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THIS IS NOT FOR YOU. 

May 14th, 2024

“Don’t delete anything!” – Simon Ballard, Mute Song Publishing A SHORT NOTE ABOUT DEDICATIONS & TITLES I never sit and make music specifically for people – the music just appears. Then, once the pieces have been decided, and the sequencing of tracks begins, a period of reflective listening enables ideas, images, and people to appear. READ MORE




Abreagierung 50°56’01.6″N 0°47’33.4”E + Daylight Music: The Church Tour

March 29th, 2023

Piano. Today is Piano Day. Happy Piano Day. Abreagierung 50°56’01.6″N 0°47’33.4”E is a piano + memorymoog track that now resides within the Piano Day Compilation Vol. 2 alongside some very distinguished artists, including Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Yann Tiersen, Hélène Vogelsinger, and others. This track would have otherwise been homeless had it not been for Nils READ MORE




Bösendorfer Imperial – Photo Journal

June 10th, 2022

Today was no ordinary Friday. For years I had only dreamed about the idea of building a studio, and even less the idea of anything like the instrument now sitting inside it. I’ll save talk of the build, and the instrument for future Blog instalments, but for now, figured a photo journal of today’s events READ MORE




Irrealis – new album + Piano Day solo concert

March 29th, 2022

Today sees the announcement of the latest release for The Leaf Label – Irrealis – a mini album of prepared piano pieces. Tonight, I’ll be carting my box of bolts, screws and Blu-Tack to the Howard Assembly Room, for a special Piano Day edition of Brudenell Piano Sessions – a series of monthly concerts with a piano focus, READ MORE




The Embalmer – forthcoming duo album w/Emil Karlsen

February 7th, 2022

It is a real pleasure to be working with Emil Karlsen – who is arguably one of the most individual improvising musicians to have emerged onto the European scene in recent years. Emil and I got together and played some music sometime in 2020. The sessions were recorded and produced by Chris Sharkey, and the READ MORE




Désinances released on Sähkö Recordings

July 24th, 2021

Désinances is a collection of solo piano pieces taken from two contrasting recording sessions. The first was intended as a set of raw materials made specifically for a collaborative project with Franck Vigroux, and provided the impetus for the making of this album, with the second following on shortly afterwards. Both occasions yielded different musical READ MORE




Bandcamp Bundle + 1674 exclusive Fender Rhodes EP

June 5th, 2020

I hope that you are all keeping well, and have found the opportunity to tune in to all sorts of music these last few months – especially via Bandcamp and their generous gesture of waiving their fees for artists. Aside from today’s enticing all-inclusive bundle on offer from The Leaf Label, I have added a short set READ MORE




Keeley Forsyth: DEBRIS

January 17th, 2020

There are moments in one’s life that occur only once. Having the chance to collaborate with Keeley Forsyth is, unquestionably, one of the defining moments in my musical life to date. The first time I heard Keeley’s songs, they were impulsive recordings that had been performed directly into a laptop via its built-in microphone – READ MORE




October Concerts: Mike Westbrook / Keith Tippet

October 4th, 2018

SO… Mike Westbrook’s music changed my way of hearing music when I was a student at Leeds College of Music, and Keith Tippett is the reason I play the piano the way I do. And, if that weren’t enough, I am appearing under their auspices within one week of each other. First up: OCTOBER 6 READ MORE




Nightports w/Matthew Bourne Released

March 15th, 2018

Nightports w/Matthew Bourne has been released, and is out now, and available in all formats from Bandcamp. Oli Bentley at Split Design has done an incredible job on the design concept for the CD and LP sleeves (the latter is die cut, and looks quite lovely…), and, along with Sara Teresa‘s photographs, complement each other, READ MORE