Welcome to my website.​

I began recording and singing with the indie band Kan Kan. My interest in theatre presentation and telling stories through song and underscore, led me to writing scores for fringe shows in London. I then became Composer-In-Residence at The Liverpool Playhouse for three years, writing many scores for studio and main house shows,  I also began creating my own music theatre productions,,

beginning withThe Double (Dostoyevsky). I was

then  invited to study with Stephen Sondeim on

his Master Classes in MusicTheatre at Oxford Universit.  After that I adapted another

Dostoyevsky novel, The Gambler, which was

invited  to The Stanislavsky International Drama Festival in  Ukraine with a cast of twenty five.

 

After the Playhouse I developed my freelance

work, writing scores for BBC TV,, ITV, Channel 4

and BBC Radio 3 and 4. as well as independent

film, theatre and contemporary dance. I also

began Base Chorus An arts Council Portfolio company for severral years). The company

focused on original non-naturalistic stories with a heightened ensemble style. The company built a lasting relationship with the Unity Theatre where work could be developed before touring.

Productions included The Golden Boy, The Man Who Stole A Winter Coat, The Corrupted Angel

and My Clockwork Heart, also two Christmas

shows  The Emperor’s New Clothes (re-titled Emperor Bling) and The Snow Queen.  This

was followed by The Polar Bear Waltz, a

one person opera imagining the last polar bear on

earth.

 

Other work as composer included: The Peoples Opening, for Liverpool’s Year as Capital of Culture,;As The World Tipped for Wired Aerial Theatre (international touring for over ten years):  City Of The Unexpected (National Theatre of Wales). My relationship with the Unity and then Theatre Porto led me to being their resident composer/lyricist for their Christmas Shows for several years. I continue to work as a freelance

composer/lyricist. 

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I also worked on audio and sound projects with various communities, including patiehnts in a dialysis ward; Teeside Steelworkers and those suffering from mental health issues, I find this work personally enriching and of course I  have seen the profound benefit music and creative expression can have.  

 

Finally, I have run cabaret performance events from time to time. I live in Liverpool, and I continue to explore the role that music plays in storytelling.  

 

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Credits available on the Credits Page.

Links to bandcamp and Music Showreel.

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