetter with his invention of "Acid Jazz", Chris was responsible for many of the early recordings on Talkin' Loud, Acid Jazz, Wall of Sound, 2 Kool and various other innovative record labels.

2.0 MUSIC
music / songs / publishing

Kingsgate Centre
KIngston Road
Kingston
Surrey
KT3 3SF

SKYPE: chrisbangs
EMAIL - INFO@2POINTZERO.TV
MYSPACE - MYSPACE.COM/2POINTZEROMUSIC

Posted by chris bangs on March 14, 2008 at 10:27 PM in 2pointzero music, Andrew Phillips, Dave Spiers, Facebook, Janette Mason, Music Supervisors, Publishing, Soundtracks, Sweet Chap, Vinyl Richie, Weblogs | Permalink

THE SWEET CHAP - LONDON GIGS

2008-03-19T17:06:00.000-07:00

THE SWEET CHAP - LONDON GIGS

Busy writing songs for his new album our friend The Sweet Chap has a couple of London Gigs coming up to test run the new material before a live audience.

UPCOMING GIGS

31 Mar 2008 20:00 The Vibe Bar - Scary Gotcha Club London
12 May 2008 20:00 Milk - The Social London

An outstanding UK talent “ Straight No Chaser
An extraordinary voice that oozes emotion as well as soul “ DJ Magazine
Here on T4 we love The Sweet Chap - he's a great songwriter, his songs are brill”

Posted by chris bangs on March 02, 2008 at 03:59 PM in 2pointzero music, Artists, Composers, Film Music, Live Shows, Music, Releases, Sweet Chap, Synths | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

music supervisors

2008-03-19T17:05:00.001-07:00

NEW WEBSITE - NOW LIVE @ WWW.2POINTZERO.TV

Please visit our new bespoke website @ www.2pointzero.tv

Posted by chris bangs on March 19, 2008 at 07:43 PM in 2pointzero music, Adverts, Artists, Bands, Bespoke Music, Cinema, Composers, Cues, Dave Spiers, Electronica, Espion, Film Music, Games Music, Janette Mason, Live Shows, Music Supervisors, Myspace, Publishing, Soundtracks, Sweet Chap, TV Drama & Documentary, Videos, Vinyl Richie, Weblogs | Permalink

NEW WEBSITE - NOW LIVE @ WWW.2POINTZERO.TV

2008-03-19T17:04:00.000-07:00

NEW WEBSITE - NOW LIVE @ WWW.2POINTZERO.TV

2008-03-19T17:02:00.000-07:00

NEW WEBSITE - NOW LIVE @ WWW.2POINTZERO.TV

Please visit our new bespoke website @ www.2pointzero.tv

MIKE SEFTON'S SUMMARY

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Mike has been in the music industry for almost 30 years doing everything from retail to promotion and record A&R to music publishing. He hasworked for various major labels and independent companies in both records and publishing including, Phonogram (now Mercury), London, A&M, BMG, DeConstuction, Ministry Of Sound and V2.

He is now a partner with Chris Bangs in 2PointZero Music, a company specialising in top notch, copyright clean music for film,TV, adverts and computer games.

He is always on the look out for interesting and creative projects to get involved in, be it records, publishing, back catalogue exploitation or sourcing music for outside projects including film and TV and researching music for compilations of any kind.

Mike Sefton’s Specialties:

Almost 30 years experience across retail, records and publishing.
A vast knowledge of all kinds of music genres.
A large contact base across the globe.
A vast personal music collection to source from.

THE QUIET BOYS - BOSH

2008-03-18T14:17:00.000-07:00

In 1993 Chris Bangs had been working in studios as diverse as the 108 channel Neve Flying Faders mixing desk at London's Hit Factory and some tracks were laid down in a cheap 8 track studio next to a graveyard in South London. Spending long working days travelling to and from Studios all over London, Bangs decided it was time to set up his own studio for recording and mixing the Quiet Boys Acid Jazz records album " Bosh" Jazid CD 121.

The idea was to spend more time making music but it took 4 months for the bare concrete walls of the studio to get flooring and electrics installed, building a live room for recording and hours spent reading books and manuals and trying to figure out how to work tape machines and how to record a Fender Rhodes piano or Gibson guitar. Bangs never had any studio training but he was able to work with a fine mix engineer Fraser Henry who managed to pull the whole random mess together somehow just using mutes and pushing levels , Bangs had no automation in the studio at that time, bit of a loss to not have the SSL's to play around with any more !

First thing was to get Bangs rough structures laid down as proper songs on 16 track tape. Former Inversions keyboardist Stephen Jeffries was the man for the job. Bangs had just worked with him on the Quiet Boys track " Astral Space " especially recorded for the Totally Wired compilation series on Acid Jazz Records. Keys were recorded on Rhodes , Roland Mks-50 Synth, Piano and a vintage Sequential Circuits Pro One.

