Composer, orchestrator and conductor Jules Buckley is a musical pioneer who pushes the boundaries of contemporary genres. He is the Chief Conductor of Holland's Metropole Orkest, whose recent highlights include a Grammy Award for Sylva, their lauded collaboration with Snarky Puppy, as well as acclaimed collaborations with: Quincy Jones for the BBC Proms, Henrik Schwarz for the Amsterdam Dance Event, Wretch 32 and other UK Grime artists for the BBC 1Xtra Prom, Laura Mvula (a recording and live BBC Prom), Gregory Porter, Kurt Elling, Tori Amos, Markus Stockhausen, Michael Kiwanuka, UK house music duo Bas ent Jaxx and two Latin Grammy nominations. Buckley is also the co-founder the Heritage Orchestra, a flexible chamber ensemble, dedicated to performing new music with a daring approach to crossing and linking musical genres. The Heritage Orchestra has had a string of high profile performances including: the Vivid Festival at the Sydney Opera House with Live_Transmission (a Joy Division R ix project); the world premiere of Moroder Reworked - an epic electro-orchestral tribute to the 'godfather of EDM', which brings Giorgio Moroder from the club to the concert hall; a collaboration with UK singer-songwriter Anna Calvi which took th to the Holland Festival, Edinburgh Festival and David Byrne's Meltdown. They also appeared in James Lavelle's Meltdown, where they joined drum and bass icon and graffiti artist, Goldie, in an expanded and reworked orchestral version of Timeless (Sine T pore). In 2015 they impressed at the BBC Proms with the ‘Ibiza Prom' developed in conjunction with Radio 1's Pete Tong. This project is ongoing and they will play live arena dates in the UK and will release a CD of the material under the title ‘Classic House' in the autumn of 2016. Ever the musical agitator, Buckley's work has led to collaborations, recordings and live projects with an astonishing range of musical collaborators including Massive Attack, Arctic Monkeys, John Cale, eli Sande, Hollie McNish, Cinematic Orchestra, Caro erald, Professor Green, Beardyman, Chilly Gonzales, Tim Minchin, Benjamin Cl entine, Kamasi Washington, Christian Scott, Ibrahim Maalouf and Dizzee Rascal. Other highlights include orchestrating and conducting the score for the film, The 9th Life of Louis Drax (Dir: Alexandre Aja), as well as work with: the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra in collaboration with the UMO Jazz Orchestra; the Hamburg Ballett in collaboration with the NDR&Big Band and the Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra; the WDR Rundfunkorchester and WDR&Big Band; L'Orchestre Nationale d'ile de France with Canadian singer-songwriter Patrick Watson; the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in collaboration with Jose James; Rotterdam Philharmonisch with Dutch trumpet sensation Eric Vloeimans and a performance of the widely admired collaboration between Dino Saluzzi and Anja Lechner with the orchestra of NorrlandsOperan as part of Umeå Jazz Festival. For more information see: http://www.serious.org.uk/about/artist/jules-buckley">http://www.serious.org.uk/about/artist/jules-buckley http://www.mo.nl/">www.mo.nl www.theheritageorchestra.com Discography: Classic House, Pete Tong with The Heritage Orchestra conducted by Jules Buckley (Universal Music, 2016) Poetry versus Orchestra, Hollie + Metropole Orkest (MO Black, 2016) Sylva, Snarky Puppy Metropole Orkest (GroundUP Music/Ropeadope Records, 2015) Growing Up in Public, Professor Green (Virgin, 2014) Laura Mvula with Metropole Orkest (RCA, 2014) Fireflies (feat. Tom Parker), Richard Rawson (Island, 2014) Tangled Up, Caro erald (Grand Mono, 2012) No Beginning No End, Jose James (Blue Note, 2012) Gold Dust, Tori Amos (Deutsche Gramophone, 2012) Flavor, Tori Amos (Deutsche Gramaphone, 2012) See You On The Ice, Carice Van Houten (I, 2012) Clown, eli Sande (Virgin, 2012) Home Again (deluxe Netherlands Edition feat. Metropole Orchestra), Michael Kiwanuka (Polydor, 2012) The Beauty Room II (Far Out recordings, 2012) Gold Dust, Jonathan Jer iah (Universal, 2012) Adventures In Your Own Backyard, Patrick Watson (Secret City Records, 2012) Through The Night, Ren Harvieu (Island Records, 2012) In Motion No.1, The Cinematic Orchestra (Piccadilly Records, 2012) Our Version Of Events, eli Sande (Virgin, 2012) Bas ent Jaxx vs Metropole Orkest (XL Recordings, 2011) A Little Brighter, Pete Lawrie (Island Records, 2011) Tim Minchin and The Heritage Orchestra - Live at The Royal Albert Hall DVD (Universal Pictures UK, 2011) Tim Minchin The Heritage Orchestra Live At The Manchester Apollo (Universal, 2011) At Your Inconvenience, Professor Green (Virgin, 2011) A Solitary Man, Jonathan Jer iah (Island, 2011) Tangent, Trish Clowes (Basho, 2011) Where Did The Night Fall, Unkle (Surrender All, 2010) The Answer EP, Unkle (Surrender All, 2010) Alive 'till I'm Dead, Professor Green (Virgin Records, 2010) Moke Metropole Orkest (Pias, 2010) El Encuentro, Dino Saluzzi, Anja Lechner, Metropole Orchestra conducted by Jules Buckley (ECM, 2010) What's A Guy Gotta Do? Jonathan Jer iah (Universal, 2009) Heritage Orchestra Feat. DJ Yoda, Prokofiev Concerto for Turntables and Orchestra (NonClassical 2009) Black Water Transit, directed by Tony Kaye (Capitol Films, 2009) Utopia (single), Within temptation (Dragnet records 2009) Utopia – an acoustic night at the theatre, Within temptation (Roadrunner Records, 2009) Blackbud, Blackbud (Independiente, 2009) Heimspiel, Die Fantasticshen Vier (Sony BMG, 2009) Junkyard Gods, 2 Banks Of Four (Sonar Kollectiv, 2008) Slipway Fires, Razorlight (Mercury, 2008) Black Symphony, Within temptation Metropole Orkest (Roadrunner Records, 2008) Live at the Albert Hall, Cinematic Orchestra (Ninja Tune, 2008) Wake Me 5.30, Two Banks of Four (Sonar Kollektiv, 2008) Brainstorm, Arctic Monkeys (Domino, 2007) Sky Breaks, Heritage Orchestra (Brownswood Recordings 2007) Smoke and Mirrors, Tom Richards' Orchestra (Candid Records, 2007) If you've found this it's probably too late, Arctic Monkeys (Domino Recording Co, 2007) Baby I'm Yours, Arctic Monkeys (Domino Recording Co, 2006) The Beauty Room, Kirk Di-Giorgio (Peacefrog Records, 2006) Secret Garden, Natalie Williams (East Side Records, 2006) The Heritage Orchestra (Brownswood Recordings, 2006) Gilles Peterson presents the BBC Worldwide Sessions (Ether Records, 2005)