- Celebrating Creativity: Jaguar partners with Sony Music’s 4th Floor Creative team to celebrate the worlds of music and design
- Exhilarating Performance: Sony Music UK artists Disciples and Pip Millett perform their latest tracks at Jaguar Land Rover’s Gaydon Product Creation Centre in facilities normally used for designing and developing vehicles
- Inspired thinking: Disciples and Pip Millett discuss their ideas and creative processes with Jaguar Designers Sophie Ellis and Louise Thorburn
Sound Design is the latest music collaboration from Jaguar following its work with DJ and Producer MK on the ‘Hard to Forget’ campaign for the Jaguar F‑PACE performance SUV. Curated with 4th Floor Creative, Sound Design captures the thrill of live music as audiences eagerly return to concerts and festivals as the world comes out of lockdown. Tasked with bringing the exhilarating performances to life was visionary director Silence Aitken‑Till.
Jaguar’s anechoic chamber at the Gaydon Product Creation Centre – a soundproof room normally used to develop and test the refinement and sound quality of Jaguar’s vehicles – played host to Disciples. This world‑class facility was chosen as the venue for the Commercial House production trio’s performance of their new single ‘Solid Gold’ featuring vocalist bshp – their first outing together since the onset of the COVID 19 pandemic.
The creation of music as art is for the enjoyment and interpretation of your audience. Performing and recording is a massive part of that. Over the last year and a half, restrictions have meant that hasn’t been possible. It’s good to be back, especially in such a uniquely creative location.
Disciples
Sony Music UK artists
I was surprised at just how similar the processes of designing a car and writing music are. We are both using our lived experiences to communicate an emotion and are asking the end user to feel something. Creatives of all kinds are professional empaths in their own fields. You feel what a Jaguar is when you get into one, and you hear the creativity of Disciples when you listen to their music.
Sophie Ellis
Jaguar’s Senior Creative Detail Designer
DISCIPLES, SONY MUSIC UK ARTISTS, PERFORM THEIR NEW SINGLE SOLID GOLD
DISCIPLES, SONY MUSIC UK ARTISTS, PERFORM THEIR NEW SINGLE SOLID GOLD
DISCIPLES, SONY MUSIC UK ARTISTS, PERFORM THEIR NEW SINGLE SOLID GOLD
The second performance in the series will feature Pip Millett with her release ‘Braid it Back’, taken from her new EP ‘Motion Sick'. Filmed in the creative epicentre of the Jaguar Design studio, the fresh and inspiring space perfectly complimented her cool yet dynamic tone with a simple set design focusing on the beauty of both the artist’s voice and lyrics.
After her performance, Pip Millett was joined by Louise Thorburn, Jaguar’s Senior Colour and Materials Designer, to discuss how it feels to deliver a project after a long period of development – something that both musicians and car designers are accustomed to.
It’s our job as designers to push the boundaries of creativity for the benefit of our respective audiences. Sharing that experience with another creative is hugely important. We both celebrate the process, but revel in the end result.
Louise Thorburn
Jaguar’s Senior Colour and Materials Designer
Experimental creativity is massively important to me when writing new music, that way each song released gets better and better. Performing against such a different backdrop was extremely exciting after a long time of not having any audience, and broadened how I think about creativity.
Pip Millett
Sony Music UK artist
PIP MILLETT PEFORMS HER SINGLE ‘BRAID IT BACK’, IN THE CREATIVE EPICENTRE OF THE JAGUAR DESIGN STUDIO
LOUISE THORBURN, JAGUAR’S SENIOR COLOUR AND MATERIALS DESIGNER, INTERVIEWS SONY MUSIC UK ARTIST PIP MILLETT
LOUISE THORBURN, JAGUAR’S SENIOR COLOUR AND MATERIALS DESIGNER, INTERVIEWS SONY MUSIC UK ARTIST PIP MILLETT
