'High priestess of psychedelic Arabic jazz’
Yazz Ahmed is a multi-award winning British-Bahraini trumpet player, composer and producer. She is renowned for her unique vision of psychedelic Arabic jazz and electronic experimentations.

Joseph Davies is a Cardiff-born composer and collaborative artist based in London. Hailed as “one of the brightest of rising stars” (Bernard Clarke, RTÉ), his music is often characterised by extremes of frenetic activity and serene contemplation which seek to reflect and transcend the wild contradictions of 21st century life. A love of obsessive rhythmic patterning akin to American minimalism and electronic dance music is wedded to an extroverted flair for instrumental colour, resulting in "extraordinarily vivid and exuberant" music of "overwhelming power" where boundaries between the spiritual and the carnal dissolve.

His works, performed and broadcast throughout Europe and the USA, range from virtuosic chamber-size pieces for some of the most gifted musicians of his generation to large-scale pieces for ensembles including several for the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, most recently his violin concerto Parallax (2021) premiered by Daniel Pioro in 2022. Other commissions include Intricate Images (2014) for harpist Catrin Finch and cellist Steffan Morris, the orchestral song cycle The Shortest Day (2016) setting specially written texts by former Archbishop of Canterbury and poet Rowan Williams to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster, and Hymn to Hermes (2018) for The Hermes Experiment.

As an arranger, conductor and recording artist he has a knack for bringing out the best in his collaborators, with projects including Meilyr Jones’s prize-winning album 2013 (2016, Moshi Moshi) and Baxter Dury’s Prince of Tears (2017, Heavenly Recordings), both regarded as those artists’ finest work to date. In 2017 Joseph’s wind orchestra piece Anemoi was nominated for a BASCA British Composer Award and he was awarded the Sir Geraint Evans Prize by the Welsh Music Guild. Other projects include work for CHROMA Ensemble, EXAUDI Vocal Ensemble and the Esbjerg Ensemble, with performances at the Royal Festival Hall, Konzerthaus Berlin, Musikhuset Aarhus, National Concert Hall (Dublin) and elsewhere.

Joseph has been a lecturer in composition at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama since 2013 where he has taught over a hundred composers to date. From 2019-23 he was the lead composer for Tŷ Cerdd’s CoDI Text scheme, mentoring six composers alongside Irish writer Kaite O’Reilly. His work is published by Birdsong Music, with some works published by Chester Music.

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Led by Composers Sam Eastmond and Nikki Franklin, The SPiKE Orchestra is a large-ensemble dedicated to their collaborative composition. Drawing on a wide range of influences including John Zorn, Duke Ellington, Frank Zappa and Carl Stalling, Eastmond and Franklin meld divergent genres from jazz, rock, klezmer, cartoon and the avant-garde into a cohesive whole.

After meeting on a rain swept bandstand in 2011 Eastmond and Franklin instantly found a shared musical connection and love of the absurd. Subsequent collaborations gave rise to the birth of The SPiKE Orchestra.

In March 2013 The SPiKE Orchestra recorded their debut album ‘a Proper GrownUp’

The SPiKE Orchestra’s current project is “Mister Punch – A Comic Tragedie” 
Based on the nineteenth century Cruickshank and Collier Punch & Judy script and a far cry from the gaudy excesses of children’s entertainment; The SPiKE Orchestra’s interpretation is a darkly comic and murderous trawl through the seedy underbelly of Victorian society.

“Both Eastmond and Franklin have a great sense of theatre and comedy”

“... using the jazz 'big band' as a canvas to explore
compositional ideas beyond their usual jazz soundworld.”


Australian. Makes eclectic music. Bigo & Twigetti.

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Loving listening to everyone's music on here :-))))))))))

Erasable Color is a fresh and vibrant musical presence in Northern Arizona. Comprised of pianist Jess Ryan, saxophonist Liza Stegall, and percussionists Drew Worden and Owen Davis, this quartet specializes in the energetic and dynamic performance of contemporary music. Erasable Color is committed to playing the music of established modern composers as well as the music of a younger, emerging generation. In 2011, five composers from around the country were commissioned to write new works for Erasable Color's unique and versatile instrumentation.

Through performances, master classes, commissions of new works, and community outreach, Erasable Color engages in the world of music as it is today in hopes of fostering an appreciation for contemporary music in their community.

With over 40 years of combined musical experience, the members of Erasable Color have traveled to France, Germany, Austria, Belgium, China, Poland, and South Africa. Individually, their musical talents have led to performances, master classes and collaborations with artists such as SŌ Percussion, California E.A.R. Unit, Third Coast Percussion, The Tetraphonics Quartet, The Mana Quartet, Fifth House Ensemble, Dan Deacon, Grey McMurray, Paul Lansky, Steve Mackey, Martin Schmidt (MATMOS), Vicki Ray, Jeffrey Swann, Jens Marggraf and Frank Rosaly.

If you’re anything like Motel168 aka Pegatha you’ll have your head raised and noticing all the beauty our World offers you. You’ll be confidently trying to create something tangible that you might find a willing audience for. You’ll be optimistic that all our lives can change for the better with pro-active effort and a growing belief in all of us. 

Both the EP ;‘My Life My Story’ and the soon to be released debut album ;‘Tall Stories Big Lives’ are about finding and sharing the joy in all our lives. Motel168 co-wrote the EP and album ;with Philip Hochstrate ;and delivers her message in a conversational manner. Her undeniable message is one of hope and good will for all. She appreciates that life is a fine vessel in which to pour good things. 

Their music appeals to anybody that lives an urban life and is trying their best to stay positive and strive confidently towards their goals.She recognizes hardship in her lyrics but maintains that with good will and good faith all good things will eventually come your way. In a world built on cynicism; this view point seems naive.

When you listen to what she is trying to share with you. In these stylish, and intelligently written songs you just might be swayed to book into this motel that offers comfort and warmth in the form of beautifully composed songs.


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