Ewan Pearson
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Ewan Pearson is an English
electronic music producer/remix
er who works under various aliases including Maas, Sulky Pup, Villa America, World of Apples, and Dirtbox. He is also in Partial Arts with Al Usher. He has remixed for artists such as Cortney Tidwell
, Seelenluft
, Ladytron
, Depeche Mode
, The Rapture
, Goldfrapp
, and The Chemical Brothers
. In 2001, Soma Quality Recordings
released Small Change, an album whose content was exclusively remix work from Pearson under his guises World of Apples and Maas. His production credits include "Pieces Of The People We Love" from The Rapture, as well as Ladytron, Chikinki
, Envoy and Jeb Loy Nichols and he programmed two tracks for Gwen Stefani
's solo album Love. Angel. Music. Baby.
He plays on M83
's album Saturdays = Youth
. He recently completed work on Tracey Thorn
's new solo album, Love And Its Opposite along with Delphic
's debut album Acolyte due for release 11 January 2010.
where he attended Franche Middle School and Wolverley High School in Wolverley
. His father had a keen interest in guitar and played in folk bands. This may have been an early inspiration for Ewan who played both piano and cello in his youth. He attended Girton College, Cambridge
where he studied English Literature and graduated with a first. He went on to study a masters degree in philosophy and cultural studies at Royal Holloway, University of London
which focused in part on the place of dance music in popular culture and resulted in the publication of "Discographies" which he co-wrote with Jeremy Gilbert.
in London
, Manumission and Space in Ibiza
, the Pulp in Paris
, and PanoramaBar in Berlin
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
electronic music producer/remix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
er who works under various aliases including Maas, Sulky Pup, Villa America, World of Apples, and Dirtbox. He is also in Partial Arts with Al Usher. He has remixed for artists such as Cortney Tidwell
Cortney Tidwell
Cortney Tidwell is an American singer-songwriter. She was born 1972 in Nashville, Tennessee to country singer Connie Eaton and producer and A & R, Cliff Williamson. Her grandfather Slim Williamson ran Chart Records. Most of her family played/associated with the Grand Ole Opry. Her mother was...
, Seelenluft
Seelenluft
Beat Solèr, better known by his stage name Seelenluft, is a producer of electronic music from Switzerland.-Career:Seelenluft is Beat Soler from Zurich. He has been playing music since he was seven. He has made a number of records in the past ten years....
, Ladytron
Ladytron
Ladytron are an English electronic band formed in 1999 in Liverpool, Merseyside. The group consists of Helen Marnie , Mira Aroyo , Daniel Hunt and Reuben Wu .Their sound blends electropop with New Wave and shoegazing elements. Ladytron described their sound as "electronic pop"...
, Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...
, The Rapture
The Rapture (band)
The Rapture is an Indie rock band based in New York City. The band mixes influences from many genres including post-punk, acid house, disco, electronica and rock, pioneering the post-punk revival genre...
, Goldfrapp
Goldfrapp
Goldfrapp are an English electronic music duo, formed in 1999 in London, England, that consists of Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory ....
, and The Chemical Brothers
The Chemical Brothers
The Chemical Brothers are a British electronic music duo comprising Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons. Originating in Manchester in 1991, along with The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, The Crystal Method, and fellow acts, they were pioneers at bringing the big beat genre to the forefront of pop culture.- Background...
. In 2001, Soma Quality Recordings
Soma Quality Recordings
Soma Quality Recordings is a Scottish techno and house label co-founded in 1991 by the electronic music duo Slam...
released Small Change, an album whose content was exclusively remix work from Pearson under his guises World of Apples and Maas. His production credits include "Pieces Of The People We Love" from The Rapture, as well as Ladytron, Chikinki
Chikinki
-History:The band formed at Hiatt Baker Hall at the University of Bristol in 1996/1997. Originally there were six members: Rupert Browne , Ed East , Steve Bond , Simon Exton , Luke Sherwood and Trevor Wensley...
