Imogen Heap
Background information
Birth name	Imogen Jennifer Jane Heap
Born	December 9, 1977 (1977-12-09) (age 29)
Origin	London, England
Genre(s)	Electronica, alternative, indie, pop, rock, ambient
Occupation(s)	Musician, singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)	Piano, keyboards, Array Mbira, cello, clarinet, guitar, drums, keytar
Years active	1998–present
Label(s)	Almo Sounds (1998–2001) Megaphonic (2005–present) Sony BMG (2006–present)
Associated acts	Frou Frou
Website	ImogenHeap.com

Imogen Heap (IPA: /'ɪ.moʊ.dʒən hip/)^[1] (born December 9, 1977) is an English singer-songwriter from Romford, London, most famous for her work as part of Frou Frou and for her 2005 solo record Speak for Yourself. In 2006, she was nominated for two Grammy Awards. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1370x2040, 352 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Imogen Heap Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to... is the 343rd day of the year (344th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Electronica refers to a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; but unlike electronic dance music, is not specifically focused on the dance floor. ... The term alternative rock or alternative music1 was coined in the early 1980s to describe bands which didnt fit into the mainstream genres of the time. ... In popular music, indie music (from independent) is any of a number of genres, scenes, subcultures and stylistic and cultural attributes, characterised by perceived independence from commercial pop music and mainstream culture and an autonomous, do-it-yourself (DIY) approach. ... For other uses, see Pop music (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... Ambient music refers to a kind of music that envelops the listener without drawing attention to itself [1] // The term ambient music was first coined by Brian Eno in the mid-1970s to refer to music that can be either actively listened to with attention or as easily ignored, depending... “Instrumentalist” redirects here. ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... A short grand piano, with the lid up. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Array Mbira is a modern instrument coming down from African Thumb piano class/family, usually played by the thumbs and sometimes fingers commonly using metal tines. ... This article is about the stringed musical instrument. ... Two soprano clarinets: a Bâ™­ clarinet (left, with capped mouthpiece) and an A clarinet (right, with no mouthpiece). ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... A Yamaha SHS-10 keytar A rock band member using a Keytar A keytar is a keyboard or synthesizer worn around the neck and shoulders, similar to a guitar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Almo Sounds is a record company started in 1994 by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss after they sold A&M Records. ... Bertelsmann is a transnational media corporation founded in 1835, based in G tersloh, Germany. ... Look up frou-frou in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Articles with similar titles include the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the “International Phonetic Alphabet”. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ... is the 343rd day of the year (344th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... , Romford is a large suburban town in Greater London, England and the principal settlement of the London Borough of Havering. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Look up frou-frou in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Speak For Yourself is the second solo album by British singer Imogen Heap, following her collaborative effort with Guy Sigsworth as Frou Frou. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Biography

Early life

Imogen Heap played music from an early age, and is classically trained in many instruments, including the piano (her first instrument), cello and clarinet. She later taught herself to play the guitar, drums, and the Array Mbira.^[2] She had begun to write songs by the time of her thirteenth birthday. Her mother, an art therapist, and her father, a construction rock retailer, separated when Heap was twelve. The boarding school she was sent to lacked students wishing to pursue music and Heap clashed with the music teacher. His idea of punishment was to leave Heap alone to learn for herself; as a result she principally taught herself sequencing, music engineering, sampling and production on Atari computers. Following this, Heap went on to study at the BRIT School of Performing Arts & Technology in Croydon, Surrey, England. She signed her first record contract at the age of 18 to independent record label Almo Sounds, having enjoyed a prestigious live debut, performing four songs, which happened to be backed by her closest friends including the band Acacia, between sets by The Who and Eric Clapton at the 1996 Prince's Trust Concert in Hyde Park, London organized by Kyle Browne in 1998. This article is about the stringed musical instrument. ... Two soprano clarinets: a B♭ clarinet (left, with capped mouthpiece) and an A clarinet (right, with no mouthpiece). ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... The Array Mbira is a modern instrument coming down from African Thumb piano class/family, usually played by the thumbs and sometimes fingers commonly using metal tines. ... A boarding school is a usually fee-charging school where some or all pupils not only study, but also live during term time, with their fellow students and possibly teachers. ... In the field of electronic music, a sequencer was traditionally a device or piece of software that allows the user to record, play back and edit musical patterns. ... This article is about reusing existing sound recordings in creating new works. ... This article is about the corporate game company. ... The world famous stage school, The BRIT School, located in The Crescent, Selhurst, London Borough of Croydon, is Britains only free* performing arts and technology school. ... Almo Sounds is a record company started in 1994 by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss after they sold A&M Records. ... The Who are a British rock band that first formed in 1964, and grew to be considered one of the greatest[1] and most influential[2] bands in the world. ... Eric Patrick Clapton CBE (born 30 March 1945), nicknamed Slowhand, is a Grammy Award winning English rock guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer. ... The Princes Trust is a UK based charity headed by HRH The Prince of Wales. ... “Hyde Park” redirects here. ...

