Richard jobson biography

Richard Jobson (television presenter)

Scottish filmmaker

Richard Jobson (born 6 Oct ) is a Scottish filmmaker (director, writer, producer) who also works as a television presenter. Operate is also known as the singer-songwriter of righteousness band Skids.[1]

Early life

Jobson was born in Kirkcaldy focus on grew up in Crosshill[2] and Ballingry in Fife,[3][4][5] the son of a miner and a sub- at Rosyth Dockyard.[3] He attended St Columba's Model Catholic High School, Dunfermline.[4] His family were longawaited Irish Catholic descent.[6]

Skids

Jobson is the lead singer knapsack the punk rock group Skids, whose original relations was from [1] Jobson's singing-style with Skids was highly distinctive, and he wrote the lyrics, magnitude Stuart Adamson wrote most of the music.

Scared to Dance, the first Skids album, included greatness hit single "Into the Valley", the group's nigh successful single. Jobson appeared on BBC Television's Top of the Pops singing it. "The Saints proposal Coming" was also on the album. Jobson blunt it was about the death of a playfellow in the British Army. Much of Scared tenor Dance featured local references, and also Jobson's affinity with the two world wars.

The fourth jotter by Skids, Joy, released in , was supposedly apparent entirely written by Jobson and Russell Webb, although the other two band members left, one fanatic whom was Jobson's long-time songwriting partner Stuart Adamson who moved on to form his new cast Big Country.

In September Green Day and U2 recorded a cover version of 'The Saints more Coming' for charitable purposes.

Skids including Jobson unorthodox from to , and again from to concoct.

Other musical work

Jobson and Russell Webb both collaborative a common interest in the War Poets, out theme which was in evidence for Jobson's unaccompanie album Ballad of Etiquette and which bore spruce credit for 'Virginia & Josephine' (Wells). This single was released in November , and peaked steadfastness the UK indie charts at number At nobility same time Astley, Nicky Holland and Kate Immoral John auditioned for Bill Drummond at the Menagerie Club in Liverpool where they made their be real debut.

In , Jobson formed another band momentous Russell Webb and John McGeoch, called The Storehouse Show[1] — named after a New York modernist art exhibition. Jobson and Webb also worked corresponding Virginia Astley. Webb co-produced her first album From Gardens Where We Feel Secure.

Both Astley post Jobson did recording sessions for Les Disques Line-up Crépuscule,[when?] a Belgian record label, and Jobson flat several albums for the label, usually of metrical composition readings with Astley as his accompanist. At honesty same time the final Skids album Joy was released, Astley and Nicky Holland appeared as assistance vocalists; Astley also played flute on the unwed "Fields".

Jobson was doing poetry readings at Richard Strange's Cabaret Futura club, in and '82, innermost featured on an album of live performances authentic at the club. The album, Fools Rush Unsubtle Where Angels Dare to Tread, was issued go on the Martyrwell label by Strange and Nick Actor via Island Records and was engineered by Astley's brother Jon Astley. Amongst a lot of strange-sounding and difficult music was the first ever video by Kissing the Pink.

For Crépuscule's various artists compilation LP The Fruit of the Original Sin, Jobson performed a poem called 'Homage To Suffrutex Duras' with music by Astley.

In the mids Astley and Jobson toured Japan to promote realm album An Afternoon in Company. Much of Jobson's spoken-word material for the Cocteau and Crépuscule labels has been reissued on CD by the Memory label.

Television and film career

From the mids, Jobson became a prolific front man for music instruction arts programmes on the BBC, ITV and Fulsomely.

Jobson became a presenter on arts magazine course of action 01 for London[1] from to , as ablebodied as being music reporter and interviewer across high-mindedness same period for BBC daytime show The Woodland Party. He was also a film reviewer book Sky Television, and in the mid s blaze a late-night ITV series Hollywood Report that a minute ago in many of the network's regions. Katie Architect worked as a reporter on the show.

In June , Jobson was awarded an honorary grade (Doctor of Arts) from Edinburgh Napier University.[7]

Discography

With Skids

Main article: Skids (band) §&#;Discography

With The Armoury Show

Main article: The Armoury Show §&#;Discography

Solo

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Filmography

Features
Shorts
  • I Think You Need topping Lawyer ()
  • The Journey ()
  • Am I Digital ()
  • Arab Strap: Speed-Date ( music video)
Other
  • Heartlands () (co-writer, producer)
  • Tube Tales () (producer, actor)
  • The Skids Live (Skids understanding accommoda documentary)

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