COMPANY PROFILE & HISTORY
Humber Music. is an independent production company, with an in-house producer/songwriters, and an online shop, based in Grimsby, Lincolnshire. UK. Situated about 170 miles north of London, on the east coast, adjacent to the River Humber, Grimsby's renown landmark The Dock Tower, and not too far from the world famous Humber Bridge, one of the Worlds longest single-span suspension bridges.(pictured above). The foundation of our business started out in the early 70's as a recording studio and record label, recording and producing singles and albums for local and regional artistes, and for corporate clients.
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 | The Studio: during the 1970's, looking from the control room. |
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 | In the1980's the business expanded into the retail market as Humber Records, a successful high street record store, also situated in Grimsby, Lincolnshire UK. |
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 | Rod Temperton & Les Johnson in L.A.
In 1986, whilst Les was on business in Los Angeles, he met up with Cleethorpes born songwriter Rod Temperton who wrote the title tracks to Michael Jackson's albums, 'Of The Wall' and the worlds biggest sellling album 'Thriller'. And also writing songs for a host of other American artistes.
Les said, 'I had a great time and he gave me some interesting tips and advice on the business of songwriting. He has his feet firmly on the ground and what a kind and generous man he is, as well as a genius of a songwriter/producer.He deserves all the success that he has achieved ever since he wrote 'Boogie Nights' among other songs for Heatwave, in the early 1970's. I learned a lot just being in his company, it was a great honour for me, which has inspired me in my own songwriting.' |
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The founder of the company has now clocked up, over 40 years experience in the music business as a well respected musician/singer-songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, and a world record holder,
yes, a World Record Holder!
A New World Record: In 1969, at The famous Winter Gardens in Cleethorpes, drummer
Les Alan Johnson at the age of 24, set a New World Record, for the Worlds longest Drum-solo of; 109 hours, 6mins, 39 secs, and thats with No breaks and No sleep for six days. Now that's one incredible feat of achievement! Just staying awake for six days was a record in itself. Dont try this at home. It was officially authenticated by the Guinness Book of World Records.
We have built Humber Music on the foundation and strength of our past years of business experience, dealing with thousands of trade and retail customers. Which just shows you, how committed, serious and professional we are about the way we approach our business.
With record producer and songwriter Les Johnson at the helm of the Humber Music team, which has been set up with the desire to make our products, of the past, present and future, available worldwide, via our web-site on line shop. Most of our singles and albums released in the 70's & 80's was only ever produced on 7" & 12" vinyl. Among the first of which was an album called, "Humber Beat" a compilation of various pop groups in and around Grimsby in Lincolnshire. One of our most popular local single record's to date is Grimsby Town FC's anthem.... "Up The Mariners" originally released in 1978, and GTFC fans are still singing it today. It has now been re-issued on a special CD to celebrate its 30th Anniversary.
We have now blown all the dust and cob-webs off some of the selected original recordings and we are now digitally re-mastering them and re-issuing them on CD. Some have since become sought after and collectable. We will also be producing and releasing some brand new Humber Music productions on CD in the near future. So keep logging in to our web site, and tell your friends our on line-shop is now open for business
Whether you are just a retail customer, retail store or distributor wishing to purchase our products or a record/publishing company wishing to licence songs, or an A & R Executive, Management Company looking for new material for your Artistes projects, we welcome you all to, Humber Music's web site. We look forward to meeting you and doing business with you in the near future, via our web site.
Humber Music's priority is to give good service and to keep our customers and clients happy!
From the team at Humber Music................HAPPY BROWSING & SHOPPING!
Click here: to take you to the Online Shop
PLEASE NOTE: As an independent production company, we DO NOT accept unsolicited material of any kind, (ie: music demos or lyrics)
Copyright © Humber Music 2007-2010. All rights reserved. Member of: MCPS/PRS for Music
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