Composer and music producer based in London, UK. Currently studying for an MA in Composition at the Royal Academy of Music. 

Upcoming engagements include chamber pieces with Huw Watkins, Mark Simpson, Zoë Martlew and the newly formed Hermes Trio (Karen Jones, Hugh Webb and Paul Silverthorne), as well as work for the Royal Academy of Music Sound & Vision festival in February 2020.

Xan also writes and produces electronic/dance music with over 100,000 streams on his other Soundcloud profile - https://soundcloud.com/xan-gill

I am a British composer who specialises in music for theatre and have written several operas and musicals and a ballet. Alongside this runs an interest in writing music for the concert hall and works to date include much chamber music including a string quartet which made the finals of the Chamelion Composers' Competetion in 2000 held at Croydon's Clock Tower, a prize winning opera Fur (1998 Alan Rawsthorne Prize - awarded by the RNCM on graduation), and most recently a Piano Quartet (2006) which won the Primrose Composition Competition awarded by the LCM and has since been shortlisted by SPNM for their shortlist during the 2007 'Call for Scores'. Other music includes much orchestral music including in 1997, Towards the Gates of Heaven (first performed by the RNCM Wind Orchestra conducted by Clark Rundell) a vast tone poem depicting Jesus' resurrection into heaven. Also I have written several works for piano and organ (my two principal instruments) and music for the church. Works in progress include two musicals; 'Sirens' with book and lyrics by Anthony Dowlatshahi and 'Up in Arms' with book and lyrics by Laurence Roman. I graduated with a B Mus (Hons) degree from the RNCM in 1998, having studied Composition with Dr. Anthony Gilbert, and most recently in 2006, I completed a Masters in Theatre Composition at the London College of Music (music faculty of Thames Valley University) studying with Francis Pott and Laurence Roman (formally assistant to Andrew Lloyd Webber at RUG) and was awarded a Pass with Merit. My music can be heard on myspace and youtube also.

Fiddle and pipes - mostly sad slow old stuff. Recording knowledge extends to having a mic and hoping for the best.

Kristupas Bubnelis (b. 1995) is a Lithuanian composer of the youngest generation, currently based in London, United Kingdom. He has written for symphony orchestra, chamber ensembles, and solo instruments. The composer has won various prizes and competitions: G. V. Turner-Cooke Composition Award (2019), Arthur Hinton Memorial Prize (2017), Lithuanian Composer’s Union New Piano Solo Repertoire Competition, Ist prize (2016). His works saw performances in Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Indonesia, Netherlands, United Kingdom, and Sweden. Kristupas actively participates in seminars and masterclasses (Oliver Knussen, Hans Abrahamsen, Ryan Wigglesworth, Magnus Lindberg, Georg Friedrich Haas, Claus-Steffen Mahnkopf, Bent Sørensen), as well as contemporary music festivals (“Crossroads”, Salzburg, Austria). Bubnelis has closely collaborated with various collectives and soloists: Klaipėda Chamber Orchestra (LT), London Young Sinfonia (UK), New Art and Music Ensemble Salzburg NAMES (AT), Art Vio String Quartet (LT), Martynas Švėgžda von Bekker (LT). Kristupas is currently in pursuit of his MMus degree at the Royal Academy of Music where he is studying with professors Rubens Askenar and Edmund Finnis. He finished his undergraduate degree at the same institution, under the tutelage of professor Christopher Austin.

James Batty is a composer, pianist and harpsichordist based in London. He is currently an LSO Soundhub Associate.

Even before he first discovered the piano at the age of eight, James was fascinated by sound and music, and has been improvising, composing and performing ever since. He studied composition and piano at Chetham's School of Music, and it was there that he began to develop his unique musical language, which won him a place in the final of the BBC Young Composer competition. James went on to hone his technique at Trinity College, Cambridge, the Gnesin Academy in Moscow and the Royal Academy of Music. He has written for a wide range of musicians and ensembles, including Zoë Martlew, Mark Simpson, Huw Watkins, Cheng Yu (with Psappha) the BBC Singers, Carice Singers, Noxwode, CHROMA Ensemble, E-MEX Ensemble, Opera North Youth Chorus, National Youth Jazz Orchestra and Riot Ensemble. His music has been performed in Belgium, Italy, Poland, Russia and Sweden as well as around the UK. James’s work has appeared at the Spitalfields, Cheltenham, Norfolk & Norwich and Davos Festivals, as well as on BBC Radio 3, SWR2 and Rai Radio 3. His recent ballet collaboration with choreographer Cameron McMillan was performed by a dance company from the Central School of Ballet in 2023.

James is fascinated by deep history and its relevance our lives and challenges in the 21st century, and his work reflects this. His music also explores a passionate interest in language and the human voice, and in sound-worlds beyond standard Western tonality.

His songwriting work has been synced on BBC 2 and as a film composer, James has written the scores for several short films and documentaries, one of which was screened at BAFTA. His collaboration with filmmaker Shanshan Chen, The Outsiders, was presented at the Shanghai Biennale.

In 2016, James released his debut solo project, Sanctuary (Overtones and Deviations), an album in which he combined traditional piano compositions with electronic soundscapes, retuned pianos and other acoustic instruments. The music is introspective and emotive, and the album reflects his fascination with microtonality and just intonation. Sanctuary (Overtones and Deviations) has been critically acclaimed and aired on radio across Europe and in the US. Following on from this, James  collaborated with Grammy-winning producer Haydn Bendall to record his first solo piano album, Until I Set Him Free. The album is a collection of emotionally-charged compositions for which James devised a brand new spectral piano tuning, and is available now on Blue Spiral Records.

James is currently working towards a PhD in Composition at the Royal Academy of Music, supervised by David Gorton. He completed his Master’s studies there with distinction in 2021, during which he was taught by Gary Carpenter and Rubens Askenar. He held the Sterndale Bennett Scholarship, and was generously supported by the Ralph Vaughan Williams Trust, Stapley Trust, Sidney Perry Foundation, English Speaking Union and Oppenheim-John Downes Memorial Trust. Recent competition successes include being commended for the Priaulx Rainier Prize and highly commended by Michael Zev Gordon for the Alan Bush Prize.

MOK_Z is a House, Garage and Breaks rave-revivalist. MOK_Z has pricked many-a-ear in a short space of time with his refreshing compositional style.

Music that brings people together: that is the goal. The western world has never been more so divided than it is now. Clubs are in turmoil, politics divides not only opinion, but the families and friendships which hold them - everybody. The old-school sounds of the late 80s and early 90s raves are making a comeback, underpinned by the current socioeconomic circumstances people feel themselves struggling through. These sounds and styles, like they did then, can provide relief, express rage as well as provide connections and love NOW!

Currently, MOK_Z is releasing 1rave-ready track per week for the first 26 weeks of 2022, on all platforms. In doing so, he is filming the process of creating these tracks, uploading them onto Youtube for people to enjoy. In the process, he is securing further BBC radio play and joining more people together in unity​

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