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Simon Raymonde (born Simon Philip Raymonde, 3 April 1962, in Tottenham, London) is an English musician and record producer, most notable as the bassist of Cocteau Twins. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tottenham (pronounced "tot-num" by locals is an urban area of north London, England in the London Borough of Haringey, situated north-east of London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing A bass player (bassist is a Musician who plays a Double bass, Bass guitar, keyboard bass or wind Cocteau Twins were a Scottish Alternative rock band active from 1979 to 1997

Raymonde joined Cocteau Twins in 1984, filling the void left by departed bassist Will Heggie. Will Heggie is a Scottish Musician. He co-founded the Cocteau Twins in 1980 with Robin Guthrie, and served as the bassist for them He remained in the band until its dissolution in 1997. A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music.

Raymonde became a solo artist with the album Blame Someone Else in 1997. In Music, a solo (from the Italian solo, meaning alone) is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public Events January January 9 - David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert That LP featured both Elizabeth Fraser and Robin Guthrie of Cocteau Twins as guest performers. A gramophone Elizabeth Fraser (born Elizabeth Davidson Fraser, 29 August 1963 Falkirk) is a Scottish singer best known for her vocal work as the Cocteau Twins ' lead Robin Guthrie (born 4 January 1962, in Grangemouth Sterlingshire just outside Falkirk Scotland is a musician best known as co-founder of the Cocteau

Currently Raymonde runs the label, Bella Union, and has signed such previously unknown acts as The Dears, Laura Veirs, and Explosions in the Sky, Fionn Regan, Howling Bells, Midlake, Stephanie Dosen. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Bella Union is an Independent record label that was started up by Robin Guthrie and Simon Raymonde in 1997. The Dears are a Canadian Indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec. Laura Veirs (born 1973 is an American Singer-songwriter. Biography Laura Veirs grew up in Colorado Springs Colorado, where she often Explosions in the Sky is an American instrumental Post-rock band from Texas. Fionn Regan is an Irish Singer-songwriter, Poet and Artist from Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland. Howling Bells are an Indie rock band formed in Sydney Australia late 2004 Midlake is an American rock band from Denton Texas. The band first gained popularity in Europe, signing to Bella Union Stephanie Dosen is an American singer-songwriter She was raised in Wisconsin.

Raymonde has produced many records. These include Clearlake's Cedars on Domino Records, as well as James Yorkston's Moving Up Country also on Domino; The Duke Spirit's Cuts Across The Land and The Open's Silent Hours both on Loog/Universal. Domino Recording Company, generally known as Domino Records, is an Independent record label based in London. The Duke Spirit are an English rock band, with an affinity to the sound of early Noise rock and Grunge bands of the late '80s and Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios) a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a major Global American He has recently mixed Fionn Regan's album The End of History which was nominated for the Nationwide Mercury Prize. Fionn Regan is an Irish Singer-songwriter, Poet and Artist from Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland.

In 2006, Simon Raymonde produced a new album from London based band Helene was released in June; mixed the forthcoming Fionn Regan album, mixed tracks for Howling Bells, and is working on a forthcoming solo record and a film soundtrack. A remix is an alternative version of a song different from the original version Fionn Regan is an Irish Singer-songwriter, Poet and Artist from Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland. Howling Bells are an Indie rock band formed in Sydney Australia late 2004 He also manages the Archie Bronson Outfit. Management (covering theory practice and scope of management and Manager' (covering the people who manage might help clarify and systematise He produced the Stephanie Dosen album A Lily For The Spectre in 2006 which is a favourite of Massive Attack, Jose Gonzales, Midlake, Nanci Griffith among many others. Stephanie Dosen is an American singer-songwriter She was raised in Wisconsin. Massive Attack are an English Trip hop group founded in 1988 by Robert Del Naja, Grantley Marshall, and Andrew Vowles in Bristol José González is a Swedish Indie folk Singer-songwriter of Argentine descent Midlake is an American rock band from Denton Texas. The band first gained popularity in Europe, signing to Bella Union . .

He has also signed the bands Fleet Foxes and Beach House to his label. Fleet Foxes is a five-piece Seattle based band signed to the labels Sub Pop and Bella Union.

His father was arranger and composer Ivor Raymonde. In Music, an arrangement refers either to a rewriting of a piece of existing Music with additional new material or to a fleshing-out of a compositional sketch such A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance Ivor Raymonde (b 1926 – d 1990 was a British musician songwriter arranger and actor best known for his work with Dusty Springfield and others in the 1960s In 2007 he appeared in the movie 30 Century Man about Scott Walker.

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