, Envoy and Jeb Loy Nichols and he programmed two tracks for Gwen Stefani
Gwen Stefani
Gwen Renée Stefani is an American singer-songwriter and fashion designer. Stefani is the lead vocalist for the rock and ska band No Doubt. Stefani recorded her first solo album Love. Angel. Music. Baby. in 2004. The album was inspired by music of the 1980s, and was a success with sales of over...
's solo album Love. Angel. Music. Baby.
Love. Angel. Music. Baby.
Love. Angel. Music. Baby. is the debut solo studio album by American recording artist Gwen Stefani, released in the United States on November 23, 2004 by Interscope Records...
He plays on M83
M83 (band)
M83 is a musical act by French musician Anthony Gonzalez. It is named after a spiral galaxy, Messier 83. The band was founded in 2001 by Gonzalez and former member Nicolas Fromageau in Antibes, France...
's album Saturdays = Youth
Saturdays = Youth
Saturdays = Youth is the fifth studio album by French electronic band M83, first released on 11 April 2008. The album was produced by Ken Thomas, known for his work with Sigur Rós, The Sugarcubes, Cocteau Twins, and Suede, with co-production by Ewan Pearson and M83 leader Anthony Gonzalez.The...
. He recently completed work on Tracey Thorn
Tracey Thorn
Tracey Anne Thorn is an English pop singer and songwriter. She is best known as being one half of the duo Everything but the Girl, which is currently on extended hiatus.-Personal life:...
's new solo album, Love And Its Opposite along with Delphic
Delphic
Delphic are an alternative dance band from Marple Bridge, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. They are signed to Polydor and released the single "Counterpoint" in April 2009 through R&S Records, produced by Ewan Pearson...
's debut album Acolyte due for release 11 January 2010.
Early life
Pearson (born 1 April 1972) grew up in KidderminsterKidderminster
Kidderminster is a town, in the Wyre Forest district of Worcestershire, England. It is located approximately seventeen miles south-west of Birmingham city centre and approximately fifteen miles north of Worcester city centre. The 2001 census recorded a population of 55,182 in the town...
where he attended Franche Middle School and Wolverley High School in Wolverley
Wolverley
Wolverley is a village, and with Cookley together, a civil parish in the Wyre Forest District of Worcestershire, England. It is located a few miles to the north west of Kidderminster, near the town of Bewdley, and the villages of Kinver and Cookley...
. His father had a keen interest in guitar and played in folk bands. This may have been an early inspiration for Ewan who played both piano and cello in his youth. He attended Girton College, Cambridge
Girton College, Cambridge
Girton College is one of the 31 constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge. It was England's first residential women's college, established in 1869 by Emily Davies and Barbara Bodichon. The full college status was only received in 1948 and marked the official admittance of women to the...
where he studied English Literature and graduated with a first. He went on to study a masters degree in philosophy and cultural studies at Royal Holloway, University of London
Royal Holloway, University of London
Royal Holloway, University of London is a constituent college of the University of London. The college has three faculties, 18 academic departments, and about 8,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students from over 130 different countries...
which focused in part on the place of dance music in popular culture and resulted in the publication of "Discographies" which he co-wrote with Jeremy Gilbert.
DJ career
Pearson regularly appears at FabricFabric (club)
Fabric is a nightclub in London, United Kingdom. It was voted number 1 in DJ Magazine's "Top 100 Clubs in the World" poll in 2007 and number 2 in 2008, 2009 and 2010...
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, Manumission and Space in Ibiza
Ibiza
Ibiza or Eivissa is a Spanish island in the Mediterranean Sea 79 km off the coast of the city of Valencia in Spain. It is the third largest of the Balearic Islands, an autonomous community of Spain. With Formentera, it is one of the two Pine Islands or Pityuses. Its largest cities are Ibiza...
, the Pulp in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, and PanoramaBar in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
.
