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The first Higgs Boson CD album has been released to widespread acclaim in the British Music press. Jazz Journal International, Keyboard Review, Rhythm Magazine, Guitar Techniques and The Mix are among publications giving Higgs' music great reviews, praising both the composition and execution of his first album. The CD has also featured on Humphrey Lyttleton’s 'Best of Jazz on Record' show on BBC Radio 2 and has also been extensively played on network Radio and Television throughout the UK. Higgs put together a group of exceptional musicians for this album and is the first jazz project totally controlled by Higgs from composition through to final production, helped by Gareth Young, an internationally acclaimed pop producer and Jo Partridge guitarist on Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds. The album comprises nine original compositions that are strikingly fresh and inventive, showcasing Higgs' diverse jazz, rock and classical influences. Reviews/comments: "Highly recommended" – Guitar Techniques "An impressive jazz-crossover composer" – Keyboard Review "Strikingly fresh and inventive" – The Mix "Higgs applies his know-how with imagination" – Jazz Journal International "Killer drum chops" – Rhythm Magazine "Very uplifting and imaginative music. Sounds Incredible!" – Alphonse Mouzon "Neat music, great bass playing!" – Tony Levin "Ah music! How refreshing!" – John Novello "Very cool music!" – Jim Weider Music inspired by the edges of science, where imagination starts to take over; the source being an imaginary sub-atomic particle associated with the beginning of time some 13.7 billion years ago when it is alleged by scientists the 'Big Bang' happened. Mentions of the Higgs boson, which is affectionately known among scientists as the 'God particle', occur in some works of fiction. These references mostly imbue it with fantastic properties, and of the actual theory of the particle only its unknown mass is capitalized upon. For instance, Dr. Brian Cox, who works at the Centre for European Nuclear Research and is one of the scientists in pursuit of the Higgs boson, was the scientific adviser on Danny Boyle's metaphysical science-fiction film, Sunshine (2007).