Charles is an immensely talented, very active and inspirational veteran record producer. He is an intuitive musical director and composer who will always succeed in lifting the creative game plan of the artist he is developing and helps to broaden the scope of the client's marketplace. Charles' wealth of experience comes from having worked in many areas of the music industry.
As a "hands-on" record producer he has worked with a host of different artists throughout his career including two Beatles, Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr.
Charles was responsible for putting together the Anti Heroin Project, a Band Aid for the anti-drug campaign, which not only resulted in a double album entitled "It's a Live in World" but also the offer of a top position at the home office in London, working as David Mellor's right hand man.
Charles declined the offer with preferences to pop music over politics! The album, which featured a huge number of famous names from the world of rock and pop, consisted of thirty tracks, twelve of which Charles wrote and co-wrote and fifteen of which he produced. The album was released by EMI and Charles was responsible not only for the original idea, the writing and production, but also for brining together hundreds of big names for a worthy cause.
Charles is a mine of creative talent. He is an artist, working mainly in oil paint, and one of his works was recently accepted for the Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy. He is also in the process of writing an autobiography entitled "Ashtray on a Motorbike". The stories promise to be hilariously funny accounts of life climbing the ladder of success with anecdotal tales of his escapades over the years with many famous people from not only the world of pop music but also film. For excerpts from "Ashtray on a Motorbike" go to www.shumusicmusic.com and click on / Meet the Crew / Charles Foskett / Ashtray on a Motorbike!
He is currently co-writing and producing with top flight Grammy awarded song-writing partners worldwide for a number of different projects based both in the UK and abroad.
Here are just a few of the artists for whom Charles Foskett has written and produced:
- Bonnie Tyler (CBS)
- Chris Sutton (Polydor)
- Precious Wilson (Jive/Kickin)
- Kim Wilde (MCA)
- Bobby Whitlock (Derek and the Dominoes)
- Elkie Brookes (Legend)
- Daryl Pandy
- Ringo Starr
- Cliff Richard (EMI)
- Holly Johnson (ZTT)
- Jim Diamond
- Sheila Ferguson (Three Degrees)
- Robin Gibb (Bee Gees)
- Nick Kershaw (MCA)
- Hazel Dean (EMI)
- Zak Starkey
- Hazel O'Connor
- Bobby Tench
- Johnny Leyton
- Sarah Jory
- Pena (MBM/BMG Ariola Germany)
- Roch Voisine (BMG International)
- Edyta (Orca)
- Big Jim Sullivan
- Tommy Eyre
- Dons (Platforma Records)
- Bill Oddie
- John Cleese
- Sarah Miles
- Christopher Ryan
- Hayley Mills
Charles has also Produced for:
- Sinitta
- Edwin Starr
- Phil Fearon
- John Parr
- Mike Peters/Eddie McDonald (The Alarm)
- Steve Harley
- Suggs (Madness)
- Bucks Fizz
- Chas & Dave
- Helena
- Lauren Field (ShMusicMusic/ZYX Records)
- Elvis Costello
- Nick Heywood
- Thompson Twins
- The Icicle Works
- Kate Robbins
- Aswad
- The Anti Smack Band
- Mick Taylor (The Rolling Stones/little Feat/Bob Dylan)
- Hamish Stuart (The Average White Band/Paul McCartney Band)
- Paul Young
- Kelly Lee (Halo Records)
- Future Native (Revelation/Australia)
- Waterhorse
- Dons (Platforma Records)
- Art Green "Clear White Light" (Platforma Music)
- Ben Williams, Brian "Robbo" Robertson (Think Lizzy)
- Abz (Breen) Love, "5ive"
Charles has also written and produced:
Film & TV Theme Music
- Prudential "I Wanna Be There" Mexico
- Vauxhall Vectra Launch (TV and showroom)
- "Strike Command" 1 1/2 hour film documentary for ITN on RAF
- ITN six part series "Man on a Bicycle"
- High 5 (Channel 4)
- "New Age Jazz" ambient theme for midnight music TV film in Los Angeles, California, USA
- Five instrumental themes for Sony Radio Awards
- "Walter" BBC
- "I Want" Nell Dunn and Adrian Henry
- "Three Priests" New Hollywood movie 2008
Songs and instrumentals have been used in commercials for:
- Natwest
- Cadbury's
- Guinness
- Vauxhall Motors
- Ford Motors
- Visa
- Hawaiian Tropic
- B & Q
- Tyne Tees TV
- Coca-Cola
- Miss Warner
- And many, many more
Charles Foskett is a full Member of "The Music Producers Guild" (MPG)
Charles Foskett is a Member of "The Music Managers Forum" (MMF)
