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James Hyman
James Hyman Co-presented MTV’s "Up For It" and fronted a spin-
off from MTV’s Bytesize programme, providing daily re-
ports on Internet news & web sites.[2]
In 1992 with Coldcut produced a TV Megamix[3] for
Canal+’s weekly pop-culture show, which pre-empted his
MTV Megamix format and shows that began broadcast-
ing on MTV Europe in 1998.[4][5]
In the late 90s / early 00s, presented new media &
web-based pop-culture shows on Channel 4, Channel 5,
produced for BBC’s Play UK and produced / presented
Headf**k plus a documentary about The Prisoner for the
Sci-Fi Channel.
As a pop culture commentator (described as a "pop
culturalist" by the BBC) has appeared on BBC News 24,[6]
James Hyman BBC Three and Nuts TV’s weekly music reviewer.[7]
In December 2009 produced a 2-hour Hot Mix - The
Background information
Noughties for Channel 4 and associated Box Television
Born 18 April 1970 (1970-04-18) stations.
Origin United Kingdom
Genres Dance Music Radio & DJing
Bastard Pop Presented radio shows for Atlantic 252 and on Xfm Lon-
Occupations DJ, Music Supervisor, Music Video Director, don was producer / presenter of The Rinse & co-presenter
Radio and TV Presenter / producer of the The Remix.
Like his MTV shows, The Rinse featured in-depth in-
Years active 1988–present
terviews & music from key players at key moments in
Website Official site their careers, including Ice T, Mark Ronson, Kanye West,
Mike Skinner, Dizzee Rascal, Russell Simmons and Nas.[8]
James Hyman (born 18 April 1970) is a DJ, Radio & TV pre- The music played on The Rinse focused on dance mu-
senter, music supervisor and MD of JLH, a creative me- sic with Hyman also monitoring other emerging music
dia–marketing company. trends such as Bastard pop.
Hyman put aside his place at the University of Man- The Remix focused on mash-up remixes and, accord-
chester (where he was to study Latin) in order to work ing to The Guardian, "led the craze" which caused some
in the Press office of the, then new, company MTV, de- controversy when a cease and desist order was issued for
spite his parents’ misgivings (partly because of his fa- playing "A Stroke of Genius" by The Freelance Hellrais-
ther’s glimpse of the music industry through his cousin er.[9]
Brian Epstein).[1] The Xfm shows led to the release of a number of al-
At MTV, Hyman studied "Film & Media" at London bums:
Guildhall University, graduating in 1992 with 1st class • The Remix and The Remix 2 (Virgin/EMI)
Honors. • Covered (Sony BMG)
• 8 mix CDs - Many themed: Pulp Mixin’ reworked the
TV Work work of Quentin Tarantino, Licence To Ill, a James
Bond one, featured in The Daily Telegraph’s top 5 CDs
Worked at MTV (1988 to 2000), as a Press Officer then of 2004 [10]
as Producer/Director, focusing on Acid House and sub- September 2007, Hyman left Xfm to concentrate on his
sequent Dance/Club/Rave culture. His MTV shows, in- music supervision company JLH and other broadcast pro-
cluding Party Zone featured over 500 interviews with jects.[11]
the likes of The Prodigy, Goldie, Moby, David Holmes, A one-hour documentary about Paul Anka and his
The Chemical Brothers, Underworld, Paul Oakenfold, and song "My Way" was produced by Hyman and Nick Minter
Aphex Twin, many unknown at time of interview.
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as part of BBC Radio 2’s series, "Song Stories", first broad-
cast 23 February 2011.[12] on BBC Radio 2.
Pop Video
DJ’s at clubs (nationally and internationally), events Directed and/or Produced over 200 music videos, includ-
such as film premieres (like The Royal Tenenbaums [13] and ing:
Suzie Gold,[14]), festivals (including Glastonbury), corpo- • Pink Cashmere by Prince (1993)
rate functions (BMW and The Carphone Warehouse) and • Blue Monday ’95 by New Order (1995)
celebrity parties (Will Smith, Madonna, Britney Spears • C’mon Baby by Moby (1996)
and Eminem). • Higher State Of Consciousness by Josh Wink (1996)
• Santa Cruz by Fatboy Slim (1996)
• Plastic Dreams by Jaydee (1997)
Voice-Overs • It’s A London Thing by Scott Garcia (1997)
voice-overs for adverts include: • Starfighter Pilot by Snow Patrol (1999)
• Hit40uk
• Toyota
• Q TV
Films
• BT Hyman expanded his Quentin Tarantino mix tape, Pulp
• Daily Star Mixin’, to create a feature-length mash-up film, with the
• The British Army provisional title James Hyman/Quentin Tarantino Movie
• McDonald’s "Oriental Menu"[15] Mash-Up. It blends Tarantino’s film footage with music
• PlayStation.[16] videos, including those of the music used in the
films.[23][24]
Music Supervision
Through JLH Music, Hyman provided music supervision
Influence
for: • In 1999 voted #22 in Muzik’s 50 Most Powerful People in
Adverts including: Dance Music poll.
