A factory (previously manufactory) or manufacturing plant is an industrial building where laborers manufacture goods or supervise machines processing one product into another. Most modern factories have large warehouses or warehouse-like facilities that contain heavy equipment used for assembly line production. Typically, factories gather and concentrate resources: laborers, capital and plant.

History

Although large mills and workshops were established in ancient China, Rome and the Middle East, the Venice Arsenal provides one of the first examples of a factory in the modern sense of the word. Founded in 1104 in Venice, Republic of Venice, several hundred years before the Industrial Revolution, it mass-produced ships on assembly lines using manufactured parts. The Venice Arsenal apparently produced nearly one ship every day and, at its height, employed 16,000 people.

Many historians regard Matthew Boulton's Soho Manufactory (established in 1761 in Birmingham) as the first modern factory. (Other claims might be made for John Lombe's silk mill in Derby (1721), or Richard Arkwright's Cromford Mill (1771)—purpose built to fit the equipment it held and taking the material through the various manufacturing processes.) One historian, Jack Weatherford, contends that the first factory was in Potosí, for processing silver ingot slugs into coins, because there was so much silver being mined close by. See '' City and Factory Life '' for more background concerning factory conditions.

British colonies in the late 18th century built factories simply as buildings where a large number of laborers gathered to perform hand labor, usually in textile production. This proved more efficient—for administration and for the distribution of raw materials to individual laborers—than earlier methods of manufacturing such as cottage industries or the putting-out system.

Cotton mills used inventions such as the steam engine and the power loom to pioneer the industrial factory of the 19th century, where precision machine tools and replaceable parts allowed greater efficiency and less waste.

Between 1820 and 1850, the non-mechanized factories supplanted the traditional artisan shops as the predominant form of manufacturing institution. Even though the theory on why and how the non-mechanized factories gradually replaced the small artisan shops is still ambiguous, what is apparent is that the larger-scale factories enjoyed technological gains and advance in efficiency over the small artisan shops. In fact, the larger scale forms of factory establishments were more favorable and advantageous over the small artisan shops in terms of competition for survival.

Henry Ford further revolutionized the factory concept in the early 20th century, with the innovation of mass production. Highly specialized laborers situated alongside a series of rolling ramps would build up a product such as (in Ford's case) an automobile. This concept dramatically decreased production costs for virtually all manufactured goods and brought about the age of consumerism.

In the mid- to late 20th century, industrialized countries introduced next-generation factories with two improvements:

# Advanced statistical methods of quality control, pioneered by the American mathematician William Edwards Deming, whom his home country initially ignored. Quality control turned Japanese factories into world leaders in cost-effectiveness and production quality. # Industrial robots on the factory floor, introduced in the late 1970s. These computer-controlled welding arms and grippers could perform simple tasks such as attaching a car door quickly and flawlessly 24 hours a day. This too cut costs and improved speed.

Some speculation as to the future of the factory includes scenarios with rapid prototyping, nanotechnology, and orbital zero-gravity facilities.

Siting the factory

Before the advent of mass transportation, factories' needs for ever-greater concentrations of laborers meant that they typically grew up in an urban setting or fostered their own urbanization. Industrial slums developed, and reinforced their own development through the interactions between factories, as when one factory's output or waste-product became the raw materials of another factory (preferably nearby). Canals and railways grew as factories spread, each clustering around sources of cheap energy, available materials and/or mass markets. The exception proved the rule: even greenfield factory sites such as Bournville, founded in a rural setting, developed its own housing and profited from convenient communications systems.

Regulation curbed some of the worst excesses of industrialization's factory-based society, a series of Factory Acts leading the way in Britain. Trams, automobiles and town planning encouraged the separate development of industrial suburbs and residential suburbs, with laborers commuting between them.

Though factories dominated the Industrial Era, the growth in the service sector eventually began to dethrone them: the focus of labor in general shifted to central-city office towers or to semi-rural campus-style establishments, and many factories stood deserted in local rust belts.

The next blow to the traditional factories came from globalization. Manufacturing processes (or their logical successors, assembly plants) in the late 20th century re-focussed in many instances on Special Economic Zones in developing countries or on maquiladoras just across the national boundaries of industrialized states. Further re-location to the least industrialized nations appears possible as the benefits of out-sourcing and the lessons of flexible location apply in the future.

