Vic Coppersmith - Heaven
Music Producer and Music consultant

Email
vic@visiondiscs.co.uk

Charity Web
www.earthlovefund.com

 

  • Engineer and mix - 'Honky Tonk Women', Rolling Stones

  • Co-engineer - Rolling Stones Album 'Let It Bleed'

  • Engineer - 'Little Help From My Friends', Joe Cocker

  • Engineer and Mix - 'That’s the Way God Planned It', Billy Preston

  • Engineer - 'Matthew and Son', Cat Stevens

  • Producer - Joji Hirota 'The Gate Album', Real World Records

  • Producer - Telek (Papua New Guinea) Artist .. Real World Records

  • Producer - The Jam Singles .. ''Going Underground', 'Eton Rifles', 'Down In the Tube Station At Midnight', 'Start', and others

  • Producer - The Jam Albums .. 'Setting Sons', 'Sound Effects', 'All Mod Cons' and others

  • Co-Producer - 'Earthrise The Rainforest Album', No.1 Chart Album in the UK for Earth Love Fund (Artists for the Environment) Helping to raise funds for over 300 environmental conservation projects worldwide. An official album of the United Nations Earth Summit. Vic received a global 500 Award from the U.N for his efforts in Protection and Improvement of the Environment, contributing artists for the project included U2, Elton John, Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, Annie Lennox, and others. www.earthlovefund.com.

  • Co-produced with Stanley Kubrick titles 'Lighthouse Keeper' and 'Overture' to the Sun for the film soundtrack Clockwork Orange.

  • Produced and engineered Robert Palmer for the bands album projects 'Vinegar Joe' and 'Rock and Roll Gypsies'.

  • Co-produced Black Sabbath album 'Eternal Idol'

  • Produced single 'Turning Japanese' by the Vapours

  • Co-produced and mixed 'Spirit of the Forest' for Earth Love Fund featuring Ringo Star, Fleetwood Mac, Debbie Harry, David Gilmore, Lenny Kravitz, and 60 other artists. The video of the single, which was directed by Storm Thorgeson, was launched at a U.N conference on World Environment Day at the Lincoln Centre in New York and was telecast to over 1 billion people worldwide.

  • Produced film soundtrack for award winning TV documentary 'Last Show on Earth' contributing artists for the soundtrack included Elton John and a musical score by Michael Kamen for Central Television UK.

  • Artist with the group Gentlemen Without Weapons for A & M Records, a unique digital project using only natural sounds and featuring songs for the environment. Vic co-wrote, co-produced and mixed the project as well as being one of the band members.

  • Produced 3 albums for leading Spanish artist Ramoncin EMI BMG Madrid

  • Composer for TV documentaries, Television Trust for the Environment / BBC World

  • Emmy award winner for excellence in music composition for United Nations / CNN music soundtrack

  • Composer - Lemur’s Tail, BBC TV

  • Produced Soundtrack for Madagascar Island of Ghosts TV Documentary. The soundtrack was re mixed by Vic and featured as a CD release on Peter Gabriel's Real World Records. Artist and composer for the Project was Rossy from Madagascar. Rossy is now based in France and is in discussion with Vic for a new CD album project in 2007

  • Produced a solo project for South African artist Claire Johnston (lead vocalist with Mango Groove) Album Title 'Fearless' Sting Music / Universal, featuring compositions by Marie Claire D'ubaldo, Pam Sheyne, Rick Astley and Rick Knowles. www.mangogroove.co.za

  • Currently consulting with UK West Country band Irritant - www.myspace.com/irritantband

  • Vic is looking for a new artist/ songwriter to develop and produce through 2007/2008.

 
Mixing Claire Johnston / Olympic Studios London.
 
Overdubbing with Bruce Foxton/ The Jam, Townhouse studios London
 
Mixing Townhouse Studios
 
Discussing overdubs with Paul Weller/ The Jam, Townhouse Studios London
 
Recording Claire Johnston - Sarm West Studios London
 
With Spanish artist Ramoncin and Brian May over dubbing, Townhouse Studios London
 
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