Iestyn Polson is an English

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, musician, and mixer best known for his work with David Gray,

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. Originally from London, Polson is currently based in New York City. Iestyn Polson grew up in London, England, and formed his first band at age 11. Polson learned to play multiple instruments throughout his childhood and later became interested in record production. Through engineering in studios in London, Polson was introduced to singer/songwriter David Gray who was compiling demos at the time. The two began working together resulting in the multi-platinum selling album

White Ladder ''White Ladder'' is the fourth studio album by English singer-songwriter David Gray. It was first released in November 1998 through Gray's own record label, IHT Records, but failed to chart. On 24 April 2000, the album was re-released by Dave ...

. The album was made for less than $5,000 in the UK singer-songwriter's London apartment, and combines Gray's now signature sound of electronic grooves and acoustic folk. Polson used custom loops and samples programmed and sequenced with an Akai sampler.Music180 Producer Profile
Iestyn has collaborated with David Gray on every album since then including the most recent forthcoming album. In addition to Polson's collaboration with Gray, he has produced and engineered albums for Simple Kid,

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, and James Maddock. Iestyn Polson is represented exclusively by Global Positioning Services in Santa Monica and New York City.GPS Management Official Website
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* http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/artist/Iestyn+Polson/a/albums.htm * http://www.artistdirect.com/artist/iestyn-polson/912863 {{DEFAULTSORT:Polson, Iestyn Living people Year of birth missing (living people)