New England factories in the 19th century

In New England in the early to mid-19th century, many cotton and textile factories employed large numbers of female adolescent laborers from the New England area. The girls came from families of middling farmers. Factory employment offered an alternative to rural lifestyle, and many women labored, not only to send money back home, but to gain greater social & economic independence. They were able to earn enough at the factory to cover their living expenses and still have spending money and savings for dowries.

In 1834 New England textile factory owners decided to cut the wages of these young women in order to save money. In response, the young factory laborers organized turnouts (strikes) in an attempt to force their employers to raise wages again. These young women viewed themselves as equals to their managers. They saw their wage reductions as attempts to take away their economic independence and force them to become completely dependent upon factory employment for survival—to make them "slaves" to their employers. Because of bad timing and poor organization their 1834 factory turnout was unsuccessful, but it did lay the foundation for successful strikes that helped shape factory life in the future.

Governing the factory

Much of management theory developed in response to the need to control factory processes. Assumptions on the hierarchies of unskilled, semi-skilled and skilled laborers and their supervisors and managers still linger on; however an example of a more contemporary approach to handle design applicable to manufacturing facilities can be found in Socio-Technical Systems (STS).

Shadow factories

A shadow factory is a term given to dispersed manufacturing sites in times of war to reduce the risk of disruption due to enemy air-raids and often with the dual purpose of increasing manufacturing capacity. Before World War II Britain had built many shadow factories.

British shadow factories

Production of the Supermarine Spitfire at its parent company's base at Woolston, Southampton was vulnerable to enemy attack as a high profile target and was well within range of ''Luftwaffe'' bombers. Indeed on 26 September 1940 this facility was completely destroyed by an enemy bombing raid. Supermarine had already established a plant at Castle Bromwich; this action prompted them to further disperse Spitfire production around the country with many premises being requisitioned by the British Government.

Connected to the Spitfire was production of its equally important Rolls-Royce Merlin engine, Rolls-Royce's main aero engine facility was located at Derby, the need for increased output was met by building new factories in Crewe and Glasgow and using a purpose-built factory of Ford of Britain in Trafford Park Manchester.

See also

British shadow factories

Factory farm

Industrial railway

Industrial Revolution

List of production topics

Manufacturing

Plant layout study

Software factory

Notes

References

Needham, Joseph (1986). ''Science and Civilization in China: Volume 5, Part 1''. Taipei: Caves Books, Ltd.

Thomas, Dublin(1995). "Transforming Women’s Work page: New England Lives in the Industrial Revolution 77, 118" Cornell University Press.

Price, Alfred. ''The Spitfire Story: Second edition''. London: Arms and Armour Press Ltd., 1986. ISBN 0-85368-861-3.

Pugh, Peter. ''The Magic of a Name — The Rolls-Royce Story — The First 40 Years''. Cambridge, England. Icon Books Ltd, 2000. ISBN 1-84046-151-9

Thomas, Dublin(1981). "Women at Work: The Transformation of Work and Community in Lowell, Massachusetts, 1826–1860: Page 86–107" New York: Columbia University Press.

Further reading

Christian, Gallope, D (1987) 'Are the classical management functions useful in describing managerial processes?' Academy of Management Review. v 12 n 1, p38–51.

Peterson, T (2004) 'Ongoing legacy of R.L. Katz: an updated typology of management skills', Management Decision. v 42 n10, p1297–1308.

Mintzberg, H (1975) 'The manager's job: Folklore and fact' , Harvard Business Review, v 53 n 4, July – August, p49–61.

Hales, C (1999) 'Why do managers do what they do? Reconciling evidence and theory in accounts of managerial processes', British Journal of Management, v 10 n4, p335–350.

Mintzberg, H (1994) 'Rounding out the Managers job', Sloan Management Review, v 36 n 1 p 11–26.

Rodrigues, C (2001) 'Fayol’s 14 principles then and now: A plan for managing today’s organizations effectively', Management Decision, v 39 n10, p 880–889

Twomey, D. F. (2006) 'Designed emergence as a path to enterprise', Emergence, Complexity & Organization, Vol. 8 Issue 3, p12–23.

