Hello again!

I've now completed the music for the two student projects I was working on and they should be up on the website soon. They have been good fun to do as I have worked in different and slightly unusual styles. They both work well and I am pleased with the end result.

Steve and I, in mf music, are constantly writing new songs and are working with a few female vocalists at the moment. We have written a James Bond-esque song which is in the final mixing stages. Also in the pipeline are a wide variety of songs including a rocksteady tune, a biker chick song (think Avril Lavigne) and a rock ballad. We are enjoying composing in many different styles and feel it shows off our diversity. Steve has also added a number of new tools and mastering plugins for the studio plus some more high quality synths. Feel free to download the mf music podcast that features different tracks we have written in the last year. You can find it easiest on i-tunes if you type in mf music in the music store search box. (You don't have to have an i-pod in order to be able to listen to it.) Alternatively, click on any of the icons in the left hand column of my homepage or mp3 page, which will take you to different podcast sites.

Chris

Welcome to my blog.

I am currently composing music for 2 student projects:

The first project is concerned with 2 sequences that poke fun at the way the beauty industry sells products to woman and the claims that woman are willing to believe. They are styled with a 1920's / 30's  influence, as this is when beauty advertising first blossomed; the frame rate is inconsistant and too fast, giving the feel that the action is overdramatic and fast paced.

For the second project I am composing music for a student animation. It is about someone living in a completely sterile world/community. The mood starts out as something light and perhaps silly but transforms into something heavy and serious towards the end.

I am still composing with Steve Morgan for mf music. We are composing in a variety of styles at the moment creating some strong tracks. We now have the full East West sample library that includes the Symphonic Choir, Stormdrum and ethnic drums as well as the full orchestra. We also have a number of other sample libraries such as Korg and many mastering plugins. We are continually adding tracks to the mp3 page of my website.

Away from composing I am still teaching saxophone at Pangbourne College and The Abbey School in Reading. I also teach adult education saxophone classes in Surrey and teach saxophone, piano and violin to adults and children in private lessons. I am hoping to play in a saxophone quartet very soon.