1998–2001: i Megaphone and Blanket

i Megaphone - Almo Sounds, 1998

Heap's debut album, i Megaphone (an anagram of "Imogen Heap") was released in 1998 internationally via Almo Sounds, and garnered critical acclaim, comparing the angst-filled tracks to work by artists such as PJ Harvey, Kate Bush and Annie Lennox. The album was a mixture of self-penned, self-produced tracks, alongside tracks co-written with, and produced by established producers such as David Kahne, Dave Stewart and Guy Sigsworth. Promotion for the record included a tour of America, where the album was becoming popular through word-of-mouth, and performances all around Europe. Three singles were commercially released in limited quantities in the UK; "Getting Scared", "Shine" and "Come Here Boy". "Oh Me, Oh My" was also sent to US radio stations in place of "Shine". Almo Sounds cut funding for the UK promotional, and gave Heap a deadline to deliver songs for her second album; she was told that they lacked "hit potential" and left her in limbo for over a year, worsened when it was announced that the record label had been sold to Universal and would be shut down and disbanded, with its repertoire of artists moving or leaving the label. Heap was one of the artists who was dropped from the label, leaving her without a record contract. After receiving more commercial success with her work with Guy Sigsworth as the duo Frou Frou and her second solo album, Speak for Yourself, Heap was able to secure the re-release of i Megaphone. It was re-released on November 14, 2006 to coincide with her Fall 2006 North American tour. Image File history File links Imegaphone98. ... Image File history File links Imegaphone98. ... Japanese reissue cover i Megaphone is the first album recorded by British singer-songwriter, Imogen Heap. ... For the game, see Anagrams. ... Almo Sounds is a record company started in 1994 by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss after they sold A&M Records. ... For other uses, see Angst (disambiguation). ... Polly Jean Harvey (born 9 October 1969) is an English musician and songwriter. ... Kate Bush (born 30 July 1958) is an English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. ... Annie Lennox (born Ann Lennox on 25 December 1954) is a Scottish musician, vocalist, and Academy Award-winning songwriter. ... David Kahne is a music producer having worked on MTV Unplugged, the 1995 Grammy Award winner for Album of the Year. ... David Allan Stewart, often known as Dave Stewart (born September 9, 1952 in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear), is an English musician and record producer best known for his work with Eurythmics. ... Guy Sigsworth Guy Sigsworth is an electronica producer and was member of the band Frou Frou together with U.K. singer/songwriter/producer Imogen Heap. ... Universal Music Group (UMG) is the largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry. ... Look up frou-frou in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Speak For Yourself is the second solo album by British singer Imogen Heap, following her collaborative effort with Guy Sigsworth as Frou Frou. ... is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

i Megaphone Japanese Re-Release - Aozora Records, 2002

In her time in "limbo" with Almo Sounds, Heap appeared on two further UK singles; "Meantime", a track written by Guy Sigsworth and Alexander Nilere for the soundtrack to the independent British film, G:MT - Greenwich Mean Time and "Blanket", a collaboration with Urban Species, which was commercially released on 2 CDs, as well as being available on the Urban Species album of the same name. At the same time, i Megaphone was licensed from Almo Sounds to Aozora Records in Japan, who re-released and re-promoted the album in January 2002, featuring "Blanket", and a Frou Frou remix of one of her B-sides, "Aeroplane", for which a video was released exclusively to Japanese media. The album featured new packaging, all-new artwork, and a previously unavailable hidden track, entitled "Kidding," recorded live during her 1999 tour. Following the selling and disbanding of Almo Sounds, all versions of i Megaphone apart from the Japanese re-release are scarce in circulation, having not been re-printed since 1999. A Brazilian label, Trama Records, claim to hold the license to the record and have started re-printing copies of the album in limited quantities. The album was also released on the U.S. iTunes Music Store in early 2006, and will be available via Heap's own digital download store later on in the year. In the gap between the end of promotion for i Megaphone internationally, and the re-promotion, Heap had also begun to think about her second solo album, and had started writing songs, both solo, as well as working with Guy Sigsworth; however, as she was left without a record deal, the songs were shelved. In 2000, Heap also sang on the album You Had It Coming by Jeff Beck, who later appeared on her album Speak For Yourself. Image File history File links Imegaphone. ... Image File history File links Imegaphone. ... Urban Species was british musical band playing reggae/acid jazz/soul/hip-hop crossover. ... Aozora Records ) is a Japanese Record company owned by Clear Sky Corporation. ... Look up frou-frou in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into ITunes. ... You Had It Coming is an album by Jeff Beck, released in 2001. ... Speak For Yourself is the second solo album by British singer Imogen Heap, following her collaborative effort with Guy Sigsworth as Frou Frou. ...

