Kraftwerk, Debussy, Hindemith, Delius, Elgar, JS Bach, Jimmy Webb, Glen Campbell, Steve Reich, Burt Bacharach, Bent, Boards of Canada, Telefon Tel Aviv, Scott Walker, Phillip Glass, Air. Currently enjoying Mr Meeble, International Peoples Gang.
Arrived in London in 1977, wanted to be a pop star. As Home Service, released a couple of independent records on our own label, Crystal Groove Records, folding and assembling in living room in Tottenham flat. Did some gigs, Moonlight, Blitz. John Peel played us.
Fell in love with recording studios, hustled a job as an Engineer at Ark in Kingston, then quickly passed from 8 track to 24 track. Pineapple (Southall - great curry!), Southern (Wood Green) then to Air studios. Worked virtually 24 hours a day, juggling Air with external producing work for Cherry Red and others.
Left Air, phone started going for more and more Production work. Black, Intaferon/Simon F, Tom Robinson, Bucks Fizz, Tommy Page, Kim Criswell. Rocketz in Milan, Playhaus in Munich. Hits with Strawberry Switchblade and Red Box. Hit in Scotland with Win. In France with Carmel.
Flow of trips to Tokyo (great sushi!) to work mainly with Chara, also Keichi Suzuki, Mimori Yusa, Toshihiko Takamizawa.
Two albums in Denmark with Gangway. I'm very proud of these.
I was an 80s Record Producer with big glasses!
General financial crisis in '91. Moved from Chiswick into a small flat in Westbourne Park. Still here. Love it! Our lucky flat.
Moved my studio into the workshop/basement of the former Trident studio in St Anne's Court in Soho (thanks to Nick Rogers!). Things started turning round again.
Some dance stuff in the early 90's, Puro Sesso, couple of remixes with Rocky and Diesel, Mind the Gap.
Advertising agency JWT wanted to do a Kodak commercial with a real Dance track. They walked into Unity Records in Beak St who recommended me (I had been working with two of the guys Stuart and Richard). The Director turned out to be Frank Budgen. This was my break into Advertising. I wrote music for tons of commercials. Sharwoods, Tesco, BMW, Ford, Vauxhall, Cable & Wireless, Audi, Johnnie Walker, Orange. Moved into Berwick Street. Still here.
Also in 91/92, right after moving into Soho, wrote the soundtrack for Sally Potter's movie Orlando. Couple of fascinating trips to LA followed.
Some TV stuff: Cardiac Arrest. Trial and Retribution 8 with Evelyn Glennie. (I'd been on the Shadow tour with her previously)
After a few years in Advertising I was looking for something different, something less all-or-nothing... so I bought a wine shop. The Winery in London W9 ... I have always been a foodie, always loved wine. This was/is a hobby gone mad. Still going strong. Import all our own wine. Small growers, fantastic quality, very natural, loads of character. Lots of travel sniffing out wine - France, Italy, Spain, California and particularly Germany. We have the widest range of New Wave dry German Riesling in the UK...could it be the world, outside Germany? I am a Riesling Revolutionary. We were also in the media about wine tasting differently according to the lunar calendar. Check out the TV clips on youtube.
Recent music; recently released an album of electronica with Jesper Siberg (techie whizz and caffeine addict from Copenhagen). Tom Robinson, who built The Winery website, has designed my www.davidmotion.com music site. Coding by Raffi Jacobs, it's now live!
Collaborated with DJ Mark Moore as UltraViva, tracks now up on my site.
Also just released my Neo-Classical album called "Neo-Classic", picking up where I left off on Orlando. "Chamber Music IV", a string piece on the album was picked-up for some Transport for London commercials. I'm really chuffed that Prada used "Buoyancy" on their Men's Autumn/Winter 2008 catwalk show. You can watch it at www.prada.com>collections>fashion shows>man.
I released my third Library album "Creations 3" in January 2009. I have been busy working on my next electronica album. Some of the tracks have evolved into songs. I have been working with Carmel McCourt on a couple of them. I'm really excited!
Personal stuff: Born in Hamburg 1959 as David Christopher Simon Freeman. Mother Inge is German, my father, also David, is English. Two sisters, Katrin and Claudia. I have lived with my girlfriend Vera Hegarty since 1982. We married on our 27th Anniversary in June 2009. We can't quite believe it!
Hi David its Mike Pagulatos violaplayer I hope you are well. I love youre music, You have been a major influence on me! I got your number from my sister Antonia, it would be great to meet for a coffee sometime...Kind Regards, Mike
hi David Thankyou for your message and glad you enjoyed the music. If you ever get the urge to write some more stuff like the Groovelab series I'm sure there's a market for it. Its a refreshing change from Purcell's Minuet, etc, to teach from. Very useful for grade 3 to 5 teenagers. best wishes Adrian
Hi David how's you in 2009?Just to let you know I have a FREE download album called 'Doomcloud' out now on www. kevinhewick. co. uk - productionwise you may frown Mr Motion 'cos there ain't any lol, it's just me and a guitar x12 a few years back with the Hewick blues - as ever!Comes with extended song by song essay on the site.. as longwinded as ever too then eh? All the best Kev H :)
Hi David. Thank you for the friendship. I love your work with Strawberry Switchblade and I grew up listening to Gangway on the danish radio :) best regards. Rune, Lydstat
Just passin through to show some support, they say we should work towards our dreams, I SAY, dreams are for losers! If u want something, go get it, only YOU can stop YOU! lol H
No, I'm an English film-maker. New Zealand was just the first country I thought of. Did you like the film 'Birth' with Nicole Kidman? You should check out the score either way - one of the best...
hey, thanks. I must say that, although I haven't actually seen the film yet, I love the score to Orlando! I'm going through every one of my friends to lend it as it has been discontinued on DVD. Tilda said that it's due for a re-release soon anyway.
But yeah, I like your music. And I make films - maybe we should join forces and take over the world; or maybe just New Zealand.
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