Warren Bennett

Location:
Hertfordshire, UK
Type:
Artist / Band / Musician
Site(s):
Label:
Waffles Music
Type:
Indie
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Currently working on - New Tricks Series 7 (BBC) - composer for 10 new episodes of this award winning drama,Cliff Richard & The Shadows - Warren will be performing with the band on their 50th anniversary tour of Australia,New Zealand & South Africa which runs from Feb 6th through to March 14th 2010 (concert dates are listed above),'Left To My Own Devices' solo project for his own 'Waffles Music' label.



Feature credits include: Jack Said,the British independent feature film starring Danny Dyer (released 2009),Chaos & Cadavers, the black comedy for Matador Pictures starring Keeley Hawes, Rik Mayall and Nick Moran (theatrically released Summer 2004), Wuthering Heights (starring Robert Cavanah and Sarah Smart), Dear Roy Love Gillian and Access Hollywood (USTV Film).Also composed and performed the titles songs for The American Way (starring Dennis Hopper), The Harpist (Schlemmer Films), Ruth Rendell's classic drama Some Lie And Some Die and Decadence (starring Steven Berkoff and Joan Collins).



Television credits include: New Tricks (BBC 24 x 60 mins drama series), Can't Buy Me Love (ITV drama), The Knock (LWT 12 x 60mins drama series and 4 x 90min specials), Staying Alive (LWT 12 x 60mins drama series), Dirty Work (BBC drama series), The Ambassador (BBC 6 x 60mins drama series), London's Burning (LWT 48 x 60mins drama series),Holby City (BBC), Birds of a Feather (BBC Christmas specials), and Close To Home (LWT series).Recently arranged, produced and performed the music for the stunning Moonpower (BBC).



Recently completed Cliff Richard & The Shadows - arranged & performed on 'Reunited',their first studio album since 1968.Warren also performed with the band on their British & European 50th anniversary tour which ran from Sept 21st through to Nov 28th 2009.



Also written over 60 library music albums,used on such TV programmes as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, ER, The Osbournes, Murder One, Friends, America’s Most Wanted ,The Chris Isaak Show ,The Fast Show , Baywatch, Ellen, The Cosby Show, Bergerac, Taggart, Spitting Image, Oprah Winfrey and Beavis & Butthead!



Warren has also released two critically acclaimed new age albums of which ‘Pathways to Love’ topped the new age charts.Both 'Pathways To Love' and it's follow-up,'Secrets Of The Heart',can be found on i-tunes.



As a performer, Warren’s career began in 1980 when his group ’Glass Ties’ were signed to EMI Records. During this period they released two singles and toured extensively.As a solo artist,Warren had a year-long stint as support act for Alan Price’s 1984 UK tour.This then led to his first association with The Shadows when he co-wrote ‘You Rescue Me’ for their ‘Life in the Jungle’ album.



From 1991-2000, Warren worked as arranger/performer on Hank Marvin’s solo albums and also wrote the title track from Hank’s first album of this period ‘Into the Light’. He was a member of Hank’s touring band on each of his six solo tours between 1994 and 2002.



In 2004, Warren arranged and produced the first new Shadows recording for fourteen years; the Jerry Lordan penned ‘Life Story’ which reached number 7 in the UK charts. Following on from this success Warren toured as keyboard player with The Shadows on their 2005 tour of Europe.



In 1995, he arranged and performed with ‘Mirage’ and scored a top ten album hit in the UK with ‘Classic Guitar Moods’.

Warren’s arrangements can also be heard on the 2001 top ten Englebert Humperdinck album ‘I Want To Wake Up With You’ and Darren Day’s album from the musical ‘Summer Holiday.’



He produced & arranged,for Walkers Crisps,the advertising campaign featuring the classic 60's hit 'Summer Holiday'.

Warren also performed on the recording which was featured extensively on TV & Radio in 2008.



From 1999-2004, Warren recorded and performed with The Vibratos,a guitar-based instrumental band who released three full length CD's (The Ghost Of Old Compton Street,The Cappuccino Kid & Tornado Alley) on Warren’s own label Waffles Music.They also released five CDEP's to tie-in with various live appearances.



Also released on Waffles Music were 'Close To The Hedge',Warren's collaboration with Mark Griffiths,and 'Zookeeper',which Warren wrote and performed with Ben Marvin.



Warren primarily works from his studios in Hertfordshire.
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