2002–2003: Frou Frou

Details - Island Records, 2002

Heap kept in contact with Guy Sigsworth, who had co-written and produced "Getting Scared" from i Megaphone. The initial idea was that Sigsworth would put together an album, featuring tracks written and produced by him alongside a singer, songwriter, poet or rapper, to be released under the name Frou Frou. Sigsworth himself was also having record label issues, as his band, Acacia, were being ignored. Heap explains that Sigsworth invited her over to his studio, to write lyrics to a four-bar motif he had, with one condition - that she include the word "love" somewhere. The first line she came up with was "lung of love, leaves me breathless," and the Details album track, "Flicks" was born. A week later, Sigsworth phoned her up again, and together they wrote and recorded "Breathe In" and it happened again and again, until nearly half the album was completed. In December 2001, they made the conscious decision to form a duo together. Their first official release as Frou Frou was a remix of "Airplane" (renamed "Aeroplane") - a track they had written together at the time of "Getting Scared", which was used as a B-side on the "Shine" single and on the Japanese re-release of i Megaphone. Image File history File links Detailsfrou. ... Image File history File links Detailsfrou. ... Guy Sigsworth Guy Sigsworth is an electronica producer and was member of the band Frou Frou together with U.K. singer/songwriter/producer Imogen Heap. ... Look up frou-frou in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Details Album Cover Details is the premiere album by the musical group Frou Frou. ...

In August 2002, they released the Details album and singles "Breathe In", "It's Good To Be In Love", and "Must Be Dreaming" (the latter two were not commercially available). The album - a full collaboration between the duo, with Heap giving vocals to tracks they had written and produced together - was critically acclaimed, but did not enjoy the commercial success that had been hoping for, and in late 2003, after an extensive promotional tour of the UK, Europe and the U.S., the duo were told that their record label, Island Records would not be picking up the option for a second album. They were, however, open to signing Heap as a solo artist; she declined, unwilling to entrust them with her career after their mistreatment of Details. She says, "If you had taken a shirt into a dry cleaners and they burned it, would you then go, 'Thanks very much. I'll bring in my other dry cleaning tomorrow'? You wouldn't. So I didn't take the deal." Heap and Sigsworth remain firm friends, and have worked together since the project, including their temporary re-formation in late 2003, when they covered the Bonnie Tyler classic, "Holding Out for a Hero", which was featured during the credits of the movie Shrek 2 after Jennifer Saunders' version in the film. Frou Frou saw a resurgence in popularity in 2004, when their album track "Let Go" was featured in the film Garden State. "Let Go" appeared again as a song in the film The Holiday that appeared in the cinemas in 2006. Island Records is a record label that was founded by British record producers in Jamaica. ... Bonnie Tyler (born June 8, 1951 in Skewen in Wales, United Kingdom) is a pop/rock singer. ... Holding Out for a Hero is a song by Bonnie Tyler that was originally released in 1984. ... Shrek 2, which was released in the United States on May 19, 2004, is the 2004 sequel to the 2001 computer-animated DreamWorks Pictures film Shrek. ... Garden State is a 2004 film written by, directed by, and starring Zach Braff, with Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard and co-starring Sir Ian Holm. ... The Holiday is an upcoming movie being directed by Nancy Meyers. ...

