Composer / Producer / Guitarist
Earlier this year I worked with The Liverpool Players and storyteller Madelaine Smart to create music for their live performance of The Little Mermaid - you can read a bit more about it in my 2016 roundup. We had several great performances at the Being Human Festival launch (for which the show was originally commissioned) …
A short while ago I teamed up with programmer Sebastian Schoener to create some music and sound for his new game Patterna, and with its release last week, I wanted to document some of the thoughts and processes that went into creating it. Sebastian and I first met when we were both working on the popular Company …
Continue reading "Puzzles in space – on creating the Patterna soundtrack"
Have a read of this interview I did with Richard Bond for the university's Student News section. I graduated from the University of Liverpool in 2013, and here I talk about my changing music and business practises since then. Enjoy!
Brébeuf and my live score for psaltery is going to be performed once more at Bury Art Gallery on 18th February! If you missed it at Manchester Jewish Museum in November last year then now is your chance to see it at this brilliant free live event. Video Jam will be bringing together some of their …
I have finally got round to recording my film score for Stephen Broomer's 'Brébeuf' which was commissioned by Video Jam and performed at Manchester Jewish Museum on the 12th November 2015. If you missed the performance, then now is your chance to hear what it sounded like - enjoy! You can read more about my …
After a successful day of performances on 14th November at The Walker Art Gallery, The Liverpool Players decided to take their production of Marie de France's Bisclavret one step further and put together an audio-only version of the play. After creating the music and sounds for the live show, I too had been thinking whether …
Goodness, it's been some months since I posted on here. Which is not to say that I haven't had anything to talk about, just a lack of time to talk about it. A mixture of events and obstacles - some work related, some not - as well as moving house, has kept me from setting …
(Originally posted on 20th January 2014) In August 2013, a couple of months after I graduated university, I decided to commit myself to becoming a full time musician. After nearly 7 years of being a dedicated hobbyist alongside my education, it felt like it was now or never. I've decided to give you an update …
(Originally posted 7th September 2013) A couple of bits of exciting news from the past month or so, and some others concerned with what's coming next. First off, the piece 'Transitions', written by myself and Sarah Peverley for harp and piano, is going to be featured on BBC Radio 3's Words and Music programme on …
Continue reading "BBC Radio 3 feature, Goblin Market coda and new projects"
(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!
Alex Cottrell 