Albums
| 1997 | Latitude (as Maas) (Soma Quality Recordings Soma Quality Recordings Soma Quality Recordings is a Scottish techno and house label co-founded in 1991 by the electronic music duo Slam... ) |
| 2001 | Small Change (Soma Quality Recordings) |
Mix Albums
| 2005 | Sc.Fi. Hi.Fi Volume 1 (Soma Quality Recordings) |
| 2007 | Fabric 35 Fabric 35 Fabric 35 is a DJ mix compilation album by Ewan Pearson, as part of the Fabric Mix Series.-Track listing:# Jahcoozi - Ali McBills - Careless... (Fabric Records) |
| 2010 | We Are Proud of Our Choices (Kompakt Records) |
Remixes
| 2000 | Stargazer - "Deeper" |
| 2001 | Count Zero - "Blue Boogaloo" Deem-C - "Floating" Russ Gabriel - "We Will Be Turning" Jaymz Nylon - "I Know a Place" Only Child - "Getting It On" |
| 2002 | Black Strobe Black Strobe Black Strobe were formed in Paris in 1997 by producer Arnaud Rebotini and DJ Ivan Smagghe, and were instrumental in the rise of the electroclash movement in the UK with their breakthrough single Me And Madonna... - "Me and Madonna" Chris Cowie Chris Cowie Chris Cowie is a producer and DJ from Aberdeen, Scotland. Growing up on a council estate Cowie has gained mainstream and underground fame through his music and his DJ and Live performances. He launched the highly acclaimed and influential record labels Hook Recordings and Bellboy Records in 1991... - "Deep Within" Fifth Level - "Jump Up" Freeform Five Freeform Five Freeform Five is London based DJ, producer, songwriter Anu Pillai. It was his remix of Isolee’s “Beau Mot Plage” in 1999 that alerted many to this production outfit.... - "Perspex Sex" Slam Slam (band) Slam are a producer/DJ duo from Glasgow, consisting of Stuart MacMillan and Orde Meikle . They are co-founders of Soma Quality Recordings. Their music style consists of house and techno.-History:... feat. Dot Allison Dot Allison Dot Allison is a Scottish singer and songwriter, who has made significant inroads in electronic music circles, most notably as a result of her tenure fronting the band One Dove in the early 1990s... - "Visions" |
| 2003 | The Chemical Brothers The Chemical Brothers The Chemical Brothers are a British electronic music duo comprising Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons. Originating in Manchester in 1991, along with The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, The Crystal Method, and fellow acts, they were pioneers at bringing the big beat genre to the forefront of pop culture.- Background... - "The Golden Path" The Flaws - "Freek" Futureshock - "Pride's Paranoia" Goldfrapp Goldfrapp Goldfrapp are an English electronic music duo, formed in 1999 in London, England, that consists of Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory .... - "Strict Machine" Goldfrapp - "Train" Ladytron Ladytron Ladytron are an English electronic band formed in 1999 in Liverpool, Merseyside. The group consists of Helen Marnie , Mira Aroyo , Daniel Hunt and Reuben Wu .Their sound blends electropop with New Wave and shoegazing elements. Ladytron described their sound as "electronic pop"... - "Evil" Midnight Star Midnight Star Midnight Star is an R&B and electro-funk group that had a string of R&B hits in the 1980s.-Band history:The group was formed in 1976 at Kentucky State University by trumpeter Reggie Calloway, vocalist Belinda Lipscomb, guitarist/vocalist Melvin Gentry, bassist Kenneth Gant, multi-instrumentalist... - "Midas Touch" Mint Royale Mint Royale Mint Royale is a big beat electronic music act from Manchester, England. They were originally founded by the duo Neil Claxton and Chris Baker in 1997; the latter left the band in 2004, but Claxton continues to produce music using the Mint Royale name.-Career:... - "Blue Song" Erlend Øye Erlend Øye Erlend Øye is a Norwegian musician from Bergen, best known for being part of the indie folk duo Kings of Convenience together with Eirik Glambek Bøe. He has released one solo album, Unrest, in 2003 and a mix-CD in the DJ-Kicks series in 2004.... - "Sudden Rush" Playgroup Playgroup (band) Playgroup is a British dance act. Basically the project of musician and designer Trevor Jackson, they were associated with the electroclash movement.Jackson has also performed under the names Underdog and Skull.-Albums:... - "Make It Happen" Seelenluft Seelenluft Beat Solèr, better known by his stage name Seelenluft, is a producer of electronic music from Switzerland.-Career:Seelenluft is Beat Soler from Zurich. He has been playing music since he was seven. He has made a number of records in the past ten years.... - "Manila" Swag - "Where I Belong" |
