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Absolutely over the moon to have been one of eleven chosen to receive funding through Help Musicians Fusion Fund. At a time where the pandemic seems to have put rest to my work as both a live sound engineer and performing musician for the foreseeable, I cannot express how much this means to me. With… Continue reading Help Musicians’ Fusion Fund

With live work and TSITAPH performances off the cards for most of 2020, I’ve been hugely fortunate to reconnect with studio duties, working with the incredible New Haunts mixing tracks for an album to be released in 2021. Absolute banger of a first track is now available along with an excellent video at link below.… Continue reading New Haunts: Failing Me single release

Created and originally streamed through summer 2020, The Dark Alchemy Inner Circle collaborative podcasts is a three part series of audio collages featuring a seamless combination of music, sound, field recordings and spoken word. Human fragility and tenderness entwine, inviting the listener to take individual comfort and solace in the emotive power of sound and… Continue reading Inner Circle: Collaborative Podcast

In one of the first post-lockdown gigs of 2020, theskyisthinaspaperhere returned to The Lanes to launch new album The Dead Seasons. Goes without saying that these are incredibly difficult times for everyone for all manner of reasons at the moment. In spite of indoor gigs being allowed again, social distancing requirements and all sorts of… Continue reading Theskyisthinaspaperhere album launch + Lessens support, The Lanes 24th August 2020

Hugely relieved that the impact of corona virus on my work as a musician, sound engineer and digital artist has been recognised by the Arts Council Emergency Response Fund. This has been a huge help in stopping me panicking about finances, allowing me to focus on making positive steps forward. I’ve been massively fortunate to… Continue reading Arts Council Emergency Response Fund

Here are some photos from my set last Saturday at Dark Alchemy IV at St Thomas the Martyr Church, Bristol. I can’t thank Dark Alchemy enough for inviting me to take part, the The Churches Conservation Trust for allowing the use of their church for this event, Andrew Bayliss for kitting the venue out with… Continue reading Performance: Dark Alchemy IV, St Thomas Martyr Church, Bristol. September 2019.

So no more procrastinating, I’ve had three days to recover from @Supernormal now!!! The time you’ve all been waiting for has arrived. Finally, it’s the post gig thank you post! Was chuffed to absolute f***ing bits to be performing this year, as part of the line up for Bristol Experimental Expanded Film’s (BEEF) Nautilus installation/stage.… Continue reading Supernormal 2019, BEEF stage 3rd August

Recently played as part of Threshold Festival (6 Music Fringe), Liverpool. Had a fantastic time performing at District on the Friday night and it was wonderful to return to the city I lived in for a few years when I was at uni. Was brilliant to play to an appreciative crowd outside of Bristol.

A huge thank you and so much gratitude to everyone who made Friday night’s event at The Old England such a success. Especially Ed Taylor who organised and promoted the evening. Also Diego Rodríguez for running such an amazing venue and Giuliana Fioretti for doing a fantastic job on sound. The venue and lighting worked… Continue reading The Grey Area presents: Kukangendai & theskyisthinaspaperhere – Old England, Bristol 22nd June 2018.

Ahead of supporting Kukangendai at The Old England, Bristol later this month, theskyisthinaspaperhere’s ‘From the Light a Darkness Came Forth’ has been played on The Grey Area’s Noods Radio monthly show. Hear it here, along with a ton of other amazing stuff: http://www.noodsradio.com/shows/the-grey-area-june-18

Not sure this is the kind of thing which usually plays The Canteen, but what a night! Chuffed to bits to have played supporting the incredible Men Diamler, who I’ve been trying to get to play down here again for a good few years. Finally got to perform using my transparent projection/Kinect control system, which… Continue reading Live performance supporting Men Diamler – The Canteen, 24 April 2018

A large part of the work on my live performances has involved trying to find ways to make laptop performance more engaging for audiences, to overcome the performer-stuck-behind-laptop phenomenon. My goal has been to design a generative music environment which functions as an effective live-coding interface, while simultaneously providing aesthetically interesting visuals suitable for projection… Continue reading Work in progress: Kinect integration and transparent projections