Graham is one of Britain’s most experienced and active Music Producers specialising in the international film music business.

Education Graham studied music at Kneller Hall, the Royal Military School of Music and the Guildhall School of Music in London after which he began his career in the music production business. Graham is also a good musician; a trumpet player.

Graham is one of Britain’s most experienced and active Music Producers specialising in the international film music business.

After a distinguished career as Musical Director of Yorkshire Television, Head of Music for Granada Television and Head of Film Music Production for Lord Grade’s ITC Films, Graham then became freelance. The first 6 years of Graham’s career were spent at the world famous KPM Production Music Library; that was the day job! The night job was arranging and conducting sessions for various ‘pop’ and variety stars’ singles and albums such as Dickie Henderson, Roy Castle, Nicko McBrain (the drummer from Iron Maiden) and the number 1 hit ‘Grandad’ performed by Clive Dunn(!) plus score takedowns for the BBC’s ‘Top of the Pops’ for US groups such as ‘The Four Tops,’ Diana Ross and The Supremes,’ Otis Redding,’ ‘Marvin Gaye’ and many others.

Work:

Musical Director - Yorkshire Television, Head of Music - Granada Television, Head of Film Production (Music) - Lord Grade’s ITC Films, Head of Music - Zenith Productions.

Over the years Graham has acquired extensive expertise in recording throughout Europe and beyond. He has worked with many composers, musicians and orchestras in the recording centres of London, New York, Paris, Munich, Cologne, Rome, Brussels, Berlin, Budapest, Moscow, Belgrade, Prague, Bratislava, Brandenburg and various locations in South Africa. Musically Graham has worked with talents as diverse as Bill Wyman, Paul McCartney, Mark Bolan, The Pogues, Nigel Kennedy, Matt Damon, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Anthony Minghella through to Sir Lawrence Olivier plus composers such as John Barry, Christopher Young, Georges Delerue, Danny Elfman, Gary Oldman, David Newman, Basil Poledouris, Gabriel Yared, Jamshied Sharifi, Alan Parker, Mike Moran, George Kallis, Guy Barker, James Brett and many others. More information can be seen on my Credit List.

Music Law

Graham is familiar with the Union Agreements and working practices in each country and is an expert on music copyright law. He has demonstrated time and time again to his clients that by knowing the best orchestras, musicians and studios in each venue, he can set up both technically and musically the most cost-effective soundtrack recording sessions. He works with the composer and production team to produce the best music soundtrack; on time; on budget.

Studio and Location Recording

In addition to Graham’s professional production/supervision of 87 feature films and 100’s of television productions, Graham is a trumpet player. His first love is jazz (but loves all music) and regularly plays lead trumpet in a local big band. Professionally, as a musician this helps when working with a composer on a score recording and when working on recording music tracks featured in a film project this is invaluable. As an example of all films, Graham was the music production supervisor and joint music producer with of the music for the film ‘The Talented Mr. Ripley’ and was the music producer of all the pre-recorded featured tracks. Graham set up, organised the studio and orchestra and then supervised and co-produced the recording of the post-production score with the composer Gabriel Yared as his score reader and ‘ears’ in the filmscore recording sessions and remixing sessions.

Eight of the twelve songs in Planet 51 where worldwide pop hits of the late 50’s, early 60’s and where rerecorded and produced by Graham in the style of 80’s hard rock including lead singers such as John Sloman who used to be with the 70’s hit band ‘Uriah Heep.’

Graham’s proven ability in running a Music Department within major production entities has given him the knowledge and experience to control, manage and advise on all aspects of a projects music requirements throughout the entire production period of the largest size. As a trained musician, his ability to co-ordinate with the chosen composer is invaluable to the production and appreciated by all composers that he has worked with. As a music rights negotiator with a great team, as a musician and music producer, the featured music can be cleared at the best rates possible, recorded and produced at the highest quality at the best prices in consideration of the budget.

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