Simon Shackleton

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Simon Shackleton

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| alias = {{hlist|Elite Force|Zodiac Cartel|Killer Elite|Futurecore|Double Black|pHrack R|Synchromesh}}

| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist

| birth_date = 12 April 1967

| origin = Dartford, Kent, England

| genre = {{hlist|Electronic|House|Breakbeat|Big beat|Indie rock|Trip hop|Cinematic music}}

| occupation = Music producer, composer, DJ, vocalist

| instrument = Piano, synthesizers, samplers, oboe, vocals, computer

| years_active = 1990s–present

| label = Stereophoenix, U&A Recordings, Fused & Bruised

| website = {{URL|https://www.simonshackleton.org}}

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Simon Shackleton is an English electronic music producer, composer, DJ, and performer. His music has appeared in films such as The Matrix, Arlington Road, Charlie's Angels, Titan A.E. and The Jackal, as well as in video games including MotorStorm, FIFA 2000, and Need for Speed: High Stakes.{{cite web|title=Simon Shackleton - IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1332352/|website=IMDb|access-date=26 March 2025}}

Since 1996, Shackleton has produced and performed under aliases including "Elite Force", and received several awards including a 2011 Beatport Award for the highest selling breakbeat track of the year.{{cite web |title=Beatport Music Awards 2011 Winners |url=https://www.beatport.com/chart/beatport-music-awards-2011-winners/34130 |website=Beatport |access-date=9 May 2022}} In the same year, he won two International Breakbeat Awards (Breakspoll Awards) for Best Producer and Best Label (U&A Recordings).{{cite web |title=Breakspoll 2011 – The Results! |url=http://www.breakspoll.com/blog/breakspoll-2011-the-results/ |website=Breakspoll |date=5 March 2011 |access-date=9 May 2022}} He previously ran the Fused & Bruised label (1996–2002), and has been described as a leading proponent of the Tech-Funk movement, which merges elements of house, electro, and breakbeat.{{cite web|title=Elite Force comes of age with The One Series|url=https://djmag.com/content/elite-force-comes-one|website=DJ Mag|access-date=26 March 2025}}

In the 2010s, he gained a reputation for extended DJ sets through his "One Series" events in the US and UK.{{cite web|title=Q&A: Simon Shackleton (Elite Force) on His 5-Hour DJ Set at City Hall|url=https://303magazine.com/2014/05/qa-simon-shackleton-elite-force-one-series-5-hour-dj-set-city-hall/|website=303 Magazine|access-date=26 March 2025}}