Blog by Jon Brooks specialising in Logic Pro X templates, music articles, Youtube videos, music production for film and TV, musical analysis and all things regarding audio production. Apple music and iTunes products are also featured within the blog. Jon is a British composer scoring music for film, television and advertising.
1. The Promise (When In Rome)
2. Showdown (Clive Farrington)
3. Heaven Knows (When In Rome)
4. Fall (Clive Farrington)
5. Should You Change Your Mind (Clive Farrington)
6. Mountain (Clive Farrington)
7. Just Another Love Song (Clive Farrington)
8. Invisible (Clive Farrington)
9. Breathing (Clive Farrington)
10. Deliver (Clive Farrington)
11. Heart of the Unicorn (Clive Farrington)
12. Brave Boy (Clive Farrington)
When In Rome Band Members
Clive Farrington, Andrew Mann, Michael Florale.
Clive Farrington - Independence Album
Jon Brooks, Clive Farrington and Andrew Mann.
Trivia:
When In Rome's 80s hit song 'The Promise' was featured in the end credits of the movie 'Napoleon Dynamite'.
Take That is an English pop group, formed in Manchester in 1990. The group currently consists of Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, and Mark Owen. The original line-up also featured Jason Orange and Robbie Williams. Take That were formed in 1990 by their manager Nigel Martin Smith in Manchester.
Take That Love Rat: Howard Donald's secret lover speaks out about their 10-year affair after gagging order is lifted. He tried to gag her over spilling details about their secret ten-year affair. But today, Take That's Howard Donald's secret lover Adakini Ntuli has opened up about their illicit relationship after a 'super-injunction' he was granted against her was lifted. And it was also revealed that Donald, 42, cheated on both mothers of his two children with Ntuli after they met in 2000.
In April, Donald obtained a gagging order preventing details of his relationship with the soul singer being made public.
But last month it was lifted by the Court of Appeal and although intimate details must remain private, the fact the affair took place can be reported. Speaking exclusively to the Sunday Mirror, Ntuli, who sings in a pub band, said she didn't want to betray Donald but then she found out he had another mistress. And she added that she believes his court action was to stop any more women coming forward. She said: 'His court action has exposed his infidelity rather than keep it secret. I would never have shared our secrets. He knows I'd never have betrayed him.' Ntuli said she met Donald in July 2000 at the nightclub in Manchester where he was DJ-ing, while he was living with Victoria Piddington, the mother of his daughter Grace, now 10.
Single mother Ntuli, who came to Britain from Zimbabwe with her mother and step-dad when she was eight, said: 'I was single and craved some excitement. 'I was singing in a soul band and writing songs. I wasn’t a star-struck young girl. I didn’t even know who he was at first but I found myself chatting to him after his set.' And she said although their relationship started off as an affair, she fell in love with him even though she knew he was in a relationship.
But she added that she didn't feel like his mistress and they regularly went out in public together and with his friends.
She said: 'Anyone who noticed us would have assumed we were an item, not an attached guy out with his mistress, 'We would be in hotel lobbies together. He never tried to hide me or smuggle me in. I felt like an actual girlfriend.'
But in July 2003, they stopped meeting up after Donald split from Piddington and began seeing former model Marie Christine Musswessels, who is the mother of his youngest daughter Lola, now five. Ntuli said she felt hurt and tried to move on but the affair was rekindled soon after before stopping again in November 2005 and starting again in 2008, but then again ended again after a few months. Ntuli said they briefly saw each other last year but then it emerged in March this year that he had been cheating on Marie with another mistress - and it was the last straw for Ntuli.
She said: 'I snapped. I was so angry. I thought I was the only one he was having an affair with. It felt I had been led on and manipulated. I was devastated.'
She then sent Donald an angry text that read, 'Why should I continue 2 suffer financially 4 the sake of loyalty when selling my story will sort my life out?', but admitted that she was in a bad place when she sent it and was terrified when Donald's lawyers contacted her about him seeking an injunction against her. She said: ' I couldn't' tell a soul what was happening, not even my mum. It made me ill and I was admitted to hospital with depression, anxiety and neuralgia. 'I now want to tell the whole story. I think it is wrong that celebrities are able to use the law to cover up their actions. 'I loved Howard once but he let me down so badly.'
"The Two Greedy Flies" I composed the music for this animated series. 'Shapes' is a children's series of 39 x 7 minute episodes (Season 1), in which simple animal tales are brought to life using animated shapes. It feature's the writer of 'Backyardigans' and 'Little Einstein' and the voice talent of Joe Murray.
