At the start of the year someone said to me they thought I was the most organised person they knew. Which was very nice of them, thank you kind person. After that, it totally went to my head and I had an idea back in May to do a post on being organised, or, rather, …
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I turn 39 in a few days. Is that a prime number? Looks like one (*looks it up* Ok it’s not). Last one before the big 4-0, which I’m very much looking forward to - it’s amazing to think I’ve lived this long, considering how much of a klutz I am. Coming Up: PRS Panel …
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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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Here's what I've been up to during the first three months of the year 2018. Theatre with The Dept of Distractions, scoring Red Star's CG animation, being flexible with planning, reading lots of books, and preparing to start a new, big, challenging and exciting project.
Inspiration - it’s a fickle beast. We all know that. Sometimes I’m inspired, sometimes I’m not. Still have a deadline though, still need to get paid. One of my big priorities and motivators though is also to enjoy the experience as much as clients will (hopefully) enjoy the music I’ll compose for their film or …
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What story do you want to tell? How do you want to feel? I made a really useful little pdf, a guide to helping directors get really clear when they brief* their music composers. Download The Composer's Brief pdf here. It includes all the practical, useful, simple questions I always try to get answers to …
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Update 6th March 2018: 'The Key' raised a grand total of £61 for Crisis and Emmaus charities for homeless people! Thank you to everyone who bought a copy of the track. Listen to the full track here: Heather Fenoughty · 'The Key' - 'The Department of Distractions' (full) The Department of Distractions was joyous fun to …
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"A single glove in the street, A pair of shoes hanging from a telephone wire, A torn up love letter in a Metro carriage, A phone box that rings as you walk past..." Are you distracted?
I'm a Kickstarter stretch goal incentive for 2001: An Odyssey in Words! Or, rather, some of my tunes are. I've composed three pieces inspired by Clarke's famous three laws, and a special, 11- minute 'ceremony mix' of all three to make an epic journey through the stars and beyond.