Silent Image

As part of a project Mike Holland was running with his studio production third year class at Otago University, he asked me if I would like to get something recorded in the studio. So I wrote this piece, 'Silent Image' - a kind of minimalism meets funk groove thing... lots of tuned percussion, synths and [...]

Concerts!

On Tuesday 4th of August I gave a concert called 'Imagined Landscapes'. It was a collection of music I have composed, most new, some revisits of older stuff. Lots of multimedia things, and some multi-sensory elements exploring smell and taste. Sharron Bennett of Sharron Bennett Photography took a bunch of pictures of the concert... you [...]

Things have been happening

It has been a little while since I posted here - things have been busy! Since the last update I have: 1. Hybrid Philosophies This album is "Hybrid Philosophies" - a collection of music written as part of my doctoral studies. You can get a copy from the link above. You can also find all my [...]

He korokoro tūī (remix)

At the end of last year I had the opportunity to create a soundscape for a new contemporary dance work "Whenua" by Karen Barbour. The work was premiered at a conference at Waikato University. In the recording and creation of this piece I had the privilege of working with Alistair Fraser playing his selection of [...]

A new musical tradition

It seems a new musical tradition is being set in motion. This time, one year ago I was lucky enough to spent a couple of days with a group of great musicians (Chris Lam Sam, Nick Granville, Nick Tipping, Jeremy Badger, Adam Page) creating and co-composing the soundtrack to the movie - Penny Black. This movie is [...]