Middlewood Locks Fest 2025 commission – unlocking oral histories with children
Image Credit: MBBC Society; Canal at River Irwell, 1901 It was lovely to be invited by Walk The Plank to return to St Philips School in Salford to create a piece with the Year 5 pupils (age 8-9) inspired by Manchester Bolton and Bury Canal Society's oral histories....
My electronic music charity fundraising week 18-25 March
WE DID IT! We reached our £4000 target, so we will now be getting on with our electronic music education initiative for 2025: possibly the first electronic music education needs analysis survey/report and some bespoke pilot workshops responding to the needs analysis. ...
Latest Sound On Sound podcasts – Jlin, Krust & Jason Singh
I've enjoyed producing more podcasts for Sound On Sound magazine this year, as part of their Electronic Music channel. Here's a backlog of a few nerdy chats with some fascinating artists dedicated to doing their thing... Jlin started out producing footwork/juke on...
Interview with National Science and Media Museum
A Q&A about an audio storytelling project with Bradford students The Bradford Digital Creatives team sat down with me to talk about my career, my time with the Bradford Digital Creatives project so far, and why I believe digital arts can change young people’s...
Sound poem with 200 children for Walk The Plank
I thoroughly enjoyed this commission for Walk the Plank outdoor theatre company, presented as part of their Wild Wanders trail which was at Hollingworth Country Park 24-27 October 2024. We worked with 11 classes of primary school children (Years 4-6) asking them...
Honouring the adventurous ancestors – listen to the headphone surround sound mix
"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 Manchester Histories With thanks for support and assistance: Guillaume Dujat, Erin...
Sisters With Transistors film MCR screening 21 May
Hidden Canals sound walk commission
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 Salford along with some lovely...
Ryuichi Sakamoto tribute podcast
On the first anniversary of his passing, I wanted to create a tribute podcast to the composer, pianist, electronic music pioneer and environmental campaigner Ryuichi Sakamoto. And so we found 3 musicians who worked with him and shared their insights into his working...
Delia Derbyshire Day 2023: a film by kids, Sound On Sound podcast, 6music & Reform Radio
Another programme of Delia Derbyshire Day wonderful work draws to a close! The work and archive of the late great Delia Derbyshire (which lives at the John Rylands Library here in Manchester) consistently inspired kids and adults alike. We love untapping creativity...
Delia Derbyshire Day 2023 Doctor Who 60th project
DD Day 2023 video logo by Andrea Pazos feat. sounds from the Delia Derbyshire Archive, mixed by David Butler Back in 2011, I instigated a creative project around the Delia Derbyshire Archive which arrived in Manchester at about the same time that I did. I was intrgued...
Electronica remix for Manchester artist Mark Corrin
Another lovely invitation to do a remix, this time for Manchester creative compadre Mark Corrin. Mark was a favourite of the late great John Peel (BBC Radio) and nowadays Nick Luscombe (BBC & Soho Radio) is a big fan of his quirky electronica and guitar infused...
Sound On Sound magazine electronic music podcast with Lonelady
I enjoyed learning more about Manchester based Julie Campbell, aka Lonelady, her music and the creative process for her more electronic music based album "Former Things." Another dedicated humble artist. Click here to visit the SOS podcast page
Remix for Hello Cosmos
Another remix release! This time for Manchester based punky guitar driven electronica outfit Hello Cosmos, like the Sleaford Mods of Manchester really. The "Hard Enough to Start With" track stood out for me and I couldn't resist working with the word "codswallop." And...
New remix release – for Reform Radio’s Rhythm Lab Records
I was invited by Reform Radio to produce a remix of a lovely track by Obeka (Manchester) and Chulu (South Africa). It was a lovely way to get through the depths of a Mancunian winter, with it's super soulful vocal layers and lovely warm groove. I decided to go with...
Sound On Sound magazine podcast with Manchester electronic music maestro, Graham Massey
This time we gathered around my kitchen table to talk electronic music nerdity, the Manchester rave scene which Graham was a key part of and much more. Graham is more than an electronic musician as Jazz and improvisation are at the heart of what he does. Click...
Sound On Sound podcast interview with Female Pressure founder Electric Indigo
I do love the in-depth nerdy chats with other adventurers in electronic music! It was an honour to interview Electric Indigo who I have known since about 2000, when I joined female:pressure - an international support network and database for women identifying...
All FM radio show chat and sharing my creative electronic music
A lovely invite which emerged from the creative Manchester mycelium I am part of. I chat with DJ Electric Gigi on AllFM about my music, my musical trajectory thus far, the teaching work I love doing and Delia Derbyshire Day. Alongside sharing a few tracks from over...
