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Mark Rutherford (composer)
Mark Joseph Rutherford is a British composer and producer whose work appears on records, video games, television programmes, commercials and feature films.
From the age of nine, Rutherford studied classical guitar and classical music theory, learning the Segovia Technique under the guidance of tutor Leslie Nicholls (LGSM BA Hons), a former pupil of Adele Kramer. He also learned to play the piano while studying composition and classical music history.
Rutherford was a guitarist and songwriter with Jimmy the Hoover. The band, managed by Malcolm McLaren, had a top 20 hit, and toured with bands such as Siouxsie and the Banshees and Bow Wow Wow.
He then travelled to Central and Eastern Africa, spending a year and a half living with, and recording, native tribes people. On his return, and under the mentorship of producer Steve Levine, Rutherford learned the techniques of record production, working alongside artists and musicians such as Dave Gilmour, Boy George, Bonnie Tyler, Labi Sifri, Barrington Levy and Motörhead's Lemmy.
In 1991, Rutherford secured a studio space at William Orbit's Guerrilla Studios in Crouch End, London. He shared this with the DJ John Gosling, aka Sugar J. Here, Rutherford collaborated with Orbit on many projects including remixes for Peter Gabriel, The Christians, Psychic TV and Yothu Yindi. He also shared co-production and co-writing credits on Orbit projects including Bassomatic, Strange Cargo and Beth Orton.
Also in 1991, Rutherford began his collaborations with Goldie under the name of Rufige Kru and Metalheads. Their first record, along with DJ Freebase, was "Krisp Biscuit/Killa Muffin", released on Reinforced Records in 1992. This was followed by the "Dark Rider EP", featuring the tracks "Darkrider", "Believe", "Menace" and "Jim Skreech". It was at this time that Goldie gave Rutherford the nickname "Darkus", a reference to the "darker" sound Rutherford had brought to the sound of the EP.
Goldie and Rutherford were then asked by Synthetic Hardcore Phonography Records in Camden to write and produce a new record. This became the first Metalheads track "Terminator". For this track, Rutherford brought an Eventide H3000 Ultra-Harmonizer to the studio, a piece of equipment that he had previously been experimenting with at Steve Levine's studio. The H3000 was able to pitch shift in real time, which was used in "Terminator" to affect the breakbeat while keeping its original tempo.
Goldie and Rutherford wrote and produced three more tracks; "Kemistry", "Knowledge" and "Sinister" for what became the Metalheads' "Terminator EP". This was followed up later with the "Ghosts of My Life/Terminator 2" EP. Many of the Rutherford / Goldie tracks have been re-released and remixed in the years following their original release.
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Mark Rutherford (composer)
Mark Joseph Rutherford is a British composer and producer whose work appears on records, video games, television programmes, commercials and feature films.
From the age of nine, Rutherford studied classical guitar and classical music theory, learning the Segovia Technique under the guidance of tutor Leslie Nicholls (LGSM BA Hons), a former pupil of Adele Kramer. He also learned to play the piano while studying composition and classical music history.
Rutherford was a guitarist and songwriter with Jimmy the Hoover. The band, managed by Malcolm McLaren, had a top 20 hit, and toured with bands such as Siouxsie and the Banshees and Bow Wow Wow.
He then travelled to Central and Eastern Africa, spending a year and a half living with, and recording, native tribes people. On his return, and under the mentorship of producer Steve Levine, Rutherford learned the techniques of record production, working alongside artists and musicians such as Dave Gilmour, Boy George, Bonnie Tyler, Labi Sifri, Barrington Levy and Motörhead's Lemmy.
In 1991, Rutherford secured a studio space at William Orbit's Guerrilla Studios in Crouch End, London. He shared this with the DJ John Gosling, aka Sugar J. Here, Rutherford collaborated with Orbit on many projects including remixes for Peter Gabriel, The Christians, Psychic TV and Yothu Yindi. He also shared co-production and co-writing credits on Orbit projects including Bassomatic, Strange Cargo and Beth Orton.
Also in 1991, Rutherford began his collaborations with Goldie under the name of Rufige Kru and Metalheads. Their first record, along with DJ Freebase, was "Krisp Biscuit/Killa Muffin", released on Reinforced Records in 1992. This was followed by the "Dark Rider EP", featuring the tracks "Darkrider", "Believe", "Menace" and "Jim Skreech". It was at this time that Goldie gave Rutherford the nickname "Darkus", a reference to the "darker" sound Rutherford had brought to the sound of the EP.
Goldie and Rutherford were then asked by Synthetic Hardcore Phonography Records in Camden to write and produce a new record. This became the first Metalheads track "Terminator". For this track, Rutherford brought an Eventide H3000 Ultra-Harmonizer to the studio, a piece of equipment that he had previously been experimenting with at Steve Levine's studio. The H3000 was able to pitch shift in real time, which was used in "Terminator" to affect the breakbeat while keeping its original tempo.
Goldie and Rutherford wrote and produced three more tracks; "Kemistry", "Knowledge" and "Sinister" for what became the Metalheads' "Terminator EP". This was followed up later with the "Ghosts of My Life/Terminator 2" EP. Many of the Rutherford / Goldie tracks have been re-released and remixed in the years following their original release.
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