Member Since: 23/03/2007
Band Website: www.jonnicholls.com
Band Members:
Influences: arvo part, steve reich, toru takemitsu, harry partch, francis dhomont, olivier messiaen, igor stravinsky, jerry goldsmith, john barry, miles davis, brian eno, tristan murail, brian wilson, gamelan, art ensemble of chicago, harrison birtwistle, claude debussy, james brown, michael brook, giya kancheli, ennio morricone, maurice ravel, hildegard of bingen, autechre, john cage, morton feldman, jonathan harvey, louis andriessen, benjamin britten, james macmillan, kahia saariaho, lamb, future sound of london, weather report
Sounds Like: Here are some extracts from some of Jon's film and television projects:
BBC Storyville: 'Small Pain for Glory'
In the aftermath of devastating civil war, Sierra Leone attempts to put together an Olympic athletic squad for the 2004 Games in Athens. A powerful and moving documentary, co-produced by the BBC and WGBH.
(Urban Films, prod. Ilona Benjamin)
Channel 4 Cutting Edge: Secrets of the Austrian Cellar
The shocking story of Josef Fritzl's 25-year imprisonment of his own family
(Blakeway TV, prod. Nick London)
Channel 4 Dispatches: 'Iraq's Lost Generation'
Documentary on plight of Iraq's displaced middle class and the implications for Iraq of their absence.
(Hard Cash Productions, prod. Ed Robbins)
Channel 4 Dispatches: 'Spiked'
Award-winning journalist Maggie O'Kane investigates the alarming prevalence of drug rape in Britain.
(First Frame TV, prod. Lynn Ferguson)
Channel 4 Dispatches: 'On The Streets'
Award-winning journalist Maggie O'Kane's investigation into the failings of Britain's prostitution laws attracted national press coverage.
(First Frame TV, prod. Lynn Ferguson)
Channel 4: Women Facing War: 'Sarah'
One of a series of 12 films commissioned by the International Red Cross highlighting women's experience of war.
(Urban Films, prod. Ilona Benjamin)
Shore (Smoorns Films 2006)
Horror short. A man wakes on an unknown beach, and struggles to make sense of his increasingly terrifying situation...
Little Boy Blues (Suscito Films 2007)
Short thriller. A picnic on a perfect summer afternoon - but with a dark secret in the background...
One World Action: 'Toys'
Promotional film for charity One World Action highlighting the daily lives of the inhabitants of Uganda's capital Luanda
(Urban Films, prod. Ilona Benjamin)
Channel 4 Secret Asia: 'Nuclear Ginza'
Documentary exposing the hidden terrible human cost of Japan's nuclear industry.
(Small World Media, dir. Nicky Rohl)
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: Major