Originally from the UK, Ian Widgery has produced/ remixed over 80 projects from David Bowie, Human League, Robbie Williams to Faithless, from EMI, Virgin to Sony records with sales in excess of 4.5 million.
In 2009 Ian Widgery became a 5x platinum selling recording artist / producer thanks to the album "Shanghai Lounge Divas"
> 2008 Ian Widgery & Morton Wilson release the new CD album "Retrochine" (Schtung Music / Celestial Pictures) which is the offical follow up CD to the 5x platinum selling "Shanghai Lounge Divas" CD. Retrochine is currently #16 in Asia's HMV Dance Music Chart and featured in "Time Magazine" & in the "Time Out" top 10 album chart of this year!
> 2007 Produced new versions of "Radio" for Robbie Williams in partnership with EMI & Schtung Music. louis Vuitton included "Riding At The Speed Of Sound" from Retrochine as part of their brand advertising.
> 2006 Ian Widgery & Morton Wilson produced "The Modern" for Isabella. The Modern features The Shanghai Symphony String Group and was released by Univeral Music and used by the ultra cool fashion house Shanghai Tang.
> 2005 Ian relocated to Vancouver, Canada and set up global music production/ recording company Like Music.
> 2003 Ian moved into Schtung Music HQ in Central Hong Kong & began to Produce and co-write the ground breaking & 5x multi platinum selling album"Shanghai Lounge Divas" (also known as Shanghai Divas & Pathe 100) Shanghai Lounge Divas was produced under the wings of executive producer Morton Wilson at Schtung Music HK.
The "Shanghai Lounge Divas" album took undiscovered Asian music to new heights while at the same time exposing the whole world to Asian musical history. No surprise this album has been in the top 10 for over 3 years, The best seller list for 70 weeks and songs have been included in the soundtrack to
the US movie “Domino” (Directed by Ridley Scott)and feature on many “Uber Cool” compilations albums from EMI, Audiopharm & Wagram.
> 1996 - 2002
Saw Ian produce & write as Skynet UK (a well recieved trance/club project) & signed to ultra cool London record label Whoop! Records. Skynet UK had vast successes, the track "Open The Floodgates" became on overnight club anthem crossing the dance music genres with DJ support from Pete Tong, Paul Van Dyk, Sasha, John Digweed, Judge Jules & the legendary Tony De Vit, to name a few! Many more tracks were to follow including the massive “Holdin’ On” “Clear Skies” & "Way of the wave" which featured at the time vocals from an undiscovered Alex Parks (Winner of BBC “Fame Academy”) Skynet UK songs have featured on Hollywood films such as 2001 “Just Visiting” (Directed by Jean-Marie Poire, featuring Christina Applegate & Jean Reno) and over 60 compilation CDs from Perfecto to Mute Records. Ian remixed girl band B*witched which entered the UK top 40 & the US billboard chart at #1.