The Chronic Quintet is another Principal Music Studios composing portfolio piece from the third semester of my B.Mus. studies. It’s basically a string quartet with a bass added with the intent of composing for the full string choir, and it…
Sax Wicca
Sax Wicca is a Principal Music Studios portfolio composition from the third semester of my B.Mus (just completed – phew!). It’s a reasonably short saxophone quartet in 6/8 time based around F Dorian in concert pitch, composed in a Hebridean…
SoundCloud Playlist for Uni Portfolio Pieces
I’ve finally managed to dot the I’s and cross the T’s on my third semester of uni, which has – of course – included a bevy of new tunes for the Principal Music Studios composing portfolio. I’ve created a playlist…
Broken Mirror
Using the theme of a broken mirror, this piece states a group of core themes, and then blends them into other sections of the piece in ways that show an ability to integrate a varied palette of harmonies, melodies and…
Downtime
Hi folks – just a quick note to say that I’ve been quiet on here other than the Pianobook post because I’ve been having back issues, and because I’ve been helping my mum deal with the flurry of medical consultations…
Pianobook Discord Mod No More
When the Pianobook Discord was set up in February 2022, I was one of a few people who put their hands up to be a moderator. Having run my own discord servers in the past, and moderated others, I was…
Now Now Now Now Now
A couple of pieces of news: Firstly – the EP I released a few weeks ago has found its way to Spotify. If you could see your way clear to sharing the link around, please do! (Largely) free plays are…
A Call for Help
As much as I would love to be able to say I’m not dependent on a pittance of government income as a disabled university student, I can’t. I’d love it if people could support my music making activities via purchases…
EP Launch Event Stream – 8pm 18/9/22 ACST
So… I just set up a launch event for my new EP! Anyone who wants to come along and laugh at a decrepit middle-aged trans woman flogging electronic instrumental tracks? Come along. I’ll be doing project walkthroughs in Ableton Live…
My First EP – “Now and Then” – Now Out.
Exciting news! I’ve just spent most of the weekend remastering and tweaking a mix of old and new electronic tracks. Now Now Now is featured not just once but twice – the original Ableton Live project was crashing on load,…