Before I began composing this piece for saxophonist Linn Persson, we recorded her playing various sounds and techniques on her bari sax. 

I could describe her playing in these videos as variously smooth, fat, and nasty, hence the title. It was important to me to write a piece that was rhythmically and sonically vital: alternately cocky, ephemereal, funky and earthy.

"smooth fat nasty" was commissioned by Linn Persson for the 2017 Sound of Stockholm Festival.

smooth fat nasty

Composer, Musician, Singer, Sound designer Alex Busoni, began to create his compositions, inspired by the influence of such bands - artists as The Chemical Brothers, The Future Sound Of London, Karunesh, Vangelis and others.

Matthew Peterson (b. 1984) writes music that explores frontiers of sound and expression. He has composed over sixty works commissioned and performed by orchestras, choirs, opera companies, chamber ensembles, and soloists around the world. He lives in Dalarna, Sweden.

smooth fat nasty

composer Matthew Peterson