McDonald, G (2000) Business ethics: practical proposals for organisations Journal of Business Ethics. v 25(2) p 169–185

External links

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Diana Vickers (born 30 July 1991) is an English singer-songwriter, stage actress and fashion designer who initially came to public attention as a semi-finalist on the fifth series of British talent show ''The X Factor'' in 2008. In January 2009, Vickers signed a record deal with RCA Records and after touring with her fellow X Factor finalists until March 2009, began work on her debut album, ''Songs from the Tainted Cherry Tree'', until September 2009.

From October 2009 to January 2010, Vickers played the title role in a West End revival of ''The Rise and Fall of Little Voice'' for which she won the award for "London Newcomer of the Year" at the Theatregoers' Choice Awards. Vickers' debut single, "Once", charted at number one on the UK Singles Chart after its release on 19 April 2010 and has sold over 210,000 copies in the United Kingdom. Vickers' debut album was released on 3 May 2010 in the United Kingdom achieving number one status on the UK Albums Chart, number seven on the Irish Albums Chart and number four on the European Top 100 Albums, and has been certified Gold by the BPI. ''Songs from the Tainted Cherry Tree'' went on to sell over 200,000 copies in the United Kingdom.

Her second single, "The Boy Who Murdered Love", charted at number 36 on the UK Singles Chart. This was followed by her third single, "My Wicked Heart", which was released on 17 October 2010 digitally and on 1 November 2010 physically. "My Wicked Heart" peaked at number 13 on the UK Singles Chart, making it Vickers' third consecutive Top 40 single. Vickers performed the track live on ''The X Factor'' results show on 16 October 2010.

Vickers' musical career has been commercially successful thus far, with total sales of over 500,000 records in the UK alone for her three singles and debut album. Vickers is currently co-writing material for a second album, which is planned for release in 2012.

In May 2011, Vickers unveiled her debut fashion line for Very.co.uk titled "Dee V" reinforcing her signature quirky fashion sense. Vickers' distinctive and unique boho-chic approach to fashion has achieved industry praise from prestigious fashion magazines including Grazia, Look, and Harpers Bazaar. On 30 June 2011, Vickers announced via her official Tumblr blog that she had parted company with RCA Records purely for creative reasons, by mutual consent. On 28 July 2011, Vickers announced on a Ustream web chat that she would be releasing a downloadable EP before the end of 2011 to showcase a sample of her second era of music.

Early life

Vickers was born in Blackburn, Lancashire, England and grew up in the village of Huncoat near Accrington. When Vickers reached the age of 16 she originally planned to study hard for her A Levels and either attend drama school or travel to Thailand to find herself. She studied for A Levels in Theatre Studies, Classics and Psychology at Westholme School in Blackburn. Vickers has been singing since the age of 11, taking singing lessons and participating in local competitions, but had never sung professionally.

Music career

2008–2009: ''The X Factor'' and record deal

In 2008, Vickers auditioned for the fifth series of ''The X Factor'', singing "The Blower's Daughter" by Damien Rice where Louis Walsh commented that she resembled a "little hippie" eventually making it to the live shows. Vickers was selected for the live shows and was mentored by Cheryl Cole along with fellow competitors, Alexandra Burke and Laura White.

Vickers' live show performances were often unconventional, attracting both praise and criticism. Judge Simon Cowell likened her to Marmite, saying fans would either love or hate her unusual singing style, stating that he "loved it".

On her first live show Vickers sang U2’s "With or Without You". Vickers then covered Michael Jackson’s "Man in the Mirror", for which she received nothing but praise with Dannii Minogue describing it as "box fresh" and Simon Cowell remarking she was "the one to beat". The following week Vickers performed Charlie Chaplin's "Smile" which again received much praise and the judges were even more impressed with her version of Blondie’s "Call Me".

In week 5 of the live show stages, Vickers missed the live show without performing following a bout of laryngitis. She had wanted to perform the Mariah Carey song "Always Be My Baby" up until a few hours before the show, but her doctor advised her not to, saying Vickers could do permanent damage to her vocal cords. This is the first time the producers have ever excused any act from performing.

In week six, Vickers returned to the programme performing Coldplay's "Yellow", which received a negative reaction from the judges; Dannii Minogue commented that she did not "love the song choice", while Cowell suggested Vickers was still not well enough to perform. In week seven Vickers performed Take That's "Patience" commenting that she felt 100% once again and hoped to deliver her best performance to date. During the show, guest Gary Barlow offered to sign her if Cowell did not, to which Cowell responded, "We will not be accepting Gary Barlow’s kind offer for a recording contract. Leona [Lewis] has done fine with me, thank you Gary."

