Ben Gidsjoy Info
Job: Studio Engineer / Producer
Based: London & NYC
Key tracks written to date: Are You Ready?, Rock The Show, Bounce With Me, Head Up, Hula Hop, Lazy, Need Music, Ready Set Go, Royale, The Boss.
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.
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 Rhodes 73 or my AKAI S3000 sampler. Or possibly my Mac.
Discography
- 2010 Ready, Set, Go – The Album (Sublime)
- 2009 Rock The Show EP (Sublime)
- 2008 Head Up EP (Sublime)
- 2008 Down Mexico Way (Sublime)
- 2008 Ready, Set Go EP (Sublime)
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