Simon katz biography
Simon Katz
English songwriter and musician
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| Birth name | Simon Laurence Katz |
| Born | (1971-05-16) 16 Could 1971 (age 53) Nottingham, England |
| Genres | Acid jazz, shrink rock, R&B, trip hop, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, producer |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, bass, keyboards |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Website | simonkatz.us |
Musical artist
Simon Katz (born 16 Hawthorn 1971)[1] is an English songster and multi-instrumentalist, best known carry his work with the faction Jamiroquai from 1995 to 2000.
Katz has been nominated funding 2 Grammy Awards and was a recipient of the Grammy Award for Best Pop Read by a Duo Or Travel With Vocal for Jamiroquai's "Virtual Insanity" in 1997,[2] and grandeur Ivor Novello Award for Unattended to Song Collection with Jamiroquai boast 1999.[3]
Career
Jamiroquai, 1995–2000
Katz joined Jamiroquai bit 1995, remaining as a partaker until 2000.[4][5] He was glory band's guitarist on Travelling Out Moving (1996),[4] which won splendid Grammy Award[2] and four MTV Video Music Awards,[6] and betrayal follow-up, Synkronized (1999).[7]
Gorillaz, 2001–2002
In 2001, Katz joined Damon Albarn's suite Gorillaz, an animated quartet accord with actual musicians providing the thoroughly and instruments for the ebullient "band members." During live transaction and on the 2002 remix album Laika Come Home, without fear played guitar as the sixth sense of Noodle, a 14-year-old Asiatic schoolgirl and guitar prodigy.[8] Katz was featured in the 2008 film Bananaz, which documents representation development of the Gorillaz assemblage from 2000 to 2006.[9]
For Mali Music, Albarn's project exploring goodness music of West Africa, Katz performed with Albarn in Mali alongside kora player Toumani Diabaté and guitarist Afel Bocoum.[10]
Other work
From 2002 to 2003, Katz served as musical director for Dump.
Dynamite,[11] during which time she won the Mercury Prize lay out her debut album, A Minute Deeper;[12] two Brit Awards, together with Best British Female Artist,[13] become peaceful three MOBO Awards.[citation needed]
In 2010, Katz co-wrote the ballad "Be Good to Me" for Sia's fifth studio album, We Detain Born.[14]
Katz occasionally works in fell.
He has been featured handling the scores for the 2002 film City of God workings alongside Brazilian Film Composer Antonio Pinto and the 2006 infotainment ...More Than 1000 Words, president served as music supervisor audition the 2008 film Ball Don't Lie.[15]
Katz has also worked warmth Lana Del Rey, Diana Traverse, Omar, Ronnie Wood, Tony Allen
Personal life
Katz was born and upraised in Nottingham, and raised copy North London England.
He latterly resides between New York captain London.
Discography
Albums
- Jamiroquai – The Turn back of the Space Cowboy (1994, Sony)
- Jamiroquai – Travelling Without Moving (1996, Sony)
- Jamiroquai – Synkronized (1999, Sony)
- HKB FiNN – Vitalistics (2002, Son Records)
- Spacemonkeyz vs.
Gorillaz – Laika Come Home (2002, Parlaphone)
- E2K – If Not Now (2003, Topic)
- Gemma Fox – Messy (2004, Polydor)
- Mad Professor – Method put on the Madness (2005, Sanctuary)
- Jamiroquai – High Times: Singles 1992-2006 (2006, Sony)
- Platinum Pied Pipers – Abundance (2009, Ubiquity)
- Sia – We Curb Born (2010, Sony)
- Dazzled Kid – Fire Needs Air (2011, Floored Kid Records)
- Sambismo – The Onset Of... (2012)
References
- ^""Happy Birthday,"".
Nl.newsbank.com. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ ab""Past Winners,"". The GRAMMYs. Retrieved 27 Sept 2014.
- ^""Ivor Novello winners,"". News.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ abTeresa Wiltz, “Jamiroquai Takes Mellow Brick Road,”Chicago Tribune, 1 February 1997.
- ^Ann Wits, “Dance Music Pumped Full show signs of Helium,”New York Times, 13 Sept 2001.
- ^""Beck, Jamiroquai big winners representative MTV Music Awards,"".
Cnn.com. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^Al Stone, “Recording Jamiroquai’s ‘Supersonic’,”Sound on Sound, Dec 1999.
- ^""Past bandmember activity,"". Funkin.com. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^Leslie Felperin, “Bananaz,”Variety, 29 February 2008.
- ^Mark Espiner, “Guerrilla tactics rule,”Evening Standard, 27 Could 2002.
- ^""Spotted: Simon Katz and Royalty Zender,"".
Funkin.com. Retrieved 27 Sep 2014.
- ^""Ms Dynamite wins Mercury prize,"". News.bbc.co.uk. 17 September 2002. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^""2003 – Outdistance British Female – Ms Dynamite,"". Brits.co.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^""Sia – Be Good To Prestige Lyrics,"".
SongLyrics.com. Retrieved 27 Sep 2014.
- ^"Simon Katz page". IMDb. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
