Brian Higgins (1997-present) Matt Gray (1996-present) Miranda Cooper (1997-present) Carla Marie (2007-present) Toby Scott (2008-present) . 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.". The single "Sweet About Me", inspired by "obscure Parisian psychedelic records" that Higgins and Cooper had introduced to Cilmi, was an international success. His net worth has been growing significantly in 2021-2022. [21], On Xenomania's relatively low output (compared to a group like Stock, Aitken & Waterman), Higgins says, "If you're a production house, you're supposed to work with anyone and everyone: that's the rulebut if we don't feel excited by the prospect of the artist, then the record's going to be shit. This led to the international number one hit, 'Believe,' which was released in 1998. Xenomania worked with another X Factor alumnus (and Xenomania Records signee), Amelia Lily, producing and writing an album that was subsequently shelved. The song was critically acclaimed, and all three singles were shortlisted for the annual Popjustice 20 Music Prize. Get 5 free searches. "[33] The Sound of Girls Aloud has been recognised by the IFPI as a million-seller. In 2016, Higgins founded Twin Xenomania Ltd. with Nick Gatfield. Higgins said, "We knew that was the piece of music Girls Aloud needed to announce them as a supergroup in this country, so we knew we couldn't drop the ball melodically or lyrically." 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". This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Facebook gives people the power to. Contents 1 Age, Biography and Wiki2 Safi Bahcall Height, Weight & Measurements3 Dating & Relationship, Contents 1 Age, Biography and Wiki2 Tom Kingston Height, Weight & Measurements3 Dating & Relationship. The song was referred to as "another head-spinningly innovative number from the Xenomania team." Miranda Cooper, Songwriting Magazine, April 2015. Music released under this label include songs by Liv Lovelle. We have estimated It's just a question of bringing it out. Brian Higgins Social Network The album was nominated in the Best Electronic/Dance Album category at the 52nd Grammy Awards. Why do we display adverts? A key collaborator with Higgins is Miranda Cooper, who shares co-writing credits in nearly all Xenomania-written tracks. XENOMANIA PRODUCTIONS LIMITED Suite 2c, Brosnan House, 175, Darkes Lane, Potters Bar, EN6 1BW active Age: 23 Year (s) Directors: 1 Company No: 03907539 Buy report Log In to watch Credit Report Financials XENOMANIA PRODUCTIONS LIMITED Credit Report Higgins then co-wrote and co-produced the successful 1997 song, "All I Wanna Do" for Dannii Minogue. You can unsubscribe at any time. 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 Sugababes. The advertisements supplied by our carefully selected sponsors enable us to host and support the company data we share with our free members. "[citation needed], Xenomania has been given various accolades and recognition. The boy band V, whose single "Hip to Hip" was produced by Xenomania, was short lived. Of ex-Sugababes member Mutya Buena, Higgins has said, Shes undoubtedly the finest female singer this country has produced in years for me the closest comparison is Dusty Springfield., He thinks everyones got at least one number one hit in them,' says Cooper, his long-time writing partner, in a 2004 Observer Music Monthly article. According to our Database, He has no children. [17], In 2003, Xenomania wrote and produced "No Good Advice" for Girls Aloud, which reflected Higgins' general mood of failure after the deal between Xenomania and London Records fell through. 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 Having someone as influential, innovative and prolific as Brian joining us at Peermusic is a complete honour. Xenomania is an English songwriting and production team founded by Brian Higgins and based in Kent, England. 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. We just realized that we're not really a pop group.". "Left My Heart in Tokyo", which charted within the top ten, was co-written by Annie and Fred Falke. Xenomania has cranked out dozens of European hits over the past 15 years, for acts like Pet Shop Boys, Sugababes, and Kylie Minogue. "[6] Norwegian singer Annie said of Higgins, "he's making music all the time and he's really creative and has a lot of good ideas. Brian Higgins Net Worth His net worth has been growing significantly in 2021-2022. British music industry trade magazine Music Week said in an October 2008 piece, "As one of song-writing and production team Xenomania, the publicity shy Brian Higgins has been responsible for some of the most life-affirming and innovative pop songs of the last decade. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners. He and Cooper, afraid they'd "ruin the moment", waited weeks to write the song's lyrics; they wrote the song in seven minutes. If a piece of music "sounds enticing before a vocal has gone anywhere near it", Higgins and Cooper will "sketch out" the melody and lyrics. [66] Mini Viva, who were formed in 2007, spent two years working with Xenomania before their launch. Artists include Alex Gardner, Jessie Malakouti, Brooke X, Mini Viva, and Vagabond. In 2016, Higgins founded Twin Xenomania Ltd. with Nick Gatfield. [8] The name "Xenomania" means, according to Higgins, "the exact opposite of Xenophobia [] a love of everything, of all cultures. I think that was obviously when we'd had a lot of success and we were very confident. 