Yin to my Yang

This song is about missing your soul mate. Written when I had to cook my own tea. It was conceived as a rock ballad, in the style of an 80s synth rock band. Think Bon Jovi mixed with Bryan Adams. It didn’t quite end up being that, but it is recognisable in this form. There …

String Quartet 1 4+ 6+ 9+

I have finished writing my first (?) string quartet. It has taken me 6 months on and off and lasts about seven and a half minutes! This rendition is through Note performer. Far from ideal, but so much better than the native Sibelius sounds set! It’s written in one movement and is based on the …

Beautiful, Magical, Intense

This is a love song written some time ago. It came from a book I read which described the start of a beautiful romance between the main protagonist and a beautiful woman. It features acoustic guitar, cajón, drums, cello, electric piano, organ and electric bass. The guitar and cajón are recorded acoustically while the others are …

Almuñécar

I was travelling around southern Spain, visiting flamenco guitar makers, so that I could set up my flamenco guitar business. On one day, I drove from Granada to a place called Gata de Gorgos and then headed back to Málaga before a flight the next morning back home. However, it got late, and I had been …