Isn't science just flipping marvellous? (Just so long as some hegemonic search engine or social media site doesn't read my mind and steal my IP, that'd be just great, ta) Mind-Reading Music There is not a day that goes by that I wish technology could read the musical thoughts flitting through my mind and transcribe …
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Edit: As of August 2010 the Music Store exists no longer! Instead, head over to Premiumbeat to get your mits on some tunes. In going through old music to see what's available to put up on the Music Store for licensing to picture, I've had to go through a fair few old contracts to check …
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I'm the first to admit it. I'm not a fan of networking. I'm quiet, dislike talking in public to people I don't know and feel intimidated by anyone who may be even slightly useful to connect with business-wise. I'm really not built for it at all. So I've developed strategies, and practise (and pracise and …
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I have to be honest. It's day 8 of the 30 Day Challenge to myself to blog a-post-a-day and I was completely stumped on a topic. So today's subject comes from John Hunter, my lovely man. Ta! 8 Points to Keep in Mind... When it comes to chatting to the director during the initial meetings …
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Sometimes, if I'm a little stumped as to how to proceed when composing music for any sort of media, I realise the reason is that I've too many options. To help me out, I impose restrictions on my options.
'THE END IS NIGEL' is an online offbeat comedy-drama about a possible impending apocalypse...
This project was originally commissioned by SCREEN YORKSHIRE and BLINK to be a two-minute film for mobile phones, but [became] a little high-concept but low-budget online world full of webcomics, blogs and dummy websites, following saxophone-wielding deities, shady corporations and facing life after university as Verity tries to find out what happened to Nigel.
Hi - and welcome to my new blog! My first post comes on one of the last few performance dates of 'Helium' by Slung Low, performing at The Barbican in London to riotous acclaim (4 stars in The Guardian, same in Metro), and the news that I'll be off to Florida in October with the …
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