Blog:
I have decided, of course, to write this online diary on my musical exploits as they happen. There is a subsidiary blog in the 'nav' part as well (below the photos link on the left) which I will update as time goes by.
2008:
This year I decided to take some time out between finishing my BA with the Open University and starting an MA in Music at Sussex University. I took a short course in Web Design with the Home Learning College and completed a previous incarnation of this site for assessment purposes. I felt that I should overhaul the site - it seemed to be a bit of a mess as things had moved on! I had a plan to write a kind of autobiography in the summer, but abandoned this because I thought the subject matter was a bit too risky. This year seemed to go so quickly! I had two shows in April and nearly had a nervous breakdown. Later, in November I had two gigs during my first term at Sussex and 'christened' a new stage piano. I also had a showing for a film, which I made at university. Christmas and the New Year came and went.
2009:
I completed my MA in Music course at Sussex University this year. I added some new tracks to the site, which had been started years before but never finished. Started to look for work as well and tied up a few loose ends (musically speaking).
2010:
I had a very 'healthy' Christmas (I actually managed to go to the gym) and then continued with job hunting in the new year. I continued playing for the university's wind band and hoped this would become a regular fixture! I have written a number of new songs and ringtones and even some serious stuff this year. Now in the second year of playing with concert band, I am looking forward to a concert with them in December! Some royalties have started to appear from my album/EP 'Musikology' and I have also done some teaching locally.
2011:
Still writing! I have completed some new scores (on Score Exchange). You can listen to mp3s of the scores (only using MIDI sounds at the moment, I'm afraid). Please be aware you need 'Scorch' to preview these scores as notation (can be downloaded for free from the Sibelius site but only available in 32-bit mode at the moment so please check your browser compatibility). I have also written some more instrumental tracks for Reverbnation and have added new lyrics/poetry on 'Blogger'. Concert band finally ended for me with a 'whimper' as T.S.Eliot would say.
I have been working for a lot of this year with a fine singer called Annie Lorys as an accompanist. We have been working on recording some Classical/Jazz pieces in a professional studio where possible. You can listen to these on Myspace too.
As of 1.12.11 I have also been rehearsing with the choir of St.Leonard's, Seaford as a Bass for the Christmas Carol Service (18.12.11 at 6.00pm).