Zero 7

Zero 7 is a UK downtempo duo, founded by Henry Binns & Sam Hardaker.

They began as studio engineers at Mickie Most’s RAK recording studio in London, engineering music for British groups like the Pet Shop Boys, Young Disciples, and Robert Plant.

The name Zero 7 was chosen after Binns and Hardaker spent time on the Honduran island Utila, which contained a bar named Cero Siete.

After returning to the UK they were asked by Radiohead to remix the song “Climbing Up the Walls.” Binns and Hardaker called their mix “the Zero 7 Mix,” and the name stuck.