In the week nine semi finals of the competition, Vickers performed Avril Lavigne’s "Girlfriend" as her first song and received excellent comments from all the judges, including Cheryl Cole's comment that "she had got that sparkle back". Vickers followed this with Dido’s "White Flag" but was subsequently voted out of the competition.

Vickers was the bookies' favourite to win the competition from the second live show for seven consecutive weeks. She was eliminated in the semi-final (week nine), achieving fourth place overall. Following the end of the series, she went on tour with the rest of the final eight contestants on The X Factor Live tour between February and March 2009. While on the show, her trademark was to perform in her bare feet. Vickers additionally gained national attention for her hand gestures on stage coining the nickname "The Claw".

After The X Factor it was initially announced that Vickers would be signed by Sony Music under the Syco label along with JLS and Eoghan Quigg but this plan for her to join Syco was later dropped. Instead, she signed to Sony Music's RCA Records. She began work on her debut album, ''Songs from the Tainted Cherry Tree'', in January 2009, commenting that it would not be rushed and that it would be "Diana style". She worked with Cathy Dennis, Eg White, Nerina Pallot, Ellie Goulding, Cass Lowe, Guy Sigsworth, Chris Braide, Savan Kotecha, Starsmith, Alexis Strum, Patrick Wolf and Dev Hynes aka Lightspeed Champion.

2009–2010: ''Songs from the Tainted Cherry Tree''

Vickers' debut single, "Once" was written by Cathy Dennis and Eg White and produced by Mike Spencer. The track was released in the United Kingdom on 19 April 2010, after it was playlisted on Radio 1 and the music video premiered via Channel 4's Freshly Squeezed music programme. On 22 April 2010, Vickers performed an acoustic version of "Once" and a cover of Snow Patrol's "Just Say Yes" on ''Radio 1's Live Lounge''. On 25 April 2010, "Once" entered the UK Singles Chart at number one selling approximately 70,000 copies in its first week of release. In March 2010, Vickers' first leg of the Songs from the Tainted Cherry Tree Tour took place, during which she showcased material from the album.

On 15 April 2010, plans for Vickers' second single were confirmed. "The Boy Who Murdered Love" was written and produced by Chris Braide at his studio in London, with lyric contribution from Vickers. The video for the second single was shot in the week commencing 26 April 2010 in London. Vickers embarked on the second leg of her UK Tour in May 2010 promoting her newly released album, Songs From The Tainted Cherry Tree, which on 9 May 2010 charted at number one on the UK Albums Chart selling approximately 36,000 copies in its first week of release. On 25 July 2010, the album returned to the upper reaches of the UK Albums Chart, rising 29 places from number 42 to number 13.

On 23 May 2010, Vickers performed an acoustic version of "The Boy Who Murdered Love" and Biffy Clyro's "Many of Horror" at Radio 1's Big Weekend. Vickers released her second single, "The Boy Who Murdered Love", on 18 July 2010 and it peaked at number 36 on the UK Singles Chart. Vickers' performed "Once", "The Boy Who Murdered Love" and debut album tracks "N.U.M.B" and "Notice" for a live session for MTV. On 28 July 2010, iTunes released an exclusive EP of Vickers performing at the 2010 iTunes Festival. It included singles "Once", "The Boy Who Murdered Love", album tracks "Notice", "My Hip", a cover of Snow Patrol's "Just Say Yes", but did not include album track "Put It Back Together" nor "You'll Never Get to Heaven", which she also performed.

Vickers appeared at many festivals throughout Summer 2010, including the 2010 V Festival, The Live Lounge Stage at Radio 1's Big Weekend 2010, Stoke Festival, T4 on the Beach, T in the Park, 2010 Oxygen Festival, iTunes Festival, 2010 Sundae Festival and 2010 Freedom Festival, promoting her debut album. Vickers also supported Mika at the Eden Sessions in 2010.

On 31 August 2010, Vickers participated in a live Ustream video chat in which she confirmed that her third single would be a brand new track titled "My Wicked Heart" co-written by Vickers and songwriters Dee Adams and James Earp and also produced by them. The track features Vickers playing the trumpet. The single received its first radio play on 12 September 2010 by Tom Deacon on The 5:19 Show. "My Wicked Heart" was digitally released on 17 October 2010 and physically released on 7 November 2010. The video for "My Wicked Heart" premiered on ITV2 at 6.55 pm on 2 October 2010, it features Vickers in a circus tent with gymnasts and drummer boys.

