Musician

Nath Core Theme – 101BPM – Development

June 15, 2011

Having barely survived last week, I have implemented the changes that Charlotte and I agreed upon when I was in North Carolina. I relaid my studio to make better use of the space and to encourage me to play more – which is a ridiculous thing to struggle with as a musician – and it [...]

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Julian Treasure: Shh! Sound health in 8 steps

September 30, 2010

Another fantastic TED presentation from Julian Treasure on the power of sound (you can see his first one here). He makes some great points here but I particularly warmed to his statement that “Musician’s have bigger brains!” – who knew?

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Review: Sora – Celtic / World Music with an Angel Voice

January 27, 2010

We’re on a Celtic kick at the moment – not least ‘cos of the free website giveaway that a musician / band or artist can win over at Kilted Chaos – but specifically because this week we’ve been listening to the music of Sora. Sora is a Canadian Celtic / World singer songwriter who’s new [...]

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Music Recommendation – Craig Urquhart

January 21, 2010

Another musician who’s music we are currently listening to is composer/pianist Craig Urquhart. Craig not only produces beautiful instrumental piano pieces, but he’s also a believer that music is helpful to human beings, which is one of the premises on which music2work2 is built. According to Craig each composition reflects the healing power of music [...]

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Late – 16 minutes 5 seconds

June 30, 2009

Early Piano theme development. Another one of my favorite pieces of music – written in 2006 when I’d just got my hands on a Triton Extreme. Single voice piano all the way through, nods to Beethoven and Wendi’s theme – I really enjoy working to this one – I’m writing to it right now! [...]

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Richard – 13 minutes 52 seconds

June 1, 2009

Multiple strings over two distinct piano themes inspired by my brother, Richard. $1.99 Download Now My older brother has his birthday every year on the same day, the 11th of December – it is the most normal thing about him. He is an amazing human being and I love him. This was written for [...]

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Lord, I’m Discouraged – The Hold Steady

March 27, 2009

I have fallen horribly in love with this song – it happens – the last time was with Handlebars by Flobots and yes I can ride my bike without them – thank you Ms. Balchen! There’s so much to love about this track – the presence of the initial guitar tone, the arrival of the [...]

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Daryl’s House & Company of Thieves

January 15, 2009

I’m thoroughly enjoying the post Christmas gift card euphoria – I love buying music – there’s something very noble and rewarding about it. There’s a website that I’ve been digging for a while – Live from Daryl’s House - it has this killer show that captures Daryl Hall and his band – they welcome in [...]

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