I’m a composer, drummer and percussionist. My composing work has covered film, advertisements, theatre and the concert hall. My works have been performed at the Melbourne Festival, Aardklop Festival (South Africa), Purcell Room, Royal Festival Hall, Glastonbury, Latitude and a national tour of Ghana. Most recently I’ve been writing for the theatre. I composed the score (and was the solo onstage musician/performer) in ‘Lionboy’ produced by Complicite which toured from 2013-16 to the UK, Hong Kong, South Korea, South Africa and played on Broadway in New York. Also ‘X&Y’ - a two-hander with Marcus Du Sautoy and Victoria Gould - produced by the Science Museum and performed at the Barbican, the Science Museum, Glastonbury, Latitude and all the major UK festivals. In 2019 I wrote the music and soundscape for the World Premiere of Esther's Freud's first play 'Stitchers' at the Jermyn Street theatre in London. The sound was nominated for an off-West End award.
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The score for ’The Driver’ - a major documentary for Qatari TV, shown as the centrepiece of Qatar National Day celebrations was composed in 2013 and I’ve just finished writing the score for ‘Light in the Himalayas’ - a major feature film from Dos Rios Films based in Seattle and LA. Some other notable works include ‘Underneath’ - a twenty minute commission for five hundred young people to open the Bath International Music Festival at Bath Abbey. I’ve also set the poetry of prisoners to song for the BBC radio series “Ballads of Reading Jail”. This won a Sony Gold Award in 2011. I’ve written children’s songs for Facepack Theatre’s educational show which has toured hundreds of UK schools over the past seven years.
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In 1992 I was a founder member of one of the world’s most innovative percussion chamber groups - ensemblebash. During the ongoing life of the group I’ve performed world premieres of works by Steve Reich, Stewart Copeland, Nitin Sawhney, Django Bates, Eric Whitacre, Imogen Heap, Keith Tippett and Tan Dun. Other collaborators include Sir Harrison Birtwistle, Evelyn Glennie, Chick Corea, Kathryn Tickell, The Hilliard Ensemble, Britten Sinfonia and the BBC Singers. We’ve also played at several BBC Proms and undertaken major tours in Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa.
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As a drum kit player I’ve performed with Aimee Mann, Squeeze, Nanci Griffith, Bernard Butler, Arthur Darvill, Richard Durrant (drum kit, bicycles and bells!) amongst others and I’m currently drummer for Mark Eitzel (American Music Club) - recently working on Mark's new album along with Bernard Butler producing. This was due out early 2020. I also work at Shakespeare’s Globe as percussionist and musical director and also the National Theatre. An important collaboration is with Ivor Novello award winning composer Sarah Angliss in which our act features theremins, robots, baroque recorder, handbells and vibes. Our most recent gigs have included a UK tour in 2019 which took in performances at the Supersonic and Supernormal Festivals, Green Man Festival, Prima Vista in Estonia and a BFI - commissioned live film soundtrack performed at the NFT as part of their major ‘Gothic’ series in 2016.
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I’ve also spent several very happy study periods in Ghana learning traditional styles of music with master musicians from the National Dance Company of Ghana and The Pan African Orchestra.
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