Music Composer: Jon Brooks Dubbing Mixer: Lee Williams Audio Post: WASP Studios Animation: Peach Blossom Media
The series' quirky animation, simple lines and bold colours appeal visually to children, while the light-hearted stories keep them entertained. Kids love animals, so these stories, filled with talking animals both cunning and foolish, will capture their hearts! At seven minutes each, these mini-episodes are bite-sized enough to engage their attention fully.
The music throughout the series plays a supportive role. The style is generally fun and whimsical with hints of drama!
Famous fables from around the world are brought to life using characters created from different shapes! This pre-school TV series retells beloved children's stories from Aesop's Fables to Australian Aborigines folktales using colourful shapes that cleverly form animals like rabbits, cats and even fish!
Created by the multi-award-winning animation studio Peach Blossom Media, each episode of this charming series entertains and teaches pre-schoolers about universal values of love, respect, courage and kindness.
Each story is presented by the narrator, Badger, who also comes on at the end to draw a conclusion from the story he has just told. Badger chooses fables from all over the world, both ancient and modern. Just because a fable originated in Ancient Greece or among the Aborigines in Australia, it doesn't mean that the lesson it teaches isn't relevant to kids everywhere.
The uniqueness of the series lies in its design concept. Badger has at his disposal thousands of different shapes of all colours and sizes. He uses them to form the various characters and locations needed to tell each fable. Sometimes the shapes are unruly and don't do what they are supposed to. At other times one of them falls out of place or turns up late, thereby disrupting the story. Badger interacts with the shapes, creating plenty of funny moments for kids to enjoy!
CREDITS:
Executive Producer: Sung Lin Gun / Karen Tang Producer: Corinne Teng Animation Director: Arnold Valencia Production Manager: Ye Xiaoxiao Production Coordinator: Ge HuaQing / Rosalina J.Obsenarea Script Editor: Julie Middleton Script Writer: Jeff Lawrence / Ronald Leong Art Director: Mathilda Tan
Design Team: Lee Woon Wee / Erin Toh Storyboard Director: Karen Tang Storyboard Artists: Ni Jiafei / Zhao Yifu / Sun Lin Assistant Director: Ramil Sim Animators: Chen Gang / Cao TingWei / Qian Wei / Sun Lin / Ling Xi
Zhu Hui Zhen / Li Jian Hong / Zhao Yifu / Muhamad Ridzwan Bin Abdullah
Editor: Rachel Phang
Voice Over Director: Petrina Kow Voice Over Assistant: Lieu Mei Yun
CAST: Badger - Eric Liebman Mother Fly - Petrina Kow Little Fly - Paul Lucas Big Fly - Rick Macivor
Audio Post Production: WASP Studio Sdn Bhd Music Composer: Jon Brooks Dubbing Mixer: Lee Williams
Media Development Authority Singapore MDA Video Post Production: Nine-V Post Pte Ltd.
I will be uploading tracks as and when they are released... so keep checking for updates!
SELL YOUR MUSIC ONLINE:
Bandcamp is a platform for artist promotion as well as an online music store. It generally caters to independent musicians, producers and artists. An artist can customise their profile page, promote and sell their singles and albums. Every track can be played for free on the Bandcamp website; some artists offer free music downloads.
Music tracks are provided in a variety of formats to suit the buyers requirements: .mp3 (MP3), .flac (FLAC), .aac (Advanced Audio Coding), .ogg (Vorbis), .m4a (Apple Lossless).
Bandcamp is free to join too. I highly recommend it!
I was surprised to receive messages thinking people thought I had died today. However, it is a different Jon Brookes. My thoughts and love go out to his friends and family at this difficult time. RIP Jon.
LONDON – Jon Brookes, drummer with British indie rock band The Charlatans, has died. He was 44 and had been treated for brain cancer. The band said on its website that Brooks died in a hospital Tuesday.
Lead singer Tim Burgess tweeted that the band was “torn apart” by Brookes’ death.
Brookes was a founding member of the band, which drew on funk, rock and psychedelia and came to be associated with the early 1990s “Madchester” scene. The Charlatans’ multiple British hits include “The Only One I Know” and “Can’t Get Out of Bed.”
Brookes was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2010 after collapsing onstage during a concert in Philadelphia. He had been working on new material with The Charlatans this summer.
