new music commissions Archives - Caro C creative electronic music

Middlewood Locks Fest 2025 commission – unlocking oral histories with children

by caroc | May 29, 2025 | audio/visual, new music commissions

Image Credit: MBBC Society; Canal at River Irwell, 1901 The Amazing Humans of Manchester Bolton and Bury Canal by Caro C & Year 5 class, St Philips School, Salford https://carosnatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/MMBC_Amazing_Humans_CaroC.mp3 It was lovely to be...

Sound poem with 200 children for Walk The Plank

by caroc | Oct 30, 2024 | audio/visual, collaborations, new music commissions

"I wish for baby Lily" by approx 200 children from Rochdale https://carosnatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/I-wish-for-baby-Lily-14oct2024.mp3 I thoroughly enjoyed this commission for Walk the Plank outdoor theatre company, presented as part of their Wild...

Honouring the adventurous ancestors – listen to the headphone surround sound mix

by caroc | Jun 7, 2024 | audio/visual, collaborations, delia derbyshire, new music commissions

https://carosnatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/TCT-binaural-1_BL.mp3 “A Tap, a Click and a Thump” Collaborating composers: Sarah Keirle, Nico Garcia-Peguinho Light and Text artist: Elisa Artesero Audio mastering: Blacklisted Mastering Commissioned by...

Hidden Canals sound walk commission

by caroc | Mar 29, 2024 | audio/visual, collaborations, new music commissions

My contribution “Don’t Disrupt the Animals” will be presented on Sunday 19 May as part of Walk The Plank’s Hidden Canals Soundwalk event on 18 & 19 May. Featuring the imaginations and voices of Year 5 children at St Philips School in...

Poem set to electronic music with NHS nursing staff

by caroc | Aug 24, 2022 | audio/visual, collaborations, new music commissions

“One Day One Ward” by NHS staff, Caro C (music) and Kim Wiltshire (writer/poet). I recently co-produced a verbatim poem set to music with voice contributions from NHS nursing staff at Manchester Royal Infirmary, part of Manchester Foundation Trust. The...

Delia Derbyshire inspired Coolicon lampshade sound installation video

by caroc | May 18, 2022 | artist as a business, audio/visual, delia derbyshire, new music commissions

I am a creative electronic music artist who loves working with found sounds (non- musical objects from a ping pong ball to oven shelves via climbing gear) to make my music. I discovered the delicious sounds of Coolicon lampshades thanks to the late great electronic...