Composer / Producer / Guitarist
In what has become a tradition on this site - it's been a while since my last post. But plenty has been happening in the brand new studio this year... with the exception of a 5 month-or-so gap where I was renovating a house. The main thing is that an album I was producing last …
Honestly, this wasn't a new year's resolution! Whilst working on my yearly update of the website over the past day or two, I impulsively decided to start writing on my blog again - not because I think anyone is particularly hankering to see it return, but because in a strange, journaling kind of way it …
Continue reading "Return of the Blog and a 2022 retrospective"
Take a look at the website for a new film from Director/Writer Ryan Garry, currently being shot around Merseyside and the Wirral. This indie feature takes inspiration from big budget legends like The Lord of the Rings and the Marvel Cinematic universe, and has set its own production sights just as high with custom made …
Continue reading "Working on upcoming action/fantasy feature ‘Anghenfil’"
My new band Neverbody has just put our first EP on Bandcamp, it's 3 tracks of instrumental guitar music with leanings towards math rock, classic prog, and post-rock. Have a stream below and please consider downloading supporting us if you like what you hear! Recorded and mixed by yours truly, with much credit to Tom …
New music in the form of live videos and an album, coming soon from my band Glossom! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkANCbJPHUI
I play the guitar in a 5 piece band called Glossom that recently went to Elevator Studios to record a live session on film. It was the second of two fairly long days over the weekend, but I found myself awake and feeling it was time to leave at 2:30am. We crammed into our sax player's car …
Continue reading "Glossom recording at Elevator Studios with Edwin Louis"
(Originally posted on 7th March 2014) It's great to be working again with the passionate theatre community of the University of Liverpool. Some of you may remember the otherworldly Goblin Market put on by award-winning LUDS and my eerie Balalaika-infused score that went with it. Well, this time they're teaming up with The Liverpool University Players to …
Continue reading "The Canterbury Tales – my second foray into theatre"
(Originally posted on 31st July) The Liverpool previews of LUDS' Goblin Market was a resounding success - great reactions from everyone. The 9 track album of all the play's music can now be downloaded for just £2.50. Harp and Balalaika nestle amongst an eerie forest soundscape. Come buy, come buy!
(Originally posted on 24th July 2013) As has already been mentioned on the blog a while back, I have been working with the award-winning Liverpool University Drama Society and historian/harpist Dr Sarah Peverley on a re-imagination of Christina Rossetti's dark fairy tale 'Goblin Market'. The play will feature both live and recorded music composed and …
Continue reading "LUDS presents ‘Goblin Market’ – Liverpool Preview 30th July 2013"
(Originally posted 10th December 2012) GameDevNorth is a monthly meetup of people living in the North-West of England and involved in the games industry. The event was attended by roughly 60 people and was sponsored by Ubisoft Reflections , Microsoft and Sheridans. I was there on Saturday night (8th) and had a good time meeting all …
Alex Cottrell 