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…
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…
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…
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,…
Now Now Now
In my Production Fundamentals course, we’ve been studying synthesis and MIDI composition using Ableton Live, with a particular focus on how these techniques can be applied to EDM and synth-wave music. I got inspired to write a basic synth-wave track…
Into The Black
This is a ground-up rewrite of a piece I wrote as introductory music for a tabletop roleplaying game using the Star Trek Adventures ruleset. The goal was to create a unique “Trek” tune that evoked a similar mood to that…
Arcology
Arcology was written as a submission for a monthly challenge that Eilish Gilligan ran on her twitch channel most of last year. The challenge for that particular month was to select an image and write a musical response to it.…
Study in Gm for Bb Clarinet
This is literally a composition study – my tutor asked me to create a solo piece for an orchestral solo instrument. Here it is. No muss, no fuss, but a bit of a chug to the main theme and some…
Intorno al Giro
This is not the most recent version of this piece of music, nor is it the best recording of it. I am looking to expand this piece out to around 15-20 minutes as an entry for the 2022 Paul Lowin…
Velvet
Velvet is a musical piece I composed and recorded last year. It’s an up-tempo jazz-adjacent brass and rhythm section piece that uses a mixture of legato brass samples from Spitfire Audio’s BBC:SO Discover orchestral sampler, as well as a number…