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For outstanding technical skills in music production, engineering, mixing and/or mastering.
WINNER
James Jones - Coconut Beach
LAB7, Wales
James says: “I use loops quite often but I think it's okay to have a collage and then sprinkle some interesting flamenco guitar and jazz violin which is what I tried to do with 'Coconut Beach', the last track on my EP, 'Landscapes'. It sounds very Garage-inspired which is very different for me but I enjoyed it.”
Gaddiel Nketia – Eternal Faith (used for No Time to Die - 007' (Official Sky TV Trailer)
Nottingham C.A.N, East Midlands
Gaddiel says: “Before the Phlexx Records Mentoring Programme, I was still in university studying music performance and trying to find my feet in the music industry. I went into the mentoring programme hoping that it could help me to expand my network and hopefully use that to start working as a professional in the industry; and it sure did! Part of the mentoring programme gave us as the participants the chance to be part of different masterclasses, one of them being on the topic of sync licensing, with a woman from SATV (Music Publisher for Sky TV). I am now working as a full-time composer for TV and film with some of the biggest music publishers such as BMG, Universal and SATV. My music has since been used and synced on 'No Time to Die - 007' (Official Sky TV Trailer), 'The Resident' (Promo campaign - VTM), 'Libby, are you home yet' (Official Sky Trailer), ‘Gangs of London’, ‘Formula 1’, ‘Sky Sports Premier League’ and many more.
naafi - Magnolia
Youth Music NextGen Fund, Scotland
naafi says, “Lyrically, it [Magnolia] explores the constant upheaval of moving and travelling as part of growing up in a military family. The walls in army housing are always painted magnolia, so this colour became symbolic of the pain of leaving people behind, but the hope and optimism of new beginnings. I created this piece using a Korg Minilogue, vocals, as well as recording/sampling sounds. The arps reflect the hope of the new start, and the notes in the bassline change halfway through, adding to the euphoric bittersweet feeling that I wanted to convey.”