Music

Recording | Gear | Lyrics

As a guitarist I have done years of penance playing in rock bands in the Oxford area. The following tracks were recorded using Logic Pro 10 on a Mac MI. The main gear includes a Behringer condenser mic plus MusicMan Luke and Fender guitars. Recent works are largely orchestral using full orchestra sound libraries from Spitfire Audio and the wonderful Damage percussion libraries.

 Earthrise

An original orchestral composition inspired by the vision of Earth rising over the moon's horizon.
TI: All instruments, using Kontakt and Spitfire Audio sound libraries.
Percussion: Damage sound library.
 Kattegat

An original orchestral composition inspired by the old Viking settlement of Kattegat.
TI: All instruments, using Kontakt and Spitfire Audio sound libraries.
Percussion: Damage sound library.
 Sojurnity

An original orchestral composition inspired by sojourn and eternity.
TI: All instruments, using Kontakt and Spitfire Audio sound libraries.
Percussion: Damage sound library.
 Solaris

An original orchestral composition featuring the old 70's Mini Moog sound.
TI: All instruments, using Kontakt and Spitfire Audio sound libraries.
Percussion: Damage sound library.
 First Contact

An original orchestral composition on the theme of first contact with an alien civilisation.
TI: All instruments, using Kontakt and Spitfire Audio sound libraries.
Percussion: Damage sound library.
 Fargo

A rendition of the title theme from the TV series 'Fargo'.
TI: All instruments, using Kontakt and Spitfire Audio sound libraries.
MIDI: bass & drums
 Gimme All Your Lovin

A cover of the ZZ Top track 'Gimme All Your Lovin'.
Acknowledgements to ZZ Top for the original music.
TI: vocals and guitars.
MIDI: bass & drums
 Josie

A cover of the Steely Dan track 'Josie' from the album 'Aja'.
Acknowledgements to Steely Dan for the original music.
TI: vocals and guitars, sax and piano synthesisers
MIDI: bass & drums
 Where is My Mind

A cover of the Pixies classic 'Where is my mind?.
Acknowledgements to the Pixies for the original music.
TI: vocals and guitars, piano and synthesisers
MIDI: bass & drums
 Another Brick in the Wall

A cover of the classic track from 'The Wall' by Pink Floyd.
Acknowledgements to Pink Floyd for the original music.
TI: vocals, guitars, synthesizers
MIDI: bass & drums
 Rattle That Lock

A cover of the album title track by David Gilmour.
Acknowledgements to David Gilmour for the original music.
TI: vocals, guitars, samples and keyboards
MIDI: bass & drums
 Lifes Been Good

A cover of the iconic Joe Walsh track.
Acknowledgements to Joe Walsh for the original music.
TI: vocals, guitars, synthesiser
MIDI: bass, drums
 Comfortably Numb

A cover of the most popular track from 'The Wall' by Pink Floyd.
Acknowledgements to Pink Floyd for the original music.
TI: vocals, guitars
MIDI: bass, drums, piano
 Halo

A cover of the track by Porcupine Tree.
Acknowledgements to Porcupine Tree for the original music.
TI: vocals and guitars, synthesisers and effects
MIDI: bass & drums
 5AM

A cover of the instrumental track by David Gilmour.
Acknowledgements to David Gilmour for the original music.
TI: vocals and guitars, strings, synthesisers, bass, drums
 Spirit of Radio

A cover of the track by Rush from the album 'Permanent Waves'.
Acknowledgements to Rush for the original music.
TI: vocals and guitars
MIDI: bass & drums
 Money

A cover of the classic track from 'Money' by Pink Floyd.
Acknowledgements to Pink Floyd for the original music.
TI: vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesizers
MIDI: bass & drums
 Far Cry

A cover of the track by Rush from the album 'Snakes and Arrows'.
Acknowledgements to Rush for the original music.
TI: vocals, guitars and synthesisers
MIDI: bass & drums
 Time

A cover of my favourite track from 'Dark Side of the Moon' by Pink Floyd.
Acknowledgements to Pink Floyd for the original music.
TI: guitars, synthesizer, vocals
MIDI: bass & drums
 Run Like Hell

A cover of the track from 'The Wall' by Pink Floyd.
Acknowledgements to Pink Floyd for the original music.
TI: vocals, guitars, samples and keyboards
MIDI: bass & drums
 On The Turning Away

A cover of the moving track from 'A Momentary Lapse of Reason' by Pink Floyd.
Acknowledgements to Pink Floyd for the original music.
TI: vocals, guitars, synthesizers
MIDI: bass & drums
 Learning To Fly

A cover of the Pink Floyd from 'Momentary Lapse of Reason'.
Acknowledgements to Pink Floyd for the original music.
TI: vocals, guitars, samples and keyboards
MIDI: bass & drums
 Hey You

A cover of a more obscure track from 'The Wall' by Pink Floyd.
Acknowledgements to Pink Floyd for the original music.
TI: vocals, guitars, synthesizers
MIDI: bass & drums
 YYZ

A cover of the instrumental track by Rush from the album 'Moving Pictures'.
Acknowledgements to Rush for the original music.
TI: electric guitar
MIDI: bass & drums
 Slingshot

An original instrumental loosely based on the theme to the TV show 'Creating Anna'.
TI: keyboards, synthesisers, drums
 I Would Love To

An instrumental after Steve Vai - Passion and Warfare. The question remains - what would I love to?
TI: electric guitars, synthesizer, vocals
MIDI: bass, drums
 SRV

Eric Johnson - Venus Isle.
This tribute to the late Stevie Ray Vaughn shows what can be done within the framework of the Db minor pentatonic scale.
TI: electric guitar, bass
MIDI: piano, drums