Speaking with Jake Gosling, he is one of the most humble guys you could ever meet. Jake Gosling was nominated for this year’s 58th Annual Grammy Awards for ‘Record of the Year’ with ‘Thinking Out Loud’, which won The Grammy Awards for Song of the Year.
Jake has been working with Ed Sheeran since he was 15 years old.
Jake got his taste of producing in doing DJ Remix and progressed to making Hit Records. I asked him how he felt about other DJ’s remixing his hit Records.
Jake: some cool sounds and different takes on the tracks from different people. Sometimes I hear things I would not have thought of while making the track.
Jake what are you arsenal in the studio?
Jake: Upright, Synth’s lots of samples no live drums. Like building layers on the drums.
What direction do you see the music business going in 2016?
Jake: Rolling rough and ready Bands. With songs, that inspire you.
What is currently in your music selection?
It ranges from Joni Mitchell, John Martin, Bill Withers, Bjork and NWA.
Jake told me he was the producer of the first big USA hit for Ed Sheeran “The A Team”. If you haven’t watched, the music video would be shocked how much they spent to make it ….25 pounds.
We discussed the importance of Social Media
Jake: Social Media Build It, Live It, Be an Artist on It. Spotify, Itunes, Etc. Best way to get notice is Facebook and Soundcloud.
The last Question which do you prefer Digital or Analog Records?
Jake: I like that Vinyl is coming back, but we need better turntables with a broader range in quality. I also enjoy seeing the artwork and reading the notes on albums.
Digital vs Analog recording you get movement that is natural on analog but on digital it a fluid and sometimes to perfect of a sound.
Jake Gosling has previously won a Brit Award for ‘Album of the Year’ in 2015 with Ed Sheeran’s ‘X’, having been nominated twice at The Brit Awards for ‘Producer of the Year.’ Gosling has been nominated twice at The Brit Awards for ‘Producer of the Year.’ He was also nominated last year at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards for Best Album with Ed Sheeran’s ‘X’. Jake is also a multi-platinum selling music producer, songwriter, remixer, manager, and publisher best known for his work with artists such as Ed Sheeran, The Libertines, James Bay, All Time Low, One Direction, Christina Perri, Paloma Faith, and Wiley.
He received the ASCAP award in 2014 as a writer for the hit song “Lego House” and was named Music Week’s Producer of 2012 after working on Ed Sheeran’s album ‘+’, as well as being the predominant producer on ‘X’ (Multiply), Paloma Faith’s ‘Fall to Grace’, and One Direction’s ‘Up All Night’ and ‘Take Me Home’, in which he produced Number 1 UK and worldwide hit single “Little Things”. Gosling has remixed under the pseudonym Sketch Iz Dead for Lady Gaga, Timbaland & Nelly Furtado, Keane (band), Keri Hilson, and Far East Movement.
Gosling runs his own recording studio Sticky Studios in Surrey. Gosling and Sarah Liversedge run a joint venture publishing company called “The Movement London Limited”. Gosling is signed as a songwriter to BDi Music Limited and is a full member of the Music Producers Guild.