Electric Mountain Remixed – a special Bandcamp Friday release of creative electronic music
As I have confessed many a time, a solo artist is seldom a solo endeavour. And my most recent album "Electric Mountain" is no different. I am therefore delighted that creative comrades old and new have remixed tracks from Electric Mountain. Approximately a year on...
Ambient electronic music live set available online
Due to sufficient demand (even Scanner asked for it!), I have released a live recording of the final rehearsal before I played the set live at Subliminal Impulse ambient Sunday (end June 2022) in MCR, UK. I produced this set especially for this gig, working with...
Poem set to electronic music with NHS nursing staff
"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 piece was...
Sound On Sound podcast with Chiara Luzzana
It was a joy to talk with Chiara Luzzana for the Sound On Sound electronic music podcast. We talked about her career so far, now specialising in making music for brands using the sounds of their products. Right up my sonic street what with my love of turning everyday...
Delia Derbyshire inspired Coolicon lampshade sound installation video
I love 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 music pioneer Delia Derbyshire (producer of...
Echoes of Invention – 16 track electronic music collection complete!
'Echoes of Inventions" is a wonderful participation arts project by Bladder and String Theatre in Coventry which I have loved working on. It is now a collection of experimental electronic music tracks or pieces (voices and music/sound) presenting some 80 Coventry...
Mentor for two independent artists
I guess I have got to that point in my dedicated electronic music trajectory where I can share my wisdom and knowledge with others and I enjoy doing so with empathy. So many have helped me along my way of creativity and navigating the technical tools of how to realise...
Interactive electronic music installation in a Coventry shop
Another wonderful outing with Bladder and String Theatre: to collaboratively produce an interactive sound installation for 'Echoes of Inventions' - an audio (voices and music/sound) radio art piece presenting Coventry voices talking about deep stuff like faith,...
Sound On Sound podcast with Hannah Peel
It was a joy to talk with Hannah Peel for my latest Sound On Sound electronic music podcast. We talked about her career so far, now working in film, TV as well as some amazing collaborative albums including her latest with Paraorchestra. And of course lots nerdy chat...
Sound On Sound podcast with Sarah Angliss
It was a joy to talk with Sarah Angliss. Sarah is a seasoned performer who I first discovered when we shared a stage at a Ladyfest gig in the early 2000's. Sarah was playing her atmospheric electronica with automata on stage with her. Sarah has continued to build...
Coolicon Lampshade Sound Installation realised!
Coolicon lampshade illustration by David J. Huggins ©, 2019-2022 I am excited to realise an idea I have been harbouring for a while now. You might already know I am fan of using found sounds - everyday sounds and objects that I think have musical potential. I sample...
Electric Mountain album track and sound bite on 100th podcast for electronic music network female:pressure
It's an honour to be included in the 100th edition of the female:pressure podcast. It means a lot to me to be part of this international network and database for women, NB and trans women working in the sphere of electronic music, club culture and electronic arts....
Electric Mountain album track played on Iko Cherie’s best of tracks of 2021 radio show
The final little acapella (voice only, well pretty much!) track on my new album "Electric Mountain" has been selected by Iko Cherie for her Little Trouble Girls radio show for Soho Radio in London. Alongside the likes of Jane Weaver, Fievel Is Glauque, Pauline Anna...
Podcast production: Accidental Gods podcast is 2 years old!
Author and activist Manda Scott (The Boudica Series, Orange Prize shortlisted novelist) set up Accidental Gods 2 years ago now to reach more people with her dedicated work to promote and support conscious evolution - to help "create the more beautiful world our hearts...
Sound On Sound podcast with Public Service Broadcasting
To complete the podcast interviews for 2021 for Sound On Sound magazine's electronic music podcast channel, it was a nerdy joy to talk to J Willgoose Esq. about his band Public Service Broadcasting and their new album "Bright Magic." Public Service Broadcasting...
Podcast hosting – Audio Club series complete
Audio Club is a new monthly music technology podcast by Yorkshire Sound Women Network. The first 8 show series of 2021 is now complete so get your fill of sound and music nerdity here! Hosted by yours truly, each month we invited some amazing women and minority gender...
Echoes of Invention – a Delia Derbyshire inspired commission for Coventry City of Culture
It was an honour and slightly daunting challenge to be commissioned by Bladder and String Theatre to collaboratively produce the first of the 'Echoes of Inventions' - an audio (voices and music/sound) radio art piece presenting Coventry voices talking about faith as...
Delia Derbyshire Day 2021 – live stream broadcast
In case you don't know already, Delia Derbyshire Day is an electronic music charity I instigated a few years ago and manage. DD Day is also now a fixed day in the cultural calendar. Every 23 November, there is online, social media and radio/press activity honouring...