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BOS, MIT, TEI
I arrived in Boston last night and went straight to my favorite local curry house. I really love Boston, and always look forward to coming here.
This trip is no exception.
I spent this morning at the new, shiny MIT Media Lab. I have spent time in their old building (right next door), but this is just [...] -
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Travel Day.
I’m heading off to LHR now; bags are packed, passport is ready and my noise-canceling headphones have been charged. I even have change for my en route coffee.
Next stop, Boston! The TEI conference should be really interesting, and also, I get to spend a week in one of my favorite cities… it’s a hard life.If [...]
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Concerts, News
The week ahead, ending with TEI
As some of you know, last week I made a quick jaunt to Nottingham to do some preparatory work Sarah Kettley and Yann Seznec ahead of going to Boston next weekend for the TEI conference at MIT, Boston.
Basically, it’s a project involving stretch sensors weaved into a shirt that I wear to play; it maps [...] -
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That’s so 2009.
You heard it here first: 2009 is so…2009. It’s all about 2010, and there’s a lot of really exciting stuff coming up that I’m looking forward to telling you about!
However, I just thought I’d round up 2009 as it draws to a close. It’s been a crazy year: I’ve made 52 trips in 49 weeks [...] -
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Filming Today, Airing Tomorrow… Concerts and Meetings.
It’s a busy week: this afternoon, I’m filming with Howard Goodall and the Enchanted Voices for BBC Breakfast (being shown tomorrow morning from 6am) where we’re playing The Nation’s Favorite Carol. They are keeping the winning carol a tightly held secret, so much so that we’ve been sent the final few scores and will be [...]
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No way!
I’ve just landed back in London, and my oh my is it cold..!
My stay in the metropolis is short lived -am here today and tomorrow for a few meetings and some “sleep”, then off to Edinburgh for the Spirit of Scotland Awards. I’m really looking forward to it, and it’s always nice to male a [...] -
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Off again.
As I sit typing this on my sofa, I’m listening to a pre-release of Enchanted Carols, the latest CD from Howard Goodall with the same 8 soprano / organ / cello lineup as the Enchanted Voices (which held the #1 spot for 6 months!). We recorded it in early September (I talked about it very [...]
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Travels and things.
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…
…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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On my way
I’m on my way to LHR to catch a flight to San Francisco (quickly becoming one of my favorite cities..)
I’m there for 4 days then going to NYC for another 4! I’ve got some great meetings and the exciting #cellotweetup coming up on this trip, as well as some restaurants and coffee shops to try [...] -
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Concert kickoff tomorrow
Early tomorrow, I leave for Manchester - I’m playing at another Classic FM Live at the Bridgewater Hall with the Enchanted Voices, Nicola Benedetti, Hayley Westenra and the Philharmonia.
I then rush back to London to record the second Enchanted Voices album, whilst concurrently doing the Kings Place Festival and the Proms…! As soon as the Proms [...]
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New Things
Content Consumption
I don’t often do this, but I’m asking you, my lovely and friendly readers, to vote for something.
You have no obligation at all, but hear me out:
In America every year, there’s a conference held in Austin, Texas called South by Southwest (SXSW to those who save letters, and “South by” to trendy types). It hosts [...] -
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A few up-coming things: Art of Digital Symposium and more…
The next few months are going to be really busy with a nice wide range of projects, some which I can’t talk about right now and some that I’m really excited to tell you all about!
Next week, I’m performing in Manchester for the 7 Wonders in 7 Days event. I’m going to be playing a [...] -
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Working on the road.
I’m sitting in my (lovely) hotel room in Boston, preparing for tomorrow’s concert at Trinity Church. We visited this morning, and we’re all really excited now!
Over the past fortnight, I’ve been perfecting my hotel “regime”, so now it’s dead simple to actually get a lot achieved when traveling. It makes a huge difference, and actually, [...]
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Seattle; LA
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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SPEM and beyond…
I’m just in the process of planning the least logical trip of my life, ever.
Flying from London at the start of November, I’m going straight to Los Angeles to record with producer Tony Berg, meet some people and experience LA traffic. After 3 days there, I fly east to Boston to join Hiroshi Kato, Milton [...] -
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Leaving Santa Monica
Tonight was the stunning performance of Jenny Olivia Johnson’s work, “Leaving Santa Monica” at the stunning Musikgebouw, Amsterdam [below]
The acoustics were incredible and her piece, nominated for the Gaudeamus Prize, was astonishing and was received suitable by a huge audience.
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AMS
I love Amsterdam. I am sitting here at Gatwick with my cappuccino (actually OK) waiting for my flight to be called.
I’m heading across for a concert by my friend and fellow Banff colleague, Jenny Olivia Johnson. It’s the performance of the piece she was working on while we were in Banff, and seeing as it’s [...] -
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Back to London; Handover
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!
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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Travels; Lessons
Am in Amsterdam at the moment having lessons with the incredible Pieter Wispelwey.
Next week, I’m performing Pat Nunn’s Gaia Sketches in Canterbury, then it’s off to Edinburgh to fully prepare for SPEM. -
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Mixing
I am sitting in (relatively) warm Boston, just preparing to leave for London! The US leg of my trip has been excellent, but am looking forward to finishing off SPEM by mixing… this all starts on Tuesday afternoon!
It will be mixed at CoffeeLoop Studios in West London and then sent for mastering at a.l.l.digital in [...] -
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Banff
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 [...]
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