Einstein, Tagore & music: Nitin Sawhney & Nicki Wells at TEDxSalford

One of the most distinctive, versatile and important musical and cultural voices in the UK, this world-class producer, songwriter, DJ, multi-instrumentalist, orchestral composer and cultural pioneer's output as a musician is astonishing. He has scored for and performed with many of the world's leading orchestras, and collaborated with and written for the likes of Paul McCartney, Sting, The London Symphony Orchestra, AR Rahman, Brian Eno, Sinead O'Conner, Anoushka Shankar, Jeff Beck, Shakira, Will Young, Taio Cruz, Get Cape Wear Cape Fly, Ellie Goulding, Cirque Du Soleil, Akram Khan, Mira Nair, Nelson Mandela and John Hurt. Singer-songwriter-composer-producer Nicki Wells, having recently gained a first class honours degree in music, has been working on her solo debut album as well as multiple collaborations with various artists and producers including the acclaimed Nitin Sawhney. She has already been featured on his work from album recordings to performances in venues such as the Royal Albert Hall, The Royal Opera House and Sadlers Wells and is featured on the recent BBC hit series the 'Human Planet'. CREDITS: Curators: Mishal Saeed & Uzair F. Butt Technical Lead: Mark Earnshaw Camerawork: Nathan Rae & Team - http://nathanrae.co.uk/ Post production: Elliott Wragg - https://www.EchoParkMedia.co.uk Audio restoration: Jorge Polvorinos - http://jorgepolvorinos.wordpress.com