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Performances

12/21/2018

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Busy time performing in the run up to Christmas. Sessions at the Canonsgait, an orchestral performance, as well as performances of the Scots Music Group, a wonderful organisation on which I am a voluntary non Executive Director.   Fun and rewarding.  
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Inshriach Bothy

11/26/2018

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Spending a few days at Inshriach Bothy doing field recordings in the Cairngorms.  Looking forward to composing new work inspired by Nan Shepherd's poetry of the Cairngorms.

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Inshriach

11/21/2018

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Excited to be selected for an artists residency at Inshriach in an off grid bothy. 

I am planning to do some field recording inspired by the wonderful poetry of Nan Shepherd who wrote about the Cairngorms in her book "In the Cairngorms"
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Sound Thought Festival 2018

11/12/2018

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Sound Thought Festival 2018 at the Centre for Contemporary Arts 

Delighted to have my acousmatic composition Barkeval played in the Sound Thought Festival 2018.  This composition explores the emerging field of ecology and music, and in particular the field of volcano acoustics as an inspiration for composition. A number of compositional strategies, influences and processes were brought together to compose Barkeval, a four movement, fixed media sound composition. A wide range of sound processing and programming techniques were used to deliver the composition which explores the various stages of volcanic eruptions, and the sounds they make... 
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Barkeval

7/19/2018

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Old Hairdressers Glasgow 

 Good to meet folk in Glasgow, at the Old Hairdresser's, last night for some listening in the dark to audio art works.  My composition Barkeval, 2nd Movement, was played along with another 13 compositions.
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Glasgow International Festival

4/26/2018

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Lights Out Listening Group 

Delighted to have my piece To a Composer in the Next Millennium played last night as part of the special Glasgow International Festival event by Lights Out Listening Group. What a great range of pieces.  Here's a wee glimpse of the diverse programme.  Podcast out soon.
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Lights out Listening Group

4/25/2018

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Delighted that one of my acousmatic compositions is being played in Glasgow tomorrow evening at the Lights Out Listening Group.  

The piece is a fusion of the folk traditions of spoken verse/word and storytelling, with composition of algorithmic computer music.  The composition is reminiscent of found sounds of the future, on some abandoned computer with glitchy disc.

​Come along if you're around. 



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Scottish Awards for New Music 2018

1/23/2018

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Delighted to be nominated for the Scottish New Music Awards 2018 for my composition Barkeval in the electroacoustic/sound art category.   

Barkeval is a four movement, fixed media stereo sound composition.  The composition was inspired by the geology of the Isle of Rum which features some of the oldest rocks of earth and is the site of a massive ancient volcano. Barkeval is the name of a peak on the site of the volcano. 
Rooted in acoustic ecology and the culture and landscape of the west coast of Scotland, the composition uses some processed sounds from volcanos (eg lava flow etc). It also features a range of sound recordings of materials evocative of volcano acoustics to give a subterranean feel.  Volcanos make a wide range of sounds from flute or voice-like sounds, to drumbeats, gliding, and even the sounds of a jet engine. Volcanic activity can range from slow lava flow, to violent eruptions.  A wide range of sound processing and programming techniques were used to deliver the composition which explores the various stages of volcanic eruptions, and the sounds they make. The composition is through-composed to tell the story, and includes some Gaelic spoken word about life in the shadow of a volcano.  
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Waves Audio Discount

7/27/2017

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I have been exploring subharmonic plugins to add more bass to my composition inspired by volcano acoustics.  Eventually settled on Waves Audio LoAIr and Renaissance Bass.  Those nice people give discounts to share so here it is below incase anyone can use it.
www.waves.com/r/dcz8wn
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Exploring Volcano acoustics.

7/15/2017

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Busy this summer both playing and writing music. I have been writing a piece inspired by volcano acoustics.  I have written about 22 minutes of music with another 3 mins or so to go.  

I am pleased with it so far.  It includes all I have learned in both the composition and programming training I have had.  It utilises programming in a specialist common lisp language called Slippery Chicken, by Michael Edwards as well as programming in Max/MSP and Pure Data.  It also includes some violin improvisation and sound design and experimental sound processing and production. 

Looking forward to finishing the music and then polishing and post production work. 
Many low frequency sounds.  

I will be performing this piece at end of August.  Exciting. A lot to do before then!

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