They wrote of Cooper, "If it's a hit you want, you'd better talk to Cooper. We know that people aren't really interested in pop music as it was. "[81], Xenomania work from a large English country house located in Kent, where Higgins also lives, and a flat in Shoreditch. Brian Thomas Higgins (born 1966) is an English record producer, who has written and produced albums and tracks for several successful pop music singers and groups, including Girls Aloud, S Club and The Saturdays, through his Xenomania production group. Xenomania also worked with Alesha Dixon (on the single "Knockdown"), Sophie Ellis-Bextor, and produced two songs for Sugababes' fifth studio album, Change. "[8] There are wide influences present in their productions, including electronic, glam rock, Motown soul, punk, and more traditional pop music. Following the success of Girls Aloud's first four singles, Xenomania was enlisted to produce Girls Aloud's second album, What Will the Neighbours Say?, in its entirety. And they sold about 20,000 copies, and they've never been seen since. The production team were due to work with rock bands New Order and Franz Ferdinand, but both sessions proved fruitless. The song was the Christmas number-one of 2002, selling just over 213,000 copies in its first week of release. NME magazine called Don't Stop "Xenomania-abetted lipstick-pop genius". In 2016, Higgins founded Twin Xenomania Ltd. with Nick Gatfield. "[citation needed]. Subsequent albums - Yes 2017 reissue Further Listening 2008-2010 bonus disc (Pet Shop Boys) Other releases - single (UK #10) (Girls Aloud) Chris and Neil wrote this song during the sessions for their 2009 album Yes in collaboration with the . "[2], In 2016, Higgins founded Twin Xenomania Ltd. with Nick Gatfield. Florence Arnold, ne le 28 dcembre 1988 Bristol en Angleterre, plus connue sous le nom de scne Florrie, est une chanteuse et auteur-compositrice, batteuse et mannequin britannique.Lie la maison de production Xenomania [1] dont elle a t la batteuse attitre en 2008, elle a jou en live et enregistr en studio avec des artistes comme Kylie Minogue, Girls Aloud et les Pet Shop . Brian Higgins's income source is mostly from being a successful . Higgins then co-wrote and co-produced the successful 1997 song, "All I Wanna Do" for Dannii Minogue. ", "Interview with Brian Higgins (transcript)", "Girls Aloud: the makings of a pop success story", "Annie: 'I Need To Disappear A Bit Before Coming Back', "Introducing: Tove Lo The Line Of Best Fit", "I Want New Music! [2][3] Gabriella Cilmi's "Sweet About Me" and Girls Aloud's "The Promise" were named Best Single at the ARIA Music Awards of 2008 and the 2009 BRIT Awards, respectively. The album was nominated in the Best Electronic/Dance Album category at the 52nd Grammy Awards. Xenomania were reported to have written five songs for Leona Lewis's second album, Echo (2009), described by Cooper as "tragic songs with a twist". For the rest of us, Cooper has the power to get a tune inside our heads. Cooper later said of Xenomania's relationship with the group, who split up in 2013, "We kind of thought of ourselves as a bit of the band, so the essence of Xeno was Girls Aloud. Now let's end the vaccine mandate at the Northern Border. [43], The Observer placed Higgins at number thirteen in a 2008 list of the twenty most powerful "celebrity makers." laura loomer net worth; fifth third bank cashiers check verification . [58] Also that year, Xenomania reunited with former Girls Aloud member Nadine Coyle to write and produce material for Coyle's upcoming second studio album. Copyright 2023 Company Check Ltd (04905417) Registered Office: Caspian Point One, Pierhead Street, Cardiff, CF10 4DQ, United Kingdom. The eventual winners, Girls Aloud, recorded "Sound of the Underground", one of sixty songs that Higgins and Cooper had written with the aim of launching their own girl group. Formed by Higgins with his Creative Director Miranda Cooper and Business Director Sarah Stennett of First Access Entertainment,[1] Xenomania has written and produced for renowned artists such as Cher, Kylie Minogue, Dannii Minogue, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Pet Shop Boys, The Saturdays and . [66] Mini Viva, who were formed in 2007, spent two years working with Xenomania before their launch. "[2] The song would later become a UK number-one single for Sugababes in 2002. In 2006, Girls Aloud released their first greatest hits collection, The Sound of Girls Aloud, which featured their singles to dateall produced by Xenomaniaincluding the new track "Something Kinda Ooooh". Biology, that was just the little piano hook at the beginning, but I remember it probably took two years to work out how to come out of that intro, what it would go into. card. Brian M. Higgins (born October 6, 1959) is the U.S. Representative for New York's 26th congressional district , serving since 2005. In 2014, Xenomania produced "What Are You Waiting For?" They got more involved in the writing as time went on, but we were probably all a little bit guilty of having an inner pop star desperate to get out of Xeno". Xenomania has cranked out dozens of European hits over the past 15 years, for acts like Pet Shop Boys, Sugababes, and Kylie Minogue. The founder of record label and publishing company Xenomania, Higgins has produced and co-written more than 35 Top 10 hits including songs by Kylie Minogue, Girls Aloud and Sugababes, and. Xenomania's Brian Higgins once dismissed it as a 'disaster,' but is Long Hot Summer really *that* bad? [43] Don't Stop, the second album by Norwegian singer Annie, was released in 2009 and includes several tracks produced and co-written by Xenomania, including the single "My Love Is Better". Artists include Alex