Radio Fun |
I've just finished arranging Absolute Radio's Christmas advertising (them what used to be called Virgin Radio.) This has involved arranging nine current pop songs for classical choir, to make the...
Posted by on Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:58:00 GMT |
Film & TV Theme Tune Quiz |
Just for fun, I've put a film of 100 theme tunes in 9 minutes on Youtube, with a prize to anyone who can name all 100, in the right order.
Here's the link:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXQC...
Posted by on Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:34:00 GMT |
Fireworks |
One of my favourite clients, the Fermanagh Concert Band, has returned with a request for an arrangement of Handel's entire Music for the Royal Fireworks.
Time for the arrangers' tricks of the trade. W...
Posted by on Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:59:00 GMT |
Strange Christmas Fruit |
When you arrange music for a living, you do occasionally get bizarre time displacements. Like, in order for the two Xmas books I'm doing to come out by Xmas 2008, the sheet music has to be a...
Posted by on Fri, 02 May 2008 08:23:00 GMT |
Emma and Grandpa |
Heavily back into work with an interesting BBC commission - transcribing and updating the soundtrack for a sweet 70s kids programme called Emma and Grandpa, now being rereleased on DVD.
THEN next...
Posted by on Sun, 07 Oct 2007 09:26:00 GMT |
Chinese odyssey |
What with this lousy UK weather, and a whole lotta work going on, it's time to flee these shores for sunnier climes - China and Italy, in August.
Music has been good, arranging my way through var...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Jul 2007 02:57:00 GMT |
New house! |
Have moved to Eltham, SE London, and LOVING it. Proper house with a garden (what's one of those!?)All on the music front is good - arranging some Shirley Bassey for an official sheet music book, ...
Posted by on Wed, 04 Apr 2007 07:27:00 GMT |
George Michael forever |
This blog is all about George Michael. The reason being that I am currently transcribing / responsible for the official sheet music of his new album 'Twentyfive'. Actually this is ...
Posted by on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 09:10:00 GMT |
34 songs in 2 weeks |
OK so as you probably know I'm a music arranger. So this is what happened: I'm working on a book of 24 Jazz standards, which will come out in the new year - all arranged for easy/interm...
Posted by on Thu, 14 Dec 2006 02:52:00 GMT |
4 bars for the BBC |
Bit of a strange one this. The BBC got in touch, wanting a 4 bar Tchaikowsky piano sketch orchestrated, urgently, for a forthcoming programme and DVD about the great man. Except the ske...
Posted by on Sun, 01 Oct 2006 10:58:00 GMT |
