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BLACK CYGNET – AN EVENING OF NEW MUSIC AT THE WHITE SWAN, LEEDS
November 12th, 2016This year, Leeds College of Music have asked if I would curate six evenings of music at The White Swan, in Leeds. The musical focus of these evenings emphasises original and exploratory music; showcasing student bands from LCoM alongside players from the UK scene (and beyond). The first of these concerts will take place on NOVEMBER READ MORE
MOOGMEMORY PLUS
September 29th, 2016During the preparation for the moogmemory live show with Michael England, earlier this year, a number of new pieces came out of our collaboration together. moogmemory plus brings these new tracks together, along with reworked versions of Daniziel and Sam; reflecting how these pieces have changed through live performance. In addition, there is a homage READ MORE
ARCHIVE VIDEO: PIANO DEMOLITION PERFORMANCE, SPATCHCOCK, 2010
September 3rd, 2016‘SPATCHCOCK‘ nights were legendary: hosted by a community of extraordinarily creative people living in amongst the warehouses in Overbuy Road, London. Raucous, intense, powerful, FUN. As the evenings progressed, one could be guaranteed of becoming quite mashed-up, and continuing well into the following morning… SPATCHCOCK had asked if I would play an old upright piano – one they READ MORE
COLLABORATIVE WORK WITH NIGHTPORTS
September 3rd, 2016Back in 2015, NIGHTPORTS (AKA Adam Martin and Mark Slater), asked if I would be interested in working with them on a new recording project. So, I said YES – and we begun. The first recording session took place on a rainy day at home in Airedale, and the second, in my most favourite place in Leeds READ MORE
SOLO PIANO CONCERT FOOTAGE
September 2nd, 2016Back in June, I played a selection of pieces from moogmemory for Daylight Music at Union Chapel, London. Later on, in the evening, I also played a solo piano concert as part of the Transmission Concert Series, at St. Catherine’s Church, Telegraph Hill. It’s about forty minutes in length, and is not a bad representation of READ MORE
Fresh Yorkshire Aires – Bank Street Arts, Sheffield, June 30
June 27th, 2016Don’t forget, the second instalment of Fresh Yorkshire Aires exhibition and performances comes to Bank Street Arts, Sheffield this week, on Thursday June 30, 18:30. Pop in, browse the exhibition, and watch myself and Philip Thomas interpret the scores (which are also available for purchase). Tickets and information are available HERE.
moogmemory w/HAUSHKA, Friday 24, Howard Assembly Room, Leeds
June 21st, 2016I’m very pleased to announce that I’ll playing a selections from moogmemory at the Howard Assembly Room, Leeds, June 24. This will be the FIRST TIME I’ll have played any of this material in what has now been my home town for TWENTY YEARS this year… After a chance meeting with the lovely Haushka at a READ MORE
moogmemory, BBC3 Late Junction, The Great Escape Festival
June 14th, 2016There’s still time to catch an exclusive moogmemory set on the BBC iPlayer. Recorded for BBC3’s Late Junction, in front of a lovely, welcoming crowd at The Great Escape Festival just a few weeks ago. If you listen carefully, you’ll hear me struggling with a brand new new piece: Dave.
Recent Interviews
May 25th, 2016This interview with The Quietus focuses on the process of making moogmemory, and also features a Synthesiser Mixtape, made especially for the article. Jazz Dis-Junction features an interview with myself, and with fellow pianist Marc Schmolling. Both Synthesiser Mixtape and Phil’s Jazz Dis-Junction can also be found on Soundcloud.
Emerson’s Lake and Sussudio
May 20th, 2016Emerson’s Lake was an impulsive recording, made on hearing the sad news about Keith Emerson’s untimely death in March this year. As a fellow man of synthesis, he was arguably one of the great pioneers of live synthesiser performance; paving the way for others to follow… Sussudio has always been one of my most favourite READ MORE