Percussionist Paul Gunter came in next and laid down some superb conga tracks. The live room and soundproofing had not yet been installed and the sound of skins being hit really hard, as Paul likes to do, came bouncing back off the stone walls , got recoded on bangs' 1 microphone in mono sounded really old and crusty !! Great. Bangs also got to record timbales, rainmakers, bata drums and all without a clue what he was doing.

Further musical contributions came from guitarist Nigel Price , trumpet man Dave Priseman and Sax and Flute from Gary Spacey - Foote plus vocalist Greg Franks also features on 2 songs and the extra track " Live and Love " which is only found on the Japanese release or on the Hed Kandi Nu Cool compilation series.

More about " Bosh " here

ESPION - HYPEROCTAVE.ORG UPDATES

2008-03-18T14:16:00.000-07:00

As well as being a gifted electronica artist and composer, Espion somehow finds time to publish the excellent electronic music site Hyperoctave.org . The site has been updated today, well worth a look / listen as there is a lot of cool music to check out.

ANDREW PHILLIPS - FILM & TV COMPOSER

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ANDREW PHILLIPS - FILM & TV COMPOSER

Andrew Phillips is a BAFTA, Emmy and RTS nominated composer and producer, who has scored over 50 tv dramas, documentaries and features. His compositions and recordings are marked out by a superb blend of classical music and contemporary electronica, with highly original arrangements, most recently seen in the BAFTA Award winning BBC drama Consenting Adults, starring Charles Dance.

As a co-writer and producer he has worked with Slovo, One Giant Leap, and Passenger, which he formed with singer/songwriter Mike Rosenberg in 2005.

Recent credits include

CONSENTING ADULTS

Drama starring Charles Dance Lion TV/ BBC

PINOCHET IN SUBURBIA Starring Derek Jacobi
Critically-acclaimed drama Tiger Aspect / BBC

REMEMBERING RAIN
Feature film Film Australia

AGATHA CHRISTIE: A LIFE IN PICTURES
Starring Olivia Williams and Anna Massey Wall to Wall/BBC2

HOME Starring Anthony Sher and Keith Allen
Directed Richard Curson Smith BBC4
BBC4

SPEAR OF CHRIST BAFTA nomination for Best Music 2004
Atlantic Productions / Discovery / BBC2

ANTONIO GAUDI: GOD’S ARCHITECT
*Best Arts Documentary at Grierson Awards 2003
*Documentary nominated for Emmy
*Music nominated for RTS Award Oxford Film & TV / BBC4

Listen to some of Andrew's unique composition style at our main website

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THE NEW WEBSITE .....

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THE NEW WEBSITE .....

Our new website www.2pointzero.tv is just 2 - 3 days from going live now. We've been experimenting with various Video and Audio players for the site to find something that's going to be rock solid on playback and should have a pretty extensive selection of mp3's and videos on show at launch.

The sweet chap meets Andy Warhol

2008-03-13T05:36:00.000-07:00

A singer songwriter of a different kind, delivering quirky unique songs that cut across the genres. From his song titles to his subject matter, there is something here for everyone; The Sweet Chap has that gifted knack of connecting with people. To cap all of this, he has the capacity to bring all this together via a truly powerful yet sometimes vulnerable voice.

His first album ' Disco For A Domestic" (Protest Recordings) met with critical and commercial
success . His second album is almost written now, ready to be road tested at his upcoming
London shows and the songs featured here give a taste of the growth in his writing and vocal
performances.

"An outstanding UK talent " Straight No Chaser
" An extraordinary voice that oozes emotion as well as soul " DJ Magazine
"Here on T4 we love The Sweet Chap - he's a great songwriter, his songs are brill"

Check out the video for "Rummage" from "Disco For A Domestic" here

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Dave Spiers on 2pointzero music

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Dave Spiers on 2pointzero music

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DAVE SPIERS
Dave Spiers gained his experience playing keyboards and drums for the likes of Debbie Harry and Elvis Costello. He is also a worldwide authority on vintage synths and also heads up development of synthesizer modeling software for G-Media and through this has contributed to film and video projects for Peter Gabriel and Underworld amongst others and as well as his TV composition he has recently scored the short animation film "Jungle Magic" (Freyart).

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THE SWEET CHAP

2008-03-02T08:03:00.000-08:00

Busy writing songs for his new album our friend The Sweet Chap has a couple of London Gigs coming up to test run the new material before a live audience.