• Johnnie Walker ("Dogfight" campaign), with • Lil Louis claims Hyman tempted him back into
Fernando Alonso [17] making music again:[25]
• T-Mobile, using Röyksopp’s "So Easy".[18]
• Levi’s ("Twisted" campaign), using Pepe Deluxé’s So what was it that enticed Louis back into
"Before You Leave".[19] the limelight? Was it money? Was it
• Morrisons, using "Shine", the first time Take That boredom?
had allowed their music on an advert. "It was James Hyman at MTV, " says Louis,
• Orange, using Born Ruffians "Hummingbird". rather bizarrely. "He said to me, ’Louis,
• Sainsbury’s, using the song "The Bare Necessities" make some fucking music’"
from Disney’s The Jungle Book
• Mike Skinner, of The Streets, namechecks James
Video Games including: Hyman on "Give Me Back My Lighter" (single,
• Race Driver: Grid, using Queens Of The Stone Age’s "No released July 2003):
One Knows (Unkle Mix)" and Leftfield "Phat Planet"
"James Hyman, thanks for the Xbox,
I’ve been fucking killing that Halo game"
Feature films, including:
• Mean Machine (2001)
• His MTV Europe work is profiled in the book All
• Suzie Gold (2004) in which he also played Phillip, a TV
Crews, which looks at drum and bass and jungle.[26]
presenter
• Hyman’s championing of The Prodigy is mentioned
• Kidulthood (2005)
in Martin James’ Prodigy book.[27]
• Revolver (2005)
• Alpha Male (2006)
• The History Boys (2006) Notes
• Living Neon Dreams (2007) [1] UPfront profile, 1996
• Daylight Robbery (2007) [20] [2] James Hyman’s Net Minute 23rd August-29th
• In The Hands Of The Gods (2007) [21] August 1999
• RocknRolla (2008) [22] [3] Coldcut Megamix video
• Three Days In Dublin (2011) [4] Promo magazine 1999 page 1 and page 2
• Blitz (2011) [5] Interview In-Dublin magazine #3 2003
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[6] Video clip of BBC appearance [25] Mixmag Update #7 1997
[7] Nuts.tv - Music Nuts [26] All Crews (by Brian Belle-Fortune, Vision
[8] The Rinse Interviews Publishing, 2005, ISBN 0-9548897-0-3), pages
[9] Phillips, Dom (February 27, 2002). "Smells like teen 165-166 [1]
booty". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/ [27] Prodigy (by Martin James, ISBN 1-86074-356-0) page
Archive/Article/0,4273,4363836,00.html. 99
[10] 007 Mix - Best CD 0f 2004
[11]
[12]
Hyman leaves Xfm
"Network Radio BBC Week 8: Wednesday 23
References
February 2011". BBC Press Office. • James Hyman at the Internet Movie Database
http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/ • Pop Videos - Produced/Directed
radio/2011/wk8/wed.shtml#wed_radio2. • Interview with Music Supervisor James Hyman
[13] Hello! magazine
[14]
[15]
The Evening Standard magazine
McDonalds "Oriental Menu" ad
External links
[16] Talking Heads - The Voice Agency • Official website
[17] Johnnie Walker - Fernando Alonso - Dogfight • Xfm Rinse Radio Show
[18] DJ Magazine 12 December 2003 • Music supervision site
[19] ’Muzik • James Hyman on Myspace
[20] Daylight Robbery at the Internet Movie Database • James Hyman on Facebook
[21] In The Hands Of The Gods at the Internet Movie • James Hyman on Twitter
Database • James Hyman at the Curtis Brown Talent Agency
[22] RocknRolla at the Internet Movie Database Persondata
[23] Gilchrist, Todd (May 6, 2009). "Tarantino Gets a Name Hyman, James
Taste of His Own Post-Modern Medicine".
Alternative names
Cinematical. http://www.cinematical.com/2009/05/
06/tarantino-gets-a-taste-of-his-own-post- Short description
modern-medicine/. Date of birth 18 April 1970
[24] Hart, Hugh (May 6, 2009). "Brit Mashes Tarantino’s Place of birth
Sex, Violence With Music". Underwire. Wired.
http://www.wired.com/underwire/2009/05/brit- Date of death
mashes-tarantinos-sex-violence-with-music/. Place of death
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