Waddya know, there are only 10 days left until the live concert premiere of my suite of ‘Miniatures’ for solo piano! And this can mean only one thing: Time to ramp up my publicity efforts to warp factor 9! So I’ve made a little teaser video for you to enjoy. Watch it, digest it, then …
Every Monday throughout 2023 I will be highlighting a different piece of music that I have either written or been closely involved with. And this week, prepare to dwell on the relative appropriateness of various fruit-based drinks because it’s… What’s it called? Banana Juice? What’s it from? This is the second – and arguably least …
I scream, you scream, everybody wants… TRAD. JAZZ! That’s the kind of awesome insight you can usually expect from my posts on The Jelly Roll Jazz Band’s Facebook page, however today I’m going to talk about a couple of different bands with whom I’ve been clarinetting recently. Let’s start with a gig I did back …
I don’t often post on here about The Jelly Roll Jazz Band, largely because I put things fairly regularly on the band’s Facebook page and YouTube channel so I somehow feel as though everyone already knows about it! Further thought, however, leads me to believe that this may not in fact be the case, and …
Guess who’s been composing again, music fans? That’s right: me! And today I’d like to share with you my latest creation, a vibrant orchestral fantasy that will take you to dizzying new heights of excitement, all within the space of 2 minutes and 54 seconds. The piece is called ‘Finally The Wars Are Over’, and …
Quandary: What do you do if there’s a piece of violin music you really want to record, but you can’t play the violin? Answer: Use The Jelly Roll Soundfont! The Jelly Roll Soundfont is the latest innovation in the world of hi-tech musical instrument sampling, and today I’d like to provide a little demonstration of …
I’ve got to the point now where I’ve played in a fair few musicals, however one that’s doing the rounds at the moment but had eluded me until recently was ‘The Addams Family’. This all changed last month though, when I got the chance to play Reed 2 for the show and find out what …
One of the things I’ve been working on recently is my film-music-writing, and as part of this, over the past year or two I’ve assembled a really nice little portfolio of clips for which I’ve composed brand new soundtracks. You may have seen some already in fact, on this very website! Having amassed this collection, …
‘Miniatures’ release day is almost upon us, but if your appetite for piano music isn’t already sufficiently whetted then I’ve got just the thing to get you in the mood! Long by name, long by nature, this piece forms track 8 on the album and draws you into a dark disturbing world where at times …
So I says to Jack, I says, “Would you be up for doing a video recording of one of the Miniatures? Just to keep the publicity ball rolling!” And what do you know, within two hours he had sent me not one but two videos of him expertly performing pieces from the new album! Here’s …
