I have never blogged about the production of my music in the same way that I have with films. I think this is because the first stages are so embryonic and the production in the last few projects has taken months, rather than having a clear focal point of pre-production/production/post. […]
Yearly archives: 2023
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August was unusual on a few fronts. Weather was up and down, work was quiet then very busy. I started the month with the chaos and buzz of releasing new music, then the vacuum that follows it. Some reflections on the music release. I should begin by saying that I […]
I’m happy to share my latest project An Unreachable Peak. It’s been a bit of a slog, but I think it is time to put it out into the wider world.
Every summer I feel anxious to capitalise on the opportunities of longer days and less teaching work. It doesn’t always pay off. This year I am happy to have finally completed some music. I am also some way into what I’d like to record next, which is unusual for me. […]
A sunny month. Long overdue, but then my enthusiasm to be outside has meant that I end the month burnt. It feels almost criminal to not be outside when the weather is like this, because the winter has been so grey and dull. How British, constantly commenting on the weather. […]
I have wanted to do this stretch of walk for a couple of years but events conspired against me, so it is a pleasure to finally get to do it. Originally I’d intended to walk this stretch the other way around when filming with Will Whiting in 2021, but it […]
Sunshine finally arrived this month. It has been a bleak winter, with lots of grey and rain, and a crappy political landscape of war, extra costs and general decline in living standards. Hopefully a corner has been turned, at least in the meteorological sense. Some summer may make things a […]
Bee and I had a chance to get away because of all the bank holidays as a result of the coronation. We haven’t travelled abroad together since the pandemic, and it was a chance to celebrate (almost) ten years of married life together. We actually married in September 2013, but […]
April was pretty busy, mostly in a good way. I managed to see all my family over the Easter break and finished off a lot of loose ends on work things. I exported a mix of a new album, which I am going to listen to for a couple of […]