Ivan Vukosavljević - Slow Roads (excerpts) youtu.be/uani_NDPi-o?si… via YouTube

Genuine quote from my girlfriend (also a musician) who was thinking of 4'33 - 'What's it called, 'Music for Nothing' by Jim Cage?'

The future of live music and dance (at the same time) in the UK looking bleak

Northern Ballet are axing their Sinfonia ahead of 2024. Boards who think this movement exists without live music should read a history book..

'I like to tap into my subconscious, that’s where it feels like it’s coming from. It feels like I’m mediating stuff that I’ve absorbed.' We spoke with London-based composer Christian Drew about Laurence Crane, shoegaze, unreliable memory, & more:
prxludes.net/christian-drew

'It’s good to have a starting point, but most of the time, I just don’t know what I’m dealing with until I’m finished, and then it becomes slightly clearer.'

#NoodlingAndMeandering

prxludes.net/2023/09/25/chr…

Highly recommend this interview with Christian Drew!

Immodestly sharing this lovely interview with Christian Drew. Is actually interesting to hear - with the perspective of time - what a student found helpful, because one often doesn't know. Very up-cheering, as a new academic year starts! prxludes.net/2023/09/25/chr…

Wonderful article with Southampton undergrad alumni, composer Christian Drew.

Had a lovely chat with lovely Patrick Ellis about my music and background for PRXLUDES

Top read for fans of meandering, rambling and incoherence!

(other interviews are available)

NEW ARTICLE OUT! Patrick Ellis speaks with London-based composer Christian Drew on uncanniness, shoegaze, parlour music, studying with Laurence Crane, composing from unfamiliar memory, and more - read now on PRXLUDES:
prxludes.net/2023/09/25/chr…

youtu.be/jNseAwXIOoE?si…

Wonderful show at Dublin's Hugh Lane Gallery, feat. friend and colleague, Robert Coleman of Kirkos Ensemble's new piece, 'Capturing Sound'

Out now - video of our performance at Splendor Amsterdam back in June...

Featuring works by Paolo Griffin, Wilson Leywantono, MAY CHI (May Chi) and Christine Cornwell

Filmed by Zsolt Szederkényi

Live sound by Luke Deane

youtube.com/watch?v=doGfvx…

Out now - Open Union live at Splendor Amsterdam

Video of our full set feat. works by Paolo Griffin, Wilson Leywantono, MAY CHI (May Chi) and Christine Cornwell

Filmed by Zsolt Szederkényi
Live sound by Luke Deane

youtube.com/watch?v=doGfvx…

New track up - Check it out! 🎶

THINGS AS... - on.soundcloud.com/Uzgr5

Created as part of Cheltenham Festivals Composer Academy 2023. Performed by The Carice Singers, directed by #georgeparris .

Have you read our interview with composer Sylvia Lim? Check it out now on PRXLUDES - Patrick Ellis writes:
prxludes.net/sylvia-lim

NEW ARTICLE OUT! We spoke with composer Anna Disley-Simpson Anna Disley-Simpson about opera, stylised reality, collage notation, and crafting vocal resonance - read now on PRXLUDES:
prxludes.net/anna-disley-si…

Some photos from our show at Splendor Amsterdam back in June for Christine Cornwell's Sounding Here series (we also did a show at Batavierhuis in Rotterdam)

We performed music by Paolo Griffin, Wilson Leywantono, MAY CHI + Christine Cornwell

📸 Zsolt Szederkényi

Guitar. Fuzz, distortion, and overdrive are not interchangeable - they are distinct sounds. There's enormous variation and sophistication within those brackets. Don't just write 'distortion' above a part.

📢Composers! I'd be interested to know how many of you work full-time jobs that are unrelated to your creative work.

For those that do: What do you do? How do you balance your time? How does it influence the way you create?

Would love to hear your thoughts and experiences!