James Hawkins, Music Producer & Arranger in Kingston Upon Thames, London, UK
Music Producer in London
I am an experienced, commercial music producer and arranger. I work with high-level talent and aspirational musicians, across diverse musical genres including pop, rock, folk, and classical crossover.
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A professional music producer takes your concept to reality
Are you satisfied with your current music productions, or do they lack that extra edge to stand out in the competitive industry?
I work with professional musicians, composers, publishers, etc. ensuring their productions and arrangements are captivating, innovative, and serve the song effectively.
Partnering with me, an experienced music producer and arranger, we can transform your compositions, unlock new creative possibilities, and ensure that your recordings and mixes consistently exceed expectations.
I provide a suite of musical services that will help ensure your work is top notch at every stage of the process, from demos to scoring.
Latest News
Coming soon! Neve 8424 mixing desk
23.04.2025 – I am *very* excited that my Chocolate Box Studio will be soon upgraded! It will be centred around a new, state-of-the-art hybrid mixing desk.
New Release: RISE: Past, Present and Future Talent, album
11.04.2025 – I played a pivotal role as producer of RISE: Past, Present and Future Talent, forming the initial concept through to album completion, and working with incredible young musicians along the way.
New Release: Hold Me Down, single by Jimmy Judge & Future Talent
04.04.2025 – I produced the lead single from the upcoming Future Talent 20th anniversary album, Hold Me Down, written and performed by Jimmy Judge at age 16.
Transcription and score preparation for Blackbook Music & Hauser
26.03.2025 – I’ve had a recent flurry of transcription work in March for Blackbook Music and the very exciting, new Peppa Pig TV series and for Czech cellist Hauser’s live tour.
Existential Crisis, All The Villains
10.02.2025 – Another great single that I produced and mixed by All The Villains, listen to Existential Crisis here.
Going Gold, The Greensands
25.01.2025 – I produced and mixed The Greensands new Indie single, Going Gold.
Deck the Halls, Chloe Flower
19.12.2024 – I arranged and conducted the choral climax of this classic Christmas carol performed by singers from the ENO. There’s more to come from Chloe!
It Came Upon The Midnight Clear (Hallelujah)
02.12.2024 – I produced this gorgeous new anthemic Christmas single by singer-songwriter, Jules Rendell.
UK No. 1 Album: Ball & Boe, 'Together At Home'
15.11.2024 – Working with award-winning record producer, Nick Patrick, I was arranger, vocal arranger, programmer, recording engineer and performer across multiple tracks.
The Robin, Charlotte Campbell
07.11.2024 – I produced this heartfelt acoustic song with Southbank singer-songwriter, Charlotte Campbell.
A.I, All the Villains
01.11.2024 – Recorded at Ghost Hit Studios in Mass. USA, I arranged, produced and mixed this single from a forthcoming album.
What People Say
I’ve worked with Jim for several years now and he is an outstanding talent covering so many bases, multi-instrumentalist and singer/ vocal arranger/ music producer. He has everything to go far in this business. He is also such a pleasure to work with.
It was truly an honour to be involved in James’s recent album project. The songs and arrangements were terrific, clever and varied, and he’d used fabulous musicians, engineers and studios which made my job of mixing and mastering the record an extremely pleasurable process.
I have mixed a number of projects that Jim has been involved with over the last four years. My experience of him is that he is a very talented musician/programmer and arranger full of enthusiasm. Nothing is too much trouble. I cannot recommend him highly enough.
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