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ALBUM -SPIRIT OF THE GLEN- PRODUCED BY JON COHEN
RECORDED BY IAIN McKINNA + ED LOGAN

After its first four weeks since it's release on Universal Records the album was the 2007 Xmas no1 in the UK Classical charts and reached no11 in the UK Album charts.

Jon Cohen is one of the UK's leading producers of Classical "Crossover" music. Jon was working with Offbeat's Iain McKinna as head engineer for the project at Edinburgh's Heartbeat Studios with engineer Ed Logan on a new crossover classical album for UNIVERSAL RECORDS. It was the first time any of the team had worked together. The album, entitled Spirit Of The Glen by The Scots Dragoon Guards, was the result of a million pound deal for the band and was for released on 26th November 2007. The band have previously worked with Mark Knopfler and Mike Oldfield and had a no1 in 1972 with Amazing Grace, earning them 13 gold discs.

Jon has also written and produced records for all UK major classical labels and for artists such as
Vanessa-Mae and Operababes and The Sugababes. In 2006 Jon arranged and produced the album
Voices of The Valley by the Fron Male Choir. The album went gold in under a week and has gone
on to become the fastest selling classical record ever. Jon's productions have earned him a no1 and no2 in the classical charts at the same time.

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