Nick Ingman |
Nick Ingman was born in London and educated at Westminster School. He spent three years in Boston at the Berklee School of Music and the New England Conservatory of Music before post-graduate studies with Dr Edmund Rubbra at the Guildhall School of Music.
After working as Assistant Producer to Record Producer Norrie Paramor, Nick became a freelance composer, arranger and conductor and has worked steadily in the London music scene ever since, covering a wide range of skills and interests
The 1990’s proved to be Nick’s busiest time. The Britpop phenomena demanded a steady flow of string arrangements, and Nick scored for all the major acts of the day, including Oasis, Blur, Suede, Manic Street Preachers, Ned’s Atomic Dustbin, and Menswear. Other acts that were on Nick’s credits list were the Lighthouse Family, Diana Ross, David Bowie, Gabrielle, and Sinead O’Connor. Also during this time, Nick’s work as a film orchestrator and conductor began to increase. His association with composer Stephen Warbeck, produced a number of highly acclaimed films such as “Mrs Brown”, “Shakespeare in Love”, “Billy Elliot” and “Captain Corelli’s Mandolin”. At the end of the ‘90’s, Nick’s work included a tour of the USA with Eric Clapton and a string section playing Nick’s arrangements for the album “Pilgrim”, a six week sell out series of concerts at the Albert hall with Cliff Richard and the Royal Philharmonic. In 1997,Nick arranged and conducted a concert in New York, with Portishead and the New York Philharmonic.
During this time, Nick became a frequent guest conductor with the London Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and The Philharmonia, involved in a number of cross over projects such as Russell Watson’s 5 million selling debut album.
As the new millennium started, Nick’s work on the pop side continued with hits for Eric Clapton, Dido (at last count, her last album had topped the twenty million mark) Morcheeba, Radiohead (“O.K. Computer”), Madonna, Robbie Williams and Elton John. He was also involved in the Pop Idol phenomenon, starting his association with Will Young in particular, with whom he went on to have many hits. His work as an arranger of pop records has culminated in 13 No. 1 records and five double platinum records in the UK alone. Film work continued apace, with such pictures as “Tomb Raider" “Chicken Run” “The Hours”, "Cold Mountain” "Big Fish" and “Alfie”.
Nick's website can be found at www.nickingman.co.uk
Nick has worked …
As Arranger for:
- Annie Lennox
- Blur
- Boy George
- Celine Dion
- Charlotte Church
- Chris de Burgh
- Cliff Richard
- Coolio
- David Bowie
- Des’ree
- Diana Ross
- Dido
- Dodgy
- Eric Clapton
- Eternal
- Everything but the girl
- Fine Young Cannibals
- Finlay Quaye
- Gabrielle
- Gary Barlow
- George Michael
- Geri Halliwell
- Holly Johnson
- Joe Cocker
- Kylie Minogue
- Lesley Garrett
- Madonna
- Malcolm McLaren
- Manic Street Preachers
- Mary Chapin Carpenter
- Marcy Gray
- Michael Crawford
- Moorcheeba
- Nik Kershaw
- Oasis
- Paul McCartney
- Pet Shop Boys
- Pop Idol (Singles & Albums)
- Portishead
- Queen
- Radiohead
- River Dance (Theatre and Record)
- Robbie Williams
- Ronan Keating
- Russell Watson
- Sade
- S Club 7
- Seal
- Shara Nelson
- Shirley Bassey
- Sinead O’Connor
- Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber
- Sting
- Sugarbabes
- Texas
- The Lightening Seeds
- Tina Turner
- Tom Jones
- Wet Wet Wet
- Whitney Houston
As Orchestrator & Conductor for films including:
- Alfie
- Big Fish
- Cold Mountain
- The Life of David Gale
- Mona Lisa Smiles
- The Hours
- Chicken Run
- Tomb Raider
- The Saint
- Billy Elliot
- Shakespeare in Love
- Jungle Book
- Ronin
- An Ideal Husband
- Miss Julie
- Quills
- Captain Correlli's Mandolin
Nick's work as arranger has accounted for 13 No. 1 singles in the UK and several double platinum albums. At the 2002 Brit Awards, Nick's work was represented by the Best Single of the Year Award - S Club 7's 'Don't stop movin'. This is the second year running that Nick's work has been represented. His work was also represented on two 2002 Grammy Award winners - Eric Clapton's 'Reptile' and Sade's 'Lovers Rock'.
Nick has worked regularly with the London Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the London Chamber Orchestra.
Nick was invited by the Royal Academy of Music to create the Commercial Music Course, of which he was the Director from 1987 - 1997. He was awarded an Hon RAM in 2001. Nick was awarded Hon LCM from the London College of Music where he is also the Visiting Professor in Film and Television Music.