UPCOMING GIGS
31 Mar 2008 20:00 The Vibe Bar - Scary Gotcha Club London
12 May 2008 20:00 Milk - The Social London

An outstanding UK talent “ Straight No Chaser
An extraordinary voice that oozes emotion as well as soul “ DJ Magazine
Here on T4 we love The Sweet Chap - he's a great songwriter, his songs are brill”

Here's a little taste from his last album " Disco For A Domestic " the beautiful single

" Rummage "

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THE QUIET BOYS

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The Quiet Boys are a loose collective of talented musicians from the UK taking in Jazz Funk, Disco, Hip Hop etc to create their own unique fusion of Jazz and Club sounds. The Quiet Boys introduced UK jazz rapper Galliano onto an unsuspecting world with their 1988 collaboration for Acid Jazz records "Let the good times roll".

The debut album "Can't Hold The Vibe" laid the ground for a lot of jazz flavored dance that came after with it's brave fusion of jazz, house,ragga and funk and included the seminal jazz house tune "Modal".

Reviewing the 2nd album BOSH!, Esquire Magazine deemed it "some of the best jazz-funk around. Reminiscent of the Herbie Hancock school of cool, and that's no bad thing."

Featured on Quiet Boys guest vocalist. is premiere UK soulman - Camelle Hinds on recent coca cola advert with Quiet Boys " Everybody loves the Sunshine" & currently scoring success with his own solo album "Vibe Alive" , Keyboard Guru - Neil Cowley who's been mainstay for the Brand New Heavies and been rocking the USA with Down to the Bone.

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JANETTE MASON - NEW ALBUM

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Janette Mason is currently putting together final mixes of her new studio album " Alien Left Hand" following on from the critical & commercial success of her last album "Din & Tonic". Janette completed her Mmus in composition for film and television at the London College of Music.Originally training in classical piano and flute, Janette has worked with a diverse roster of artists from legendary singer/songwriter Robert Wyatt, jazz artists Claire Martin, Ian Shaw and Annie Whitehead to pop acts Oasis, Pulp, Seal and Suzanne Vega.

Janette is a versatile composer with an ability to combine the latest technology with her natural flair for orchestration to create a diverse array of atmospheres and moods. Her adaptable, thoughtful approach enable her to respond imaginatively to a variety of commissions; from documentary film Paris was a Woman, the Documentary Series The Debt Machine (Channel 4), to The Great Reality TV Swindle (Channel 4).

Drawing upon her eclectic influences in jazz, pop, classical and Latin American music, Janette forges her own original style that journeys from intimacy to dynamic attack, intricacy to expansive fluidity. She combines acoustic and orchestral instruments, interlaced with modern beats and loops to create a unique sound. Her versatility and articulate musical inventiveness produces compositions that encompass passion, intrigue, power and surprise. While fuelled by a sense of adventure, humour and love of all things kitsch Janette’s compositions have also turned up on the Drew Carey Show (USA BMI Television and Cable), Sex in the City, along with advertisements for The Royal Bank of Scotland and Vanish Carpet Cleaner.

Originally training in classical piano and flute, Janette turned professional at nineteen and cut her teeth in theatre and TV, most memorably as keyboard player / MD for Jonathan Ross’ Saturday Zoo. An ‘inspired and inspiring’ keyboard player and improviser, Janette worked with a diversity of artists from legendary singer/songwriter Robert Wyatt, jazz artists Claire Martin, Ian Shaw, Deirdre Cartwight, Annie Whitehead to top pop acts Oasis, Pulp, Suzanne Vega and Seal.

"Janette Mason - definitely a musician to watch" Dave Gelly - The Observer.
"A remarkable pianist, Janette Mason stands out" Neville Hadsley - The Observer.

Credits Include

Paris was a Woman (Cicada Films)
Live - Oasis Unplugged
Sex in the City ( HBO)
Drew Carey Show
MD for Jonathan Ross (Zoo tv)
Le Show (Channel 4)
The Great Reality TV Swindle (Channel 4)

Adverts include Royal Bank of Scotland and Vanish ..

Espion Upcoming Live shows

2008-02-23T13:20:00.000-08:00

Just back from playing Hong Kong and the Far East Espion has a few live shows coming up, in addition to his DJ residencies - including Glasgow Soundhaus. We will be featuring some of Espion's new material on our new website but in the meantime checkout his myspace .

Glasgow based Stephen Arnold AKA Espion has been producing a variety of electronica styles since 1994.Multi instrumentalist, Espion has many years of experience in sound production and audio engineering for film and TV. As a DJ and live act, he has appeared worldwide alongside the likes of Rennie Pilgrem,Mekon, Bass Junkie and has had releases on Soma, Serotonin and Orson Records. He is currently the co-promoter and resident of Camouflage in Glasgow's Soundhaus venue.

