
ABOUT
If you want a real bio I can give you the basics quickly now. Studied masters at Royal College of Music, somebody at BBC Radio 3 once said something nice about my work, won a competition once. Done.
In all honesty I don’t really think my work warrants a biography. Certainly not one that for some reason is written in the third-person. I’m basically a person who on occasion makes something creative out of sound. Why do I do this? No idea really. Let’s face it, the human race is but a tiny blip in time in the grand scheme of things. One day we’ll both be dead and for the vast majority of time everything we’ve done will cease to exist or be remembered. I find that quite refreshing. I’m using my tiny time blip to create sound stuff that pleases me, combining big scary universe things with small cosy intimate things. I like to think of them as little moments of cheerful nihilism.
While exploring these thoughts in my art, I was commissioned by ELLE Magazine and L'Officiel to create pieces for fashion media, which brought elements from pop genres into my sphere. This has steered my recent creative focus towards creating work that is simultaneously contemporary, respecting musical tradition, and harnessing the physicality of sound.
With all these factors combined it might appear that my musical identity is a little confused, but I think of my work as a modern interpretation of historic romanticism.
ARTICLE
"It is time to question the role conservatoires should be playing beyond training instrumentalists and operating as substandard concert halls.” - Read my article for Arts Professional here
ARTICLE
"How can music possibly progress if it is being held hostage in such a restricted environment?"
Listed in Arts Professional's #GoodReads, I discuss why relevance should be a priority when devising new formats. Read my article for Orchestras Live here
CONTACT
PORTFOLIO
Scores available on demand
Sound Installations
Ortolan
2020
Opera
The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody
2020
Large Ensemble
Forever Unfolding
(for orchestra)
2020
Reflections in Moving Water
(for wind orchestra)
2019
Chamber Ensemble
Entangled Existential
(for flute, clarinet, piano, violin, viola, cello, and electronics
- ensemble divided by videocall)
2023
Prismatic Transformations
(for flute, alto flute, tenor saxophone, harp, viola, and cello)
2019
Penseroso/Smorzando
(for viola and cello)
2019
Making Light
(for alto flute and bass clarinet)
2019
Fault Lines
(for two double basses)
2019
When She Walks
(for mezzo soprano, oboe, tenor saxophone, and cello)
2018
Two Snares
(for two snare drums)
2018
First Breath
(for viola, cello, and electronics)
2017
Solo Instrument
Whispers of Reverie
(for piano)
2021
In Succession
(for piano)
2018
Suibhne/Fer Caille
(for violin and electronics)
2018
Electronic
For L'Officiel
(album release)
2021
For ELLE Magazine
(album release)
2021
Retired Piano
(electronic)
2018