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Mixing, rain and news.
11.11.09 | Permalink | Comment?

Sorry for being quiet - I’ve been away mixing my latest piece of work, ‘Terminal’. It was commissioned by Bowers & Wilkins and Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios for their Society of Sound project. It’s been a mind boggling few weeks, conceptualizing, writing, recording, producing and finally mixing the album. Total time spent in the [...]
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Travels and things.
10.31.09 | Permalink | Comment?

I’m sitting in Bauhaus Coffee, Seattle, drinking what can only be described as a monster cappuccino - even by my standards, it’s seriously strong!
I arrived here on Thursday evening, and have had a really good few days: last night, I was at the Seattle Opera, half hoping to run into Drs Frasier and Nials Crane, [...]
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This week, I will be mostly…
10.20.09 | Permalink | Comment?

…working here.

Located in the middle of many (many) fields, Real World is similar to when I was in Banff, Canada: complete immersion in the project with really great people. I’m very excited.
I’m going to be recording Steve Reich’s Cello Counterpoint alongside 6 new pieces by myself and Milton Mermikides for the B&W Society of Sound, [...]
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Enchanted Voices, more enchanted!
10.05.09 | Permalink | Comment?

Just a quick news update on Enchanted Voices - it’s still riding high at 27 weeks at #1, and has just won a Special Gramophone Award in recognition of this!
The Christmas follow-up album, Enchanted Carols, will be released in November. We recorded at the start of September, so it’ll be nice to hear it so [...]
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Seattle; LA
11.04.08 | Permalink | Comment?

As the song goes, I’m “chillin’ in LA…on a summer day…” etc.
Not inspiring, but hey - it’s a bad, bad song.
Anyway, I’m back in LA. Milton and I went briefly to Seattle, where we had an absolute blast, officially there for the screening of the “Martino Unstrung” film but really, it was all about the [...]
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Back to London; Handover
08.22.08 | Permalink | Comment?

As I sit and type this, I’m hurtling back south to London after perhaps the wettest Edinburgh Festival known to man and “timorous wee beastie”.

Sunday marks the end of the Olympics - if you’re near a TV, watch the handover ceremony. I’m honoured to be able to say that I was involved in the production [...]
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Sorry it’s been a while!
08.04.08 | Permalink | Comment?

Hello again! Sorry it’s been a while since my last post - things have been manically busy!

A few updates:
SPEM will be visiting America in October! I’m very excited to say we’ll be performing the concert in Boston with a new piece by Max Richter. Keep checking back here for more information.

Today, I was in recording [...]
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Recording again again!
06.12.08 | Permalink | Comment?

Last night saw the performances of the Boulez, Cashian and Villa-Lobos I mentioned last week. It went really well (better than expected!) and I think the audience were pleasantly surprised. It was a great event to be a part of; Darren and Olly are super stars!

In other follow up news, this morning (8am) was my [...]
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Boulez, Cashian and the Eternal Golden Metronome
05.28.08 | Permalink | Comment?

On June 11th in the Duke’s Hall, London, I will be playing (along with 6 others) Messagequisse by Pierre Boulez alongside a new work by Philip Cashian.
Both are ferociously difficult, but both are rewarding to play in. It should be a fascinating concert, and soloist extraordinaire Olly Coates, is in the hot seat for the [...]
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Recording again
05.06.08 | Permalink | Comment?

I am sitting at CoffeeLoop Studios, Holland Park, writing this update, where Milton and I are recording the final bits for his PhD thesis.
More news to come in the next few days, so in the meantime, get outside and enjoy the sun while it lasts! Also, check out my Store and tell your friends!
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Banff
02.25.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

I’m in my final week of being at the amazing Banff Centre in Canada. I’ve been here for six weeks, and it’s just amazing.
So, what have I been doing? Well, I’ve been recording my debut CD, SPEM in my studio hut (see below). Literally completed the other day, I’m yet to listen back to all [...]