On 16 October 2010, it was reported that Red Hot Chili Peppers was considering legal action over similarities between the chorus of the band's well known song "Under The Bridge" and "My Wicked Heart". Vickers admitted in an interview that she had been listening to "Under The Bridge" shortly before working on "My Wicked Heart" and had noticed but decided to ignore the similarities. On 17 October 2010, Vickers returned to The X Factor stage, two years after she was last there, to perform "My Wicked Heart".

In an interview with Digital Spy she announced the possibility of "Songs from the Tainted Cherry Tree" getting a solely digital download re-release. She also stated, "I've been writing so much and got so many tracks under my belt. I think I'm very close to ready for the second album actually." Vickers embarked on a UK radio tour to promote "My Wicked Heart", which started on 18 October 2010 and ended on 24 October 2010. On 24 October, "My Wicked Heart" charted at number 13 on the UK Singles Chart, number 12 on the Scottish Singles Chart and number 22 on the Irish Singles Chart selling 50,000 copies to date. Vickers' fourth leg of the Songs from the Tainted Cherry Tree Tour began on 8 November 2010, touring the UK and for the first time, Ireland where Vickers showcased "More Than This", a previously unheard track, to promote her second album.

2010 – present: Untitled upcoming second album, extended play and new record deal

On 3 June 2010, Vickers announced that she had started preparing songs for a second album. In an interview with Orange Music, Vickers revealed that the new direction would be "sexy", "adventurous" and inspired and influenced by indie and rock music, citing the works of The xx, The Doors, Siouxsie and the Banshees and Bjork. Vickers has co-written material with Nerina Pallot (who penned "Put It Back Together" for Vickers' debut album), Eg White (who co-wrote "Once"), Starsmith, Chris Braide and Dee Adam (who co-wrote "My Wicked Heart" with Vickers). On 6 January 2011, Vickers travelled to Los Angeles, United States, to co-write material with John Shanks and Diane Warren. On 15 January 2011, Vickers played her debut gig in the United States at Cherry Pop in West Hollywood promoted via Perez Hilton.

On 11 March 2011, it was announced that Vickers has been collaborating with Starsailor front-man James Walsh indicating a heavier and rockier direction for her second album. Vickers made a second visit to Los Angeles on 14 March 2011, to do further studio work with John Shanks.

On 30 June 2011, Vickers revealed on her official Tumblr account that she had parted company with RCA Records due to creative differences. She went on further to assure her fans that the second album is still proceeding and that she is proud of it. It is uncertain whether Vickers will be signed to a new record label or will release her album independently. On 1 July 2011, it was uncovered that the mutual separation between Vickers and her management was due to musical direction where Vickers wants to pursue a more indie, less-commercial route. She has since been signed up to Polydor Records.

On 13 July 2011, Popjustice reviewed three tracks from Vickers' second album titled, "Boy In Paris", "Cinderella" and "Music To Make The Boys Cry" commenting that the songwriting standard was extremely high and that, "the tunes – the melodies – are huge". The article presented how the three tracks were a result of studio sessions with Donkeyboy and Miranda Cooper. Popjustice confirmed that the new material would be released in 2012.

On 28 July 2011, Vickers announced via a Ustream web chat that she would be releasing a downloadable EP before the end of 2011 to showcase a sample of her second era of music. Vickers confirmed that she has recorded over thirty tracks for her new album to be released early next year. As they cannot all feature on the album, a taster EP will be available to download over the coming months. A release date is yet to be confirmed for the EP. On 12 August 2011, it was unveiled that Vickers had collaborated with MNEK where the British record producer tweeted that "pop gems" had been made as a result of their studio sessions.

Acting career

Vickers made her professional acting debut in the title role of a new revived West End production of Jim Cartwright's ''The Rise and Fall of Little Voice'' on 8 October 2009 at the Vaudeville Theatre, on The Strand, London. She played Little Voice, who hides a talent as an impersonator of singers such as Shirley Bassey, Edith Piaf and Judy Garland.

Mark Owen of Take That wrote "Sunlight", the final song in the play for Vickers to sing. "Sunlight" was featured as a B-Side for her debut single, "Once". Vickers took a break from recording her debut album to star in the production. Vickers' performance received more positive reviews than any other show of that year.

