NICK NORTON-SMITH is an established composer/multi instrumentalist with a multifaceted career in film, TV and the performing arts. His work ranges from iconic TV themes, factual and entertainment shows to RTS, BAFTA and Academy Award nominated films. 

ACCUSED : THE FAKE GROOMING SCANDAL documentary series Channel 4/Expectation TV. 
MY DEAD BODY Channel 4/ 141 Productions RTS, BAFTA nominated "the most moving television of the year" Daily Telegraph. 
NAPOLEON BBC 2 documentary series. 
CHILDREN OF THE MIST Academy Award nominated Documentary feature. 
I GET KNOCKED DOWN official selection SXSW. 
ONE ROGUE REPORTER written and directed by Richard Peppiatt ( KNEECAP) nominated Best Independent Feature National Film Awards.

 "The music was f*cking amazing" Hugh Grant. 

Nick studied composition with Amit Sen (Head of Jazz Arranging and Composition Royal Academy of Music) and began his career as saxophone/woodwind player studying at Guildhall School of Music London along with Bob Reynolds (Snarky Puppy) Jean Toussaint ( Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers) and classical flute with Ian Clarke Professor of flute, Guildhall School of Music, London. 

Drawing experience from a performing career spanning 16 West End shows & international tours with numerous artists including Frank Sinatra, Cynthia Erivo, Acid jazz legends The Brand New Heavies, The Proclaimers and many more. Winner BEST MUSICIAN Edinburgh International Jazz Festival. 

Nick is a BAFTA and IVORS ACADEMY member & London resident.

Perry Common is a place, its where i grew up , its a part of me. I left there 40 years ago.Now it's my alter ego an artist name . I live in the North East corner of the U S of A, happily writing and singing my own songs .If you listen closely  to these songs and to songs of Paul Comaskey here on souncloud The story of Perry Common is revealed .


I compose my music in real time. Every piece begins as a single vocal take where I sketch the full shape of the composition, the harmony, rhythm, dynamics and instrumentation, using my voice as the first orchestra. From that one moment, I expand the lines into full arrangements, shaping the textures, colours and movement until the piece finds its form. 
This approach lets me catch the energy of a first idea before it slips away. Some pieces reveal themselves instantly; others stay mysterious to me, but I release them anyway. Over the years I’ve learnt that what feels unresolved to me can resonate powerfully with someone else. 
My work moves between orchestral writing, jazz-leaning harmony and more experimental sketches, but it all comes from the same place: one take, full expression, and the instinct to follow where the idea leads.

I write lyrics the same way, free-styled in the moment, written down after, then shaped into a story without losing the instinct that sparked them.

I am Musician,explorer, sculptor and painter Petri Kiviniemi from Finland. 


"We were singing and we were learning...We were learning in SING-SONG!" -Dewey Finn

Vague Notion is Bevan Early and Cheryl Janzen.  We are authentically ourselves in our music and  that feeds our passion endlessly.  Expect the unexpected from Vague Notion.  Our influences range from Yes  to The Knife , David Bowie  to Zero 7 , Sleaford Mods  to Joni Mitchell  LKJ to Groove Armada.
Thanks for being here with us as we  continue to hone our sound &  push our boundaries!

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