Gardner, Jessie Malakouti, Brooke X, Mini Viva, and Vagabond. Higgins assumed production duties for indie rock Gossip's album A Joyful Noise, a collaboration met with scepticism by Vice magazine"This is not the first time indie artists have fallen for his [Higgins'] cred-pop charms [] no one involved managed to work out that Gossip isn't a pop band". Formed after Higgins met Miranda Cooper, Xenomania has written and produced for renowned artists such as Cher, Kylie Minogue, Dannii Minogue, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Pet Shop Boys, The Saturdays and the Sugababes. Hes the epitome of what a great songwriter should be, and without doubt one of the best writers/producers of his generation, behind some of the greatest moments in UK pop over the last 20 years or so. I voted for H.R.185 because it supports reciprocity with our Canadian neighbors. [41], Pet Shop Boys' tenth studio album, Yes, was produced by Brian Higgins and Xenomania. "[64] They write, produce, and rehearse music before they "sell record companies the artists they've discovered and developed. The songs did not make the album. Higgins praised Sugababes for the "crucial role" in Xenomania's subsequent success"To me they represented something superior to what was out there. [8] Additionally, Higgins "was obsessed with synthesisers [] Duran Duran and the way they utilised synths, which I thought was amazingly clever, and Japan, and Depeche Mode. Discover today's celebrity birthdays and explore famous people who share your birthday. That's been the driving force of our relationship with the groupto defy expectations. It means their records have to try and be as competitive as anyone else's, whether it's the hottest hip-hop producer from LA, or the hottest guitar band from Sheffield. Franz Ferdinand's drummer Paul Thomson said, "We wrote with Higgins for a while and initially we thought we'd work more with him but it didn't really work out. Hipgnosis has acquired a music catalogue from Ivor Novello Award-winning British songwriter and producer Brian Higgins. However, the success of the lead single, "All I Wanna Do", led to a collaboration with American singer Cher and Higgins co-writing her international number-one hit single "Believe" (1998). Producer - Brian Higgins, Xenomania. They contributed tracks to Stevens' album Come and Get It, a commercial failure that The Guardian listed among its "1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die" and hailed as "a riot, thanks to a stellar team of pop producers [] who seem to have taken the precarious state of Stevens' career as an excuse to let their imaginations run amok". Xenomania were approached to work with Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue on new tracks for her greatest hits collection Ultimate Kylie, including the single "Giving You Up", which developed a reputation among her fans as one of her worst singles. Next accounts due by 31 Dec 2020, For a full in-depth analysis on each of these directors, click any of the links below, Sign Up Today So, how much is Brian Higgins worth at the age of 54 years old? Brian Higginss income source is mostly from being a successful . On paper, Girls Aloud shouldn't still be around, so we go into the making of every record with a view that they have to do something exceptional to warrant even existing. Higgins called V "bright and motivated, with a lot of charisma [] When we decide to work with an artist it is normally a decision based on personality and the challenge we feel it holds for us". Higgins said that they wanted "essentially 'Sound of the Underground 2'." I've had that experience happen where the big artists were fine until they got into the mix room and then they basically pulled the record to pieces. The firm was founded by Higgins in 1995. 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[8] The Observer wrote that Xenomania are "sonically pioneering songs that have combined dance, rock and rave and resulted in the group being championed by NME as often as MTV. After eighteen months, he decided to found Xenomania as an independent production company based in Westerham in Kent, outside London, because it is "somewhere where concentration would be easy [and] no one 'pops' in.". In 2003, Xenomania wrote and produced "No Good Advice" for Girls Aloud, which reflected his general mood of failure after the deal between Xenomania and London Records fell through. [5] After eighteen months, he decided to found Xenomania as an independent production company based in Westerham in Kent, outside London, because it is "somewhere where concentration would be easy [and] no one 'pops' in."[8]. The sessions have so far yielded three singles, "Go to Work", "Fool for Love" and "All That I Know" as well as an EP, titled Nadine. Or, Brian Higgins (producer)'s net worth in US Dollar Aug, 2022? In the late 1980s, he moved to East Grinstead, West Sussex. "[2] The goal is to establish an "entertainment company, with Higgins [] presiding over a pool of talent, retaining key rights to the artists they develop." 59200 He is from United Kingdom. Don't Stop, the second album by Norwegian singer Annie, was released in 2009 and includes several tracks produced and co-written by Xenomania, including the single "My Love Is Better". for The Saturdays, the lead single from the group's greatest hits album Finest Selection. [75] Songwriters and producers who have worked for Xenomania include Annie, Fred Falke, Tove Lo, Edele Lynch (of Irish girl group B*Witched), MNEK, Deedee Ray, and Olivia Redmond (formerly of SoundGirl). Hot New Top. Again Powell and Gray were among his collaborators. His net worth has been growing significantly in 2021-2022. 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