Simon Britton

Simon Britton
Performing at the Eska Awards, Poland 2008
Background information
Birth name	Simon John Britton
Origin	Yate, England
Genres	Pop, synthpop, dance, R&B, hip hop, soul
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, record producer, actor
Instrument(s)	Vocals, piano, keyboards
Years active	1980s–present
Labels	Warner Bros. Records, M&G Records, President Records, ZYX Music

Simon Britton is an English record producer, songwriter and actor. He has sold over 50 million singles and albums worldwide.

Music[edit]

Red Rhythm[edit]

Britton was one half of Red Rhythm, the production, songwriting and remix team^[1][2] whose credits include: Ashanti, Aaliyah, Boyz II Men, Sean Paul, Tara McDonald, D-Side,^[3] Cutfather & Joe, Run DMC, Liberty X, Kool & The Gang, Eminem, Aggro Santos, Kimberly Wyatt,^[4] Chaka Demus & Pliers, Beverley Knight, Melanie C, Michelle Williams,^[5][6] Jimmy Cliff, Ginuwine, Missy Elliott, Sting, Talib Kweli, Timbaland, Usher, Michael Jackson, Leona Lewis and the US R&B hit "Da' Dip" by Freak Nasty.

They were commissioned to compose and produced music for advertising campaigns for brands such as Christian Dior,^[7] Nat West, and Puma along with official soundtracks to motion pictures for Universal Pictures, New Line Cinema, NBC, Touchstone Pictures and Disney.^[8]

Producer and writer[edit]

Britton has gone on to Produce & Work with Artists & Writers including David Gray,^[9] Alexandra Burke,^[10] Guy Chambers,^[11] Nasri, Peter Andre,^[12] Victoria Horn, Talib Kweli, Lisa Maffia, Nomfusi, Camo & Krooked,^[13][14] Clean Bandit,^[15] Julian Lennon^[16] and Phil Rudd of AC/DC.^[17][18]

In October 2014 Britton was asked to produce the charity version of The Farm’s hit All Together Now under the name of The Peace Collective.^[19][20]

Red Songs[edit]

In 2001, Red Rhythm signed a joint venture publishing deal (Red Songs) with Kim Glover.^{[citation needed]}

Awards[edit]

As Red Rhythm, they were recipient to multiple platinum, gold and silver sales. Britton won the 2010/11 British Television Advertising Awards for Best Use of Recorded Music in the PUMA "Hardchorus" television advertising campaign created by the Droga5 Advertising Agency, New York.^[21][22] The video became a worldwide internet hit, landing 130 million media impressions and spawning an international singing competition between France, England, Germany and Italy, which was also named "Hardchorus".^[23]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Simon Britton at IMDb