In another life I played the bassoon and I once had the privilege of performing Holst’s Planets in the university orchestra.  When I put away the bassoon it struck me that I’d never get to play that beautiful music again, so I decided to arrange it for an ensemble more suited to my style.

Seven years later I finally finished the project and performed it 100 years after its original composition.  This is the biggest project I have ever undertaken and I am excessively proud of it.

I. Mars, the Bringer of War

In 2011 I wrote 1 song every day for 100 consecutive days. After writing so many songs, I decided I should record them and let people into my world.

I called up my friends, eventually convinced them to solo over my wacky changes, hauled my Rhodes to the studio and recorded it all live (old school) over the course of two days.

This is my first album, but in a way it’s a ‘best of’ album, these are the best songs of the first 100 that I wrote.

11. You Are (#14)

10. Banana (#9)

9. Out Enough (#16)

III. Mercury, the Winged Messenger

IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity

II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace

VII. Neptune, the Mystic

V. Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age

VI. Uranus, the Magician

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