British Grammy nominated record producer and Emmy Award nominated composer
Ivor Mervyn Vigors Guest, 4th Viscount Wimborne
(born 19 September 1968) is a British Grammy Award nominated
record producer
and
Emmy Award
nominated composer.
Early life and education
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Lord Wimborne is the only son of
Ivor Guest, 3rd Viscount Wimborne
and his first wife Victoria Ann Vigors. He grew up between Paris and Ireland. He was educated at
Eton
. He succeeded to the viscountcy and other titles upon the death of his father in 1993.
Music career
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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 worked 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
,
Beyonce
and
Lana Del Rey
. He has also worked on tracks with French artists such as
Jacques Higelin
, M,
Christophe
,
Bertrand Cantat
,
Arno
,
Alain Souchon
,
Philippe Katerine
, and
Emmanuelle Seigner
with
Brigitte Fontaine
.
[3]
He received a Grammy nomination for his work on Beyonce’s
Renaissance
album in 2022.
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,
Citizen K
(Dir. Alex Gibney), the Oscar short-listed
Semper Fi- Always Faithful
, Nick Love's film "
Goodbye Charlie Bright
", and the British cult movie
The Football Factory
, also a film by Nick Love. 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.
He is the musical director of Grace Jones' live band and show, and of the live performance sequences in the
Sophie Fiennes
directed
Bloodlight and Bami
.
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.'
Marriage and children
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Lord Wimborne married Ieva Imsa in 2011. They have a daughter and a son:
[4]
[5]
- Hon.
Greta Charlotte Eve Revel Guest (born 2011).
- Hon. Ivor Guest (born 2016),
heir apparent
to the viscountcy.
Arms
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Coat of 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)
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