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Birth name
Ian Simmonds
Associated acts
Wise in Time
Also known as
Juryman
Name
Ian Simmonds
Years active
1987 – present
Record label
Musik Krause
Labels
Musik Krause
Occupation(s)
Disc jockeymusic producerSinger
Role
Musician · ian-simmonds.com
Albums
The Right Side of Kind, The Burgenland Dubs
Genres
Electronica, Jazz, Nu jazz, Downtempo, House music
Similar People
Cibelle, Bernhard Rumpe, Jackmate, Dave Aju, Alison Goldfrapp
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Ian Simmonds, Juryman (born 1966), is a Welsh-born electronica and jazz musician whose music oscillates between more acoustic works of nu jazz or downtempo and heavily produced electronica, as Juryman the sound is interwoven with hip hop textures. Ian Simmonds is certainly one of a few talents "to successfully breach the chasm that keeps DJ culture from more tangible, organic realms." His complex musical landscapes are often accompanied by his deep calm voice, making poetic, political and social statements at the same time. He is a self-taught musician, singing and playing trumpet, bass guitar, piano and is a producer with numerous releases, contributions and co-productions.
Ian spent part of his childhood following his trumpet-playing dad around the world. When he turned 18, he moved to London and formed a collective called Sandals with three other friends. This collective came together in the late 1980s to start a club in London Soho called "Violets", a response to the emerging acid house scene and early rave culture. Events in several other clubs followed. In the onset of the 1990s the "Sandals" were formed in that humus and became a little success, suddenly publishing for London Records. Ian Simmonds started publishing his own deep, vibrant music in 1995 first under his pseudonym Juryman, later on under his real name Ian Simmonds.
Music
In the mid-1990s, Ian Simmonds began recording a series of EPs. In addition he produced his own tracks for the then totally unknown Leftfield and Pressure Drop, which were to influence his later productions. During these recordings he met musician Luke Gordon aka Spacer. 1997 SSR published a collaboration LP Juryman vs Spacer: Mailorder Justice His solo debut LP published in 1999 by !K7 Ian Simmonds: Last States of Nature was well perceived and consolidated his reputation as an innovative producer. It was soon followed by the LP Juryman: The Hill, published in 2000 by SSR Records. 2001 Ian Simmonds: Return to X released at !K7; another Juryman LP got released in 2002 Escape to Where.
Since the midst of the 1990s, he worked with several other artists Leftfield, Goldfrapp, pressure drop on various collaborations, remixes, accompanied by appearances on dozens of compilations. He also contributed the music to Adam Smiths Channel 4 documentary A.I.P.S.
In 2005 Ian moved to Germany to work with local musicians on his Jazz project Wise in Time, since then he publishes as Ian Simmonds for "Musik Krause" a sublabel of "Freude am Tanzen", where five EPs got released and his recent LP Ian Simmonds: Burgenland Dubs.
"Ian Simmonds – Alvin's Blues" on The Chillout Lounge, Smooth Music, 2001
"Ian Simmonds – Swingin' Millie (Slop Shop Mix)" on Fruit 2 – Melon, Musicpark Records, 2002
"Ian Simmonds & DJ Rocca – Better Man" on Illicit Sounds Of Maffia – Chapter 3, Kom-Fut Manifesto Records, 2003
"Ian Simmonds – The Dog" on Michael Mayer – Immer 2, Kompakt, 2006
"Wise in Time – Slow Fall" on Club Bogaloo 2, Spinning Wheels Records, 2003
Contributions
"Sandals – Venice Groove" on Volume Five, (Bass Ian Simmonds), Volume, 1992
"How Now – Humble Souls" on Humble Souls – How Now, (Producer Ian Simmonds, et al.), Acid Jazz, 1993
"Sandals – Venice Groove" on Wasted – The Best Of Volume (Part 1), (Bass Ian Simmonds), Volume, 1995
"Spacer – Agent Orange" on Spacer – Atlas Earth, (Vocals, Written by Ian Simmonds), Pussyfoot Records, 1996
"Spacer – Cursory Rub" on Spacer – The Beamer, (Bass Ian Simmonds), Pussyfoot Records, 2001
"Spacer – Houston" on Red Snapper – It's All Good (Live Version), (Bass Ian Simmonds), Keep Diggin' Records, 2002
"Spacer – Houston" on Red Snapper – It's All Good (Live Version), (Bass Ian Simmonds), Keep Diggin' Records, 2002
"The Orchestra – Tune Three" on The Orchestra – Look Away Now, (Bass Ian Simmonds), Dummond Street Records, 2002
"Sandals – Nothing" on Giant Steps (Volume One), (Written by Ian Simmonds, et al.), FFRR (US), 1993
"Sandals – A Profound Gas" on Soul CD 8 In Conjunction With Acid Jazz, (Written by Ian Simmonds, et al.), Soul CD Magazine, 1993
"Sandals – Nothing (Leftfield Dub)" on Slowburn: Blissed-Out Beats And After Hours Anthems, (Written by Ian Simmonds, et al.), Rumor Records, 1993
"Sandals – We wanna live" on Silly Symphonies – Guerrilla, fight for your right to party, (Written by Ian Simmonds, et al.), Essential Dance Music, 1996
"Sandals – Feet (Scott Hardkiss Remix)" on Yes – A Scott Hardkiss Mix, (Written by Ian Simmonds, et al.), Hardkiss, 1996
"Sandals – Nothing" on Roadkill! 1.10, (Written by Ian Simmonds, et al.), Hot Tracks, 2000
"Sandals – Feet (Dust Brothers Remix)" on The Chemical Brothers – The Remixes Vol. 06, (Written by Ian Simmonds, et al.), Dummond Street Records, 2002
"Sandals – Nothing" on The Chillout Session: Ibiza Sunsets, (Written by Ian Simmonds, et al.), Ministry of Sound, 2003
"Sandals – Nothing" on Acid Jazz Classics, (Written by Ian Simmonds, et al.), Ministry of Sound, 2004
"Sandals – Venice Groove" on Denz Da Denz Vol. 1, (Written by Ian Simmonds, et al.), BMG, 2004