2004–2005: The O.C. and Speak for Yourself

In December 2003, Heap announced on her web site that she was going to write and produce her second solo album, using her site as an online blog to update fans on progress, and even seeking them to be her A&R team for the lyrics to "Daylight Robbery" (which started out as a sample recorded for a television advert). Heap set herself a deadline of one year to make the album, booking a session to master the album exactly one year ahead in December 2004. She re-mortgaged her flat to fund production costs, including renting a studio (previously inhabited by UK grime artist, Dizzee Rascal), and purchasing instruments (as a birthday present to herself). During the year, demo versions of tracks were played on U.S. radio station, KCRW, who had also supported the Frou Frou record. At the end of 2004, with the album completed, Heap premiered two album tracks online, enabling fans to purchase them prior to the album's release - "Just for Now" (which was up for a limited time as a Christmas gift), and "Goodnight and Go", which had been featured on the second season of hit US TV drama The O.C. early in the month. Heap announced at a December 2006 concert in Lawrence, KS that the track "Just for Now" was also originally written for The O.C. as a combination Christmas and Hanukkah song titled "Chrismukkah" but was deemed by the producers to be "too dark." In April 2005, The O.C. featured another track, the sparse vocodered-vocal track, "Hide and Seek" in the closing scenes of the season two finale. The track was released immediately to digital download services, such as iTunes, in the U.S., where it became a fixture in the chart. The track was released to iTunes UK on July 5, 2005 — the same day as the UK airing of the season finale — and peaked at #1 on the iTunes download chart, as well as entering the official UK download chart. The third season of The O.C. featured her song "Speeding Cars" and closed with her haunting rendition of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah". The show's season one finale ended with a recording of the same song by artist Jeff Buckley. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... In the music industry, Artists and Repertoire (A&R) is the division of a record label company that is responsible for scouting and artist development. ... Grime(also known as hip house) is a sub-genre of urban music which first emerged in London in the early 2000s, primarily a development of UK garage, drum and bass, dancehall and hip hop. ... Dylan Mills, known professionally as Dizzee Rascal (born November 1, 1985 [1] in Bow, East London)[2], is a Mercury Prize-winning English MC/rapper and producer. ... KCRW (89. ... The O.C. was an American teen drama television series that originally aired on FOX in the United States from August 5, 2003, to February 22, 2007, running a total of four seasons. ... Lawrence is a city located in Douglas County, Kansas. ... A vocoder (name derived from voice encoder, formerly also called voder) is a speech analyzer and synthesizer. ... Hide and Seek is the first single by Imogen Heap from her album Speak for Yourself. ... // A digital download (also known as a digital single or a paid digital download) is an official and legal music single available for purchase through an online store. ... The iTunes Store is an online business run by Apple Inc. ... is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Leonard Norman Cohen, CC (born September 21, 1934 in Westmount, Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, poet and novelist. ... Jeffrey Scott Buckley (November 17, 1966 – May 29, 1997), raised as Scotty Moorhead,[1] was an acclaimed American singer-songwriter and guitarist. ...

Speak for Yourself - Megaphonic Records, 2005

Due to bad experiences with record labels in the past, Heap made a decision to put out the album on her own in the UK, starting her own record company, titled Megaphonic Records. The album, titled Speak for Yourself - as Heap had produced, written and done 'everything in between' on the record, including designing the artwork - is described by Heap as "more Madonna than Guns N' Roses, more Donnie Darko than Dirty Dancing... left of center, electronically sprinkled magic dust over orchestral strings, harps and things, with great lyrics". It was released in the UK on July 18, 2005 on CD and iTunes UK, where it entered the top 10 chart; the initial 10,000 physical copies pressed also sold out quickly, distributed through large and independent record stores, and Heap's own online shop. "Hide and Seek", thanks to exposure from The O.C., received radio attention from the popular UK radio station BBC Radio One, with DJ Scott Mills featuring it as his record of the week, and provoking strong reactions ("love it or hate it") from other DJs at the station. Due to popular demand, the track was commercially released on a special limited edition (1500 copies) 7" vinyl in the UK in September, featuring an exclusive instrumental, "Cumulus", to accompany the vocal-only A-side. The track has also been featured on downtempo compilation CDs, including The Chillout Session 2006. Other singles from the album include "Goodnight and Go" and "Headlock". Image File history File links Speakforyourself. ... Image File history File links Speakforyourself. ... Speak For Yourself is the second solo album by British singer Imogen Heap, following her collaborative effort with Guy Sigsworth as Frou Frou. ... This article is about the American entertainer. ... Guns N Roses is a band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985. ... For the fictional character, see Donald Darko. ... Dirty Dancing is a 1987 romance film credited as being one of the most watched films of all time, particularly among women. ... is the 199th day of the year (200th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... BBC Radio 1 is a British radio station, specialising in popular music aimed at a young audience (children, teenagers and young adults). ... Scott Robert Mills, born in Southampton, Hampshire in 1974, is an English radio DJ. Mills currently presents the drive time show on BBC Radio 1, a national United Kingdom station with over 10 million listeners,[2] between 4pm and 7pm every weekday, which is called The Scott Mills Show. ...