Upcoming Shows

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1 Mar 2008

23:00

Freqbeat @ Red

Edinburgh, Scotland

6 Mar 2008

23:00

Club Del Mar

Ayr, Scotland

16 Jul 2008

20:00

US Tour : Seattle, Portland, LA, Baltimore, Detroit (so far)

various

NEW WEBSITE - UPDATE

2008-02-21T07:01:00.000-08:00

We are currently uploading audio content to the site , The animation is all completed now and the end is in sight!

More info on launch date will be posted soon.

Are you the universe - Mike Benn ft Rosina

2008-02-12T16:13:00.000-08:00

Composer Mike Benn with a haunting tune from the 2008 feature film " Kill Kill Faster Faster " sung by Rosina from Lal. Written and directed by Gareth Maxwell Roberts from the book of Joel Rose

Beautiful, raw and compelling,Kill Kill Faster Faster is Joel Rose's harrowing story of Joey One-Way an ex-con whose dangerous love-life has him heading full-speed towards disaster . . .

NEW WEBSITE - LAUNCHES SOON....

2008-02-11T12:55:00.000-08:00

2pointzero music's bespoke website is currently receiving the final touches from rising UK designer Jimmy Young - www.jimmyyoungdesign.com

Should be online in around 3 weeks time ....

COKE MCDONALDS PROMO - THE QUIET BOYS

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ABOUT.......... 2.0 MUSIC – music / publishing / licensing

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MIKE SEFTON

With almost 30 years experience in the music industry, Mike rose from DJ’ing to record retailing before being voted “Club Promotions Manager of the year”, 3 years running whilst working for Phonogram / London Records, influencing the careers of acts such as Cameo, RUN DMC and Shannon. Moving onto A&R at A&M Records, Mike worked with acts such as Janet Jackson, Barry White, Crystal Waters, Robert Clivilles & David Cole, Al Green and Arthur Baker.

Following the sale of A&M to Polygram, Mike moved into Music Publishing where he worked as Senior Creative Manager and then Head of A&R for BMG Music Publishing, later heading up DeConstruction Songs, Ministry Of Sound Music Publishing and V2 Music, signing and working with writers and acts such as X-Press 2, Rollo (Faithless / Dido), Mike Pickering (M People), The Grid, Death In Vegas, Steve Anderson (Kylie Minogue), Steve Robson (Take That, James Morrison), Shep Solomon (Britney Spears, Kelly Clarkson) and Metrophonic Music (Brian Rawling, Paul Barry & Mark Taylor).

Mike’s extensive experience in his Creative and A&R roles both for records and publishing put him in a great position to help artists, writers, bands and catalogue owners fulfill their potential and go on to achieve everything they set out to do. In particular Mike's background in DJ culture and Dance A+R , Promotion and Retail, commissioning remixes and crossing club hits to the very top of the pop charts, combined with his experience in working and developing mainstream hit singles and commissioning music for media, is a rare blend in an industry increasing split into categories and sub genres.

CHRIS BANGS

Coming from a background of playing in bands and club DJ'ing, Chris first rose to prominence as a DJ in the mid to late 1980's as one half of an acclaimed partnership with Gilles Peterson, DJ'ing at the legendary Doo at the Zoo parties with Pete Tong, Nicky Holloway, Bob Jones etc. With the birth of the Acid Jazz movement Chris's DJ' ing spread to places as diverse as Caister and Prestatyn Soul weekenders , Cafe del mar Ibiza, Faith Parties, V Festivals, Pacha and Fabric, sharing the bill with everyone from Carl Cox, Danny Rampling and Paul Oakenfold to Norman Jay and Patrick Forge.

Chris took his unique slant on music into production and writing and met with immediate success working with Paul Weller, Galliano, Courtney Pine, Sharon Redd, Roy Ayers, Linda Clifford and Acid Jazz records plus his own productions including collaborations with Style Councillor Mick Talbot and House legend Terry Farley with releases on Sony, Talking Loud, Junior Boys Own, Azuli etc.

Chris has also been heavily involved in the production music scene with many releases through BMG / ZOMBA in everything from European Arthouse Films, Lager and Macdonalds TV Adverts to Bargain Hunt and beyond. His many years diverse experience dealing face to face with musicians as a producer, as well as running indie record labels, distribution and licensing plus a solid understanding of internet and New Media puts him in a great place to help develop new relationships between music, publishing, media and brands.

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ESPION - HYPEROCTAVE.ORG UPDATES

As well as being a gifted electronica artist and composer, Espion somehow finds time to publish the excellent electronic music site Hyperoctave.org . The site has been updated today, well worth a look / listen as there is a lot of cool music to check out.

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