"Tarnished, bittersweet music that conjures up Portishead."
- The Guardian on The Clockwork Quartet
"Strange, disturbing, weird, yet rather compelling."
- AltSounds.com on The Clockwork Quartet
"Fully realised, beautifully arranged slices of miniaturist storytelling /
musical theatre, with the delicacy and precision of chamber music and a
strong sense of the macabre."
- Bearded Magazine on The Clockwork Quartet
The Stone Age Project
In late 2009 I started exploring ways of adapting H.G. Wells's short story A Story of the Stone Age
as a musical drama. I have written a series of preparatory sketches, some of which are below, with a view to
creating an extended suite of music to accompany a physical theatre/dance performance of the story.
Action To The Word - resident composer
Action To The Word is a UK theatre company that primarily produces Shakespeare. I have composed, arranged,
recorded and performed music for their shows since 2005, including:
The Merchant of Venice (Camden People's Theatre, 2010)
, A Clockwork Orange (Proud Galleries, 2009)
, Shakespeare Shorts (ADC Cambridge/Edinburgh Fringe, 2007/8)
and The Taming of the Shrew (European Tour/ADC Cambridge, 2005/6)
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"Bang-up-to-date...Handled with a souffle-light touch"
- Islington Gazette on The Merchant of Venice
"An electrifying ensemble"
- RemoteGoat.co.uk on A Clockwork Orange
"Beautifully directed and supported by a fantastic soundtrack...
This is Shakespeare for the iPod Generation" - Three Weeks on Shakespeare Shorts
This is Shakespeare for the iPod Generation" - Three Weeks on Shakespeare Shorts
"Infectiously energetic"
- Varsity on The Taming of the Shrew
The Clockwork Quartet - composer and lyricist
The Clockwork Quartet started life as a live show, for which I wrote the music and lyrics. It premiered
at the Horse Hospital, London in 2009. The focus is now on producing online content, and all the music,
along with artwork, short films and fiction, will soon be released on our website.
"Dresden Dolls-esque... Bizarre and morbidly dark"
- NME
"Astonishing... mystical... unusual... weird"
- Bizarre magazine
"Deliciously dark"
- SteampunkWorkshop.com
