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Finished My Degree!

I've recently completed my degree in Creative Music Technology, so I thought I would post 3 of the projects I've worked on lately. I haven't got my grades yet, but fingers crossed!

My Major Project was An exploration of the creative applications of dynamic music in selected video games (quite a mouthful!). I created from scratch a proof-of-concept video game with a dynamic audio engine in order to demonstrate various adaptive audio techniques in action. You can see a video demonstration below. Apologies for the dodgy lighting and camera angles in the game - it's really just there to demonstrate the music!


I worked with Matt East, Thomas Miller and George Smith to create The Void, an experimental radio play influenced by Glenn Gould, John Cage and Samuel Beckett. It explores various perspectives on what a coma patient might experience, with particular reference to Alex Garland's book The Coma. Click here to play The Void.

The third project is my guitar processing controller, which is a box I mount on the end of my guitar and use to manipulate various effects that are processed by Max/MSP on my Mac. I made it by hacking up a PlayStation controller and connection the analogue sticks and some of the buttons to an Arduino USB interface. I've got the sticks controlling a pitch shifter and some filtering parameters, but they could easily be configured to control almost any guitar effect or other things such as video processing or surround placement.

Road Trip Deluxe shown on ITV4!

I recently composed the music for Road Trip Deluxe, a TV show in which presenter Warren Pole drives a beautiful Rolls Royce Phantom across a variety of South American countries. It was great fun incorporating various Latin influences into my work. Road Trip Deluxe is shown on ITV4 on the 19th April at 2pm - don't miss it!!

Terror Baby - Experimental Short featuring a soundtrack by Tim Woods

I created the soundtrack for Daniel Brand's scary and atmospheric stop-motion film 'Terror Baby'. Watch it below - be warned, it's not for the faint-hearted!

I'm an Apple Certified Pro!

I've just completed the Apple Pro Training course in Logic Pro 101. Logic Pro is the main component of Logic Studio, the awesome recording software I use to create most of my music. I passed the course with a score of 96% - not bad! ;)

Interview with Rich Watson

Here is an interview with Rich Watson, in which he talks about the Focus Music on the Move project, as well as our more recent collaborations.

My work performed at the Royal Albert Hall!

On Friday 11th April 2008, my composition, Finally Free was performed at the Royal Albert Hall, along with my arrangement of Six O’ Clock. Neil Primrose and Andy Dunlop of Travis joined members of the National Symphony Orchestra, Students from the Academy of Contemporary Music, and singers Ria Mundell and Rich Watson for the performance, in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust. Finally Free can be heard on my Music Page.

Hot Laps

I recently worked as composer on the first edition of Hot Laps, a new series of short videos, produced by InGear, The Sunday Times driving section. Hot Laps is based around members of the public racing an Aston Martin N24 around the track at the Bedford Autodrome. You can watch the video here!

Student is Driving Force Behind Car Parts Music

Here is an article about my work, from my university’s website.

Rocking to the car part beat

I have recently been working as arranger and composer on a project using instruments made from parts of a Ford Focus. Among the pieces being played on these remarkable instruments is a charity single called ‘Six O’ Clock’. It was recorded at ex-Genesis star Mike Rutherford’s studio in Surrey. Performers on the track included Rutherford and Kenney Jones of the Who. You can hear the song and donate to the Teenage Cancer Trust at www.sundaytimes.co.uk/carparts - you can also watch a ‘making of’ video.

Focus Music on the Move

The Ford Focus car part instruments are going on a UK tour, exhibiting a selection of the most impressive and unusual instruments in London, Glasgow and Liverpool in April and May.

Visitors will not only be able to see these stunning instruments up close and personal but will be shown they actually work! There will be two daily live performances of my arrangements and compositions and the opportunity to quiz a member of the design team.

London - The Hospital (Covent Garden) Thursday 17th April - Saturday 19th April

Glasgow - The Old Fruitmarket, Thursday 24th April - Saturday 26th April

Liverpool - St George's Hall, Friday 9th May - Sunday 11th May

For more details on the tour please visit the Facebook event.

Focus on Anglia Ruskin music student

Click here to see an article written about my work for the Carparts project, as well as my studies at Anglia Ruskin University!