Don Jackson (producer)

Don Jackson is an English electronic music producer.^[1] He has worked with several of the top vocal trance singers including Tiff Lacey, Kirsty Hawkshaw, Andrea Britton, and Stine Grove .^[2]

Headstrong topped the Romanian Charts in April 2013 with number 1 hit record Headstong-Tears ft Stine Grove. The music produced is released under the Headstrong alias and is featured on many compilation albums including Nightmusic Volume 2 (2007) and The DJ 3 in the Mix (2006). Jackson befriended music producer and label owner Matt Darey,^[3] and managed Darey's label Darey Products.^[4] Since then Jackson has had huge success with his own record label Sola Records.

The last 4 Headstrong releases have been given 'Tune of the week' on A State of trance radio hosted by world number 1 DJ Armin van Buuren. Jackson is working with some of the top singers in the world, most of whom have had top 20 chart success and some who have had UK number 1 chart hits. The new album Timeless (Part 1) has 17 tracks and a collaboration with band The Waterboys. The track "Sometimes" off the album has already had BBC Radio 1 support. Headstrong have also recently collaborated with DJ Judge Jules. Headstrong tracks are on several compilation albums including Ministry of Sound, Hed Kandi, and Best of Gatecrasher. He owns and runs his own record label called Sola Records. The Headstrong track "Helpless" and its video is also on the Greenpeace TV advert for 'Save the Whale'. Headstrong planned in early 2011 to release 2 albums as well as many singles in the year. One album will be an acoustic and strings album. Don has also co-written with BBC Radio 1 presenter Judge Jules a track called "Could Be Love". This track appears on Judge Jules album Bring The Noise. Jackson also had 2 Headstrong tracks used on Romania's got talent, The biggest TV Show in Romania.

Singles

• "Close Your Eyes" (2005) (feat Tiff Lacey)
• "Silver Shadow" (2006) (feat Tiff Lacey)
• "Show Me The Love" (2006) (feat Tiff Lacey)
• "The Truth" (2006) (feat Tiff Lacey)
• "Symphony of Soul" (2007) (feat Tiff Lacey)
• "Love Calls" (2008) (feat Kirsty Hawkshaw)
• "Helpless" (2008) (feat Shelley Harland)
• "Tears" (2011) (feat Stine Grove)
• "Helpless 2011" (2011) (feat Shelley Harland)
• "Love Until It Hurts" (2012) (feat Stine Grove)
• "The Hurt" (2013) (feat Stine Grove)

Albums

• Timeless (Part 1) (June 2010)

References