S.K.I.T.Z Beatz

Aiden Robert Hogarth (born 2 May 1988) better known as S.K.I.T.Z Beatz is an English composer and record producer based in London, England, and has been responsible for production for brand campaigns for Nike,^[1] Adidas, Jaguar, Lexus, Guinness, Puma, River Island & Ford^[2] and PlayStation.^[3]

S.K.I.T.Z Beatz
Background information
Born	Aiden Robert Hogarth (1988-05-02) 2 May 1988 (age 37)
Origin	Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Genres	Electronic grime hip hop juke house
Occupation(s)	Record Producer, Composer, Music Supervisor, DJ, Record Label Owner, Songwriter
Years active	2004—present
Labels	EMI M.I Raw (2010) EMI (2012 – present)

In a February 2015 editorial feature popular music website Noisey credited SK!TZ with being "One of the most respected producers in the British scene".^[4]

Collaborators

Hogarth has also produced for many notable artists including: Dizzee Rascal,^[5] Wiley, Skepta, Tempa T.^[6] and Wretch 32.

In mid-2015 Hogarth assisted American producer Timbaland on production for the record "Come Get It" feat Pusha T, Emerson Windy and P Money the video was exclusively premiered on MTV.^[7]

Television and film

In 2010, he was appointed as composer on BBC's EastEnders: E20^[8] followed by MTV series 'Slips' Channel 4 / E4's musical dramedy Youngers.^[9][10] with the British newspaper The Observer highlighting that Youngers "deserves every award going including best soundtrack".^[11][12] In a Tweet on 9 December 2014, he revealed that he had 'finished composition on Dani's Castle for BBC & ABC3' and the Channel 4 documentary Men In Pubs. In early 2017 Hogarth headed up composition on Channel 4 television series Pirate Mentality and Sky Atlantic production Guerilla Sounds featuring Idris Elba + Frida Pinto, in addition to composing the soundtrack for UK feature film The Weekend.^[13]

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