current projects

robert moran and scottish ballet:

setting the score and parts of scottish ballet's new commission from robert moran, alice's adventures in wonderland, due to be staged early 2011.

paul vickers and the leg:

the opera itchy grumble is back from the factory, with phenominal artwork from peter liversidge. the stage version is being planned, courtesy of neil, neil and mhari (who i met tonight and is excellent).

the leg:

in our constant battle with musical decency, we just keep doing what we do. starting to put together a new record, to be recorded april/may.

meursault

gigging and touring europe in april & may.

jo foster

i'll be recording her some time in the new year at ed's house - she's lovely.

pineapple chunks

i'll be recording them in the new year too, in perth with some chickens.

cheese strings:

cheese strings volume 1, a caerphilly arranged selection for string quartet is maturing nicely and will be self-published in the not too distant future. to be followed with a selection of festive favourites in the form of jacob's christmas crackers.

emma morwood and the rose street quartet:

arrangements for voice and string trio of song-book classics from berlin, gershwin, porter et al. coming to a lounge near you in time for (next) christmas.

calder productions - the stone:

orchestration of the new musical based on the story of the stone of destiny

recently concluded projects

iain morrison

iain's commission for celtic connections' new voices, a series of songs based on Piobareachd was staged on 17th january. his new record trust the sea to guide me is out now.

meursault

finished working out cello stuff and nonsense to put over their new recordings, to be released in april.

malcolm lindsay

transcribing and setting parts for his new piano trio for world premierre in march.

fischy music:

transcriptions of ten songs from the album i wonder... why? for release as pdf files to accompany educational cd.

the leg:

the new record what happened to the shrunken tina turner was recently released. co-written, recorded and mastered by me.

withered hand:

recorded and engineered by me, the new album "good news" is out and receiving lavish praise.

steve mason (beta band):

transcription, performance and recording of string parts for incidental music for american tv series la la land.

swimmer one:

string arrangements and sessions for some of the groups new songs.

showcase:

another selection of arrangements for this years extravaganza in aid of macmillan cancer care.

fischy music:

transcriptions of ten songs from the album down to earth for inclusion on cd-rom release as pdf files.

dylan mitchell and action group:

arrangement and recording of stirami for strings, and parts for the group's new record.

david greig's midsummer:

transcriptions of gordon macintyre's integral songs for inclusion in the published script.

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