William Orbit
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 67 |
| Date of birth | December 15,1956 |
| Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
| Born | Shoreditch |
| London | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Music groups | Torch Song |
| Genres | Trip Hop |
| Ambient Music | |
| Trance Music | |
| House Music | |
| Downtempo | |
| Intelligent Dance Music | |
| Pop Music | |
| Orchestra | |
| Electronica | |
| Movies/Shows | In Saturn's Rings |
| Copelia | |
| Hotshot | |
| Youngblood | |
| Awards | Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording |
| Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media | |
| Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album | |
| Official site | williamorbit.com |
| Listen artist | www.youtube.com |
| Also known as | William Orbit |
| Songs | Strange Cargo III |
| Albums | Pieces in a Modern Style |
| Strange Cargo III | |
| Hello Waveforms | |
| Pieces in a Modern Style 2 | |
| List | Barber's Adagio for StringsPieces in a Modern Style · 1995 |
| Water From a Vine LeafStrange Cargo III · 1993 | |
| DiceMuch More Than Much Love · 2003 | |
| Skos genre | Dance/Electronic |
| Record labels | Maverick |
| I.R.S. Records | |
| Warner Records | |
| Anjunadeep | |
| Songwriting partner | Madonna |
| William Orbit | |
| Beth Orton | |
| Nominations | Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album |
| Instruments | Keyboards; Guitar; Percussion |
| Groups | Spill |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 406294 |
William Orbit Life story
William Mark Wainwright, known professionally as William Orbit, is an English musician and record producer who has sold 200 million recordings worldwide of his own work, his production and song-writing work. He is a recipient of multiple Grammy Awards, Ivor Novello Awards and other music industry awards.
Simon Mayo to launch classical station Scala Radio after leaving Radio 2
Former BBC Radio 2 DJ Simon Mayo is to lead the line-up on a new classical Music radio station.
Mayo, who left his Radio 2 drivetime show just before Christmas, will host a mid-morning show on Scala Radio when it launches on 4 March.
The Station will hope to win listeners from BBC Radio 3 and Classic Fm .
Mayo said the digital station would be different to its rivals because "we're going all out to entertain, laugh with the listeners and have a Good Time ".
The Station 's owners Bauer Media said Mayo's new show would include celebrity interviews, listener interaction and a classical version of the long-running Confessions feature from his Radio 1 and Radio 2 days.
"There are hundreds of radio stations playing rock and pop, and only two classical Music stations up Until Now ," Mayo said.
"We're different because we're going all out to entertain, laugh with the listeners, and have a Good Time . Some of it will be familiar, some new and exciting but all timeless, beautiful and all absolutely relevant to Today ".
Angellica Bell will host a weekend showMayo presented Radio 2 's drivetime slot for eight years, co-presenting with Jo Whiley for The Final seven months.
After a backlash from listeners, with Whiley moving back to evenings and Sara Cox Taking Over drivetime.
Mayo will continue to co-host his BBC Radio 5 Live's Friday film show with Mark Kermode - and Kermode has also been given his own slot playing film scores on Scala Radio at weekends.
Angellica Bell and Chris Rogers will host weekend shows, while DJs Goldie and William Orbit will front their own series.
The Scala line-up will also feature Charles Nove , Mark Forrest , Sam Hughes and Jamie Crick.
The Launch comes amid resurgent interest in classical Music - it was, with sales and streams up 10% on the previous year.
Scala will replace Heat Radio in Bauer's portfolio of national DAB stations After The Company said Heat would become an online-only station with no presenters.
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Source of news: bbc.com
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