Semothy Jones
British record producer

Semothy Jones

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Andrew Hughes, better known as Semothy Jones or Sem for short, is an English songwriter and record producer from Islington, London.
The earliest releases from Sem were around 2005, an instrumental mixtape series called 'Delivery Boy'. Then followed 'The Remixes' mixtape series which featured bootleg remixes mixing UK Grime and Electro with Pop acapellas. 'The Remixes Vol II' featured as compilation of the month in dance culture magazine Mixmag.
Sem's first production credit was for Highly Rated In The Hood's single 'Breakin The Scene' in 2006which featured highly controversial Grime MC Crazy Titch on the chorus, Crazy Titch was arrested and sentenced to life in prison for murder during the promotion of the song. The video is rumoured to be the first ever banned and removed from Channel AKA out of respect for the victim's family. Sem later released an instrumental version of the track without any of the MC's originally featured on the final 'Delivery Boy series' release.
Semothy soon moved away from the Grime scene and gained industry attention from the likes of Zane Lowein 2007 after several tracks he worked on with longterm friend Plan B featured on a bootleg Mixtape that the pair had worked on over the years called Paint It Blacker. In 2007 Sem also placed second in a Scratch Magazine's remix competitionjudged by The Fixxers (DJ Quik and AMG) for their Interscope single "Can U Werk Wit Dat".
In 2009 Semothy was asked to help promote Timbaland's new Beaterator software in the UKand around the same time received praised by Benny Blanco & Popjustice and went on to work with Professor Green, Lily Allen, Little Boots, Operator Please, Lady Sovereign, Wretch 32 and Boy Better Know artists Wiley & Frisco to name a few.
In 2010 Semothy signed a three-year publishing deal with Major Music/BMG Publishing and became part of the Biffco/Biff Stannard songwriting/production team. With Biffco Semothy worked on music for the X-Factor live show and many unreleased tracks for artists such as Leona Lewis and Aiden Grimshaw and eventually programming song parts for One Direction song 'I Want'which featured on their triple platinum selling debut album Up All Night)' In December 2010 it was also announced that Propellerhead will be sponsoring Jones.

NME Top 20 Hottest Producers 2010

Gain Ctrl

The Realness Theatre Show

Chart success

  • #1 Album "Up All Night" - US Billboard 200 - Programming
  • #2 Album "Alive Till I'm Dead" - UK Album Charts - Co-writing & Production
  • #5 Single "Just Be Good To Green" - UK Top 40 Singles - Co-writing & Production
  • #5 Album "Hands" - UK Album Charts #5, European Top 100 - Production
  • #20 Album "Gloves" - Australian ARIA Albums Chart - Co-writing

Single / Album discography

2012

Meg Myers "Daughter In The Choir"' - Atlantic Records

  • "Monster (Semothy Jones Remix)" - Producer, Co-writer,

2011

One Direction "Up All Night"' - Syco Music

  • "I Want" - Programmer,

Wretch 32 "Black & White Deluxe Edition"' - Ministry Of Sound

  • "Air" feat Owen Cutts - Producer, Co-writer,

2010

Professor Green "Alive Till I'm Dead"' - Virgin Records

  • "Just Be Good To Green" feat Lily Allen - Producer, Co-writer,

Operator Please "Gloves"' - Virgin Records/Brille Records

  • "Catapult" - Co-writing
  • "Volcanic" - Co-writing
  • "Loops" - Co-writing

2009

Little Boots "Hands"' - 679/Atlantic Records

  • "Tune Into My Heart" - Producer

2008

GoldieLocks "Bear Safe EP"' - Locked On

  • "Wrapped" - Producer, Composer
  • "Smash & Grab" - Producer, Co-writer

2007

The Mitchell Brothers "Dressed For The Occasion"' - The Beats

  • "Bestest Man" - Co-production, Composer

Remixes

2010

Operator Please "Logic EP"'

  • "Logic - Semothy Jones Remix"

2009

Little Boots "New In Town Promo"'

  • "New In Town - Semothy & Sheldrake Remix"

Lady Sovereign "So Human CD Single B Side"'

  • "So Human - Soggy Face Remix" - Producer, Composer
  • "I Got You Dancing - Semothy Jones Remix" - Producer, Composer

2007

'Sosa feat Jim Jones "Promo"'

  • "I'm Getting Money - Semothy Jones Remix"

Plan B "No Good Promo Vinyl"'

  • "No Good - Prodigal Son Remix" - Producer, Composer

Kate Nash "Promo"'

  • "Caroline - Semothy Jones Mashup"

Promo/Mixtape Productions

Plan B "Paint It Blacker"'

  • Cast A Light - Producer, Co-writer
  • Suzanne - Co-producer, Co-writer
  • Who Needs Actions When You Got Words - Producer, Co-writer

Frisco "Various"'

  • Mash Up The Party ft Sway - Producer, Co-writer
  • Darkside - Producer, Co-writer
  • "The Best In The Game ft Wiley - Producer, Co-Writer

Goldielocks "Hardknock Compilation"'

  • Lil' bit of Liquor - Producer, Co-writer

S.A.S "Various"'

  • Shake 'n' Break ft Ransom - Producer, Co-writer