Jon Hopkins

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Born 1979.

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Biography

Jon Hopkins (born 1979) is a London-based producer and musician who writes and performs his own melodic electronica and dance music. After starting his career performing keyboard for Imogen Heap, he has produced or contributed to albums by Brian Eno, Coldplay, David Holmes, and others. Hopkins composed the soundtrack for the 2010 film Monsters, which was nominated for an Ivor Novello Award for Best Original Score. His third solo album, Insides, reached #15 on the Dance/Electronic Album Chart in 2009,. His collaborations on Small Craft on a Milk Sea with Brian Eno and Leo Abrahams and Diamond Mine with King Creosote both reached #82 on the UK Albums Chart. In 2011 Diamond Mine was nominated for a Mercury Prize, which is annually awarded for best album from the United Kingdom and Ireland.

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BBC Reviews

  1. Monsters 2010

    Review of Monsters

    Reviewed by Paul Clarke

    Hopkins is a composer with a subtle yet sublime vision.

  2. Insides 2009

    Review of Insides

    Reviewed by Paul Clarke

    Classically-tinged electronica from Coldplay's co-producer.

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