What I’ve Learned (so far) from Scoring ‘The White Whale’: Part 3

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I'm in the process of scoring The White Whale for Slung Low. It's on in September. Tickets are free but there aren't many left... call The Carriageworks Theatre on  0113 2243801 for the last few remaining.  In my last two posts I talked about priming the subconscious to do the heavy lifting when it comes to …

What I’ve Learned (so far) from Scoring ‘The White Whale’: Part 2

handwritten musical score with pencil
I'm in the process of scoring The White Whale for Slung Low. It's on in September. Tickets are free but there aren't many left... call The Carriageworks Theatre on  0113 2243801 for the last few remaining.  How to paperlessly mark up a script In my last post I talked about priming the subconscious to do the …

War, Hell, Blood and Chocolate

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So here goes: when I first heard about the show Blood + Chocolate, I didn't want to do it. Now, this isn't a new phenomenon for me. It's just the lizard brain going into overdrive protective mode whenever I'm presented with a project that I can't quite wrap my head around. I just ignore the feeling and accumulate more facts and ideas from the people who know more of them, and eventually, I come around and start looking forward to it.

New Album Release: Anthology

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The soundtrack album of music from Anthology is officially released today.Get it on iTunes, Amazon, YouTube, Spotify... The show played at the Liverpool Everyman theatre, and the streets of Liverpool thereabouts, in 2010. Made by Slung Low, the seven headphone promenade shows ran concurrently. The audience didn't know which show they'd be seeing on the night they arrived; they …