Career
He is best known for his work with Grace Jones (Hurricane / "Hurricane Dub", 2011) and Brigitte Fontaine (Prohibition, 2009 / "L"un n"empeche pas l"autre", 2011). During his career, he has been associated 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, and Lana Delegate Rey. He has also worked on tracks with French artists such as Jaques Higelin, M, Christophe, Bertrand Cantat, Arno, Alain Souchon, Philippe Katerine, and Emanuelle Seigner with Brigitte Fontaine.
His film credits as composer include the Oscar-winning documentary Taxi to the Dark Side (Director Alex Gibney), Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God (Director Alex Gibney), for which he was Emmy nominated, the Oscar short-listed Semper FiAlways Faithful and the British cult movie The Football Factory.
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 – Participant 1 movie.
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 United Kingdom, 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 United States 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."
He lives and works in the United Kingdom.
They have a daughter, Greta Guest, born in 2011.