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". "[64], To stay relevant, Higgins said the team avoids "listening to the radio [or] following contemporary fashions", noting that Girls Aloud's "Call the Shots" "started as a piece of music in 2005, was written as a song in 2006 and came out [] in November 2007. Cooperwho recalled being "scared" of Sugababes because of their heavy involvement in the songwriting processsaid that Xenomania made a conscious effort to differentiate their Sugababes work from that of Girls Aloud, giving the former group an "urban feel" and the latter a "punky [and] guitar-led" sound. "[14] The song was the Christmas number-one of 2002, selling just over 213,000 copies in its first week of release. Cigarettes and Lies - 2:51 (Gabriella Cilmi, Miranda Cooper, Brian Higgins, Xenomania) Terrifying - 2:37 (Gabriella Cilmi, Miranda Cooper, Brian Higgins, Xenomania) Sit in the Blues - 3:23 (Gabriella Cilmi, Miranda Cooper, Brian Higgins, Tim Larcombe, Xenomania, Mike Christer) Get Brian Higgins's email address () and phone number () at RocketReach. Hot. 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. The Promise, that track was ready to go. We require your email address in order to send you alerts by email. [50][75][76][77][78][79][80] Cooper says that high levels of quality control result from "a group of all sorts of artists, all songwriters, writing hooks on the same track [] Brian had no worries choosing melodies from wherever they came from. "[71], A lot of the songs have come out of a tiny place, a seed of an idea. It led to the international number one hit, "Believe", which was released in 1998. Higgins also says, "I object to the word 'manufactured' cause I think it's invariably said with a vague sneer. At the end of 1999, the fledgling Xenomania organisation signed a 'really big' deal with London Records just as that company was sold, and then spent a year and a half trying to get things back. [18] Shortly after the album's release, another round of sessions during that summer yielded three new tracks that later surfaced on a reissue of the album in November, including a massively successful cover version of The Pointer Sisters song "Jump" for the film Love Actually. We have estimated Brian Higgins's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets. Xenomania's Brian Higgins once dismissed it as a 'disaster,' but is Long Hot Summer really *that* bad? Brian Thomas Higgins (born 1966[1]) 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 7, Sugababes, and The Saturdays through his Xenomania production team. Higgins adds: "I started Xenomania in 1996 and to see it in 2020 as a standalone independent record label and publishing company is something that gives me deep pride and great joy. Other Xenomania productions proved less successful. 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. [] But people need to understand that when they hear something that we've done on the radio, a process has been followed to achieve that. Higgins praised Sugababes for the "crucial role" in Xenomania's subsequent success"To me they represented something superior to what was out there. Higgins himself says: Im incredibly grateful to have the opportunity to work with Nigel [Elderton, UK MD], Mike and the rest of the wonderful Peermusic team. We first met them [the Sugababes] in October 2001 and we'd spent the previous twelve months working on our own musical direction. Virgin Media gave the album five stars, saying it was "bursting [] with invention, quirky lyrics, tongue-in-cheek sauciness and [] appeals to grown-up pop fans and music critics as well as to the teenyboppers." [4], The team has been referred to as "a Phil Spector" and "a Motown of the 21st-century". [72] Higgins said "we're just not interested in the way other people do things. Higgins "separate[s] music, melody, lyric" and strives to preserve "high level of originality, excitement and dynamism in the writing. Although the song outperformed all expectations and won him three Ivor Novello awards, Higgins found himself without a label when London Records was sold in 2000. ", The Famous People in the world. [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). In 2008, Slant Magazine said that "Chemistry is probably still their crowning glory". "[6] He also noted, "We'd love to be a modern day version of RAK, where the artists are signed and developed here. In the late 1980s, he moved to East Grinstead, West Sussex. We first met them [the Sugababes] in October 2001 and we'd spent the previous twelve months working on our own musical direction. 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. "[84] Pet Shop Boys member Neil Tennant noted that Xenomania "never stick to one sound, so they're never boring. Higgins involvement in All I Wanna Do led to an opportunity to co-write a song for Cher. Xenomania produced seven more tracks for the album The Alesha Show and an additional two for its reissue. I voted for H.R.185 because it supports reciprocity with our Canadian neighbors. Despite the group's near total obscurity in the United States, the song was listed at number 245 on Pitchfork Media's "The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s" list. [74] According to Cooper, the artist's vocal performance on a track is "the final piece of the puzzle", and songs with "amazing" choruses have been shelved as a result of the artist not sounding adequate on them. A truly great atmosphere. [68] Xenomania's in-house drummer Florrie Arnold signed to Sony after finding Internet success. Signed to the independent label arm of Xenomania, the pop production house headed by Brian Higgins (Girls Aloud, Sugababes, The Saturdays), the four-piece dropped this pop banger last Friday. "All Fired Up" was written by Brian Higgins, Tim Deal, Matt Gray, Annie Yuill, MNEK and Miranda Cooper and was produced by Brian Higgins and Xenomania.The song was recorded in 2011 after the band said they wanted to try some music which was a lot more "sexier" and . This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again. According to an article in Q magazine's October 2009 issue, "they each work on backing tracks, chords or beats, Higgins choosing the best bits and building up songs like jigsaws. Formed in 2007, spent two years working with Xenomania before their launch by Xenomania, co-written! Single `` Hip to Hip '' was produced by Xenomania, was lived. The boy band V, whose single `` Hip to Hip '' produced. 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