Viewing posts from August, 2017
Here's a blog where I'll be writing up some words that might be of interest. General topics will include composition, music tech, upcoming projects and general updates on what's occurin'.
After 12 years in Cardiff I've decided to up sticks and move to the wonderful town of Keynsham; located relatively equidistant between Bristol and Bath, it's a great little gem with its own orchestra, music festival and FIELDS!!!
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This week marks a production of "Guards! Guards!" by Sir Terry Pratchett, performed by Monstrous Productions Theatre Company, at The Gate, Cardiff. This is also to be their final production, after a five year presence performing works adapted from Sir Terry's material and raising a lot of money in the process.
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As a classically-trained composer I’ll always have a special place in my heart for the orchestral sounds and instruments I spent years studying. Since I increasingly work in a digital space, it’s important for me to be able to find the instruments I’m looking for. In my present workflow the majority of my software instruments are hosted within Native Instrument’s Kontakt, a beast in the world of samplers. However, I’ve been running into problems with actually finding the instruments I’m looking for, specifically percussion.
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In celebration of Mandagon’s first birthday, I realised that I had never finished my blog series on the sound design of the game! While it’s been over a year since I built the sounds, I’ve collected a few of my favourites and shared a few words about them!
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