Jon Cotton

Entrepreneur, Musician, Producer

Jon Cotton is a record producer, string arranger and composer based in Birmingham, UK. He is managing director of production company Poseidon (www.poseidonmusic.com) and owner of studio Artisan Audio (www.artisanaudio.com). His previous work includes producing 2007’s Ivor Novello winning song ‘Elusive’ by Scott Matthews (Island Records), 2009 Mercury Award nominees Sweet Billy Pilgrim and Jo Hamilton's award-winning debut album 'Gown'. Jon is also heavily involved in music for television and film. As well as writing heavily for Universal Publishing Production Music he produced the original soundtrack to the 2009 RAFTA award-winning feature film ‘Nativity’ starring Alan Carr and Martin Freeman (Decca) and has co-written the music to several current BBC series including Inside Out (BBC1), Nation on Film (BBC2), Richard Hammond’s Helicopter Heroes (BBC1) and a History of the World in 100 objects (BBC2). He has also consulted to Ragdoll (creators of the Tellytubbies and in the NIght Garden) and written for technical publications in the UK and France.

Ethics, the enlightenment, the power of persistence. the diminishing necessity for gatekeepers.

The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude.

Film music composer, Record Production, Sound Engineering, string arranging

film editing - and I can secretly cook a mean tarte-au-citron (once every other blue moon).