In August 2005, Heap announced that she had licensed Speak for Yourself to Sony BMG imprint RCA Victor for the album release in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The album was released in November 2005, and debuted at #144 in the Billboard Top 200 album chart, with Heap appearing on the Hotel Cafe Tour as well as a mini-tour of her own to promote the record. In concert, Heap is a one-woman band, controlling the sound through her Apple PowerBook laptop, as well as singing and playing the piano and Array Mbira. She also performed the album's second single, "Goodnight and Go" on The Late Show with David Letterman on January 11, 2006 (having been scheduled for the day before, and cancelled moments before going on due to time constraints) as well as The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. She played both "Hide and Seek" and "Goodnight and Go" on Last Call With Carson Daly. When she returned from the U.S., having sold over 120,000 copies, she announced tour dates for the UK, which saw her playing to a crowd of 2000 at the Shepherds Bush Empire in March 2006 and going on to perform for 3300 people at the reopened The Roundhouse venue in October 2006 which also marked the first public concert to ever take place at the newly refurbished London venue. Bertelsmann is a transnational media corporation founded in 1835, based in G tersloh, Germany. ... Sony BMG Music Entertainment is the result of a 50/50 joint venture between Sony Music Entertainment (part of Sony) and BMG Entertainment (part of Bertelsmann AG) completed in August 2004. ... The PowerBook was a line of Macintosh laptop computers that was designed, manufactured and sold by Apple Computer, Inc. ... The Array Mbira is a modern instrument coming down from African Thumb piano class/family, usually played by the thumbs and sometimes fingers commonly using metal tines. ... Late Show with David Letterman is an hour-long weeknight comedy and talk show broadcast by CBS from the Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway in New York City. ... is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... May 26, 2006 opening monologue of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is an Emmy Award-winning American late-night talk show hosted by comedian Jay Leno on NBC. It premiered on May 25, 1992, succeeding The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. ... Carson Jones Daly (born June 22, 1973 in Santa Monica, California) is an American television personality. ... The Shepherds Bush Empire (the first word is sometimes spelled Shepherds) is a music venue in Shepherds Bush, West London, England, run by the Academy Music Group. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Roundhouse was built in 1847 as a turntable engine shed for the London and Birmingham Railway at Chalk Farm (near Camden Town), in London, England. ...

2006–present: The year of the 'White Rabbit'

Heap also announced, on her return to the UK, that she had signed a deal for the album to be released internationally, as well as re-promoted in the UK, with a new imprint of Sony BMG, White Rabbit, run by former Sony BMG UK A&R vice president Nick Raphael. The deal means that the album can have the promotional backing provided by a respected major label, whilst Heap retains sole control, and the team she established for Megaphonic Records. Speak for Yourself was re-released on the label on April 24, 2006, ahead of a full promotional push on May 15, a week after the second single, "Goodnight and Go", was commercially released in the UK on CD (featuring artwork by Ryan Obermeyer and a special lenticular cover), and special limited edition 7" vinyl. The track was remixed by Heap for radio to include elements from her live performances of the track and labelled as 'Immi's Radio Mix', which is accompanied on the release by a brand new track entitled "Speeding Cars", which she performed at tour dates in the UK in February and March. The video, which is also featured on the CD release, hit MTV and VH1 UK in early April, before being added to other television channels later in the month, and the single charted at #56 in the official UK top 75 singles chart. A special edit of the video for the US market was released in late April, and both "Speeding Cars" and Immi's Radio Mix of "Goodnight and Go" were made available via iTunes a few days later, to coincide with her appearance at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno. Bertelsmann is a transnational media corporation founded in 1835, based in G tersloh, Germany. ... In the music industry, Artists and Repertoire (A&R) is the division of a record label company that is responsible for scouting and artist development. ... is the 114th day of the year (115th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 135th day of the year (136th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Ryan Obermeyer Ryan Obermeyer (born February 13, 1981 in Dallas, TX) is an American artist creating strikingly surreal and hyperreal digital photographs and paintings. ... Lenticular redirects here. ... The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (commonly known as Coachella) is a three-day (formerly a one or two-day) annual music and arts festival held at the Empire Polo Fields in Indio, California. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... James Douglas Muir Jay Leno (April 28, 1950) is an Emmy Award-winning American comedian and television host, who succeeded Johnny Carson as host of The Tonight Show in 1992. ...

In August 2006, Heap performed a set at the V Festival, and it was announced that "Headlock" would be the third single to be lifted from the album, to be released on October 16, 2006 in the UK, on CD (in a special digipak with partially frosted plastic outer sleeve, which renders the single chart illegible) and special limited edition 7" vinyl, once again remixed for radio as 'Immi's Radio Mix' and accompanied by a new all-vocal B-side, entitled "Mic Check". The "Headlock" video premiered on Manchester-centric TV station, Channel M, in early September, before being sent to other music television channels for rotation, and promo CDs of the single were sent out featuring a drum and bass remix of the track by High Contrast. In late September and early October, Heap embarked on a tour of the UK, holding a competition on MySpace for different support acts for each venue, before touring throughout Canada and the USA in November and December. This was her first tour of North America that included a band, incorporating upright bass, percussion, and support acts Kid Beyond and Levi Weaver on beatbox and guitar, respectively. She will also be scoring the soundtrack to a movie documentary about flamingos in late 2006 and early 2007, having visited Kenya in July 2006 for inspiration and to begin recording sounds. In December 2006, Heap was featured on the front page of The Green Room magazine. For the North American spin-off of the rock festival, see Virgin Festival For the Australian spin-off, see V Festival (Australia) The V Festival is an annual pop festival in England, the first to be held simultaneously at two sites - currently Hylands Park in Chelmsford, Essex and Weston Park... is the 289th day of the year (290th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A compact disc in Digipak-style packaging; seen here: Boards of Canadas 1998 release Music Has the Right to Children Digipak is a patented style of compact disc or DVD packaging, and is a registered trademark of MeadWestvaco, Inc. ... This article is about the City of Manchester in England. ... Drum and bass (commonly abbreviated to d&b, DnB, dnb, dnb, drum n bass and drum & bass) is a type of electronic dance music also known as jungle. ... High Contrast is the stage name of Welsh drum and bass DJ and producer Lincoln Barrett. ... MySpace is a social networking website offering an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos. ... Kid Beyond (real name Andrew Chaikin) is a singer, beat boxer and live looper based in the San Francisco area. ... Levi Weaver is an American singer and songwriter. ...

