Andrew Hughes, better known as Semothy Jones or Sem for short, is an English songwriter and record producer from Islington, London. The earliest releases from Sem were around 2005, a grime instrumental mixtape series called 'Delivery Boy'. In 2009, Semothy was asked to help promote Timbaland's new Beaterator software in the UK. In 2010, Semothy signed a three-year publishing deal with Major Music/BMG Publishing and became part of the Biffco/Biff Stannard songwriting/production team. NME Top 20 Hottest Producers 2010 Semothy Jones was listed by NME as one of the 'Top 20 Hottest Producers' in October 2010. Some of the other names in the bill were Mark Ronson, Dr Luke, RedOne and Rick Rubin. Gain Ctrl Semothy Jones is the founder of Gain Ctrl, a free youth music project that started early 2014. The Realness Theatre Show Several tracks from the 2014 Maggie Norris directed production 'The Realness' were written by Kath Gotts and produced by Semothy Jones. The show ran over two months later 2014 and received much praise from critics and the press "The production blazes up its grimy streets powered by pure passion.” The Times Chart success No. 1 Album Up All Night – US Billboard 200 – Programming No. 2 Album Alive Till I'm Dead – UK Albums Chart – Co-writing and production No. 5 Single "Just Be Good To Green" – UK Singles Chart – Co-writing and production No. 5 Album Hands – UK Albums Chart; No. 5 European Top 100 – Production No. 20 Album Gloves – Australian ARIA Albums Chart – Co-writing Discography Singles and album 2007 The Mitchell Brothers Dressed for the Occasion – The Beats "Bestest Man" – Co-production, composer 2008 GoldieLocks Bear Safe EP – Locked On "Wrapped" – Producer, composer "Smash & Grab" – Producer, co-writer 2009 Little Boots Hands – 679/Atlantic Records "Tune into My Heart" – Producer 2010 Professor Green Alive Till I'm Dead – Virgin Records "Just Be Good To Green" feat Lily Allen – Producer, co-writer Operator Please Gloves – Virgin Records/Brille Records "Catapult" – Co-writing "Volcanic" – Co-writing "Loops" – Co-writing 2011 One Direction Up All Night – Syco Music "I Want" – Programmer, Wretch 32 Black & White Deluxe Edition – Ministry of Sound "Air" feat Owen Cutts – Producer, co-writer 2012 Meg Myers Daughter in the Choir – Atlantic Records "Monster (Semothy Jones Remix)" – Producer, co-writer Remixes 2007 Sosa feat Jim Jones