Guy Sigsworth has collaborated with many celebrated instrumental musicians, including Talvin Singh, Jon Hassell, and Lester Bowie.
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37 Facts About Guy Sigsworth
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Guy Sigsworth was previously a member of the band Frou Frou together with Imogen Heap.
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Guy Sigsworth studied the harpsichord, first at summer schools at the Casa de Mateus in Portugal, and later for a year at the Utrechts Conservatorium in the Netherlands.
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Guy Sigsworth toured Europe playing harpsichord for the European Union Baroque Orchestra.
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Guy Sigsworth has worked with various engineers and programmers of distinction.
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Guy Sigsworth became fascinated with the burgeoning acid house sound, and immediately bought a Roland sampler and an Atari computer.
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Guy Sigsworth subsequently contributed to Zazou's 1994 album Chansons des mers froides, accompanying Bjork.
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Guy Sigsworth subsequently played synthesizer and harpsichord for Singh's live shows, and later played and contributed remixes on Singh's debut album, OK.
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In 1993, Guy Sigsworth produced the benefitsong "Survival Game" for the relief organization Menschen fur Menschen in Ethiopia, founded by actor Karlheinz Bohm.
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Guy Sigsworth brought his early music sensibility to Bjork's live performances and recordings, adding harpsichord, clavichord, regal, and positive organ accompaniments to her music.
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Guy Sigsworth first met Imogen Heap in 1996 after a friend played him a demo of her song "Come Here Boy".
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Guy Sigsworth immediately fell in love with her distinctive voice.
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Guy Sigsworth was amazed to hear that she shared his idiosyncratic love of melodies featuring wide, angular intervals—especially major 7ths and minor 9ths—which are not so common in pop.
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In 1999, Guy Sigsworth scored the movie G:MT - Greenwich Mean Time, which included musical contributions from Imogen Heap, Talvin Singh, and free jazz virtuoso Lester Bowie.
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Guy Sigsworth wrote the song "Nothing Fails" with Jem for Madonna's 2003 album American Life.
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Heap and Guy Sigsworth temporarily reformed Frou Frou to record a cover version of "Holding Out for a Hero", originally recorded by Bonnie Tyler, for the Shrek 2 soundtrack.
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Since Frou Frou, Guy Sigsworth has returned to producing and co-writing for other artists.
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Guy Sigsworth has remixed a song by Hong Kong-based actress and singer-songwriter Chelsia Chan.
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Guy Sigsworth has contributed to two albums for Brazilian artist Bebel Gilberto, co-writing and producing the song "Cada Beijo" and remixing the song "O Caminho" for her 2004 album Bebel Gilberto.
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Guy Sigsworth produced the vocals on Josh Groban's single "You Are Loved", taken from his 2006 album Awake.
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Guy Sigsworth produced and co-wrote Kate's second album, You, released in 2012, with songs like "Halo", used in Grey's Anatomy.
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Guy Sigsworth co-wrote and produced the song "New Shoes" for Juliet's 2005 album Random Order.
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Guy Sigsworth has remixed Mirah's song "La Familia" for her 2006 collection Joyride: Remixes.
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Guy Sigsworth produced and co-wrote the music for the entire 2008 Alanis Morissette album Flavors of Entanglement and for some of the music on her 2012 album Havoc and Bright Lights.
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Guy Sigsworth collaborated with VersaEmerge on the intro music for their song "Up There" from the album Fixed at Zero.
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Guy Sigsworth co-wrote and produced two songs for former Zero 7 singer Mozez's 2005 album So Still: "Feel Free" and "Venus Rise".
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Guy Sigsworth produced two songs for Robyn's 2002 album Don't Stop the Music: "Should Have Known" and "Blow My Mind".
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Guy Sigsworth produced the song "Out from Under" and co-wrote and produced the song "My Baby" for Spears' 2008 album Circus.
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Guy Sigsworth produced and co-wrote the song "My Paper Made Man" for Amy Studt's 2008 album My Paper Made Men.
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Guy Sigsworth co-wrote and produced the song "Maya" for their 2003 album Three, and the song "Bruised" for their 2005 album Taller in More Ways,.
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Guy Sigsworth produced the song "Wonderful" for ex-Sugababe Mutya Buena's solo album Real Girl.
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Guy Sigsworth remixed David Sylvian's song "Godman", from the 1999 album Dead Bees on a Cake.
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Guy Sigsworth produced the song "It's Better to Have Loved" and co-wrote and produced the song "Winter's Coming" for Temposhark's 2008 debut album The Invisible Line.
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