Vickers' performance received a good review in The Guardian in which they said that "[Vickers'] singing is impressive, we were surprised at her vocal abilities." Her stint was deemed "magical" in The Daily Telegraph. Quentin Letts of the Daily Mail also gave a positive review of Vickers' performance. She won the Whatsonstage.com Theatregoers' Choice Award "London Newcomer of the Year" in February 2010 for her performance, with 34.5% of the vote out of 7 other competitors.

Artistry

Musical style and influences

Vickers' musical style scopes from simple folk-tinged, keyboard and guitar based ballads to more up-tempo indie rock and synth-based songs with full band backing. Her musical style has been compared to Kate Bush, Ellie Goulding, Dido, and Dolores O'Riordan. Vickers additionally showcases a quirky and idiosyncratic style of singing often described as breathy, raspy and hiccupy. Vickers has cited an array of influences including Florence + The Machine, Kate Bush, Regina Spektor, Kings of Leon, Frou Frou, Sinéad O'Connor and The Sundays. Vickers commented on her musical style and career saying:

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Discussing the musical style of her forthcoming second album, Vickers declared that she had been inspired by indie and rock music to experiment with different sounds. Vickers has stated that the music of The xx, The Doors, Siouxsie and the Banshees and Björk has influenced her latest work.

Public image

Apart from Vickers' musical style, she is well known for her unique and kooky boho-chic and hippie-influenced appearance. Vickers' trademark style includes messy, back-combed "bird's nest" hair and vintage inspired clothing where she is often seen wearing outfits from London's Brick Lane, Camden and Beyond Retro. Vickers' fashion icons are Brigitte Bardot and Marilyn Monroe. Vickers has encouraged dedicated fashion blogs documenting her latest attire and has been labelled a fashionista in the making by Grazia. On 29 October 2009, Vickers was awarded "Fashionista of the Week" in The Guardian and on 3 June 2010, Vickers was nominated for "Best Dressed Woman of The Year" at The Clothes Show Style Awards 2010.

Fashion lines

On 20 May 2011, Vickers launched an eight-piece clothing collection for Very.co.uk titled "Dee V". The debut collection ranged from £20 to £99 for items including sequin dresses adorned with blossom, bird and dog prints, cotton tees and wide leg jeans. After a best-selling debut range, Vickers launched a second collection for Very.co.uk on 13 July 2011. The second collection is inspired by the fashionable television series Mad Men and emphasises Vickers' uniquely iconic style.

Personal life

Vickers has been dating One Night Only frontman, George Craig. In July 2011, Vickers gave an interview in which she revealed how they got together: "We chatted at a party, then he tried to woo me. He was very persistent for about three months, sending me lovely texts. Then we were at another party, he picked up a guitar, we got talking and that was it."

Philanthropy

In March 2010, Vickers supported JLS for a charity performance in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust at the Royal Albert Hall in London to raise money for teenagers who are suffering with cancer. In July 2010, Vickers performed at a charity event "Give Tilly a Hand", helping to raise funds in a charity evening for meningitis victim Tilly Lockley. For anti-bullying week 2010 in the UK, Vickers uploaded a video to her official website encouraging young people to stand up to bullies. In August 2010, Vickers wrote a column in The Sun newspaper opposing the use of drugs and legal highs after witnessing disturbing effects of people "out of control" at the UK summer festival circuit warning that, "just because a drug is legal, you cannot assume it is safe." In an interview with Now Magazine, Vickers announced that since rising to fame she has been offered drugs but will always say no to them concluding, "I've never tried them [drugs] and I'm very proud of that." On 28 September 2010, Vickers played an intimate gig as part of the month long "Oxjam Festival" which raised money in support of charity Oxfam.

On 10 March 2011, Vickers launched an eBay competition accredited on behalf of Comic Relief which encouraged people to place bids where the highest bidder at the end of the charity auction wins Vickers as a Twitter "best friend". The winning bidder gets followed and regularly mentioned on the social networking website by Vickers over a 90-day period where proceeds from the winning bid raises money for Red Nose Day to help vulnerable, poor and disadvantaged people in the UK and Africa.

