Technical Capers

Every now and then the YouTube algorithm manages to serve me a perfectly-timed video. Such that it was a few months ago when I was recommended a video from the fantastic EDM Tips channel, where Will took us through writing an epic trance track from scratch. I generally like tune-driven music so it won't surprise you to know I'm fond of trance, especially the epic kind with its super-happy melodies and soaring vocal chops. But I hadn't seriously tried to write anything in thi

I wrote a trip-hoppy nod to the nineties and made a video in the dark.

A track where I deviate away from my usual soft melodies and orchestral elements... drifting a loooong way from there, in the direction of Phonk . What the phuck is Phonk? Well, Wikipedia states: Phonk is a subgenre of hip hop and trap music directly inspired by 1990s Memphis rap. The style is characterized by vocals from old Memphis rap tapes and samples from early 1990s hip hop. The genre draws from the dark, distortive techniques of the chopped and screwed sound. Phonk is

I do like the piano.

I write a choir-based wintry track for December's Composer Challenge.

A sad-but-optimistic piano composition I wrote for a competition.

I wrote a piece using only free instruments from The Crow Hill Company

My kids regularly tell me that my sense of humour is terrible. What can you do? Sample their complaints and turn it into a nineties banger!

Inspiration from a new set of sounds for a favourite synth turned into a fully produced track with lyrics and everything.

A 24-hour music composition challenge encourages me to turn out a quick piano and strings piece.