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Jon Hopkins

Jon Hopkins

Jonathan Julian Hopkins (born 15 August 1979) is an English musician and producer who writes and performs electronic music. He began his career playing keyboards for Imogen Heap, and has produced but also contributed to albums by Brian Eno, Coldplay, David Holmes and others.

Hopkins composed the soundtrack for the 2010 film Monsters, which was nominated for an Ivor Novello Award for Best Original Score. His third studio album, Insides, reached no. 15 on the US Dance/Electronic Albums chart in 2009. His collaborations on Small Craft on a Milk Sea with Brian Eno and Leo Abrahams and Diamond Mine with King Creosote both reached no. 82 on the UK Albums Chart. Both of his albums Diamond Mine (2011) and Immunity (2013) were nominated for the Mercury Prize. His fifth studio album Singularity received a Grammy nomination for Best Dance/Electronic Album in December 2018. Hopkins's sixth studio album, Music for Psychedelic Therapy, was released on 12 November 2021.

Albums

2001 Opalescent
2004 Contact Note
2008 Insides
2013 Immunity
2018 Singularity
2021 Music for Psychedelic Therapy
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Latest Articles

Features / Music
Listen: Jon Hopkins - 'RITUAL (evocation)'
British electronic production wizard announces new album with epic & exploratory new single alongside a stunning music video.
News / Music
Jon Hopkins Announces Australian Headline Tour
Tickets are on sale this week.
Features / Music
Jon Hopkins unveils stunning new video for 'Singularity' ahead of his Laneway visit
He'll be in the country next February as part of St Jerome's Laneway Festival 2019..
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Jon Hopkins - Singularity
"This comeback record shimmers with positive vibrations."
Features / Music
Jon Hopkins announces new album Singularity, drops first single Emerald Rush
The maestro returns May 4..
News / Music
Let Them Eat Cake Detail 2016 Line-Up
A slew of internationals taking to the Werribee Mansion lawn
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Jon Hopkins, Simon Caldwell
Perhaps it was a question of potency and purity: keep it short, keep it sharp, keep it consistent. In that regard he passed with flying colours.
News / Music
More Australian Shows Announced For Jon Hopkins
He'll now perform in Sydney and Melbourne this December
News / Music
Jon Hopkins and Bat For Lashes Team Up For New Song
Watch the dark and stunning video now
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Jon Hopkins - Immunity
Waves crash on the sand and squawking seagulls fly above our heads as Hopkins’ field recordings quietly fade. Immunity drips with a delicate beauty that is sure to resonate with many listeners.
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Jon Hopkins - Immunity
Fans will enjoy this new dosage of lush, beat interrupting cinematic electronica and appreciate the variations, but there’s little to return to here.