Ged Grimes
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Ged Grimes is a Scottish
musician
, producer
and composer
. He is currently the bass player for rock group Simple Minds
, and was a founding member of Danny Wilson, a band whose hits include "Mary's Prayer" (from Meet Danny Wilson
and featured prominently in the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to the movie There's Something About Mary
), and "The Second Summer of Love" (from Bebop Moptop
).
After the break-up of Danny Wilson, Grimes began to focus on writing, performing, and producing other artists including Eddi Reader
, Simply Red
, and Natalie Imbruglia
.
Grimes has also done a substantial amount of work for both television and film. His television credits include Tartan Shorts. As the owner of Jack's Hoose Music, Grimes has worked on a number of interactive entertainment media projects in recent years. Grimes composed the soundtrack for the PC game Earthworm Jim 3D
; other Jack's Hoose Music projects included score material for Universal Pictures
, including work featured on the trailer for The Bourne Supremacy
. Grimes has been featured on tracks for Sony PS 2's (PlayStation 2
) DJ Decks and FX, music themes for a series of mobile games for Digital Bridges, including movie franchise The Fast and the Furious
, and the interactive music soundtrack to Namco
Japan’s rhythm action title, "Rhythmic Star". Grimes' recent projects include title themes for Sky Games including Shrek the Third (video game)
, Ben 10
, Goldenballs and the Latin American flavoured soundtrack to iPhone and iPad game Quarrel.
Grimes, who is fluent in the Spanish language
, relocated from Dundee
, Scotland
to Andalucia, Spain
in 2005 and ran Jack Hoose Music's international, day-to-day business from there.
In recent years Grimes has been part of Deacon Blue
. He played bass on the first live incarnation of Lostboy! AKA Jim Kerr
, appearing on the short Lostboy! AKA Promo Tour 2010.
On 11 September 2010, Grimes made his debut as Simple Minds' new bass player. His first live appearance with Simple Minds took place in Paris
, France
at the Fête de l'Humanité
festival. Simple Minds were headlining and played in front of an audience of 80,000 that evening. Simple Minds is currently working on new material with Grimes.
Ged Grimes is an official endorser of the Sandberg Guitars California PM bass guitar. On July 21, 2011, Markbass products announced they had also picked up Ged Grimes' endorsement.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
, producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
and composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
. He is currently the bass player for rock group Simple Minds
Simple Minds
Simple Minds are a Scottish rock band who achieved worldwide popularity from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. The band produced a handful of critically acclaimed albums in the early 1980s and best known for their #1 US, Canada and Netherlands hit single "Don't You ", from the soundtrack of the...
, and was a founding member of Danny Wilson, a band whose hits include "Mary's Prayer" (from Meet Danny Wilson
Meet Danny Wilson
Meet Danny Wilson was the debut album from the Scottish pop group Danny Wilson. It became a significant hit in America, on the strength of the hit single, "Mary's Prayer."- Track listing :# "Davy" # "Aberdeen"...
and featured prominently in the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to the movie There's Something About Mary
There's Something About Mary
There's Something About Mary is a 1998 American comedy film, directed by the Farrelly brothers, Bobby and Peter. It stars Cameron Diaz, Matt Dillon and Ben Stiller, and it is a combination of romantic comedy and gross-out film....
), and "The Second Summer of Love" (from Bebop Moptop
Bebop Moptop
Bebop Moptop was the second album from Scottish pop group Danny Wilson.- Track listing :# "Imaginary Girl"# "The Second Summer of Love"# "I Can't Wait"# "If You Really Love Me "# "If Everything You Said Was True"# "Loneliness"...
).
After the break-up of Danny Wilson, Grimes began to focus on writing, performing, and producing other artists including Eddi Reader
Eddi Reader
Eddi Reader MBE is a Scottish singer-songwriter, known both for her work with Fairground Attraction and for an enduring solo career. She is the recipient of three BRIT Awards and has topped both the album and singles charts...
, Simply Red
Simply Red
Simply Red were a British soul band that sold more than 50 million albums over a 25-year career. Their style drew influences from blue-eyed soul, new romantic, rock, reggae and jazz...
, and Natalie Imbruglia
Natalie Imbruglia
Natalie Jane Imbruglia is an Australian singer-songwriter, model and actress. In the early 1990s, Imbruglia was known to audiences as Beth Brennan in the popular Australian soap Neighbours. Three years after leaving the programme, Imbruglia launched a singing career with the international hit,...
