Super happy that Ensemble Saxologie’s recording of Avalanche was played by Kate Molleson on the New Music Show last weekend. Some lovely comments about the album too: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0020hv8
Category Archives: Recordings
TOO MANY SWEETS launch at the Vortex
Had a brilliant time at the album launch party for my BRC album TOO MANY SWEETS on Tuesday at The Vortex in Dalston, London. Lovely crowd. Good to chat with Matthew Shlomowitz about the album and my music in more general terms. Amazing performance by Yshani Perinpanayagam of Drip Feeder. Great to play Love Letters with Hannah Williams too.
AI Arts Festival in Winchester
TOO MANY SWEETS
It’s out!! After 3 years of writing, exciting collaboration and production TOO MANY SWEETS is out there in the world! Thanks to everyone that has contributed to making it happen and to Birmingham Record Company for putting it out!
‘Avalanche’ Live Video
Laefer Quartet have uploaded their world live premiere of Avalanche. It’s really an amazing performance!
‘Love Letters’ reworked
Been working on a new version of Love Letters for me to play (piano/electronics) with Hannah Williams. Had a good first rehearsal yesterday on it. I need to practise! We will play the premiere at a new University of Southampton festival focused around AI Arts on 2 June alongside music by Anna Appleby and Drew Crawford/Bella Barlow. Music by Jennifer Walshe will also feature.
The Love Letters [with AI] project has been featured as a research highlight too: https://www.southampton.ac.uk/research/highlights/music-ai-combine-for-quirky-performance
TOO MANY SWEETS release
Doing a big socials push at the moment around the release, next Friday 26 April, of my portrait album with Birmingham Record Company – TOO MANY SWEETS. The first video is a clip from awesome US pianist Dorothy Chan‘s recording of Too Many Sweets (when Dorothy met Blake).
Laefer Quartet performances of ‘Avalanche’
Laefer Quartet will give the world premiere of my sax quartet (with electronics) – Avalanche – at Turner Sims on 4 March 2024 at 1pm, as part of the Department of Music Lunchtime series. They will also play the piece at the launch of their new album STRATA on 16 March 2024 at St Peter’s Church, Fulham.
I’m really delighted to have Avalanche included on STRATA, which is released 1 March.
THE DRIVER Premiere
Had an amazing few days putting together The Driver for the premiere featuring Luke Wright and the Hartley Loop Orchestra. We got some nice coverage from the University.
Big plans on way to record the piece at end of April to produce a vinyl!
Ensemble Saxologie record ‘Avalanche’
Montreal-based Ensemble Saxologie recently recorded my Avalanche (2022). It sounds wonderful. This is the final recording done for my album Too Many Sweets which is due out in April 2024! I’m grateful to the Vaughan Williams Foundation who supported this recording.
The album is sounding great and going off for mastering soon. My friend and colleague Drew Crawford is an amazing mix engineer!
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