On December 7, 2006, Heap received two Grammy nominations for the 49th Annual Grammy Awards, one for Best New Artist and the other for Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media for "Can't Take It In". In early 2007, a Verizon commercial featured the instrumental of her song "Headlock". Apple Inc. also used her track "Goodnight and Go" for feature previews for pre-release videos of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. Heap announced in May of 2007 that she will not be making appearances for most of 2007 in order to complete the scoring for the Disney documentary and to work on her forthcoming third solo album that is due out sometime in 2008. On Heap's forum on her website, a fan said that at a London concert Heap said her highly anticipated third album will hopefully be finished in February of 2008, and will be released in April of the same year.^{[citation needed]} In the summer of 2007 Heap announced on her MySpace blog that she had dropped out of the Disney project in order to focus more time on her upcoming album. Heap announced on VBlog #8 that she has two new songs titled "Black Sheets" and "Seat Covers". is the 341st day of the year (342nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The 49th Annual Grammy Awards is a ceremony honoring the best in music for the 2006 recording year (October 1, 2005 - September 30, 2006) in the United States. ... This article or section should include material from Bell Atlantic This article or section should include material from GTE Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) is a local exchange telephone company formed by the merger of Bell Atlantic, a former Bell Operating Company, and GTE, which was the largest independant local exchange... Disney may refer to: The Walt Disney Company and its divisions, including Walt Disney Pictures. ... MySpace is a social networking website offering an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos. ...

Tracks written for television and film

In addition to albums, Heap has also been approached to record songs for films, including a cover of the Classics IV hit, "Spooky," for the soundtrack to the Reese Witherspoon film Just Like Heaven. Also Heap's song "Hide and Seek" was featured in The Last Kiss, featuring Zach Braff. In 2004, while recording her second solo album, she was also commissioned to record a cover of a short nursery rhyme for HBO television series Six Feet Under, entitled "I'm A Lonely Little Petunia (In An Onion Patch)" (three versions were recorded and are available from Heap's official web site). In March 2006, she announced she had completed a track about locusts, entitled "Glittering Cloud", for a CD of music about the plagues of Egypt entitled Plague Songs, accompanying The Margate Exodus project, having been approached by musical director, Brian Eno. In late 2005, Heap was asked to write a track for the soundtrack of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe entitled "Can't Take It In", when the track that fellow Brit singer Dido submitted was deemed as unfitting. Heap's track is played at the end of the film in a special orchestral version produced by Heap and Harry Gregson Williams who scored the movie. Heap has recorded an a cappella version of the Leonard Cohen track, "Hallelujah", for the season three finale of The O.C.. Heap has recently announced that she will no longer be scoring the latest Disney motion picture about flamingos. She said on her official website that "It just didn't work out I'm afraid. I said yes to one too many things this time...it just became impossible to do." However, Heap also mentioned that she is hungry for a score after her next album is finished. Traces Classics IV (1969) Classics IV were a pop rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1965. ... Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon[1] (born March 22, 1976) is an Academy Award-winning American actress. ... Just Like Heaven is a romantic comedy film released on September 16, 2005, in the U.S. and Canada. ... The Last Kiss is a 2006 film which is based on the 2001 Italian film Lultimo bacio, directed by Gabriele Muccino. ... For other uses, see HBO (disambiguation). ... For the death metal band, see Six Feet Under (band). ... Plague Songs is an album of songs, by various artists, about the ten Plagues of Egypt described in the book of Exodus. ... Brian Eno (pronounced IPA: ) born on 15 May 1948 in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England) is an English electronic musician, music theorist and record producer. ... Dido Florian Cloud de Bounevialle Armstrong,[1] (born December 25, 1971), is an English BRIT Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated singer and songwriter who performs under her real name : Dido. ... Harry Gregson-Williams (born December 13, 1961) is a British film composer. ... This article is about the vocal technique. ... Leonard Norman Cohen, CC (born September 21, 1934 in Westmount, Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, poet and novelist. ... The O.C. was an American teen drama television series that originally aired on FOX in the United States from August 5, 2003, to February 22, 2007, running a total of four seasons. ... Disney may refer to: The Walt Disney Company and its divisions, including Walt Disney Pictures. ... For the seminal American doo-wop group, best known for I Only Have Eyes for You (1959), see The Flamingos. ...

