Peter’s musical eloquence has brought his work to the attention of orchestras and performers across Europe and the U.S.A, where his music has been recorded, broadcast and performed. His music crosses boundaries: a melange of sounds, bringing together elgarian melody and jazz harmony and rock rhythms. Peter’s musical apprenticeship was served as choirmaster, theatre M.D., teacher and performer, as well as composer.

Past commissions include pieces for the Kreisler Duo (violin and piano), “Three Way Mirror”, “Spring in Harderwijk” Utrecht Chamber Orchestra, “Phantasy Serenade” Ensemble 315, “Divertimento” (Children’s Orchestra) “Prayer 2001” (children’s choir and piano), “Summer Reflections” (bouzouki and strings) “Brass Sextet” Yorkshire Classic Brass and “Winter Sketches” (guitar and flute) Roberts/MacKenzie Duo

In 2011 he had four premieres; “ Berwick Variations” for solo guitar, “ Three Ages of a City” for guitar and orchestra, “ Lizst’s Lost Love” for piano and “ Beyond the Sound of the Sea” for three cellos and numerous other concerts of his works.

Commissions and premieres for 2012 included; “Three Songs” for baritone and piano, “A Suffolk Serenade” for tenor, horn and strings and “Landscape With Trees” for guitar quartet. “Four Quarters” for soprano and small orchestra, “Annabelle’s New Life” for solo guitar. “Inner Circle” for Two Pianos and Percussion and “C Music Hear Music 2” a work for Brass Quintet. He was invited to speak at the first International Composers Festival, where his piano concerto “After the Snow” was performed.

Current projects include “Sounds Lyrical” - collaborating with poets, “Sound Gallery” - showcasing contemporary composers, working on musical arrangements for recordings and concerts by pop/rock bands and a commission for Italian virtuoso guitarist  Giulio Tampalini.  Peter’s work will be performed by Hastings Sinfonia and Osaka Concert Orchestra at the second International Composers Festival, where he will also be speaking. He is a regular contributor to the Late Music Festival, where his work ‘What Goes Around .... Comes Around’ (viola and piano) was performed by Rosalind Ventris and Lara Dodds-Eden. 

Peter was composer in residence at Utrecht Chamber Orchestra and is visiting lecturer at York St. John University and Leeds College of Music.
He is also composer in residence to Converge at York St John University.


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Mick Willow, an international house DJ and mixing and mastering engineer currently based in Dubai, known for high-energy sets, precision mixing and a unique style shaped early on by influences like Erick Morillo and Eric Prydz. With over 20 years of DJ experience, I’ve built a career that has taken me across the UK, Europe, USA, The Middle East and beyond.

I’ve proudly shared lineups with some of the biggest DJs in the world, including Sonny Fodera, MK, PAWSA and many more, and booked globally for major brands, festivals, restaurants and clubs across the World.

My sets are built around live editing, on-the-fly remixing and fast, dynamic transitions that keep the energy high and the crowd locked in. My end-of-year megamix series on SoundCloud now draws over 90,000 monthly listeners, and many of my personal edits and mashups have become essential tools for DJs worldwide. Recently my track ‘House Every Weekend’ has been supported by Marco Carola, Franky Rizardo and Cloonee to name a few. 

Alongside DJing, I produce under several aliases. I release Tech House under my own name, Mick Willow, and Melodic House under ChangedFaces, with releases signed to respected labels. Throughout the years I have also produced as Michael Mandal, Mandal & Forbes and Codera, with music signed to Sola, Armada, New State, 3Beat, Get Twisted, CR2 and Mark Knight’s Toolroom. My full discography is available on streaming platforms. 

I currently hold residencies in Dubai, Marbella and Ibiza, as well as at major UK events. I’ve performed at globally recognised festivals. Alongside playing on worldclass line-ups, regular interviews, features and guest mixes on national UK radio have helped secure my place within the house music scene.

For bookings and enquiries: contact@mickwillow.co.uk

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