Inspired by the music of buskers in the Manhattan Subway, Cockroach is a a funk fusion piece designed to imitate the improvisational nature of bebop in the mid-40s. This recording only uses computer generated instruments but I would love to get an acoustic recording of this some time. 

Cockroach

I wanted to write a piece of music that could fit into the opening credits of a film. I had the image of a girl rushing across a crowded city to a skyscraper where she will start her new job; I have a lot of experience in being late for things so you could say this piece is very personal. Once, again this is using synthesised instruments but I would love to record this properly in the future if possible. Enjoy!

A Very Small Wish (Please Don't Be Late)

This year, I had the pleasure of working with the brilliant Jazz sextet at Sound And Music at the SAM Summer School. I wrote this piece for them during my stay at the summer school. I was struggling to think of a title for a while, but the rich, dark tones of the arco bass in the initial improvisation made me think of a rainy, midnight scene perhaps such as those found in the alleyways of Rhodes or Dubrovnik during a warm summer evening. I love the idea of an elderly man sweeping the streets, innocuously whistling to himself before catching sight of some sinister exchange between a couple of gangsters. Perhaps in his curiosity he decides to trail them through these quaint, Mediterranean pavements to see what mischief is at hand. Once again, thanks to the incredible musicians who played this, I had the best time ever at Sound and Music Summer School this year! Enjoy! Tell me what you think? 

Metropolitan Stomp

Just playing around with some chords for a new composition. Still waiting for a melody so if anyone wants to play trumpet or sax on this that would be cool, just let me know.

I'm hoping to expand this into a full composition at some point in the future.

Apparently it sounds a lot like Vince Guaraldi which is cool. Dad is having an existential crisis as he shares his Birthday with Vince Guaraldi’s death and was born to the song ‘Cast Your Fate to the Wind’ and is, as such, almost certainly Vince Guaraldi reincarnate.

Thanks to my dad for playing bass on this (excusing his inappropriate comments at the end).

Enjoy!

April Falls

Did an impromptu cover of Isn't She Lovely with my dad (on bass) and my sister (singing). The initial recording was much better but I accidentally trimmed the whole recording when I was editing... much to the annoyance of my band mates. Anyway, here it is! 

Isn't She Lovely

That's Big

When you're trying to recite your favourite ditty about the seaside and she starts using her teeth.

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