Category Archives: Music

Posts where I talk about and share my music.

“Ball Play” – A Modern Music Improvisation Exam Piece with Piano and Juggling

Juliane had to do a improvisational music piece for the music teaching part of her university degree. She invited me to take part and do some juggling, and help out while she was “inside” the piano. The rules: 1. 8 … Continue reading

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I Like You – live performance

Here’s a song I originally wrote back in 2010 as part of my “Song Per Month” project. It started life as a fully produced pop song, for inclusion on the album Two Minute Pop. You can listen to the original … Continue reading

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Idea: Real Time Beatles Tribute Band

I just watched a Beatles tribute show by a band called The Beatles Experience. It’s hard to judge how good a tribute band is when they are playing such music. Even the worst karaoke performer can get the everyone joining … Continue reading

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The main influence on my songwriting

Over the 15 years I’ve been writing music, who has had the biggest influence over my songwriting? Good question. There are intangible and tangible links between the different styles of songs I write and other musicians, but there is one … Continue reading

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2011 end of year blog thing

I have a few hours free this afternoon, so I thought I’d do an “end of 2011 look-back review type thing” blog post. I did a whole series of blog posts for the end of 2010, looking at the goals … Continue reading

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