Amir Amor

Amir Izadkhah, better known by his stage name Amir Amor, is a British musician, record producer and DJ of Iranian descent. From late 2011, he has been a member of the band Rudimental. He is the founder of London record label and recording studio "Major Toms".[1][2]

Amor was tipped as the "No.1 new producer to watch" by The Guardian,[3] and listed by NME magazine as one of the "20 hottest producers in music right now".[4] Some of the other names on the bill were Paul Epworth, Mark Ronson, Dr. Luke and Rick Rubin.[4]

Through his work with Rudimental he was nominated for a Mercury Prize in 2013,[5] won several awards including the 2014 Award for Best Single of the Year[6] for "Waiting All Night", featuring the then unknown singer Ella Eyre, and the Mobo Award for Best Album.[7] Rudimental also received nominations at the MTV Europe Music Awards for Best New Act, and Best UK and Ireland act.[8]

Rudimental have achieved multiple Platinum awards for record sales in several countries[9][10] including in the United Kingdom and Australia.

References

  1. ↑ Major Tom's: Ones To Watch 2012 In Association With PUMA | Urban Development
  2. ↑ http://majortoms.tumblr.com/
  3. ↑ Michael Cragg. "Giving Jamie xx a run for his money, ten of the next generation of young music producers | Music". The Guardian. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Pictures of 20 hottest producers in music right now - Photos - NME.COM
  5. ↑ 25 October 2013 Last updated at 09:25 (2013-10-25). "BBC Newsbeat - Mercury Prize 2013 contender: Rudimental". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  6. ↑ "BBC News - Brits 2014: Winners in full". Bbc.co.uk. 2014-02-19. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  7. ↑ "Rudimental, Naughty Boy, Tinie Tempah win at 2013 MOBO Awards - Music News". Digital Spy. 2013-10-20. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  8. ↑ "MTV European Award nominations announced". Telegraph. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  9. ↑ Cromie, Claire (2013-06-10). "Tennent's Vital: Avicii, Tinie Tempah and Rudimental announced for third day". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  10. ↑ see Rudimental discography