Do you actually remember My Space? Nah, us neither, 'cause we were always out, werking' it! 👀

Vintage Every Inch a Gentleman from 2006...😎

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My Space

EIAG: My Space [2006]

Prelude No.2 from 'Four Hommages' for solo piano. A little tribute to Arnold Schoenberg, written for one of my London piano students in 2005.  

Recorded at home in Brighton on a Yamaha C3 piano on Thursday, 28 August 2014.

If you'd like a PDF copy of the piano score, please email me at jdcremixes@yahoo.co.uk, and I'll happily forward it to you for free.

De Cock: Prelude No.2 - Hommage to Arnold Schoenberg [2005]

Prelude No.1 from 'Four Hommages' for solo piano. A little tribute to Olivier Messiaen, using the octatonic scale and lots of sustaining pedal. First written in Cape Town in 2000, and revised again for a performance at St Sepulchre-without Newgate in London in 2004. 

Recorded at home in Brighton on a Yamaha C3 piano on Thursday, 28 August 2014.

If you'd like a PDF copy of the piano score, please email me at jdcremixes@yahoo.co.uk, and I'll happily forward it to you for free.

De Cock: Prelude No.1 - Hommage to Olivier Messiaen [2000]

Variations on the hymn tune, 'Veni, veni Emmanuel', written in 2005 and recorded live at St Ethelburga's in Bishopsgate, London, December 2005.

1. Theme
2. Pastorale
3. Scherzo
4. March

If you'd like a PDF copy of the piano score, please email me at jdcremixes@yahoo.co.uk, and I'll happily forward it to you for free.

De Cock: Variations on 'Veni, veni Emmanuel' [LIVE, 2005]

Nos. 1 - 3 from '12 Modal Studies', recorded at Retreat Recording Studios, Ovingdean, Brighton on Tuesday, 21 July 2015.

1.  Blues scale on C
2.  Dorian mode on D
3.  Minor pentatonic scale on E

If you'd like a PDF copy of the piano score, please email me at jdcremixes@yahoo.co.uk, and I'll happily forward it to you for free.

De Cock: Nos. 1 - 3 from 'Modal Studies' [2015]

Waltz for Carlos:  written for in Cape Town in 2006, in memory of the great Argentinian Tango singer, Carlos Gardel (1890 - 1935)

If you'd like a PDF copy of the piano score, please email me at jdcremixes@yahoo.co.uk, and I'll happily forward it to you for free.

Recorded at Retreat Recording Studios, Ovingdean, Brighton on Tuesday 21 July 2015.

De Cock: Waltz for Carlos [2006]

This is a transcription I made in 2016 of a choral work from 2012, 'Veni Sancte Spiritus' for choir (SATB).  Recorded at the Brighton Unitarian Church on Monday, 19 September 2016, using a Zoom PS-04 portable recorder, so sound quality ain't too great, sorry.

If you'd like a PDF copy of the organ score, please email me at jdcremixes@yahoo.co.uk, and I'll happily forward it to you for free.

De Cock: Veni Sancte Spiritus [2012]

Words by Hafiz. Recording made for BBC London Radio in 2005 with @rachel-decock(soprano).

De Cock: Saheb-e-Zaman, No.3 from 'Stargazing' [BBC, 2005]

Recording made for BBC London Radio in 2005 with @rachel-decock (soprano)

Reflections On A Baby Star
Words and music by Johan de Cock [2005]

Verse 1
We start this journey not alone,
but with a shining star for flight.
She’s been our mother for all eternity, 
and veiled our world from cold and night.
She’s watched us grow from soil to flesh,
and changed her name to suit our need.
A bright and warm and clever star:
she taught us to read.

Verse 2
Many prophets lead the way,
all seeking her to find their name.
Across the globe in multi-colours
All speaking words the same.
From East to West she knows no bounds
and shares her blood and wine.
Reflect then on this baby star,
for soon she’ll change our times.

Chorus
Every sun has kissed her face
Every moon has tasted her perfume:
Rose, lily, Mary, Kali
Every child - born from her womb
Every sun has kissed her face
Every moon has tasted her perfume:
Rose, lily, Mary, Kali
Every child - born from her womb
Every child - born from her womb

Verse 3
We start this journey not alone,
but with a burning sun for light
He’s been our father for all ages,
and taught us our left from right.
He’s watched us grow like baby stars
And waxed us when we’ve waned 
A hard, but just and wise old star:
he showers us with rain.

Interlude
So, floods occur and bombs explode
And different tribes go different roads
And different roads speak different tongues
All leading paths the same.

Verse 4
Many leaders force their way
And seek his name to fight their wars
Across the globe in multi-cultures
killing brothers for their cause.
From the West to the Middle East
He shares his blood and wine
Reflect then on this mighty star
For so he’s changed our times
For so he’s changed our times

Chorus
Every moon has bowed before him
Every sun has felt his wrath :
Mohammad, Krishna, Jesus, Ra
Sent from the star above

Every sun has kissed her face
Every moon has tasted her perfume:
Rose, lily, Mary, Kali
Every child - born from her womb
Every child - born from her womb
Every child - born from her womb.

De Cock: Reflections on a Baby Star, No.2 from 'Stargazing' [BBC, 2005]

In 2012 Spitalfields Music in London held a composition competition for piano variations based on Stölzel's celebrated German aria, 'Bist du bei mir'. Here is my unsuccessful entry: it makes me feel as if I'm sitting on a beach, all alone, watching the majestic sun rise...

If you'd like a PDF copy of the piano score, please email me at jdcremixes@yahoo.co.uk, and I'll happily forward it to you for free.

Recorded at home in Saltdean in July 2017, using my Yamaha C3 piano and a stereo set of AKG mics.

De Cock: Rejected Variation for Judith ("Bist du bei mir") [2012]

A live recording of the Christmas work, Stargazing, for Soprano, Piano and Electronics, recorded live at St Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation and Peace in Bishopsgate in London on 19 December 2005.

@rachel-decock - soprano
@johandecock - piano

De Cock: Japanese Folk Song, No.6 from Stargazing [LIVE, 2005]

De Cock: Birth of the Star, No.1 from Stargazing [LIVE, 2005]

Solo piano piece, written for my Brighton student, Jeremy in 2017. 

If you'd like a PDF copy of the piano score, please email me at jdcremixes@yahoo.co.uk, and I'll happily forward it to you for free.

Photograph taken by Mushin at Gatecrasher on 16 April 2006.

De Cock: A Night at the Rave [2017]

Solo piano piece, written for my Brighton piano student, Sophie, in 2017. 

If you'd like a PDF copy of the piano score, please email me at jdcremixes@yahoo.co.uk, and I'll happily forward it to you for free.

De Cock: My Own Musical [2017]

Solo piano piece, written for my piano student, Nik, in 2017. 

If you'd like a PDF copy of the piano score, please email me at jdcremixes@yahoo.co.uk, and I'll happily forward it to you for free.

De Cock: A Little Concerto [2017]

Dance Macabre - EP

Dance Macabre

EIAG: My Favourite Body Parts [Jay DC Remix 2009]

If I Was A Man - Single

If I Was A Man

EIAG: If I Was A Man [Retro Bar Mix 2004]

Johan de Cock - piano player, composer, producer & teacher. Based in Brighton, UK 🇬🇧🎼🎹🎶🎶🎶

I march to the beat of my own drum!

Peace, love & respect to all living beings ☮️❤️✊🎶

For my live duo, performing cover songs: @everyinchagentleman

For educational piano pieces: @brightonmusiclessons

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