Times have been busy leading up to Christmas, but here is a quick update with some of the more recent things I have been doing. DV Bryant Trust 90th Celebration Film DV Bryant 90th Celebration Film: December 2014 from nimbus media on Vimeo. Lost Inside A track from an unused film score for a [...]
Category: Music
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 [...]
Flutter
Things have been pretty hectic since the premiere of 'Flutter' and 'Cut Away the Masts' at the Otago Museum. I am very much looking forward to sharing some photos, videos and recordings of this music! It was a very rewarding performance - working with great people. It was incredibly moving the first time hearing the [...]
L.O.Q.Shun
Yesterday marked the start of a week for premieres including: - He korokoro tūī : a soundscape for a site-specific dance work by Karen Barbour, featuring taonga puoro by Alistair Fraser. This will be premiered at a conference held at Waikato University. - Flutter and Cut Away the Masts on Saturday at the Otago Museum. But first, was [...]
Flutter
At the end of November I am presenting a concert at the Otago Museum which will feature the world premiere of two new pieces: Flutter and Cut Away the Masts. This is all being put together as part of my work as the Mozart Fellow at the University of Otago Music Department. 1) Flutter - a multi-sensory, site-specific performance piece [...]
Concerts, Albums and Scores
The end of last week got kind of manic with a range of projects reaching finishing points. - sending scores, parts, backing tracks and other performance details for the performers of a new multimedia chamber work "Flutter". - submitting full score and parts for a new orchestral piece "convoluted" for the NZSO SOUNZ Recordings in [...]
Live in the Dunedin Public Art Gallery
I will be performing a live concert of ambient music for piano and electronics at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery on Saturday 25th October. Along with the live performance there will be a number of sonic art installations I have created for you to become immersed in. Entry by donation to the Himalayan Trust [...]
New Funk Music
As a break between "serious" music projects, I put together a little funk track for fun. I was inspired by the music of Prince and Nile Rodgers, but presented with my own twist. Very lucky to have had Nick Granville lay down some tasty guitar for the track. It will eventually have lyrics, but in [...]
Tumbling Water
Busily working away on a couple of vocal pieces that will be premiered at the end of November (more on that soon!), and trying to finalise the mix on a compilation album of cues from various film scores by The Scorelocks Collective... to be released very soon. Meanwhile, here is a cue from the natural [...]
Another World Asleep
Have spent the last few days working on the score for a natural history documentary. It has been an interesting experience, capturing the drama and power of nature in musical ways. Very fun. I will share some of that music in the coming weeks! In the meantime, here is an ambient soundscape piece I created [...]
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