Simon Boswell

Simon Boswell (born 15 October 1956) is a BAFTA-nominated British film score composer, conductor, producer and musician, with more than 100 credits to his name. He is known for combining mainly electronic elements with orchestral. An alumnus of the independent The Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School, Boswell studied English literature at Pembroke College, Cambridge. Playing the guitar since age 12, he was an accomplished guitarist and was signed by Transatlantic Records in 1975 whilst still at college. This led to the release of his first solo album, "The Mind Parasites", a collection of contemporary acoustic songs and instrumentals.

He formed the band "Advertising" in 1977, at the beginning of the punk rock era. Labelled "Power Pop," the band was more of an homage to the pop art style of Andy Warhol and the Velvet Underground. They toured extensively with Blondie.

After the split of "Advertising", Boswell became a record producer both in the United Kingdom and Italy. He produced Italian mega star Renato Zero's album and album of Nino Buonocore. Boswell's record productions from the 1980s have influenced many contemporary musicians, notably the sample of the band 23 Skidoo's "Coup" which became The Chemical Brothers' "Block Rockin' Beats". After producing two albums for the London band Live Wire, he joined the band.