“If I've made something really serene... well, if everything is like that, it's like having too much icing on your cake. You need something else under it, some kind of grounding. It's like if you're making a film, you can't have only happy moments, or else they become meaningless.”

English electronic musician and producer

Jon Hopkins is an English electronic musician and producer. He began his career as a keyboard player for Imogen Heap, and later became known for his work in electronic music. He has produced and contributed to albums by Brian Eno, Coldplay, and David Holmes, among others. His work is associated with both performance and studio production, moving between his own music and collaborations with other artists.