Discography

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Promotional singles

! Year	Song	! Album	! Notes
2009	"Jumping Into Rivers"		Offered as free promotional download from Vickers' website in July 2009 after the album track leaked.
	"N.U.M.B"	A free demo version of the album track offered by Vickers' website to download when logging in with Twitter.
"More Than This"	TBA

Music videos

! Year	Title	! Director(s)
2008	"Hero"	Max & Dania
	"Once"	Harvey Brown
"The Boy Who Murdered Love"	James Copeman
"My Wicked Heart"	Sarah Chatfield

Tours

The X Factor Live Tour (2009)

Songs from the Tainted Cherry Tree Tour (2010)

Support act for JLS' Summer Tour (2010)

Awards and nominations

! Year	Nominated work	! Award	! Result	! Ref
2009	"Hero (X Factor song)
	"Little Voice" ([[The Rise and Fall of Little Voice)	Theatregoers' Choice Award for The London Newcomer of the Year
Diana Vickers	The Clothes Show Style Award for Best Dressed Woman of the Year
	The 2010 Popjustice £20 Music Prize
Diana Vickers	The Variety Club Showbiz Award for Inspirational Young Talent
Diana Vickers	4Music Video Honours: Hottest Girl of 2010
"Once"	4Music Video Honours: Best Video of 2010
Diana Vickers	4Music Video Honours: Box Biggest Breakthrough
Diana Vickers
"Songs from the Tainted Cherry Tree"	Radio 1 Teen Awards for Best Album
"Once"	Music Reviews 10 Awards for Song of the Year
Diana Vickers	Music Reviews 10 Awards for Best Newcomer
"My Wicked Heart"	Music Reviews 10 Awards for Music Video of the Year
"Songs from the Tainted Cherry Tree"	Music Reviews 10 Awards for Debut Album of the Year
Diana Vickers	Virgin Media Music Awards for Best Solo Female
Diana Vickers	Virgin Media Music Awards for Best Newcomer
"Songs From the Tainted Cherry Tree"	Virgin Media Music Awards for Best Album
Diana Vickers	3am Awards – The You Look Nice Award For Best-Dressed Celeb Of 2010
Diana Vickers	3am Awards – The Will You Be Our Best Friend Award For The Celeb We'd Most Like To Hang Out With Of 2010
	Diana Vickers
Diana Vickers	Glamour Women of the Year Awards for PANDORA Breakthrough
Diana Vickers	MTV Royalty Award for Princess of Pop

See also

List of The X Factor finalists (UK series 5)

References

External links

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name	Roy Hargrove
background	non_vocal_instrumentalist
birth name	Roy Anthony Hargrove
birth date	October 16, 1969
origin	Waco, Texas, United States
instrument	Trumpet, Flugelhorn
genre	Latin jazzMainstream jazzPost bopHard bopM-BaseSoul
occupation	Musician
years active	1987–present
label	Verve Records, Emarcy Records, RCA Novus
associated acts	Crisol, D'Angelo, The RH Factor, Johnny Griffin, Joe Henderson, Wynton Marsalis, David "Fathead" Newman, Joshua Redman, Stanley Turrentine
notable instruments	}}

Roy Anthony Hargrove (born October 16, 1969) is an American jazz trumpeter. He won worldwide notice after winning two Grammy Awards for differing types of music, in 1997, and in 2002. Hargrove has played primarily with jazz musicians with stellar careers, from Wynton Marsalis to Herbie Hancock.

Hargrove is the bandleader of the progressive group the RH Factor, which combines elements of jazz, funk, hip-hop, soul, and gospel music. Its members include Chalmers "Spanky" Alford, Pino Palladino, James Poyser, Jonathan Batiste and Bernard Wright.

Biography

Hargrove was born October 16, 1969 in Waco, Texas, to parents who early in his childhood discovered his musical potential, and with lessons on the trumpet, was discovered as a potential jazz talent when trumpet player Wynton Marsalis visited his high school, Dallas's Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. One of his influences was saxophone player David "Fathead" Newman, who performed in Ray Charles' Band at Hargrove's junior high school.

Hargrove spent one year (1988–1989) studying at Boston's Berklee College of Music, but could more often be found in New York City jam sessions, and finally transferred to the New School, in New York. His first recording there was with the saxophonist Bobby Watson. Shortly afterwards he made a recording with Superblue featuring Watson, Mulgrew Miller, and Kenny Washington. In 1990 he released his first solo album, ''Diamond in the Rough'', on the Novus/RCA label, along with four other albums.

