terminal

Tonight’s the night it all starts…

So, today is the big day – it’s the launch of both alt_classical and the first public performance of Terminal! I have spent the past week and a bit prepping for this event, making sure the album is performable live (it is, just about..!) and making sure it holds together between my cello, the computer and the speakers! After consulting my Twitter followers, I will be using a 50/50 mix of my acoustic and electric cellos – it seems fairest! Running on my laptop will be Apple’s Mainstage software and controlling it all with an Apogee GiO – the incredilbe … Continued

PG x QH

So, the day is upon us – the tickets for my Queen’s Hall concert on June 18th have been released! They’re available from the Queen’s Hall site as of today, so get booking!

Taking the studio on stage

Yes, another live music rant. Don’t look so surprised. Other than learning some “standard” repertoire for the coming season, my spare time (haha) has been taken up with reworking Terminal for live performance. It isn’t as simple as pressing “play” in iTunes and playing along… I mean, it could be that simple, but that wouldn’t be nearly as much fun, nor would it be in the slightest bit creative. But it throws up a few really interesting problems: the album was written, recorded and produced in the studio – I’ll be honest and admit that there wasn’t much thought at … Continued

Nerdy thing that makes me happy

On Twitter, there’s a new, dedicated page for Retweets. It is split in 3: “Retweets by Others”, “Retweets by You” and finally, “Your Tweets, Retweeted”. I can’t explain why, but the correctly placed comma in the final category makes me very satisfied. I honestly don’t know why. It’s just a comma. But actually, it’s the same in music I like. It’s always the tinyest thing, the potentially ignorable detail, that makes it “your” track. Often you can’t explain it, it’s just there. For the impending release of my B&W album, I was asked to write a blog post about my … Continued