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Ok, 2024, whoa! 3 months have flown by and doesn’t the world feel like it is in a weird and even more f-ed up place? Things feel quite grim, grimy…… Continue reading spring

Well that was a crazy year. Kind of tough, weird and wonky but so much fun – work wise! Not enough play – definitely didn’t follow the mars bar mantra…… Continue reading 2023

Birthday greetings to the sexy horns over at Onyx Brass, described by BBC Music Magazine as “the classiest brass ensemble in Britain”, who have celebrated their 30th anniversary in 2023 with their…… Continue reading The sun is free to flow with the sea

Ok…… this choral piece hit hard and the reason for it being written is tragic. I’m late to the party, but ex cathedra sang it as part of their summer…… Continue reading a child’s prayer

Still think about this from time to time. Mesmeric, weird and really cool:

Went along to a talk by Melati Suryodarmo at Ikon Gallery. This piece is incredible. Such resilience and grace. “Sometimes it’s hard, to be a, woman…”

Sounding so ridiculously good! Not heard something so inventive in a good while.

Challenging and beautiful in equal measure. Different time zones, working with a mostly female team which was ace… It was a great opportunity to work as an arranger on this…… Continue reading Arranging ‘If I Ain’t Got You’

Was great to work as a composition ‘mentor’, transcriber and arranger for this wonderful collaboration between mutidisciplinary collective House of Absolute and members of Philharmonia Orchestra. All material was collaboratively generated,…… Continue reading House of Absolute meet Philharmonic Orchestra

So sad to loose you but your legacy lives on in your music and philosophical writings. Nam Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo.

So I’m blogging during these strange times of coronavirus. It’s really odd because in our blind leading the blind lead up to Covid-19 I found that from October – once I…… Continue reading some thoughts