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Ben Gidsjoy

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Biography

Job: Studio Engineer / Producer

Based: London, UK

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Key tracks written to date: Bounce With Me, Head Up, Hula Hop, Lazy, Need Music, Ready Set Go, Royale

Styles of music: breaks, old skool jazz, funk, Latin

Past work: all kinds of music as an engineer and as a producer for US TV shows, films/trailers and commercials. From The OC, to Kyle XY, to Dreamworks to Playstation. Plus one of my main jobs is putting together CDs of music for UK TV shows

Future work: I'm working on an album of breaky & funky tracks for release in Autumn 2008. I'm writing some tracks with a DJ friend who produces under the name Funkdust

Favourite records: "Paid In Full" LP by Eric B & Rakim, "Prelude" LP by Deodato, "To The 5 Boroughs" LP by The Beastie Boys, "Headhunters" LP by Herbie Hancock, "3 Feet High & Rising" LP by De La Soul, "The Greatest Hits" LP by Fatboy Slim, "The Funk Collection" LP by Kool & The Gang

Favourite record shop: used to be Massive in Oxford and www.moviegrooves.com (online)

Favourite DJ: Al Denny @ Lab, London

Best piece of studio gear: probably my AKAI S3000 sampler

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