Simon Shackleton

Simon Shackleton has a history in the music industry dating back 25 years when he left Exeter University with a Masters Degree in classical composition. His music has been featured in over 40 movies including the original Matrix movie, Charlie’s Angels, Arlington Road and many others, dozens of TV shows and adverts, and a plethora of game soundtracks including Motorstorm Apocalypse which he co-wrote with Oscar-winner Klaus Badelt (Pirates of the Caribbean) and Noisia. Simon has played and recorded in bands with the likes of Thom Yorke (Radiohead), and has enjoyed a recording career under a number of guises including Simon Shackleton, Elite Force, Lunatic Calm and Zodiac Cartel. He was one of the earliest pioneers of direct-to-fan marketing and has won multiple awards (Beatport and Breakspoll) for his work in the field of electronic music. He also has a history of running record labels (Fused & Bruised, U&A Recordings) and has enjoyed a DJ career performing over 2000 shows from as far afield as Kazakhstan, China, Australia, South Korea, Russia and the USA.