THURSDAY MARCH 12TH: INTERVIEWS WITH PHIL HARTNOLL & JIM DOWDALL (AND AUDIENCE Q&As)
Doors 18:30, starts 19:30, to finish at around 22:20 (times may change slightly). At Horatio's on Brighton Palace Pier, Madeira Drive, Brighton BN2 1TW. Book at www.the-space.uk
Phil Hartnoll is half of the legendary and pioneering electronic dance music duo Orbital. With his brother, Paul, they have gained much acclaim and respect, partly due to their captivating live shows. Their headline appearance at 1994’s Glastonbury Festival has been regarded as one of the greatest gigs of all time and it was a key moment in their career. They first reached the charts in 1990 with the classic rave anthem Chime. A year later, came Orbital’s self-titled debut album, also known as Orbital 1 or the Green Album, released on Pete Tong’s label, FFRR. It was the first of nine top 40 albums, with the highest charting being 1999’s The Middle of Nowhere. They contributed music for films such as The Saint and the 1997 science fiction horror Event Horizon. Orbital split up in 2004, but reunited four years later, then performed on a 20th anniversary tour in 2009. As well as creating music with the band, Phil actively continues to DJ worldwide in much demand.
Jim Dowdall is a leading stunt performer and stunt coordinator. His career includes the superhero films Spider-Man: Far from Home, Batman and Superman, also Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Parts I & II and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. He worked on Bond films such as The Spy Who Loved Me, Octopussy, For Your Eyes Only, GoldenEye and Tomorrow Never Dies, also 1977’s Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back and Flash Gordon, doubling for Timothy Dalton, The Bourne Supremacy, Fast & Furious 6, Brazil and The Long Good Friday. The many Second World War films Jim worked on include A Bridge Too Far, Saving Private Ryan, The Dirty Dozen, The English Patient, Force 10 from Navarone, doubling for Harrison Ford, The Eagle Has Landed and Where Eagles Dare. He also worked on TV series’ including Holby City, 44 episodes of The Bill, Tales of the Unexpected, Minder, The Professionals and Blake’s 7.
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