| 2004 | Closer Musik - "One, Two, Three - No Gravity" Depeche Mode Depeche Mode Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke... - "Enjoy the Silence" Mocky Mocky Mocky is a Somali-Canadian singer, music producer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and composer.-Biography:Mocky was born Dominic Salole in Saskatchewan, Canada. He later moved to Ottawa and Toronto, and then to London, Amsterdam and Berlin. His father is of Somali descent, but was born in... - "Catch a Moment in Time" The Rapture The Rapture (band) The Rapture is an Indie rock band based in New York City. The band mixes influences from many genres including post-punk, acid house, disco, electronica and rock, pioneering the post-punk revival genre... - "I Need Your Love" |
| 2005 | Alter Ego Alter Ego (band) Alter Ego is a German acid house music group, comprising Roman Flügel and Jörn Elling Wuttke. They achieved notability in 2004 with their track "Rocker", which became one of the year's defining dance anthems, especially in Europe, and getting played on rotation amongst the most popular electroclash... - "Beat the Bush" Feist Leslie Feist Leslie Feist , known professionally as simply Feist, is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter, both as a solo artist and as a member of the indie rock group Broken Social Scene.... - "Inside & Out" Moby Moby Richard Melville Hall , better known by his stage name Moby, is an American musician, DJ, and photographer. He is known mainly for his sample-based electronic music and his outspoken liberal political views, including his support of veganism and animal rights.Moby gained attention in the early... - "Raining Again" Röyksopp Röyksopp Röyksopp is a Norwegian electronic music duo from Tromsø, formed in 1998. Since their inception, the band's line-up has included Svein Berge and Torbjørn Brundtland.... - "49 Percent" Silicone Soul - "The Poisoner's Diary" Silver City - "Shiver" |
| 2006 | Franz Ferdinand Franz Ferdinand (band) Franz Ferdinand are a Scottish post-punk revival band formed in Glasgow in 2002. The band is composed of Alex Kapranos , Bob Hardy , Nick McCarthy , and Paul Thomson .The band first experienced chart success when their second single, "Take Me Out", reached #3 in... - "Outsiders" Goldfrapp - "Ride a White Horse" Pet Shop Boys Pet Shop Boys Pet Shop Boys are an English electronic dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant, who provides main vocals, keyboards and occasional guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards.... - "Psychological" |
| 2007 | Cortney Tidwell Cortney Tidwell Cortney Tidwell is an American singer-songwriter. She was born 1972 in Nashville, Tennessee to country singer Connie Eaton and producer and A & R, Cliff Williamson. Her grandfather Slim Williamson ran Chart Records. Most of her family played/associated with the Grand Ole Opry. Her mother was... - "Don't Let Stars Keep Us Tangled Up" |
| 2009 | Junior Boys Junior Boys -History:Junior Boys formed in 1999 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada as a duo of Jeremy Greenspan and Johnny Dark. Years of collaboration followed and a demo was produced, but after many rejections and near-misses, they were resigned to being bedroom beat constructors. Soon after, Johnny Dark left the... - "Hazel" |
Interviews
- Ewan Pearson: Mix work - Resident AdvisorResident AdvisorResident Advisor is an online electronic music magazine dedicated to the global dance music scene. The website won a People's Voice award in the 12th Annual Webby Awards in 2008.-Site History:...
Feb, 2010
External links
- Official Website
- RBMA Radio On Demand - Train Wreck Mix - Ewan Pearson (Misericord, Berlin/London)
- RBMA Radio On Demand - Emerald Steps - Ewan Pearson (Misericord, Berlin/London)
- In The Mix Page http://www.inthemix.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=274327