It has been awhile…

So, I've been busy. Haven't updated things... here are a bunch of links to things that have been going on. WILD SONIC BLOOMS Wild Sonic Blooms Concert Film from Kent Macpherson on Vimeo. Hamilton Gardens Arts Festival - Sonic Cocktails - On The Threshold of the Sun - Sonoscopia - Shepherd     Sostenuto with [...]

Exhibitions, Concerts and Sleep

Things have been going on... to read more about PLUNGE that happened at Ramp Gallery CLICK HERE Also, to check out the photos from the MUSICAL PORTRAITS event with Mark Hamilton go HERE Now, straight after that I went to Chengdu to go to the Blue Roof Museum with Gareth Williams to help install an [...]

PLUNGE

The next big project for me is PLUNGE - A multisensory immersive installation at Ramp Gallery. PLUNGE explores new ways of experiencing and discovering art – by having visitors use all five of their senses.  You will be tasting, smelling, touching and hearing (along with the usual ‘seeing’). PLUNGE is the result of ongoing explorations and [...]

It has been a while…

Greetings from the midst of the madness. Things have been unexpectedly hectic, but hectic with exciting new creative projects, so it's not too bad! Here is a brief update of some of the things that have been going on! First up... PIANO AND EGGS I have been working with the crew in the Music Department [...]

Thoughts on a Fellowship (plus updates)

My time as Mozart Fellow at Otago University is now officially over. It has been a hugely productive and enjoyable time. An absolute pleasure to spend those two years in Dunedin, working with the brilliant people and expending my own experiences as a composer and collaborative researcher. I put together some thoughts on the fellowship which you [...]

People doing exciting things

It has been awhile since I have done one of these, but there are lots of people I know who are doing exciting things that you should definitely check out. Rather than discussing specific projects, I will just provide a link to their facebook pages and you can click like and keep up to date [...]

Things are moving forward

Well, it has been a long road on this re-write of a piece for my PhD. Many changes and re-arrangements, constantly fine-tuning the mix, the video is being edited... and it is finally reaching a visible end point. Plus I have had some feedback from supervisors & colleagues saying that the piece is much stronger [...]

Re-writes and new ideas

I have just come to (what I think and hope) is the end of the re-write process for my chamber orchestra piece 'The Long White Cloud'... Just need to let it sit with me a few more days and then it will be on to the re-recording part. I think that, despite my frustration for [...]