Biography
morgan nicholls
Decatone Studio Owner , Record Producer/Engineer , Songwriter , Musician -Bass Guitar & Hammond organ … Cabasa
Richmond upon Thames
morgan.nicholls1@btinternet.com
07714098720
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan_Nicholls
https://twitter.com/CaptMorganized
https://www.facebook.com/morganicholls/
Son of singer songwriter Billy Nicholls, http://www.billynicholls.com , grandson of Billy Nicholls SNR of The Squadronaires , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Squadronaires
Morgan, from the age of 16 has been writing ,recording and performing professionally in bands , working up from touring small venues with the Senseless Things to Stadium tours with Muse…
MUSE (15+ yrs) -keys & guitar- Originally filling in Bass for Chris Wolstenholme on bass at V festival in 2004 , then continued on to perform keys/guitar/percussion on 5 world tours spanning 651 concerts and all associated Tv and award shows etc.. promoting the albums Black Holes and Revelations, The Resistance, The 2nd Law, Drones & Simulation Theory
Worked on the Muse/ Streets collaboration : Who Knows Who
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PIH6FVFfE4
A Muse fans compilation....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LowrwOaLQZc
The Who, (London Olympics closing ceremony )- Bass
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsGQ8C64WlQ
The Streets (4 years promoting the first 3 albums : Original Pirate material etc ),-Bass
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONDzHijH08Y
Gorillaz (Demon Days tour ),- Bass
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wuPOY-TDk4
Lily Allen (Musical Director & Bass 2 world tours ) ,
Senseless Things (4 albums , all tours), - bass
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mknawwD8T-E
Vent 414 (Tours/ 1 Album produced by Steve Albini ), - Bass
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DqXbT8sEvU
Urge Overkill (Pulp Fiction Promo ),Girl you be a woman soon ( bass)
Delakota , Circle 60 ,Pearl Lowe, Death Nurse etc etc ... Bass
When lockdown paused touring Morgan setup a new recording studio in SW London, and concentrated his time recording and mixing ..
Decatone studio is based in St Margarets , located just behind Twickenham Film Studio’s…
Its a fully equipped professionally built soundproofed space , consisting of a large acousticly treated mixing room , looking through to a Drum room / Vocal booth..
The studio also has a separate recreational room that doubles up as a writing / rehearsal room…as well as a green screen option ready for basic video / Image work.
Soft launched in 2022:, Morgan started working closely with the SW London charity: The Basement Door , who supports youth bands in the area and have recorded and produced several of their acts..including :
Vixeny , The Grizzlies, What Happened Next , Everything In Mono, Canine Gymkhana ,
The Repertoire…
Produced The forthcoming Album ‘On The Lilac River’ - Down With The Stereotype …
and The Gatlings : EP-The Last She Hears Of Me
Decatone launched commercially in summer 2023..
Other recent works include :
..The Senseless Things album - First of Two Many -anniversary edition , a full remix from the original multitrack tapes.
https://www.senseless-things.com/store/p/thefirstoftoomanycd
Mixed ' Travellers Joy' a Billy Nicholls track for the late Ronnie Lane’s band ‘Slim Chance’ featuring The Who’s Pete Townsend ,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIPaIjgx-fI
Recorded a forthcoming Circle 60 track, featuring Captain Sensible
Working along side Cass Browne- ( Senseless Things ,Gorillaz, Loup Garoux, Delakota ).....
Recorded and wrote the theme for the 2022 Coco Pops Campaign ,
“Start The Magic” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=897EWpTbGFE
Recorded and recorded The Liverpool fc / Nivea campaign 'Never 'Alone'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc2wB08VKGQ
The Veras -EP -Ladies First - Mixed & Produced
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QonTNrltibg
Nick Capaldi- ‘You and all the Seasons- Bass
Various youtube links to music Morgans written , spanning different styles over the years, etc.. plus a list of previous studio work..
Moonlihght Rhino- A track written to support the Save The Rhino Charity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXxkwhl50_o
The Masked Singer (FOX TV ) - Seasons 1, 2 & 3 - Stings/ Intro's etc..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-7DvQQKZsA
A theme track written and recorded for the Tv show : 'Breaking Pointe' -'En Pointe' -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Src4e2ne14
"Rock and Roll fucking lovely" - Indie Film Soundtrack
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XzWmcAx358
TV show- Ladies of London - Theme
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8l4plvR378U
Boxheads- Short film by William Nicholls -wrote & produced soundtrack
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9OVthDCgOE
An Epk from his first album release..:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBF1uF6CyhU
A Britney Spears cover version recorded and engineered for Lily Allen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jOzuLsJIUE
A demo from a forthcoming album:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvSyWwFHUhE,
( work in progress Vent 414 demo featuring Miles Hunt from the wonderstuff) :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR09OX95LMA ,
A side project called Circle 60 ,
"Drive drive drive" a Morgan track from their vinyl album “Sawn Off Shot Gold”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6hZzTKM5Z8
https://www.facebook.com/Circle6o/
Joel Culpepper - Mr and Mrs Brown & Far From your average - Collaboration with Rich de Rosa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g83EKW28tF0
Morgan Released 'Miss Parker on ZubiZaretta Records in 1999 featuring artwork by Jamie Hewlett
then released a solo album 'Organized' on Source Records in 2000,
https://open.spotify.com/album/7B36nmwG6EkNCJrj4Yz59P
and produced, engineered and performed on recordings including:
Shampoo- Girl Power -Bass
Still Crazy : Grammy nominated film featuring Billy Connolly , Bill Nighy , Stephen Rea and Timothy Spall, film soundtrack:- Hammond organ (Strange Fruit)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Still_Crazy#External_links
Queen Adreena - LP -Engineer
Embrace - Remix
Billy Nicholls - Penumbra Moon - LP -Mixed & Produced
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wW_Ek_k6DWA
Adam Masterson - Clash cover for Uncut Magazine -mixed & Produced (bass & Hammond B3 Organ)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJAAMXZGyQU
'Bill and Ben The flowerpot men' Back Again kids tv album (BBC) -Written & Produced
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aAIYURAYVY
Billy Nicholls -'Still Entwined' LP: Mixed & Produced (bass hammond/ lead guitar)
https://open.spotify.com/album/7IuNaPAC7XARQ9dDAkO7Ms
Ben Gallagher -LP (RG records)
Streetmates TV theme (Channel 4)
Big Boss Man 'Winner' LP (Blow Up)
https://open.spotify.com/album/0ZUqQOb2FRQznfOX8kdtda
Paul Weller 'the bottle' remix with Big Boss Man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPOiVwTDp4E
A Man Called Gerald - album pre production
Roger Daltrey - various demos
Roy Ayres - 'Every Body Loves the Sunshine' - Radio edit (rapster)
Mum Raa: Song E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMkrpb58s6w
Scubaroots LP: Babylon Pharmacy -Engineering & production with Rich de Rossa
Screwtop Detonators: various tracks
Misc performances:
Soho Radio -Alice in Londonland - 2022 Interview
https://sohoradiolondon.com/show/alice-in-londonland-25-08-2022/
Pearl Lowe - solo record promo shows.. -bass
The London W Hotel launch in 2011 with Zac Starkey, Roger Daltrey, Jay Mehler and Mick Jones -bass
The Who at the London 2012 Olympic closing ceremony. bass
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