.
Grimes has also done a substantial amount of work for both television and film. His television credits include Tartan Shorts. As the owner of Jack's Hoose Music, Grimes has worked on a number of interactive entertainment media projects in recent years. Grimes composed the soundtrack for the PC game Earthworm Jim 3D
Earthworm Jim 3D
Earthworm Jim 3D is to date the last console game in the Earthworm Jim series. It is a sequel to Earthworm Jim and Earthworm Jim 2. Created by Interplay and based more on the television series than the canon of the previous games, Earthworm Jim 3D was released for Nintendo 64 and PC...
; other Jack's Hoose Music projects included score material for Universal Pictures
Universal Pictures
-1920:* White Youth* The Flaming Disc* Am I Dreaming?* The Dragon's Net* The Adorable Savage* Putting It Over* The Line Runners-1921:* The Fire Eater* A Battle of Wits* Dream Girl* The Millionaire...
, including work featured on the trailer for The Bourne Supremacy
The Bourne Supremacy
The Bourne Supremacy is the second Jason Bourne novel written by Robert Ludlum, first published in 1986. It was the sequel to Ludlum's bestseller The Bourne Identity and precedes Ludlum's final Bourne novel, The Bourne Ultimatum ....
. Grimes has been featured on tracks for Sony PS 2's (PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...
) DJ Decks and FX, music themes for a series of mobile games for Digital Bridges, including movie franchise The Fast and the Furious
The Fast and the Furious
-Films:* Fast and Furious, 1939 film* The Fast and the Furious * The Fast and the Furious ** The Fast and the Furious ** 2 Fast 2 Furious ** The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift...
, and the interactive music soundtrack to Namco
Namco
is a Japanese corporation best known as a former video game developer and publisher. Following a merger with Bandai in September 2005, the two companies' game production assets were spun off into Namco Bandai Games on March 31, 2006. Namco Ltd. was re-established to continue domestic operation of...
Japan’s rhythm action title, "Rhythmic Star". Grimes' recent projects include title themes for Sky Games including Shrek the Third (video game)
Shrek the Third (video game)
Shrek The Third is an action video game based on the 2007 DreamWorks Animation animated film of the same name, developed by 7 Studios, Gameloft, Amaze Entertainment and Vicarious Visions. The game was published by Activision on May 14, 2007 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, Wii, PC, Nintendo DS, and...
, Ben 10
Ben 10
The Omnitrix was originally created by a Galvan named Azmuth. The Omnitrix was intended to allow beings to experience life as other species in order to bring understanding and foster peace in the universe....
, Goldenballs and the Latin American flavoured soundtrack to iPhone and iPad game Quarrel.
Grimes, who is fluent in the Spanish language
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
, relocated from Dundee
Dundee
Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and the 39th most populous settlement in the United Kingdom. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
to Andalucia, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
in 2005 and ran Jack Hoose Music's international, day-to-day business from there.
In recent years Grimes has been part of Deacon Blue
Deacon Blue
Deacon Blue are a Scottish pop band formed in Glasgow during 1985. Their name was taken from the title of the Steely Dan song "Deacon Blues". The band consists of vocalist Ricky Ross and Lorraine McIntosh, keyboard player James Prime and drummer Dougie Vipond....
. He played bass on the first live incarnation of Lostboy! AKA Jim Kerr
Lostboy! AKA Jim Kerr
Lostboy! AKA Jim Kerr is Simple Minds front-man Jim Kerr's first solo album released on 17 May 2010. The album entered the UK charts at #94 on 29 May 2010 and UK Independent Chart at #8...
, appearing on the short Lostboy! AKA Promo Tour 2010.
On 11 September 2010, Grimes made his debut as Simple Minds' new bass player. His first live appearance with Simple Minds took place 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...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
at the Fête de l'Humanité
Fête de l'Humanité
Fête de l'Humanité Festival of Humanity is an event organised annually by L'Humanité.The first fête de l'Huma took place in September 1930 it was started to raise funds for the newspaper L'Humanité and 1000 people attended it...
festival. Simple Minds were headlining and played in front of an audience of 80,000 that evening. Simple Minds is currently working on new material with Grimes.
Ged Grimes is an official endorser of the Sandberg Guitars California PM bass guitar. On July 21, 2011, Markbass products announced they had also picked up Ged Grimes' endorsement.