JAmes Forde STEWART
Music Producer & SOund ENgineer
James is a multi-instrumentalist, known for his work as a composer, sound engineer, and music producer. Over the years, he has worked with a diverse range of internationally acclaimed artists, such as Jacob Alon, RY X, Sandrayati, Bonobo, and Jordan Rakei. His extensive involvement in the music spans numerous creative and technical roles, including studio and live sound engineering, as well as composing for film and TV.
Notably, James as a member of the collective Unknown Horrors has co-composed the music for the award-winning director Dean Puckett's new feature film 'The Severed Sun'. Additionally, James is a long term member of indie pop band ‘Hearing Aid Beige’ James’s nostalgic and expressive guitar playing can be heard across various records by the band.
PORTFOLIO
Music Production, Mixing & SOUND engineering
Enemies By Jordan Rakei
"Live From The Roundhouse" By Jacob Alon
Impartial By Reece Bluck
Inhabit By Sandrayati
Who Are You ? By S.A. Hampshire & Dal
Drifting By Hearing Aid Beige
Slime By Brain Rays
Yautepec 103 By S.A. Hampshire
To Walk a Glitter Path By Incorruptible Bodies
Improvisations In Music Vol 1. By Reece Bluck, Aubrey Simpson & James Stewart
A Sun Coloured Shaker By Yndi Halda
This Time By Mike Anderson & Joss Stone
Lucky Mountain By Jack Bessant
The Severed Sun By Unknown Horrors
Muck By the Evil Usses
Tucked Up In the Shed By Joe Wulff
FiLM COMPOSTITION
“Unkown Horrors”
alongside Benjamin Hudson (Brain Rays) & Tommy Micheal Williams James is part of "Unknown Horrors”
As a trio they have created soundtracks for Dean Puckett’s Straight8 winner; Satan’s Bite which premiered at Cannes, as well as Puckett’s award-nominated documentary; Honey at the Top and his BFi-supported short films; The Sermon (Vimeo Staff Pick/Palm Springs) and Circles (ALTER).
They have also worked with Lotje Sodderland (My Beautiful Broken Brain) on her film, The Institute of Isolation, with science fiction artist, Lucy McRae, and have soundtracked commercial films for a diverse range of clients including Vogue, Lexus, Google, Kerrang, Nokia, Intel and Unicef.
Sync & Bespoke compositions
Over the past ten years, I’ve had the pleasure of collaborating with a diverse array of esteemed clients alongside fellow composers Benjamin Hudson and Tommy Williams. Some of our clients have included Adidas, The New York MET Museum, Nike, Go Sport, Oxfam, PwC, the BBC, Channel 4, National Theatre, Tommy Tippee, Nokia, Time Magazine, Google, YouTube, and Air Asia. We have produced a large variety of music for picture and other media. Take a listen below.
Live Sound & Production Management
