Live video recording for Sing 4 Safety domestic violence campaign during Covid-19 quarantine
I made this live video recording of a new song called "Little Song" for a campaign raising awareness and funds for Women's Aid given the rise of domestic violence during the Covid-19 quarantine. This is a non-romantic love song so felt most appropriate for this...
A singing warm up exercise video for lockdown
Hi folks. I hope you are coping ok. I made this little video, you might want to check it out. Singing lifts the spirits & boosts the immune system. It’s the first time I’ve done this sort of thing and it’s raw and uncut so please forgive any clumsiness! Hope you...
Holding – a commission for The Verb on BBC Radio 3
"Holding" is a commission for The Verb on BBC Radio 3 featuring the Yoruba words of fellow Verb guest Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún. I adapted a track in progress from my forthcoming album "Electric Mountain" due out later this year. You can...
My music – finally on you tube!
https://youtu.be/y4azqrpRNgU I don't know why it's taken me so long to do this - I guess I have been too busy making music rather than promoting it. And just not had time nor headspace to work youtube as a channel for my offerings. I've been thinking about the key...
Brighter Sound Delia Derbyshire Day “Electric Storm” creative residency
O how I love to see/hear artists blossom, developing creatively and technically in only 5 days! It was such a joy to work with Brighter Sound, Delia Derbyshire Day, Spirit Studios and a bunch of bold, dedicated artists who are only just beginning their craeative...
Help Musicians UK support for new album “Electric Mountain”
I am so grateful that I have been awarded funding by Help Musicians UK to support the production of my new, fourth, album! This was under the Do it Differently programme for musicians/artists that either self-produce, self-release or self-promote. Of which I do all...
Delia Derbyshire Day 2019 Manchester & London
Delia Derbyshire Day 2019 approaches! My electronic music heritage work culminates in 2 events in Manchester (23 NOV) and London (30 NOV). Come enjoy, learn about, make and support adventurous music past, present and future! The Manchester event is happening at my old...
Electronic music in hospital with Drake Music/Lime Arts
I regularly get to witness the magic that music can have on people's lives. I cannot underestimate the power of self-expression. An exploratory project with Lime Arts (art in hospitals) through my work with Drake Music (working with disabled musicians), I worked with...
An interview with Spirit Studios about Delia Derbyshire and Delia Derbyshire Day 2019
Delia Derbyshire Day is one of the 3 main strands of my work. I instigated what is now a registered charity and make stuff happen with some amazing trustees. Delia Derbyshire's archive is here in Manchester and I thought this has to be a gem of electronic music...
An interview with the second women electronic music composer in the UK
I am excited to share a wonderful chat I had with Janet Beat. Aged 81 and based in Scotland, Janet describes herself as "the second woman electronic music composer in the UK". Only in the timeline of best known professional composers. Daphne Oram came first, then...