Mike Batt Projects

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  • Schizophonia – Mike’s debut solo album from 1976 (Epic records, now Dramatico)

  • Tarot Suite - The follow-up album on 1979 Epic records, now Dramatico)

  • Waves - The 3rd solo album, delivered to Sony/Epic just as he was embarking on his world circumnavigation

  • Six Days In Berlin – 4th solo album for Epic – made at Hansa (Berlin) and Montserrat during is wordwide voyage

  • Zero Zero – Mike’s quirky futuristic 1982 5th solo album and fantasy album-length video

  • Songs Of Love And War - 6th solo album (made for RCA in a break from Sony)

  • Arabesque. - 7th solo album (made for Sony Germany.)

  • The Wombles - studio albums 1,2,3 and 4

  • Wombling Free (Soundtrack)- 5th “Womble” album

  • Caravans (1978) - Movie soundtrack

  • Watership Down (1979- 2000)– Movie hit “Bright Eyes” and TV soundtrack + Symphonic Suite.

  • The Dreamstone - Album and TV soundtrack plus overtures.

  • Keep The Aspidistra Flying

  • Commissions: Royal Gold, Dragon Dance, “Whatever You Believe” I Will Be There etc

  • Classical - The Planets recording with RPO. Live work with LSO; Melbourne: State Orchestra Of Victoria etc

  • Steeleye Span “All Around My Hat”

  • Elkie Brookes “Lilac Wine”

  • David Essex “Oh What a Circus”, “A Winter’s Tale”,  and albums Imperial Wizard, Cover Shot, A Night at the movies.

  • Alvin Stardust The single “I feel Like Buddy Holly”

  • Cliff Richard The single “Please Don’t Fall In Love", and his performance on the album “The Hunting Of The Snark”

  • Vanessa-mae Her breakthrough album “The Violin Player”

  • The Hollies Three songs written and produced for The Hollies in 1980.

  • Gary Wilmot The album “Show Stopper” recorded with the LPO.

  • Justin Hayward The album “Classic Blue” recorded in 1994

  • Colm Wilkinson The album “Stage Heroes” recorded in 1989

  • The Kursaal Flyers “Little Does She Know”

  • The Fall and Rise Of Reginal Perrin Completed musical, not yet staged

  • Men Who March Away Completed musical, one night costumed symphonic concert-ongoing

  • Live concerts: RAH, Barbican etc plus Stuttgart, Cadogan Hall, Bush Hall

  • Katie Melua Her first 6 Albums, all recorded for the DRAMATICO label

  • Croix-Noire Fantasy-Adventure multimedia project about a fictitious French red light district called La Croix-Noire, in association with Jean-Charles Capelli [Ace Hansel Jr]

  • The Chronicles Of Don’t Be So Ridiculous Valley The silly adventures of Ergo, a slug of medium size who would like tio play the piano but has no hands.

  • Philharmania is an album produced, arranged and conducted by Mike Batt in 1998. Performers included the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and guest singers including Roger Daltrey, Marc Almond, Bonnie Tyler, Status Quo, Huey Lewis, Kim Wilde, Lemmy, Justin Hayward, and others

  • Bob Blakeley  “The nation gasped in shock when The Voice judges failed to turn round for Bob Blakeley’s spine-tingling performance of Cry Me A River but the story did not end there, the following week Bob was offered a deal by music producer and record company boss Mike Batt.” (Amazon Blurb)