From the forthcoming EP "This is what I wanted to give you..."

Music composed by Donna McKevitt 
Lyrics by Jan Noble
Produced by Donna McKevitt
Mixed by Gil Cang
Additional engineering by Grant Gordon
Mastered by Michael Scherchen at The Mix Factory

“McKevitt makes beauty out of grief”
EVENING STANDARD

Mckevitt & Noble is a collaboration between composer and poet. The setting of poetry by Jan Noble is a new song cycle from Donna Mckevitt, the youngest contemporary composer to have her opus number one, Translucence, released on a major classical label. Her settings of Derek Jarman’s poetry was received with exceptional critical acclaim.

“A secular Stations of the Cross”
THE TIMES

“A contemporary ‘Songs of Innocence and Experience’. 
Record of The Month.”
GRAMOPHONE

“A moving evocation of love and loss.”
CLASSIC CD

Format: Cd EP Digifile/Vinyl 10” EP/DD

CD Cat. No: NYAT CD 005
LP Cat. No: NYAT EP 001

Label: NYAT/Genepool/Universal

mckevittandnoble.com
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This is what I wanted to give you…

This is what I wanted to give you...

Composer, producer and recording studio.


Malcolm Joseph
Bass Player - Music Producer
MalcolmJosephMusic@gmail.com
2008-present: 
Bassist for Grace Jones Band
International touring as well as studio work for 2019 album
Founder and Lecturer, Youth Music program, DBS College Studios, Cornwall, England
Founder, Youth Work Program Neighbourhood 4 Change, England 
An after school/evening program offering music and digital recording workshops.
Developer, Music recording Program for youth in crisis, Nine Maidens School, Cornwall, England 
Lecturer on professional musicianship and Music production, Truro College, Cornwall, England 

2002 -2008: 
Operations Manager & Resident Sound Engineer, Audio Underground Studios, London

1982 - 2002:
Co-Founder, “7th Heaven”, One of England’s first all-Black “boy pop band”, which achieved “Top 30” status in the British charts; performed live & on televised programs such as “Top of the Pops”; signed by CBS, Arista, Phonogram/Publishing.
Recorded and performed with various established artists, including but not limited to:
Des'ree (Bassist), 
Dave Stewart (Eurythmics) (Bassist)
Massive Attack with Shara Nelson (Musical Director/Bassist)
Neneh Cherry (Bassist)
Ivor Guest (Grace Jones Producer) (Bassist), 
Harry Munk Project (Producer, Recording engineer and Bassist) 
UK Subs (Recording and Mix engineer) 
Thom Lyons Band (Recording engineer) 
Sam Jones (Recording engineer) 
Grizwalds (Recording engineer) 
Solo Projects:
“Malcolm Joseph - The Unquiet Peace” (Producer, Recording Engineer, (Solo Album) 
People of a Thousand Nations (Bassist, Producer, Recording Engineer)

This setting of poetry by Jan Noble is a new song cycle from Donna McKevitt, the youngest contemporary composer to have her opus number one, Translucence, released on a major classical label. Her settings of Derek Jarman’s poetry were received with exceptional critical acclaim.

A secular Stations of the Cross -  The Times *****

Mckevitt made beauty out of grief – Evening Standard ***** 

A contemporary ‘Songs of Innocence and Experience’. Record of The Month. - Gramaphone ***** 

A moving evocation of love and loss - Classic CD *****

This is what I wanted to give you...

McKevitt & Noble