Nitin Sawhney(I)

NITIN SAWNEY As a composer, producer and musician, Nitin is recipient of over twenty international awards including a CBE, an Ivor Novello Lifetime Achievement Award,7 independent honorary doctorates and has scored over 60 films (including Warner Bros 'Mowgli' for Netflix), numerous tv series, including BBC's epic 'Human Planet' series, made over 20 studio albums, 11 under his own name, and has also scored extensively for theatre, dance and video games. Most recently, Nitin has been appointed Chair of Trustees for PRS Foundation, the UK's leading charitable funder of new music and talent development. Nitin is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and BAFTA. He has served as a member of an appointed advisory committee to the UK government on national musical education policy, is an associate artist with London's Sadler's Wells dance venue and has served as trustee on numerous boards including London's Somerset House and the Whitechapel Art Gallery. Nitin is a trustee on the board of London theatre company, Complicité. As a broadcaster he has had his own BBC Radio 2 series, which ran for 4 years, and has been a music judge for both of Sky Arts' guitar star series as well as musical director for a series focussing on the work of David Bowie. Nitin has produced many pop, dance and classical artists, including Helene Grimaud & Jools Holland, had his own BBC classical prom, appeared on the BBC prom review panel numerous times, has written for and conducted the London Symphony Orchestra and other major orchestras, is patron for educational charities - Artis and the Abram Wilson Foundation and was commissioned by Sky Arts to write a new national anthem in 2019 which was performed as an oratorio at London's Barbican centre. As a touring musician, Sawhney has performed extensively as an artist in his own right at some of the world's most prestigious venues, including the Royal Albert Hall, Hollywood Bowl and Sydney Opera House. As a DJ, Nitin has performed across the world and appeared regularly at London's most popular club, Fabric, compiling their album release - 'Fabriclive 15'. As well as having been a curator for many international festivals, Nitin is a university lecturer and has lectured at numerous international universities, including Stanford and Berklee in Valencia. Collaborations and productions include work with Paul McCartney, Sting, Jeff Beck, Ellie Goulding, Annie Lennox, Will Young, Bob Geldof, Andy Serkis, Mira Nair, Anoushka Shankar, Nora Jones, Herbie Hancock, David Gilmour, Jools Holland and Nelson Mandela.

Honorary Doctorates 2006 - Awarded an Honorary Fellowship from South Bank University, London 2007 - Awarded an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Music from the University of Kent 2008 - Awarded Fellowship of LIPA 2009 - Awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Sussex 2009 - Awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Roehampton 2009 - Awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Staffordshire 2012 - Awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Goldsmiths 2014 - Awarded Doctor of Arts University of Hertfordshire