Jonathan Julian "Jon" Hopkins (born 15 August 1979) is an English producer … Read Full Bio ↴Jonathan Julian "Jon" Hopkins (born 15 August 1979) is an English producer and musician who writes and performs electronic music. He began his career playing keyboard for Imogen Heap, and has produced or contributed to albums by Brian Eno, Coldplay, David Holmes and others.
Hopkins composed the soundtrack for the 2010 film Monsters, which was nominated for an Ivor Novello Award for Best Original Score. His third solo album, Insides, reached no. 15 on the Dance/Electronic Album Chart in 2009. 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. In 2011 Diamond Mine was nominated for a Mercury Prize, which is annually awarded for best album from the United Kingdom and Ireland. Immunity was also nominated for the 2013 Mercury Prize.
Jon Hopkins was born in 1979 in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey and grew up in nearby Wimbledon. He first became aware of electronic music after hearing early house music on the radio at the age of seven or eight, and also became a fan of Depeche Mode and the Pet Shop Boys. These records inspired an early fascination with synths.
At the age of 12 Hopkins began studying piano at the Junior Department of the Royal College of Music in London, where he continued until age 17. The composers that were greatly influential to him whilst studying were Ravel and Stravinsky, and he eventually won a competition to perform a concert of Ravel's Piano Concerto in G with an orchestra. For a time Hopkins considered becoming a professional pianist, only to decide classical performance was too formal and unnerving to pursue full-time.
As a teenager he also listened to acid house, early hardcore, grunge, as well as electronica artists such as Acen, Seefeel, and Plaid. When Hopkins was 14 he got his first computer, an Amiga 500, and started programming MIDI material. By the age of 15 he had saved up enough money from winning piano competitions to buy a low-level professional Roland synth, and on this he began creating his first full-length electronic compositions.
On March 6, 2018, Hopkins announced that his 5th studio album "Singularity" would be released on May 4, 2018 via Domino Recordings. Speaking about the album, Hopkins told Exclaim!, "Now that Singularity is done, I can look back on it, and it's almost like some sort of living thing that's purifying itself over the course of that hour. By the time it gets to the end, it's in the exact opposite place, and yet it ends with the same sound — the infinite simplicity of that one note. I like that idea."
Hopkins has performed at music festivals such as Moogfest, Mutek, Beacons Festival, and Electric Zoo, and at venues such as Madison Square Garden and the London O2 Arena.[19] As of 2014 he maintains a regular touring schedule both in England and internationally, playing at the Glastonbury Festival in June, with upcoming dates at the Pitchfork Music Festival, Electric Picnic and Time Music Festival and in 2015 at Wonderfruit in Thailand for the premiere of the iy_project, a collaboration with light artist, Chris Levine.
According to reviews, "Hopkins's aesthetic is perpetually intriguing. He transcends genres, melding digital coldness with subtle, bucolic textures; veering from skewed elegance to strange, unsettling depths. He makes powerfully emotive, instrumental music that consistently crosses genres, ranging from solo acoustic piano to explosive, bass-heavy electro." Also, he "meticulously constructs lush, downtempo arrangements, blending digital beats and soothing ambience."
Hopkins practices autogenic training and Transcendental Meditation, of which he says, "For me, it's not about relaxing. It can get music flowing in a way that's really uninhibited, and I want to spend as much time in that place as possible."
Hopkins composed the soundtrack for the 2010 film Monsters, which was nominated for an Ivor Novello Award for Best Original Score. His third solo album, Insides, reached no. 15 on the Dance/Electronic Album Chart in 2009. 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. In 2011 Diamond Mine was nominated for a Mercury Prize, which is annually awarded for best album from the United Kingdom and Ireland. Immunity was also nominated for the 2013 Mercury Prize.
Jon Hopkins was born in 1979 in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey and grew up in nearby Wimbledon. He first became aware of electronic music after hearing early house music on the radio at the age of seven or eight, and also became a fan of Depeche Mode and the Pet Shop Boys. These records inspired an early fascination with synths.
At the age of 12 Hopkins began studying piano at the Junior Department of the Royal College of Music in London, where he continued until age 17. The composers that were greatly influential to him whilst studying were Ravel and Stravinsky, and he eventually won a competition to perform a concert of Ravel's Piano Concerto in G with an orchestra. For a time Hopkins considered becoming a professional pianist, only to decide classical performance was too formal and unnerving to pursue full-time.
