English arranger, composer and conductor
Nicholas Ingman (born 29 April 1948) is an English arranger, composer and conductor in the commercial music field. His collaborators include Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger, Björk, and the British X-factor.[1]
Born and educated in London, Ingman moved to the US at the age of seventeen to study at the
New England Conservatory, both in Boston. After returning to London, he took a postgraduate course at the
Guildhall School of Music and Drama. His first job was as assistant arranger with record producer
Norrie Paramor. While there, here worked with
Cliff Richard,
the Shadows,
Sacha Distel, and many more.
[2] During this time, he composed many library music tracks and the theme tune to
BBC TV series
Keeping Up Appearances. In 1974, Ingman produced and arranged the six shortlisted songs for the UK's
Eurovision Song Contest entry, performed by
Olivia Newton-John. He conducted the orchestra for the song chosen by viewers "
Long Live Love" at the contest staged in Brighton, UK, where it placed 4th. Going freelance in the mid-1970s, Ingman worked consistently with such artists as
Diana Ross,
Enrique Iglesias, the
Pet Shop Boys, Queen
[clarification needed], and
Tina Turner. He was also employed by a large number of American radio stations to provide easy listening tracks for their networks, scoring over 300 tracks every year. In the 1980s and 1990s, Ingman continued his work with major acts such as
Radiohead,
Oasis,
Annie Lennox,
Björk,
David Bowie,
Elton John,
Eric Clapton, and
Atticus Ross with whom he toured around the USA.
During this time, Ingman worked regularly with the
There is evidence on Discogs, which indicates that Nick Ingman was also involved in the 1973 album Moody, a set of instrumental covers of then popular songs such as "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" and "You Are The Sunshine of My Life", which were released under the name The Gentle Rain (aka Gentle Rain). This album has been heavily sampled as well by artists such as Dr Octagon (in his 1996 release Dr Octagonecologyst).
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