Simon Ellis is widely regarded in the music industry as the best tour musical director in the UK and one of the most creative in the world. His work on the 2008 Spice Girls world tour was described as Genius by Simon Fuller, creator of American Idol and Pop Idol. Recently he was the musical director for Britney Spears' 2009 Circus world tour.

He began his music career as a member of the band Ellis Beggs and Howard which led him to being the musical director of various bands in the United Kingdom and world tours such as Belinda Carlisle, D:Ream, East 17, Jamelia and the Spice Girls. Simon began songwriting in 1999 and his first hit was the S Club 7 song Two In A Million. He continued to have success with S Club 7 and was nominated for an Ivor Novello award for best song for "Never Had A Dream Come True". He also wrote the UK No. 1 smash hit Don't Stop Moving. The song went on to win a BRIT Award for Best Song and ITV Record of the Year 2001. Simon has written and produced songs for many top artists including John Farnham, Randy Crawford, Emma Bunton, Steps, Hearsay, D Side, Javine, Maria Lawson, S Club 7 and others.

1988 – 89
BAND MEMBER
ELLIS BEGGS AND HOWARD

BMG RECORDS
ALBUM – HOMELANDS

SINGLES –
BIG BUBBLES NO TROUBLES
EUROPEAN HIT, GERMAN TOP 5
WHERE DID TOMORROW GO

TOURS AS KEYBOARD PLAYER
MICA PARIS – 1 TOUR

TOURS AS MUSICAL DIRECTOR / KEYBOARD PLAYER
KELIS - 2010 PROMO TOUR
BRITNEY SPEARS - CIRCUS WORLD TOUR 2009
EAST 17 – 3 EUROPEAN TOURS
BELINDA CARLISLE – 2 EUROPEAN TOURS
D:REAM – 3 WORLD TOURS
JAMELIA – 1 TOUR
THE SPICE GIRLS 1998 WORLD TOUR
S CLUB 7 – 2 EUROPEAN TOURS
RETURN OF THE SPICE GIRLS 2008 WORLD TOUR

DISCOGRAPHY
WRITTEN AND PRODUCED BY SIMON ELLIS
Don’t Stop Movin – S Club
No 1 UK – worldwide hit,
Winner Brit award Best Song
Winner ITV Record of The Year
Love Aint Gonna Wait For You – S Club
No 2 UK
Alive – S Club 7
No 5 UK
Dance – S Club 7
I’ll Keep Waiting – S Club 7
Stronger – S Club 7
Baby Don’t Dance – Steps
Greatest Hits album
Victim of Love – Sarah Jorge

WRITTEN BY SIMON ELLIS
Never Had A Dream Come True – S Club7
No 1 UK – Ivor Novello nomination Best Song
No 5 US – No 2 US radio playlist
Two In A Million’ – S Club 7
No 2 UK
Speechless – D Side
No 9 UK
No 5 Japan
Best Of My Love – Javine
TOP 20 UK
When The Evening Comes – Randy Crawford
Lonely Man – John Farnham
One Life – Michelle McManus
Music In Me – Tamyra Gray
All In Love Is Fair – S Club 7
Perfect Christmas – S Club 7
Wherever You Are – S Club Juniors
No Sign Of Life – Emma Bunton
Back For More – Juliette (Winner of German Idol)
Unspeakable – Natalia (Winner of Belgium Idol)
Back For More – Natalia (Winner of Belgium Idol)
Home Again – Hearsay
Once Upon A Lifetime – All Stars
Unspeakable – Play
What’s Got Into You – Bec Cartwright
The Dream – New Zealand Pop Idol
House Of Cards – Human Nature

PRODUCED BY SIMON ELLIS
Sleepwalking – Maria Lawson
UK TOP 20
Naked With You – Maria Lawson
Album Track
Hard – I Am Finn

TELEVISION CORPORATE AND ADVERTISING WORK

TELEVISION
SPICE GIRLS IN AMERICA – A TOUR STORY FILM SOUNDTRACK
SUPERSTORM – BBC 3 PART DOCUDRAMA
ALL DRUM AND LOOP PROGRAMMING

ADVERTISING
LUX SOAP
THOMAS COOK – 4 ADVERTISMENTS
IGUANA ENERGY EFFICIANT

CORPORATE
SHELL UK
THOMAS COOKE
IN HOUSE FILM AND VIDEO SCORES