Ivor Guest, 4th Viscount Wimborne

Ivor Mervyn Vigors Guest, 4th Viscount Wimborne (born 19 September 1968) is a British record producer and Emmy Award nominated composer.

Career

He is best known for his work with Grace Jones (Hurricane / "Hurricane Dub", 2011)^[1] and Brigitte Fontaine (Prohibition, 2009^[2] / "L'un n'empeche pas l'autre", 2011).

During his career, he has been associated with Sly and Robbie, Tony Allen, Brigitte Fontaine, Areski Belkacem, Brian Eno, Grace Jones, Barry Reynolds, Atticus Ross, Tim Simenon, Robert Logan, Dave Okumu, Wally Badarou, Jessie Ware, Skye Edwards, and Lana Del Rey. He has also worked on tracks with French artists such as Jaques Higelin, M, Christophe, Bertrand Cantat, Arno, Alain Souchon, Philippe Katerine, and Emanuelle Seigner with Brigitte Fontaine.^[3]

His film credits as composer include the Oscar-winning documentary Taxi to the Dark Side (Dir. Alex Gibney), Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God (Dir. Alex Gibney), for which he was Emmy nominated, the Oscar short-listed Semper Fi- Always Faithful and the British cult movie The Football Factory. He generally works with Robert Logan on scores.

In November 2014, he produced and co-wrote the Grace Jones track 'Original Beast', featured on the Lorde curated soundtrack album for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 movie.

In the non-musical sphere he has an interest in ecology and habitat regeneration, and has been responsible for the planting of over 4 million trees in the UK, as well as encouraging responsible management practice in ecologically sensitive areas. He was an early adopter of Socially Responsible Investment practices. He has a long term association with US artist James Turrell, and has constructed a Skyspace by the artist, as well as having one of Turrell's Space Division pieces named after him- 'Ivor Blue.'

He lives and works in the UK.

Family

He is the son of Ivor Guest, 3rd Viscount Wimborne, and married to Ieva Imsa. They have a daughter, Greta Guest, born in 2011.^[4][5]

Arms

Arms of Ivor Guest, 4th Viscount Wimborne

Coronet A Coronet of a Viscount Crest A Swan's Head erased proper gorged with a Collar Or and charged underneath with a Cross Moline as in the Arms between two Ostrich Feathers Or Escutcheon Azure on a Chevron Or between three Swan's Heads erased proper as many Crosses Moline Sable Supporters On either side a Figure habited as Vulcan resting his exterior hand on an Anvil and holding in front thereof a Sledge Hammer all proper Motto Ferro Non Gladio (By iron, not by the sword)

References

1. "Disco Delivery: Strange Weather - The Tumultuous Re-Emergence of Grace Jones (Part Two)". Discodelivery.blogspot.com. 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
2. Sergey Mesenov (2009-10-06). "Prohibition - Brigitte Fontaine | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
3. "Ivor Guest | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
4. "Person Page 2411". Thepeerage.com. 2008-12-02. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
5. "Conqueror 575859". William1.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-02-12.

External links

• "The night I danced away with Grace Jones", Life is filled with diverting roads, 22 August 2009