Biography

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Jack Ketch is a versatile multi-instrumentalist composer with 17 years of television experience.   Whether scoring to frame for orchestra, capturing simple acoustic instruments  or providing advanced electronic programming, he prides himself on making very high quality music that connects emotionally, to any deadline.

Jack has made all sorts of music for all sorts of people, including major theatre and dance work (including the RSC and Rambert), films for the Tate Modern, various commercials, music installations (ICA, Tate Britain, Barbican) and has been involved in many commercially available albums.  He also scores for documentary; here’s a list of some recent work:

2017

  • The Beatles, Hippies and Hells Angels       1×90′ Sky Arts   Nerd tv
  • Rosa                               1×60′ loop to accompany photographs at FOAM talent exhibition

2016

  • The Moorside                 2×60′ BBC1 (collaboration with Badly Drawn Boy) ITV
  • Notes on Blindness        1×90′ theatrical release (additional score, mixing and production)
  • Jenius                             8×60″ adverts
  • Gatorade ‘Break the mould’    1×90″ advert
  • Gatorade ‘Sweat’            1×90″ advert
  • Aquarius ‘the lost phone’        1×90″ advert
  • Spark Films                    2×5′ short films: ‘NPL’ and ‘Fives’
  • The Ones Below             1×90′   theatrical release   Tigerlilly/bbc/bfi/protagonist

 2015

  • Tipping Point                  60′ live performance touring Ockham’s Razor
  • Love you to death           1×60′   BBC2    BBC
  • Still Loved                        1×90′   theatrical release    Big Buddha
  • The Lorry Jumpers          1×60′  CH4    Minnow
  • Tesco ‘Easter’                  1×90″ Advert   BBH 
  • Richmond ‘Sausage and Chip’  1×90″ Advert Saatchi&Saatchi
  • Sony Action Cam             2×90″ Advert  Sundog
  • Virgin ‘Pitch to Rich’         1×60″ Advert  Sundog
  • The Catch                        6×60′  CH4   Blast!
  • Cash in Hand!                 1×60    ITV    Renegade
  • Revenge porn                 1×60′   CH4    Tifini
  • Escaping Isis                  1×60′   PBS    Frontline
  • Secret world of Tinder    1×60′    CH4    Rize
  • Shut ins                           1×60′    CH4    Blink films

2014

  • Diamond Geezers and Gold Dealers                  1×60′    ITV       Britespark
  • British Airways ‘the welcome of home’                 1×90″ Advert    BBH
  • British Airways ‘the castle’                                   1×90″ Advert    BBH
  • Protecting Our Parents                                        3×60′    BBC2   BBC
  • £60,000 Puppy: Cloning man’s best friend         1×60′   CH4      CBfilms
  • Brakeless: Why Trains Crash                               1×60′    BBC4   Bungalow Town
  • Finding Mum And Dad                                         1×60′   CH4     Tifini
  • Frontline: The Secret State Of North Korea         1×60′    PBS     Hardcash

2013

  • North Korea: Life Inside The Secret State       1×60′     CH4      Hardcash Productions
  • How To Find The Perfect Flatmate                  1×60′     CH4     Sundog Pictures
  • Fabulous Fashionistas                                     1×60′     CH4     Wellpark Productions
  • Siege In The Sahara                                        1×60′    CH4      Nutopia
  • D-Day As It Happens                                       2×60′    CH4      Windfall Films
  • Dogging Tales                                                 1×60′     CH4      Minnow
  • My Atomic Aunt                                                1×73′     BBC4    Inselfilms
  • Men of the Thames                                          1×60′     CH4      Clearstory

2012

  • Plane Crash                        120′        CH4                            Dragonfly
  • Curiosity: Plane Crash        60′          Discovery                   Dragonfly
  • Gypsy Blood *                     72′          CH4                            Clear Story

(*Winner Grierson Award: Best Newcomer)

2011

  • Our War **                           3×60′     BBC1/BBC3                  BBC
  • Secret Pakistan                   2×60′     BBC 2                          Quicksilver Media
  • Bin Laden: Shoot to kill        90′        CH4                              Nutopia
  • Targetting Bin Laden          120′        History                         Nutopia

(**Winner BAFTA: Best factual series)

2010

  • Secret Iraq ***                     2×60′     BBC 2                           Quicksilver Media
  • Sectioned                            60′         BBC 4                          Maverick
  • Titanic: The Mission            5×60′      CH4                             Twenty Twenty  (also as: We Built The Titanic  5×60′ NatGeo)

(*** Winner Grierson Award: Best documentary on a contemporary theme – International)