Jon Hopkins
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jonathan Julian Hopkins |
| Born |
15 August 1979 Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England |
| Genres | Electronica, techno, ambient, microhouse, IDM. folktronica, contemporary classical |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, musician |
| Instruments | Keyboard, organ, piano, harmonium |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | Just Music, Domino Records, Double Six |
| Associated acts |
Brian Eno Coldplay King Creosote Leo Abrahams Imogen Heap |
| Website | jonhopkins |
| Notable instruments | |
| Keyboard | |
Jonathan Julian "Jon" Hopkins (born 15 August 1979) is an English producer and musician who writes and performs his own melodic electronica and dance music. After starting his career playing keyboard for Imogen Heap, he has produced or contributed to albums by Brian Eno, Coldplay, David Holmes, and others.
Hopkins composed the soundtrack for the 2010 film Monsters, which was nominated for an Ivor Novello Award for Best Original Score. His third solo album, Insides, reached no. 15 on the Dance/Electronic Album Chart in 2009. His collaborations on Small Craft on a Milk Sea with Brian Eno and Leo Abrahams and Diamond Mine with King Creosote both reached no. 82 on the UK Albums Chart. In 2011 Diamond Mine was nominated for a Mercury Prize, which is annually awarded for best album from the United Kingdom and Ireland.Immunity was also nominated for the 2013 Mercury Prize.
Jon Hopkins was born in 1979 in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey and grew up in nearby Wimbledon. He first became aware of electronic music after hearing early house music on the radio at the age of seven or eight, and also became a fan of Depeche Mode and the Pet Shop Boys. These records inspired an early fascination with synths.
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