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Since those early days, I’ve been continuously touring, for artists such as Hot Chip, Goldfrapp, Zero 7, Moloko, The Prodigy, Orbital, The Avalanches, Doves, Snow Patrol, Arca, Air, Sub Focus & The Chemical Brothers which ultimately led to the creation of Gravity Rigs and its mission today.

- a fantastic grounding for a career designing solid hardware & software systems. Contacts coming through the studio lead to the first footings into running keyboard & playback rigs live before touring with the Chemical Brothers began in 1997 - a role that still exists today!

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...and its projects - helping to make our services relevant, reliable, forward thinking and indispensable to Productions and Artists worldwide.

After the military, I cut my musical teeth as a tape OP in Manchester, engineering and programming ...

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"Their knowledge and expertise in the field is what sets them apart, and of course their great service. Big up Matt and Alex!”

As well as production managing Massive Attack & The Chemical Brothers, James has worked with New Order, The Streets, PJ Harvey, Gorillaz & many other artists.

Whilst having a lot of fun out there, I learned the finer details and know-how for making gear road proof; durability, portability & reliability became second nature.

I’ve always had a passion for technical & creative art forms, so music tech isn’t just a career, it’s in my DNA and will always be!

It’s not just about hardware for me; it’s about people, connection, and delivering the pure energy of live music.

It’s been a long journey… in the 90s, I cut my teeth with touring crews and some of the most influential acts around such as The Prodigy, The Chemical Brothers, Death in Vegas and Blur!

#Bicep are renowned for their anthemic blend of house, techno, & electronica

Their audio-visual live experiences have captivated audiences at festivals worldwide including #Coachella and #Glastonbury - garnering significant attention and receiving both critical & popular acclaim

The integration of #Ableton and Cycling '74s #MaxMSP enables us to cater for artists' specific creative vision and expand what's possible with existing tech.

We use #Max4Live with the #ferrofish to enable MIDI mappable presets; turning the unit into an exceptionally useful MADI switcher.

#DJLuciano has a custom communication system enabling him to stay in contact with the tech team in a discreet and efficient way.

For the #ChemicalBrothers we designed a system that enabled them to monitor all time related aspects of the #liveperformance.

Knowing set time finish and time elapsed when looping or jamming is essential when performing on festival stage with strict curfews.

We sliced the pack down time by over a third and with our custom stage boxes we also added some future-proof flexibility.

If you like your shows stirring and hard-hitting then do see them live, you will not be disappointed.

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