In April 2020 I made a very important promise to the world, and now, almost exactly 2 years later, the time has come for me to fulfil that promise! In my post ‘Transcription Tuesday But On A Wednesday: ‘Shreveport Stomp’, Omer Simeon‘ I said that you should look out for me performing said piece with …
Good morning. I’ve got a little something to share with you. It’s a music video, but if you listen carefully with your beady ears you’ll be able to pick out some sweeeet woodwindy sounds oscillating the airwaves. The song is called ‘Papa Guede’, and is a single from the fabulous Topher Holland’s new album ‘The …
Having not heard from us for 19 months now, you may be forgiven for having thought The Atwood Project had been put out of its misery and was mercifully extinct. Well I am here to tell you that your optimism was misplaced, as we are now back and ready to offend your ears once again …
“What have you been up to this week Michael A. Grant?” “Some things.” “What things?” “Oh, you know, stuff…” “Would you care to be any more specific?” “No.” “Pretty please?” “No.” “Pretty please with a cherry on top?” “Oh… go on then. One of the things that’s kept me occupied has been a remote recording …
A couple of weeks ago I got to perform in my first musical since November 2019, in the form of ‘Shrek The Musical’ in Romiley, with NK Theatre Arts. Having been originally scheduled for March 2020 and since been postponed 3 times, it finally took to the stage at the end of September and was …
Just when you thought there were no remaining words to be said about ‘Mongolian Death Worm: A Puppet Show Musical’, here I am with some more! My co-creator James A. Ure and I recently had a delightful evening recording a behind-the-scenes audio commentary for the greatest puppet show musical ever made (sorry about that Avenue …
[EDIT, 12/3/2022: I have since made a new improved version of this video with better orchestral sounds – find it here: Hello everyone! It seems I have a little catching up to do in the blogosphere – it’s been a rather busy couple of months and I have quite a backlog of things you may …
A little while ago I did some recording for a new project by maestro supremo Mr. Jack Mitchell Smith entitled ‘Spectroscopy’, and I have a little preview to share with you in advance of the album’s release. How exciting! ‘Spectroscopy’ is a suite of 7 pieces for various solo instruments and piano, inspired by …
Well here’s a little something I’ve been meaning to get around to for a looooong time: my new, updated, and perhaps even improved showreel! Key features include: A varied selection of 8 video clips – some new, with a few old classics thrown in. A range of nice things people have said about me …
It gives me unbridled joy to announce that I am now the proud owner of a soprano saxomophone! If you’re interested, it’s a Gear4Music ex-demo model that I got cheap (£156) ‘cos it’s a little bit bashed. If you’re not interested, too late – I’ve already told you. I loosened some of the springs to …
