JEFF WOODALL
JEFF WOODALL
Jeff writes and produces electronic chillout music.
He has written and produced ten albums to date, the latest album 'Chasing Shadows' was released in July 2008.
To hear more samples of Jeff's music visit: http://www.realmusik.co.uk
or http://www.myspace.com/jeffwoodallmusic
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
Jeff was born in Hertfordshire UK, where he discovered he had an ear for music following a school ‘Tone’ test. It was recommended he take up music lessons, so he decided to learn the drums.
After a couple of years he developed his own skills by teaching himself guitar, this then developed into an interest for keyboards and synths. After a few years of experimentation, he decided the style of music that he wrote naturally was in the ‘Chillout’ genre, although his musical tastes and influences include a variety of artists from Pink Floyd, Genesis and Marillion to Moby, Boards of Canada and Jon Hopkins.
He has now written and produced ten albums to date. Including a New Age album entitled ‘Natural Sleep’ specially created to induce a good nights sleep. Released worldwide with Paradise Music.
Jeff has recently collaborated with established and respected artists in the music industry including Jonathan Atkinson an established TV composer and Abhijit Pohankar a well known artist and composer in India.
Your musical influences
Jon Hopkins, Ulrich Schnauss, Boards of Canada, Brian Eno, Moby, Deep Forest, Doves, Pink Floyd, Vangelis, Genesis, Peter Gabriel, Sigur Ros, Royksopp, Zero 7, Bent, The Egg, Bjork, Leftfield, Enya, Enigma, Radiohead, Rufus Wainwright, Faithless, Paul van Dyk, Placebo, U2, Simple Minds, William Orbit, Chicane, Kate Bush, Crowded House, Secede, Massive Attack, Tears for Fears, Marillion, Porcupine Tree, Counting Crows, Coldplay, Keane, Future Sound Of London, Goldfrapp, The Orb, Aphex Twin, Steve Hackett, The Eagles, Snow Patrol, Pete Namlook, Talk Talk, The Prodigy, Robert Cray, Joe Satriani, Paul Oakenfold, etc.
What equipment do you use?
Apple Macintosh G4 running Reason and Ableton Live.
Korg X5. midisport 4x4. Ibenez Roadstar II, Ovation Celebrity Acoustic.