Jon Hopkins

For other people named John Hopkins, see John Hopkins (disambiguation).

Jon Hopkins
Jon Hopkins at Rockefeller Music Hall in Oslo, Norway. Photo: Stian Schløsser Møller
Hopkins in 2018 at Rockefeller Music Hall, Oslo
Background information
Birth nameJonathan Julian Hopkins
Born (1979-08-15) 15 August 1979 (age 45)
Kingston upon Thames, England
Genres
Occupations
Instruments
Years active2001–present
Labels
Websitejonhopkins.co.uk

Jonathan Julian Hopkins (born 15 August 1979)[1] is an English musician and producer who writes and performs electronic music. He began his career playing keyboards for Imogen Heap, and has produced but also contributed to albums by Brian Eno, Coldplay, David Holmes and others.

Hopkins composed the soundtrack for the 2010 film Monsters,[2][3] which was nominated for an Ivor Novello Award for Best Original Score. His third studio album, Insides, reached No. 15 on the US Dance/Electronic Albums chart in 2009.[4] His collaborations on Small Craft on a Milk Sea with Brian Eno and Leo Abrahams and Diamond Mine with King Creosote both reached No. 82 on the UK Albums Chart.[5][6] Both of his albums Diamond Mine (2011) and Immunity (2013) were nominated for the Mercury Prize.[7][8] His fifth studio album Singularity received a Grammy nomination for Best Dance/Electronic Album in December 2018.[9] Hopkins's sixth studio album, Music for Psychedelic Therapy, was released on 12 November 2021.[10]

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  9. ^ "2019 GRAMMY Awards: Complete Nominations List". 7 December 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  10. ^ Lhooq, Michelle (22 October 2021). "Countdown to ecstasy: how music is being used in healing psychedelic trips". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 October 2021.