S.K.I.T.Z Beatz

Aiden Robert Hogarth (born 2 May 1988) better known as S.K.I.T.Z Beatz is an English composer and record producer based in London, England, and has been responsible for production for brand campaigns for Nike,[1] Adidas, Jaguar, Lexus, Guinness, Puma, River Island & Ford[2] and PlayStation.[3]

S.K.I.T.Z Beatz
Background information
Birth nameAiden Robert Hogarth
Born (1988-05-02) 2 May 1988
OriginHalifax, West Yorkshire, England
Genres
Occupation(s)Record Producer, Composer, Music Supervisor, DJ, Record Label Owner, Songwriter
Years active2004—present
Labels
  • EMI M.I Raw (2010)
  • EMI (2012 – present)

In a February 2015 editorial feature popular music website Noisey credited SK!TZ with being "One of the most respected producers in the British scene" [4]

Collaborators

Hogarth has also produced for many notable artists including: Dizzee Rascal,[5] Wiley, Skepta, Tempa T.[6] and Wretch 32.

In mid-2015 Hogarth assisted American producer Timbaland on production for the record "Come Get It" feat Pusha T, Emerson Windy and P Money the video was exclusively premiered on MTV.[7]

Television and film

In 2010, he was appointed as composer on BBC's EastEnders: E20[8] followed by MTV series 'Slips' Channel 4 / E4's musical dramedy Youngers.[9][10] with the British newspaper The Observer highlighting that Youngers "deserves every award going including best soundtrack".[11][12] In a Tweet on 9 December 2014, he revealed that he had 'finished composition on Dani's Castle for BBC & ABC3' and the Channel 4 documentary Men In Pubs. In early 2017 Hogarth headed up composition on Channel 4 television series Pirate Mentality and Sky Atlantic production Guerilla Sounds featuring Idris Elba + Frida Pinto, in addition to composing the soundtrack for UK feature film The Weekend.[13]

References
  1. "Nike / GRID / Contagious Magazine". Contagiousmagazine.com. 13 April 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  2. "Aiden Hogarth – Composer/Music Supervisor, Squirky Music Limited". Syncsummit.com. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  3. "Interview: S.K.I.T.Z Beatz | Mtv Uk". Mtv.co.uk. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  4. "SK!TZ Beatz feat. Footsie & Johnny Dollar - "Warrior" (Official Video) | NOISEY". Archived from the original on 11 September 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  5. "Download Dizzee Rascal's DirteeTV.com Mixtape". The Fader. 3 January 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  6. "Tempa T: "They never seen anything like that on the island." | Dummy » New Music". 28 May 2013. Archived from the original on 28 May 2013.
  7. "Emerson Windy - Come Get It (Video) | Content Dope". Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  8. "Eastenders Gets A Grimey Shock To Its System Courtesy Of S.K.I.T.Z Beatz! | Mtv Uk". Mtv.co.uk. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  9. "Mandem on the Wall, and music - Channel 4 - Info - Press". Channel 4. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  10. "Learning Zone Class Clips - Creating New Music for EastEnders: E20 - Creative and Media Video". BBC. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  11. "Win Youngers on DVD! - Chris and Phil Present". Chrisandphilpresent.co.uk. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  12. "The Uk Rap Up | Mtv Uk". Mtv.co.uk. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  13. SK!TZ [@SKITZBeatz] (9 December 2014). "Wikipedia update Im pleased to announce that I have also just finished composition on Dani's Castle for BBC & ABC3" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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