Urban Soul Orchestra

In 2000, The Times described the 'Urban Soul Orchestra' as a "collective of session musicians which numbers anything from four to 40 players", and is co-directed by Stephen Hussey and Natasha Beckman.

The Urban Soul Orchestra has performed or recorded with: Leona Lewis, Groove Armada, Jay-Z, Keane, Il Divo, Oasis,[2]The Script, Grace Jones, Mika, Maxi Priest, and Nitin Sawhney.

[3][4] Urban Soul Orchestra has orchestrated many tracks that have been used as TV and film underscore including Nightmares on Wax ‘Les Nuits’, Octave One ‘Blackwater’ (BBC idents) and Black Connection ‘Give Me Rhythm’ (Titles for C4's ‘Clubbervision’)[4][5] In 2011 Urban Soul Orchestra's Stephen Hussey conducted the score for BBC1's Human Planet series, composed by Nitin Sawhney.

In 2010-2015 performances included the Monaco Grand Prix, Venice Biennale, Wimbledon Ball (regular annual commitment), Queen's Club Ball, Pride of Britain Awards (2011 - 2013), the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant, BBC Children In Need, The Jonathan Ross Show and Top Of The Pops New Years Day special supporting Jess Glynne and Radio 1's Live Lounge with Ella Eyre.

The tour visited cities including Nottingham, Southampton, Birmingham, London (QE II Hall, Southbank Centre) Leeds, Leicester and Edinburgh.

In 2019 the Orchestra also performed as part of Respect, The Aretha Franklin Songbook and continued their Music Industry work with artists such as Liam Gallagher, Groove Armada, Tom Odell and Jade Bird.