Usage of Heap's songs

Frou Frou's song "Let Go" was featured in the soundtrack to Zach Braff's movie Garden State, in the 2006 movie, The Holiday and in the second season of the reality television show So You Think You Can Dance, "Hide and Seek" is used for the top 6 contemporary group dance choreographed by Mia Michaels. "Just for Now" was also featured in The Holiday. In February 2007, the music from her song "Headlock" was featured in a Verizon Wireless commercial. "Can't Take It In" was featured during the closing credits of The Chronicles of Narnia. In June 2007, Apple started using an instrumental version of "Goodnight and Go" in its online demonstration videos to promote its upcoming Mac OS X v10.5 "Leopard" operating system. "Loose Ends" was used in an episode of MTV's The Hills. In 2007, Heap's "Speeding Cars" was used in the third installment of the ABC miniseries Fallen. Heap's "Goodnight and Go" was used on MTV's Newport Harbor: The Real Orange County. The song "The Moment I Said It" is used in the third season of So You Think You Can Dance for the top 10 contemporary group dance also choreographed by Mia Michaels and in the closing scenes of an episode of the show Criminal Minds and CSI. Look up frou-frou in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Zachary Israel Braff (born April 6, 1975) is an American television and film actor, director, screenwriter, and producer. ... Garden State is a 2004 film written by, directed by, and starring Zach Braff, with Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard and co-starring Sir Ian Holm. ... For other uses, see Holiday (disambiguation). ... So You Think You Can Dance is an American dance reality show and competition that is broadcast on the Fox Network, on Fox Japan, on CTV in Canada, on Living in United Kingdom and Ireland and on Network Ten in Australia. ... For other uses, see Hide and Seek. ... Mia Michaels is an American choreographer. ... The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of fantasy films from Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media, based on the series of novels, The Chronicles of Narnia, written by C.S. Lewis in the 1950s. ... Apple Inc. ... Mac OS X version 10. ... This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ... The Hills is a highly successful MTV reality television series [1] and a spin-off of the popular MTV show Laguna Beach. ... For the horror film, see Fallen. ... This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ... So You Think You Can Dance is an American dance reality show and competition that is broadcast on the Fox Network, on Fox Japan, on CTV in Canada, on Living in United Kingdom and Ireland and on Network Ten in Australia. ... Mia Michaels is an American choreographer. ... Criminal Minds is a crime drama that premiered on CBS on September 22, 2005. ...

