Composition
Collaging (2021).
Collaging (2021) is the final piece in a three-part compositional series exploring the musicality of mundane objects. This piece explores the use of scrapbooking materials such as tape, paper and scissors, and how the actions associated with these materials can disrupt the sound environment. As the concluding piece in this series, Collaging (2021) incorporates vocal material written by Georges Perec and Maggie Nelson, as means of exploring how sound material can be ripped apart and taped back together in order to create a new sonic entity.
Maggie (2021).
Maggie (2021) is the second piece in a three-part compositional series exploring the musicality of mundane objects. This piece challenges the listener to change their perception; to find the extraordinary in the everyday. This piece investigates how the human voice can be explored as both a mundane and an extraordinary object, through the use of natural and artificial voices. Maggie (2021) features an extract from Maggie Nelson's memoir The Argonauts (2015), which discusses the notion of 'feeling real', and how this sensation contributes to our overall sense of aliveness.
QnA (2021).
QnA (2021) is the first composition in a series of three acousmatic works focusing on the musicality of the mundane. Featuring an extract from Georges Perec's L'Infra-Ordinaire, this piece challenges the listener's perspective of the mundane and the extraordinary.
Conversations (2020).
The piece was created in the early stages of COVID-19 Lockdown. This piece features sonic material from both modern and old-fashioned telephones to create a hyperreal representation of the main method of social interaction in place at this time. This piece also features a vocal performance by Ebony Steeples.
Enniscrone (2020).
This is a site-responsive work based on Enniscrone Beach in County Sligo, Ireland. Despite being based on Enniscrone Beach, this composition is comprised of sound files and field recordings from Essex, UK. This piece aims to create a hyperreal representation of Enniscrone Beach whilst conveying the different emotions experienced there; a combination of isolation and tranquility.