Journeys in Sound & Music
On the forthcoming new release Manor House, two artists with wide-ranging experience in an eclectic array of musical genres come together to create an understated gem of an EP. Iskra Strings, led by James Underwood, and Swiss DJ, filmmaker & producer Pablo Nouvelle are no strangers to collaboration. The former has worked with Radiohead, the…
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Producer & composer Patrick Hamilton has a long background in various fields of music. Classically trained at the Royal Conservatory of Ghent in Belgium, he started his career as a session player which led to work as a producer-engineer and eventually becoming a leading figure in adult contemporary classical crossover. He has worked in television,…
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Born in the Renaissance city of Mantova and now residing in the picturesque Marche region of Italy with her family, pianist & composer Olivia Belli has been playing piano since she was nine years old. Her debut full album Where Night Never Comes was released in October 2018 after a successful crowdfunding campaign and since…
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The partnership of visual artist Anna Salzmann and composer/musician Garreth Brooke (aka Garreth Broke) has always been a special one both personally and creatively. Their latest work together is entitled Healing and combines 11 abstract artworks by Anna with 25 minutes of piano music by Garreth which seeks to explore this complex and sometimes contradictory…
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Known predominantly for his extensive work in film (“Three Identical Strangers”, “100 Streets”, and “Starfish” among others) and writing arrangements for such artists as Coldplay, Badly Drawn Boy, and Kasabian, British composer and mult-instrumentalist Paul Saunderson will soon be releasing his own debut album which blends electronics and field recordings with classical instrumentation. Passage, which…
Read MoreThe third and final installment in Lucy Claire‘s “Works” series is a beautifully conceived EP that takes her music out of the confines of living room and studio to integrate with a variety of soundscapes. In a rather fresh take on the concept, she has taken an especially interactive approach which, when combined with her…
Read MoreSearch as you might across the web, you won’t a great many words about pianist/composer Luis Berra. In part that may be because his debut album (‘Piano Creatures‘, 2017) came out only last year. To some extent, however, it appears that the Italian-born musician, who currently lives & works in Bavaria, simply prefers to let his piano…
Read MoreJust a piano and a voice. But not just any piano or any voice. The kind of eloquent and expressive piano that stops time and a charismatic voice that stops you in your tracks with its fierce vulnerability. It is this arresting juxtaposition of influences ranging from Satie & Debussy to Fiona Apple & Regina Spektor…
Read MoreLast year, Emmy-award winning composer & pianist Michael Price gave us some precious insight into his creative process with Diary, a set of purely improvisational single-take recordings he compiled over a six week period (you can read more about the project here). While Price has since been at work on TV & film scores as well…
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Stationary Travels 