collaborators have included: Rhodri Davies, Ross Lambert, Wolfgang Weileder, Jim Harold, Yvonne Hurt, Katya Nosyreva, Chris Blackmore, Andy Thomson, Bennett Hogg, Mark Wastell, John Butcher, Christian Berg, Adam Coney, Emma Fisk, Naomi Gaffney, Richard Nielsen, Matthew Rowan
Influences
Boomtown Rats, ELO, Abba, The Shadows, Star Wars; Steely Dan, ACDC, Mahler, Coltrane, Courtney Pine, Jonny Hodges, Brubeck, Parker; Schoenberg, Webern, Bach, Milhaud, Glazunov, Paul Maurice; Richard H Kirk, LFO, Derrick May, Kenny Larkin, Warp, Carl Craig, Lil' Louis, Sugar Hilll, Jedi Knights/Global Comm too many to mention; Metalheadz, Moving Shadow, Dropping Science, Photek too many to mention; Nono, Legati, Verese, Ives, Pierre Schaeffer, Cage, Stockhausen, Cardew, Evan Parker, Mick Beck, Tilbury, Biosphere, Marclay, Oswald, PLU, R Murray Schafer, Chris Delaurenti, Chris Watson, Francisco Lopez, phonography.org
record loving improvising teenager (piano and saxophone). studied music thinking it would be equivalent to studying art but with sound instead of paint (not quite right). ended up doing a phd looking at the idea of musical meaning via the theory and practice of free improvisation. during this time worked intensively with Ross Lambert for around 5 years. became interested in clubbing (sheffield scene of the 90s), started djing, bought sampler, embarked on a beat-based journey. worked as a music lecturer at university's of derby, newcastle and now surrey (guildford) teaching computer-based composition and improvisation. after numerous collaborations with a variety of artists, am now producing mostly sound installations. perform 'live' on laptop now and again. beats have pretty much vanished and wandering around with binaural mics and various bits of field recording gear taken over.
Hey Matt. Was good seeing you up in Newcastle, would liked to have talked but I think it was chicken casserole night and had to get home to put it in the oven...Tracks are sounding lovely btw. Have you given up on decks too or just the beats, still djing?
