A selection of my favourite song commissions, events and ideas made real…
Projects, commissions and synchs:
HEEL | Musical | In Development
A new musical about female wrestling, produced by Francesca Moody. I began co-writing this with Isley Lynn in 2017, commissioned by Tom Hughes with support from the Arts Council. Musical director Tom Brady is now the third member of the writing team.
Re-thinking Mid-Autumn | Live Performance and Curated Events | The Barbican | 2020
A series of events around the Mid-Autumn Festival at the Barbican Centre in London, culminating in a full performance of April / 月音 at the Barbican Hall. Events included a paper lantern workshop by Alex Whittaker and Rebecca Strickson, a panel with Jessica J. Lee and Rowan Hisayo Buchanan, and HK Soiree, a Hong Kong online event with Daniel York Loh, Sarah Howe, Daniel Schreiber and Jenny Lau (Celestial Peach). Read Sarah Howe’s liner notes for the event here.
Out of Her Mind | BBC Two 2020
I wrote 14 original songs for Sara Pascoe’s innovative, mind-bending, heart-expanding new sit-com Out of Her Mind, which aired on BBC Two and is available to binge-watch on iPlayer. You can listen to the songs on Spotify and other places, alongside with Graham Reynold’s incredible score.
Destiny’s Child: A Story of Fate in Modern China | Southbank Centre China Changing Festival | 2019
A storytelling show about China, fate and music, commissioned by the Southbank Centre for China Changing Festival 2019. Included contributions from Xiamen musician Dfu.
BBC Christmas Film, Wonderland | Broadcast on BBC Channels Christmas 2018
‘Lost in You’, the closing track from Second Love, was the soundtrack for the 2018 BBC Christmas Film, Wonderland.
A Sailor Went to Sea Sea Sea | Presented and scored, with an original song by Emmy the Great | Broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 20th November, 2018
I presented, scored and wrote the original song that pins the journey of this documentary, Produced by Claire Crofton for Boom Shakalaka Productions. The programme was nominated for a 2019 Prix Europa for Best Music Documentary. LISTEN HERE
The follow up The Green Lady in the Toilets, explored childhood myths and hauntings, and was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 29th December 20 20. LISTEN HERE.