Interview Archive page: published 2003

Padley and Godfrey

Interview at their London Studio

We caught up with hit making writer / producers Padley and Godfrey at their own facility in London in April 2003 and are very pleased to feature them in an excellent video interview.

Wise Buddah Music's writer / producers Bill Padley & Jem Godfrey's mission is to make great, radio-friendly pop records that cross frontiers of both nationality and genre.

Watch our exclusive video feature with Padley and Godfrey here

Their UK and international no. 1 singles to date:

- They produced Tide Is High (Get The Feeling) for Atomic Kitten and wrote the new 'get the feeling' section.
- They co-wrote Whole Again for Atomic Kitten and were responsible for the additional production and remix on the international hit version. This song won them Ivor Novello nominations in two categories, while the single has sold more than two million copies worldwide. They produced and remixed the international hit radio version of Kiss Kiss by Holly Valance.

Other international hits include Best In Me from the debut Blue album which they wrote and produced, and We've Got Tonight by Ronan Keating & Lulu which they produced, proving to be the beginning of a very fruitful workingrelationship with both these stars.

Meanwhile, Padley & Godfrey dedicate as much time as possible to working with high profile new artists, relishing the chance to shape a sound and career in its early stages. Recent collaborations include Jud Mahoney (DreamWorks US), Play (Columbia US), Alexis Strum (M Records/WEA London UK), Jennifer Ellison (East West UK), Triple 8 (Polydor UK) and Tyler (19 management's future star).

Unlike many leading pop producers, there is no Padley & Godfrey 'sound' that's imposed on whichever artists they work with. Instead, their approach is marked by first spending the time to find out about the artist - their state of mind, their abilities and where they want to be musically. Once this has been established, their ability to fulfill the resulting brief is second to none.

Their technical abilities are many and varied. For example, they are renowned experts in Pro Tools having beta-tested the programme. On the more human side, they are amongst the world's foremost vocal producers. And their background in radio gives them a rare affinity for balancing the demands of the medium with musical and artistic requirements.

Padley & Godfrey are sub-published worldwide by Universal Music. For further information please contact joe.taylor@wisebuddah.com or call +44 (0)777 593 5525.

We would like to warmly thank www.wisebuddah.com

Message 3 in threadFrom: Dave W***
Subject: Re: OT - Bill Padley on Sky News !  
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Date: 2004-02-01 09:25:51 PST
Bill, just seen the interview you and Jem did for recordproduction.com.
Love the guest appearance by the MCP at the end (B767 I believe)-
priceless! Nice aeronautical analogies too - Stealth bombers, indeed :-)
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Message 4 in threadFrom: Bill Padley
Subject: Re: OT - Bill Padley on Sky News !  
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Date: 2004-02-01 23:55:01 PST
Dave
LMAO..you are the first one to spot that !...the guy doing the interview was
TOTALLY taken in by it....I even convinced him to ask around to see if
anyone else had one of these rare pieces of studio equipment they would be
willing to sell ...LOLOLOL
Its the 747-400 MCP .. http://www.mcp747.com/ and a fine bit of kit it
is too!cheers m8- glad you enjoyed it !
Bill P
"Dave W*** wrote in message
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> Bill, just seen the interview you and Jem did for recordproduction.com.
> Love the guest appearance by the MCP at the end (B767 I believe)-
> priceless! Nice aeronautical analogies too - Stealth bombers, indeed :-)
>
> --
> Rgds, Dave W***
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