Neil Davidge (famed Massive Attack Producer and Halo 4 Composer) To Release First Ever Solo Record via The End Records || Unique Version of New Track 'Discovering The Universe' Featured in American Natural History Museum Science Show pre-show November 2nd

Neil Davidge (famed Massive Attack Producer and Halo 4 Composer) To Release First Ever Solo Album 'SLO LIGHT' OUT FEBRUARY 2014 VIA THE END RECORDS Specially composed track ‘Discovering The Universe’ for the new Hayden Planetarium Space Show, ‘Dark Universe' at the American Museum of Natural History, November 2nd

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York, NY (10/28/2013) - Neil Davidge, aka Davidge, is a record producer, film and game score composer whose seminal work with Massive Attack helped birth some of the most arresting and innovative music in the electronic / orchestral genre of the Nineties and Noughties whilst also enjoying a parallel career composing for prestigious film, TV and games ventures. His long awaited debut solo album, Slo Light, featuring a host of eclectic guest vocalists will be released in early 2014 and supported by a worldwide marketing and promotional push. An album deeply-schooled in Bristol, beats, electronica, soundtracks, orchestral music and more, Slo Light creates a fantasy world in which tension, darkness and beauty find the perfect equilibrium. As with all Davidge work the album is sky-high on production values with an unparalleled clarity and sonic depth. Following years of industry respect and renown, Slo Light is primed to be the record that brings Davidge to the ears and minds of many discerning music lovers as a figure of talent and vision, who’ll appeal to fans of sound-exploring producer/artists like Brian Eno, Moby, William Orbit and Trent Reznor. More details for Slo Light coming soon. The new Hayden Planetarium Space Show ‘Dark Universe’ featuring the Davidge composition 'Discovering The Universe' Launches November 2, 2013 Central Park West (at 79th St) New York, NY 10024 Central Park West New York, NY 10024 For more information please click HERE Davidge, who began his career in the early 90’s producing UK Nu Wave band DNA, played a significant role in developing the sound and style of trip-hop collectiveMassive Attack. He co-produced the band’s third album, Mezzanine, a double-platinum international chart-topper which included “Teardrop” (best known as theme to Fox’ long-running medical drama House) and fourth LP 100th Window.  Davidge also co-wrote and produced 2010’s critically acclaimed Heligoland, the band’s fifth studio album, which featured such vocalists as Damon Albarn, Hope Sandoval and Martina Topley-Bird. At the same time, Davidge began composing film scores, beginning with Luc Besson’s 2004 drama Unleashed, which was followed by Bullet Boy, the Paul McGuigan-directed Push and Oscar-nominated documentary Trouble The Water.  In  2010, he contributed to the score and composed and performed title song “The Storm That Brought You To Me” along with Tina Dico and Ramin Djawadi for 2010 fantasy franchise Clash Of The Titans.  Most recently, Davidge composed the score to Carl Deal and Tia Lessin’s political documentary Citizen Koch and has just begun work on the James Franco/Kate Hudson movie Good People. In 2011, Davidge was commissioned by Microsoft to compose, arrange and produce the score to the latest edition of its blockbuster Xbox game Halo 4.  As Halo 4 became one of the best selling video games of all time on release in 2012, itscritically acclaimed soundtrack went on to become the highest charting video game soundtrack in history. A curated second album of re-mixes, featuring such renowned DJ/producers as Gui Boratto, Alvin Risk, KOAN Sound and Sander Van Doorn, released simultaneously, was also a commercial success. In related news, leading independent music publisher Spirit Music Group announced the signing of a global (ex-Australia/NZ), multi-year co-publishing agreement with Neil Davidge, the renowned UK composer, producer and artist responsible for some of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful albums, videogame soundtracks and film scores of the last two decades. Through the deal, Spirit will provide a wide range of creative services for Davidge’s entire back catalog as well as marketing and promotion for his debut solo album and future work.   An interesting mixture of cinematic classics, world, trance, and trip hop elements allow this score to be enjoyed even by a listener who is oblivious to the Halo world and story. - Lithium Magazine "Some epic freakin’ music!" - Consequence Of Sound "Davidge's long history with electronic music comes into play on his score for Halo 4 from the very beginning, deftly weaving in the choral elements of its predecessor over a foundation of appropriately chilly electro-pop that feels more in tune with the series' increasingly cinematic tone." - ArtistDirect