As a teenager he also listened to acid house, early hardcore, grunge, as well as electronica artists such as Acen, Seefeel, and Plaid. When Hopkins was 14 he got his first computer, an Amiga 500, and started programming MIDI material. By the age of 15 he had saved up enough money from winning piano competitions to buy a low-level professional Roland synth, and on this he began creating his first full-length electronic compositions.
On March 6, 2018, Hopkins announced that his 5th studio album "Singularity" would be released on May 4, 2018 via Domino Recordings. Speaking about the album, Hopkins told Exclaim!, "Now that Singularity is done, I can look back on it, and it's almost like some sort of living thing that's purifying itself over the course of that hour. By the time it gets to the end, it's in the exact opposite place, and yet it ends with the same sound — the infinite simplicity of that one note. I like that idea."
Hopkins has performed at music festivals such as Moogfest, Mutek, Beacons Festival, and Electric Zoo, and at venues such as Madison Square Garden and the London O2 Arena.[19] As of 2014 he maintains a regular touring schedule both in England and internationally, playing at the Glastonbury Festival in June, with upcoming dates at the Pitchfork Music Festival, Electric Picnic and Time Music Festival and in 2015 at Wonderfruit in Thailand for the premiere of the iy_project, a collaboration with light artist, Chris Levine.
According to reviews, "Hopkins's aesthetic is perpetually intriguing. He transcends genres, melding digital coldness with subtle, bucolic textures; veering from skewed elegance to strange, unsettling depths. He makes powerfully emotive, instrumental music that consistently crosses genres, ranging from solo acoustic piano to explosive, bass-heavy electro." Also, he "meticulously constructs lush, downtempo arrangements, blending digital beats and soothing ambience."
Hopkins practices autogenic training and Transcendental Meditation, of which he says, "For me, it's not about relaxing. It can get music flowing in a way that's really uninhibited, and I want to spend as much time in that place as possible."
Singularity
Jon Hopkins Lyrics
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Adversary Everything that came before Is irrelevant to now To the…
Angger Dimas Open arms wide as I reach for the blue skies To…
Awoken By Silence This is a never-ending symphony Killing off the silent whis…
Ayla Brainchild... Why does the sun shine? And why does it rain?…
bad history No patience to act All we do is distract From the fact…
Believer Theoretical physics Mathematical speculation Scientifically …
Black Orchid Empire The pull of the gravity well Spiralling decay No light can e…
Born of Osiris Reveal this operation Phase on is history It was just imagin…
Bright Eyes Learning on the fly How to gather and analyze Nothing is l…
BTS & Steve Aoki Open arms wide as I reach for the blue skies To…
BTS - Love Yourself 結 'Answer' 무언가 깨지는 소리 난 문득 잠에서 깨 낮설음 가득한 소리 귀를 막아 보지만…
BTS/V 무언가 깨지는 소리 난 문득 잠에서 깨 낯설음 가득한 소리 귀를 막아 보지만…
Children Within We are flying Beyond the speed of light Exploring space in…
Darlingside Someday a shooting star is gonna shoot me down Burn these…
Delta Cepheid An artificial intelligence? A god creation of this world? W…
Devin Vibert Gravity, gravity, gravity It′s impressive what you do Strong…
Direlands Algorithmic destruction, Binary thought control Opiates for …
DJ TanduPres.Ayla Brainchild... Why does the sun shine? And why does it rain?…
Dunderpatrullen Man and machine will never be apart Our hearts will soon…
Eir Aoi 生まれてくる世界を 間違えてしまったと呟いた 誰かが私を嫌いになって 私が誰かを嫌いになる それの繰り返し 確実に痛ん…
Elisabeth Blair Boom boom boom I am a waterfall around whom Crowds gather. I…
Embrace the Dawn Bred in a world of consumption Feted mind, state of decay Fe…
Enigma Ex Machina Collapsing masses of distant stars Space itself is pulled by…
ensou Tanda mo pa ba ang langit na ating pinagmamasdan. Mga bituin…
ensou feat. GUMI Tanda mo pa ba ang langit na ating pinagmamasdan Mga bituin…
Everfish All systems go Captain, we've stopped moving Check engines …
eye and eye I need to share my reflections It's about your obsessions Th…
Gabe 'Nandez (Chester) Technologic singularity Where did life go it's a p…
Galahad Beyond Event Horizon to the point of no return There’s no…
Great Leap Skyward Scripted genetic lines of code With augmented wings we soar …
Grizzleroot I could die 1 million times but i'd need 1…
