Justin Nicholls (aka Monc)
Justin is an experienced film and television composer and has created music scores across all genres, from wildlife documentaries through to animated feature films. His songs have been used in features for Miramax and Pathé and he continues to amaze us with his versatility, not only as an artist but also as a composer. Justin is quite simply unique!
Quotes
"Justin Nicholls is an extraordinary composer. I've worked with
him consistently over the past eight years on a range of award winning
Anglo-American documentaries. I work with Justin because he constantly
surprises me - the width of his range, his attentiveness to emotion and
rhythm, his ability to relate sound to image. My programmes would be immeasurably
poorer without his music".
- Patrick Forbes - Producer / Director, Oxford Film & Television Company
"Justin was invigorating to work with. He had lots of
ideas and worked hard to fine tune them until we had a fantastic score
for the programme. I found his professionalism and high quality of workmanship
a pleasure".
- Clare Richards - Director, North One Television
"I have worked with Justin Nicholls since 1989. During that time,
he has composed the title music for five broadcast television projects
I have produced. Justin is outstanding in his ability to take a complicated
brief and produce music which accurately captures the spirit of a project.
His work is always highly original and complements and improves the visual
images he works with".
- Sarah Hargreaves - Executive Producer BBC
"I commissioned Justin to write the title music for a new television
series for BBC1's Heart of the Matter. The results were excellent. Justin
proved to be an intelligent and imaginative composer both professional
and flexible in his outlook. The Heart of the Matter title music has been
consistently in demand by viewers and remains fresh and compelling".
- Michael Waterhouse - former series producer, Heart of the Matter
"Pioneer Productions has worked with Justin for 10 years on a wide
variety of high profile projects. He is a gifted and talented musician
and composer who is able to cope with great pressure whilst maintaining
his creative genius. I would not hesitate to commission him for even the
largest feature film".
- Stuart Carter, Executive Producer/Managing Director Pioneer Productions
"So, how would you slip into the presence of a sonic genius? Meet
Monc, an amazing talent who has a knack for writing superb tunes as well
as for surrounding himself with musicians who can play rock, alta-rock,
worldbeat, jazz and funk. The amazing feat is that Monc's melodies insinuate
their way into your brainpan, where they absolutely insist that you try
to sing them. Certainly the album of the month, "M" is a strong candidate
for one of the ten best of the year".
- Los Angeles Times
The Great British Holiday ..."Helped by the dramatically changing Cornish light and with terrific music by Justin Nicholls, this was an artful and enjoyable slice of social history". - Abi Grant (Telegraph)
Credits include:
Alexei
Sayle's Liverpool - (Oxford TV / BBC2)
Afganistan Unveiled
- (Hardcash Prods / C4)
Balto The Husky -
(Amblin Entertainment)
Battle of the Robots
- (Oxford TV / C4)
Columbus "Secrets From
The Grave" - (Discovery)
Dinosaur Attack -
(Aimimage / Discovery)
Dracula Ressurection
- (Miramax)
Equinox: Superhighway Robbery
- (Hart Ryan / C4)
Exodus Earth -
(C4)
Extreme Machines series I -
IV - (Prioneer / TLC)
Force Of Nature
- (Diverse Production / BBC)
Happy Birthday
Peter Pan - (Diverse Production / BBC)
Heart Of The Matter
- (BBC1)
How The Earth Was Made
- (History Channel)
Into Wild Alaska with Jeff Corwin
- (Discovery)
Kingdom Of The Lion
- (BBC Bristol)
Making The Band
- (MTV / ABC)
Meet The Barkers
- (MTV)
Megastructures -
(National Geographic)
Memento
- (Pathé) - songs
MTV's RoadRules
- (MTV)
Murder ReOpened
- (Film Garden Ent / Discovery)
Naked Science
- (7 x 50mins) - (BBC)
Numberjacks
- (National Geographic) BANFF World
Television Award Nominee
Oligarchs Russian Godfathers
- (Oxford TV BBC) Grierson
Award Winner
One Born Every Minute -
(Dragon Fly / Channel 4 Television)
One Last Lie -
(Open Mind Productions)
Orlando - (VH1)
Origin Of The
Species - (Miramax) - songs
Riding With Rudi - (Discovery)
Science Of The Impossible - (Discovery)
Secret Lives: Piggot - (Oxford TV / C4)
Sizemore -
(MTV)
Super Homes -
(Flashback TV / C5 / Discovery)
Storm Force -
(Pioneer / Discovery)
Storm Hunters -
(Pioneer / Discovery)
Taurettes -
(C5)
The Choice -
(Century Films / BBC1)
The Continents -
(Pioneer / The History Channel)
The Great British Holiday - (Oxford TV / BBC4)
The Great American
Motorcycle - (Discovery) Gold
Jury Award
The Martians And Us -
(Blast Films / BBC2)
The National Trust - (BBC Series) BAFTA Winner
The Science Of Shark Attacks - (Discovery / C5)
Thirteen Kids And Wanting More - (North One TV / C4)
Trains With Pete Waterman - (Pioneer / Discovery)
Trust Me I'm A Doctor - (BBC1)
'Til Death Do Us Part - Carmen & Dave' (MTV) - songs
White Death (Cutting Edge) - Oxford TV / C4)
Wonders Of The World Series - (National Geographic)
For further information on Monc, visit: www.justinnicholls.com and www.monc.net
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Some sample music clips below (please click on the play symbol):
For a full length showreel, please contact DNA.
Monc Videos:
Monc Albums to Purchase:
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Some tracks below (please click on the play symbol):
Monc Press
"Ultra-hip and surrealistic...an impressive feat..."
-College Music Journal
"Evocative of Blur and Massive Attack, Monc marks
a kind of evolution."
-Lius Reyes/LA WEEKLY
"...If music could be pulled to a higher level,
this would be it."
-Brian Miller/WCWP 88.1FM
"... The greatest industrial wave of music since
Radiohead's The Bends."
-Dave Riney/KLCR
"...totally original, he's a true innovator."
-Melanie Walker/KAZU
"...Like Moby before him...Monc has emerged with
his own unique style."
-Emily Tweedy/WRHU/New York
"A 25 minute slice of magic."
-Scott G/NoHo News
"A rare treat waiting to be discovered."
-Bite me!
"Monc performs with a unique combination of intensity
and joyous exuberance...the 40 minute set was compelling, almost eerie,
and with a delicious groove."
-G-Man/Supersonics
"Monc plays somewhere between Beck and Jamiroquai...the
beat quickly infects the audience... stylish,moody...atmospheric grooves."
-Robert Norman/Music Connection
