It’s out!!
— Benjamin Oliver (@benolivermusic) July 25, 2022
New film, ANIL SOOD, by Alys Scott-Hawkins featuring new piece, A-listers, by me.
Played by @CliodnaShanahan, mixed by @Drew_soundslike, synth built @PROTODOME
Big thanks to @Ldn_Sinfonietta and especially Anil for sharing his story… https://t.co/cP7k71odd8
Category Archives: Electronics
Recording ‘Drip Feeder’
Had a great morning last week recording Drip Feeder for piano and electronics with the amazing Yshani Perinpanayagam. Looking forward to sharing with the world in April 2024 when Birmingham Record Company release a portrait album provisionally titled ‘Too Many Sweets’!
Dorothy Chan premieres ‘Too Many Sweets…’
Dorothy Chan will premiere Too Many Sweets (when Dorothy met Blake) for toy pianos and PICO synthesiser at The Cell, New York, on 15 December. Dorothy approached me to write this piece at the end of 2020 and it features 3 of her toy pianos (Lil’ Blue, Perry, Beu) and a new wavetable synth designed by Blake Troise (aka Protodome).
New Work for Dorothy Chan
I’m delighted to be writing a new piece for toy piano and synth for New York based pianist Dorothy Chan. Blake Troise (aka Protodome) is creating a new synth for me to write for. More soon!
The Driver
Terrific workshop last week with Riot Ensemble for my collaboration with poet Luke Wright. Exciting to be putting stuff together and making plans for a tour, hopefully in 2021.
Here’s a taster of the poetry:
Is this how it ends for all of us?
love born at festivals
in chemicals and poetry
love that lived beyond our bodies
love that conquered motorways and calendars
love that conquered half of England
is this how it ends?
from The Driver, by Luke Wright
More info and some taster audio on the Riot Ensemble website: http://riotensemble.com/the-driver/
Cohan Collective
I had a fantastic week last week taking part in the Development week of the Cohan Collective. I was collaborating with choreographer Josh Ben-Tovim and composer Hollie Harding, creating a new 15-minute piece ‘Enemy of the Stars’. Looking forward to seeing how the project develops…
‘The Virus Within: Hearing HIV’ at Turner Sims
It was great to perform The Virus Within: Hearing HIV with Workers Union Ensemble and Chad Swanson at Turner Sims as part of the University of Southampton Science and Engineering Day 2019.
Some lovely feedback from the audience including:
” A fascinating window in composition”
” Amazing innovation. Meaningful. Science in musical language”
“Intellectual synethesia ending with hope”
My colleague Jeanice Brooks got some fantastic photos too…
‘The Virus Within: Hearing HIV’ at Turner Sims
Really delighted to be performing The Virus Within: Hearing HIV again in March next year thanks to funding from the University of Southampton Public Engagement with Research Team. Workers Union Ensemble will perform the work twice at Turner Sims as part of the University of Southampton Science and Engineering Day 2019. Here’s a promo vid for the piece:
OUT-TAKE gig
Was great to hear OUT-TAKE‘s version of my Brexit ode B.m.B. this week. Was a really great gig, held at Arch 04 in Southampton. Looking forward to the ensemble recording the piece in the not too distant future.
New York
Dorothy Chan
I had a great time at the MISE-EN Music Festival in New York last week. Great to meet and talk with composers from all around the world and to hear their pieces and presentations. Pianist Dorothy Chan performed my Mr. Turquoise Synth (2017) brilliantly, alongside Mr. Turquoise Synth himself of course. We hope to find a way to work together again in the future. Thanks to Moon, Jordann and everyone at Ensemble Mise-En.
Mr. TS resting before the concert
Brooklyn Bridge
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