Tracks for other artists

In addition to producing her own records, Heap has also produced a track for Nik Kershaw as well as supplied backing vocals on three tracks of his 2006 album You've Got To Laugh - she has also collaborated either as a guest vocalist, co-writer or remixer for artists as diverse as Jeff Beck, Temposhark, LHB, J.Peter Schwalm, Way Out West, Jon Bon Jovi, Mich Gerber, Sean Lennon, Urban Species, Blue October, Matt Willis, Jon Hopkins, and Acacia. Heap has also written and produced for Fame Academy winner Alex Parks, but their collaboration was not released on her album, Honesty. She also worked on a track for Britney Spears' fourth release, In the Zone; this track is called "Over To You Now", co-writing and providing backing vocals on the track, which was produced by Guy Sigsworth, and written originally by Sigsworth and Swedish artist Robyn for her third album. Although the track was not included on In the Zone, it was released in late 2005 on the UK and Japan DVD release of Spears' Britney and Kevin: Chaotic TV show. Her songs (both specially composed and album tracks) comprise the principal score for Mark Ravenhill's pool (no water) play, performed by Frantic Assembly and toured around the UK. Also in 2006, Heap collaborated with Josh Groban on his third album Awake, co-writing and producing the song "Now Or Never", on which she played all the instruments. Heap sings on the Temposhark duet "Not That Big" which is out now as a remix on iTunes and the original version is coming out on the soon-to-be-released Temposhark album The Invisible Line. Heap features on ex-Busted singer Matt Willis' album Don't Let It Go to Waste on a song called "Who You Gonna Run To". Nik Kershaw Nik Kershaw (born Nicholas David Kershaw on March 1, 1958) is an English singer-songwriter, popular during the 1980s. ... Youve Got To Laugh is an album by Nik Kershaw, released on 26th October 2006 under his own record label. ... Geoffrey Arnold (Jeff) Beck (born June 24, 1944 to Arnold and Ethel Beck in Wallington, Greater London) is an English rock guitarist. ... Temposhark are an English electronic rock band who were formed in London by singer and songwriter Robert Diament and producer Luke Busby. ... Way Out West is a UK progressive house and progressive breaks duo from Bristol, England consisting of producers and DJs Jody Wisternoff and Nick Warren. ... Jon Bon Jovi (born John Francis Bongiovi, Jr. ... Sean Taro Ono Lennon (aka Sean Ono Lennon, born October 9, 1975) is an American singer, songwriter, musician and actor. ... Urban Species was british musical band playing reggae/acid jazz/soul/hip-hop crossover. ... This article is about the American band. ... For other uses, see Matt Willis (disambiguation). ... Jon Hopkins writes and performs his own music, melody-led electronica. ... Fame Academy is the name of televised competition to search for and educate musical talents. ... Alexandra Rebecca Parks (born 26 July 1984, in Mount Hawke, Cornwall) is an English singer-songwriter. ... Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is a Grammy Award-winning[1] American pop singer, dancer, actress, author and songwriter. ... This article is about an album by Britney Spears. ... Someday (I Will Understand) is the first single from Pop singer Britney Spears originally released from the EP Britney and Kevin: Chaotic during the third quarter of 2005, though the song was later included in its remix form on the B in the Mix: The Remixes compilation. ... Guy Sigsworth Guy Sigsworth is an electronica producer and was member of the band Frou Frou together with U.K. singer/songwriter/producer Imogen Heap. ... For the given name, see Robin (name). ... Mark Ravenhill (born June 7, 1966) is one of Englands leading contemporary playwrights. ... Joshua Winslow Groban (born February 27, 1981) is a Grammy-nominated American singer/songwriter known for his mature and lyrical baritone voice. ... Temposhark are an English electronic rock band who were formed in London by singer and songwriter Robert Diament and producer Luke Busby. ... Temposhark are an English electronic rock band who were formed in London by singer and songwriter Robert Diament and producer Luke Busby. ... For the Joanne song, see Busted (song). ... For other uses, see Matt Willis (disambiguation). ... Dont Let It Go to Waste is the debut album from Matt Willis, released on November 27, 2006. ...

Discography

Solo albums

• i Megaphone (1998/2002/2006) · (Almo Sounds/Aozora Records)
• Speak for Yourself (2005) (US #144 · Megaphonic Records/RCA Victor/White Rabbit)
• Live Session (iTunes Exclusive EP) (2005)
• Untitled third album (2008)

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Solo singles

• "Getting Scared" (1998 · Almo Sounds)
• "Shine" (1998 · Almo SoundsVictor) (UK: #74)
• "Come Here Boy" (1998)
• "Hide and Seek" (2005)
• "Goodnight and Go" (2006)
• "Headlock" (2006)

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Frou Frou

• Details (2002 · Island Records/MCA/Universal) (UK: #128)
• "Breathe In" (single) (2002 · Island Records/Universal) (UK: #44)

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Guest appearances

• ¡Viva Nueva! by Rustic Overtones - "Valentine's Day Massacre" (2001 · Tommy Boy Records)

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Compilation appearances

• I Still Know What You Did Last Summer soundtrack - "Getting Scared" - (1998 · Warner Music Group)
• Virtual Sexuality soundtrack - "Come Here Boy" - (1998 · EMI)
• G:MT - Greenwich Mean Time soundtrack - "Mean Time" (with GMT) - (1999 · Island Records/Universal)
• Women Talking Dirty soundtrack - "Getting Scared" - (2001 · Polygram International)
• Music from the OC: Mix 4 - "Goodnight and Go" - (2005 · Warner Music Group)
• Six Feet Under, Vol. 2: Everything Ends - "I'm A Lonely Little Petunia (In An Onion Patch)" - (2005 · Astralwerks/EMI)
• Just Like Heaven Soundtrack - "Spooky" - (2005 · Sony BMG)
• Music from the OC: Mix 5 - "Hide and Seek" - (2005 · Warner Music Group)
• The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - "Can't Take It In" - (2005 · Disney Records/EMI)
• The Last Kiss soundtrack - "Hide and Seek" - (2005 · Lakeshore Pictures)
• Plague Songs - "Glittering Clouds (Locusts)" - (2006 · 4AD)
• In Search of Sunrise 6 - "Hide and Seek" (Tiëstos' In Search Of Sunrise Remix) - (2007)
• The Holiday - "Separate Vacations", "It's Complicated", "The 'Cowch'" and "Three Musketeers" - (2006)

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References

External links

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Imogen Heap

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• Auralgasms Interview From January 2006
• beat Lawrence: Imogen Heap Video Interview
• Imogen Heap video interview on TiFFcast, November 2006