Between April 1991 - February 1993 Hargrove frequently joined the Arnold Strickland Trio at the French bistro restaurant Cuckoo's in NYC's Upper East Side. Several recordings of this time period reveal Roy at what is considered as his most provocative.

In 1993 he was commissioned by the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, and wrote ''The Love Suite: In Mahogany''. Hargrove won a Grammy Award in 1998 for the album ''Habana'' with the Afro-Cuban band he founded, "Crisol".

Hargrove moved on, recording ''Family'' in 1995, and then, experimenting with other musicians, as part of a trio, the album ''Parker's Mood'', in 1995 with bassist Christian McBride and Stephen Scott on keyboards.

In 1994, still with Verve, he took the opportunity to record with some of the major jazz musicians on ''With the Tenors of Our Time'', including Joe Henderson, Stanley Turrentine, Johnny Griffin, Joshua Redman, and Branford Marsalis.

Hargrove moved toward a jazz sound with a lot of groove and funk in it, performing and recording with nu soul rapper/singer D'Angelo, resulting in ''Voodoo'' in 2000.

In 2002, he collaborated with D'Angelo and other hip hop and R&B; artists, Macy Gray, The Soultronics, and Nile Rodgers, on two tracks for Red Hot & Riot, a compilation CD in tribute to the music of afropop pioneer, Fela Kuti.

He acted as sideman for jazz pianist Shirley Horn, rapper Common, on the album ''Like Water for Chocolate'' in 2002, and the following year, singer Erykah Badu, ''Worldwide Underground''. Nowadays he fronts a big band aptly named the "Roy Hargrove Big Band".

Discography

As leader

1989: ''Diamond in the Rough'' (Novus)

1990: ''Public Eye'' (Novus)

1991: ''Tokyo Sessions'' (Novus)

1992: ''The Vibe'' (Novus)

1993: ''Of Kindred Souls (Live)'' (Novus)

1994: ''With the Tenors of Our Time'' – The Roy Hargrove Quintet (Verve)

1994: ''Approaching Standards'' (Jive/Novus)

1995: ''Family'' (Verve)

1995: ''Parker's Mood'' – with Christian McBride (bass), and Stephen Scott (piano) (Verve)

1997: ''Habana'' – Crisol (Verve)

2000: ''Moment to Moment'' (Verve,)

2003: ''Hard Groove'' (RH Factor, Verve)

2004: ''Strength'' (RH Factor, Verve)

2006: ''Distractions'' (RH Factor, Verve)

2006: ''Nothing Serious'' – The Roy Hargrove Quintet (Verve)

2008: ''Ear Food'' – The Roy Hargrove Quintet (Emarcy)

2009: ''Emergence'' – The Roy Hargrove Big Band (Emarcy)

As sideman

1988: with Superblue: ''Superblue'' (Blue Note Records)

1995: with Christian McBride: ''Gettin' To It''

1995: with Jimmy Smith: ''Damn!''

1996: with Jimmy Smith: ''Angel Eyes''

2000: with Erykah Badu: ''Mama's Gun''

2000: with D'Angelo: ''Voodoo''

2000: with Common: ''Like Water for Chocolate''

2003: with Erykah Badu: ''Worldwide Underground''

2006: with John Mayer: ''Continuum''

2008: with John Beasley: ''Letter to Herbie''

2010: with Angelique Kidjo: ''Samba Pa Ti on album Õÿö''

2011: with Cyrille Aimée: ''Cyrille Aimée & Friends (Live at Smalls)''

References

External links

Jazz Trumpet Solos featuring Roy Hargrove

All About Jazz album review

Verve Records featured music and Biography

Vibe Magazine Review of Roy Hargrove's Hard Groove

Emarcy Records Biography of Roy Hargrove

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William Arntz is an American film director and producer, most notable for directing ''What the Bleep Do We Know?''

Biography

Filmography

2000 - ''Clouds'' (producer)

2004 - ''What the Bleep Do We Know?'' (producer / director / writer)

2006 - ''What the Bleep! Down the Rabbit Hole'' ( (producer / director) (Extended footage version of ''What the Bleep'' for DVD release)

2010 - ''GhettoPhysics: Will the Real Pimps and Hos Please Stand Up'' (producer / director / writer)

Sources

Category:Living people