Helioss Awakening - Disrupting Infinite sea - With no ending A sing…
Hollow & Akimbo Should know enough not to get caught with your hands…
Human 2.0 I'm sailing to the end of sight Help me find the…
ilyaA When you say we can go no more Just dream We got…
keisei feat. Hatsune Miku 今きみと迎える Singularity 誰かの声がして ふり返る そこに在るのは只ぼくらの足あとだけだ なぜ進む?な…
KITCHEN - New Order Winter came so soon And summer never happened We're players …
L.I.G.O. For every time I fell down I raised myself once more Rebuild…
Loudspeaker Alliance And all this chaos that I've preferred And all the liars…
Max-Music So they told me I had to overcome my problems…
Mind Combined Chorus) Singularity is Coming Verse) Economy changing funda…
mindFIELD I am the one, the only one The strength that’s buried…
Mountain Eye I need to share my reflections It's about your obsessions Th…
New Order Winter came so soon And summer never happened We're players …
Nick Magnus soy piedra en el camino rodando contra mi destino soy luz de…
Normundy Black out Now the paradise falls And the snake eyes Are glar…
Northlane [Instrumental] [An excerpt of a Terrence Mckenna Speech:]…
Our Fair City Everything will collapse Both falling into place and ending …
OUT NOW: Steve Aoki & Angger Dimas ft. My name is Kay Open arms wide as I reach for the blue skies To…
Primal Essence I drift away Further into divine It's swallowing me And ever…
Red Fate has escaped Tell me what have we become Break another c…
Shayne Orok I hear the sound of something breaking From my slumber i…
ShockOne Fourteen billion years ago, there was nothing No stars, no g…
Singularity ft. Evan Duffy Can you hear me? (Ghost in the machine) So close to you (But…
Soul Extract This is the last In the darkest light Cutting out…
Staytons Hotshot and now it′s time to pay Can't hide, don′t try…
Steve Aoki Open arms wide as I reach for the blue skies To…
T-sonic Fervor for technology Automation transcends beyond our capab…
Takanori Nishikawa BIRI BIRI, oh yeah We don't stop & move! Virtual じゃ感じるわけない…
Textures This world has changed Before our eyes - we can't control. …
The Lisps I'll live to see a million things that men were…
The No-Musicians Jazz Band Singularity joins me in my sleep I could never be lonely Si…
The Rejectors Living in the night (Night) And never see the light (Light) …
The Sixth Lie Still, I′m alive What are'the feelings′? No one has told me…
The Unguided Upon returning from the never-ending winter The axe shall f…
The Wind in the Trees Limbs frozen tight Atrophic waste in a beam of light The fal…
Traverser I told you once Here at the bottom This message you left…
V - BTS 무언가 깨지는 소리 난 문득 잠에서 깨 낯설음 가득한 소리 귀를 막아 보지만…
Void Omnia At the end of the line where all things go…
Yet No Yokai Singularity joins me in my sleep I could never be lonely Si…
藍井エイル 生まれてくる世界を 間違えてしまったと呟いた 誰かが私を嫌いになって 私が誰かを嫌いになる それの繰り返し 確実に痛ん…
西川貴教 BIRI BIRI, oh yeah We don't stop & move! Virtual じゃ感じるわけない…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Jon Hopkins:
Cold Out There I know your name I know the people out there feel…
Hayling Don't think about all those things you fear Just be glad…
I Remember I remember. I remember you Love you for as long as I…
Private Universe INSTRU mxmlyricstag MENTAL…
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@Milasbeingrandom
I honestly believe this is the best music video ever conceived of. It is indeed a masterpiece.
@9rant9ilmore
Stunning
@thaleiat.392
Genius music, but damn, the video clip is just out of this world (and also "Collider"). So much tension, so much emotion.
The perfect audio/visual pairing.
THANK YOU JON HOPKINS. Thank you for everything.
@alejandrosantos8882
Although I've always been more of a rock'n'roll, I'm really addicted to this song.
@tell2el
You are the best thing that has happened to this world since Pink Floyd and Prodigy. Love you!
@charliesalter3744
i love this song and your music, its so influential and important to my life. you give me a new perspective with music
@razwanfaraz4244
Without fail, since I came across this, I have played this daily. Absolute masterpiece.
@MrDschiesus
just discovered Mr Hopkins for me and that particular album. Im not much into electronic music but this is totally up my alley. cant wait to see him in the Philharmonie next month :)
@KallimaMedia
I don’t know what I just watched - but I want to live on a planet where we all can move like this. Amazing music and choreography!!
@JW-ku7nn
This experience plugged me into the hive mind