Hugh Elliott (editor)
| Hugh Elliott | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Hugh Elliott November 27, 1964 Austin, Texas, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts |
| Known for | Film/TV Production & Drummer |
| Website | HughElliott.com |
Hugh Elliott (born November 27, 1964) is a Los Angeles-based American film/TV editor and musician. Elliott was a founding member of the quintet, Jazz Punks. He was the drummer, co-producer, and co-arranger on the Jazz Punks album, SMASHUPS, which reached #1 on the CMJ Jazz Top 40 in June 2012.
Elliott also worked on a number of other albums, including the Angela Bofill album, I Wanna Love Somebody and Heather Nova's album, South.
Early life and education
Elliott was born in Austin, Texas and grew up in Dallas, Texas in the United States. He went on to study at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts.
Career
After Berklee College of Music, Elliott moved to New York City, where he performed and recorded with local and international artists.
Following his work with Bofill, Elliott played on a number of other internationally released records, including Sandra Bernhard's, I'm Still Here... Damn It!,[1] Laura Branigan's, Remember Me,[2] Billy Crawford's, Billy Crawford,[3] and Robert Lamm's (of the band, Chicago) solo album, In My Head.[4] Two years later, he played on the Heather Nova album, South, drumming on the single, Like Lovers Do, which was featured in the film, Serendipity.
In 2006, Elliott was a founding member of the Los Angeles-based quintet, Jazz Punks. In 2009, the group released an EP, which was self-titled. In 2012, Jazz Punks released an album titled, SMASHUPS.[5]
SMASHUPS received positive reviews, including the Boston Globe, JazzTimes and All About Jazz.[6] In addition to reaching #1 on the CMJ Jazz Top 40, SMASHUPS garnered #15 on CMJ's Top 100 Albums of 2012 and remained on KCRW’s Jazz Top 10 for 8 weeks.[7]
References
- ↑ "Sandra Bernard - I'm Still Here... Damn It!". All Music.
- ↑ "Laura Branigan - Remember Me". All Music.
- ↑ "Billy Crawford - Billy Crawford". All Music.
- ↑ "Robert Lamm - In My Head". All Music.
- ↑ "Jazz Punks - Smashups". All Music.
- ↑ Matzner, Franz A. (April 16, 2012). "Jazz Punks: Smashups". All About Jazz.
- ↑ Greenlee, Steve (May 22, 2012). "Jazz Punks, 'Smashups'". Boston Globe.