Music
I love listening, playing and composing music.
My interests in music are broad, ranging from classical, jazz, contemporary to modern. My favourite composer of all time is probably Johann Sebastian Bach, but I also like many of the other classical composers. I listen to mostly Puccini and Wagner operas. In terms of jazz, I love Pat Metheny and Keith Jarrett. I also love electronic music, particularly Vangelis, Tangerine Dream and Jean Michel Jarre. My favourite minimalist composers are Brian Eno, Philip Glass, Steve Reich and John Adams. I listen to range of modern artists including Mike Oldfield, Pet Shop Boys, Madonna, Phil Collins.
I also like playing the piano and guitar, and composing music, which I do in my own studio complete with mixing and monitoring consoles, digital audio workstation, and various instruments including a stage piano.
I am also obsessed with synthesizers ever since I heard the music of Vangelis on the Cosmos TV series. I currently own a Kawai stage piano, several MIDI controllers (NI Komplete Kontrol A25 and S88MkII) and Maschine 3. I also own various virtual instruments (NI Komplete Ultimate, EastWest, SonicCouture, Sonokinetic, Korg, Roland, UVI). My favourite notation software are Notion and Finale, and I use Logic Pro X as my DAW.
Cinema Paradiso (string Orchestra)
In memory of Ennio Morricone, a string orchestra arrangement of Cinema Paradiso, transcribed by me into Finale.
Bach – Prelude No 1 in C major WTC1
First piano recording done using a metronome - Bach's Prelude No 1.
Bach - Adagio from Concerto for solo keyboard No. 3 in D minor
This is the second movement from J S Bach's arrangement of Alessandro Marcello's Oboe Concerto BWV 974 (BC L194).
Winter Music (electronic 115bpm)
My first project in Maschine 3 - a dance arrangement of Roger Eno's track from Between Tides album.
Adagio (2nd movement) from Oboe Concerto in D minor (Alessandro Marcello)
My first arrangement for 2018!
A Twin Peaks dream
Inspired by watching Twin Peaks The Return, here is a short electronic track, done in Logic Pro X and Native Instruments Komplete 11.
Olhos De Gato (orchestral arrangement)
I have arranged Olhos de Gato, by Carla Bley (one of the pieces studied in class) for orchestra.
500 Miles High
This is my arrangement of Chick Corea's beautiful song for string quartet.
Memories of Tomorrow
This my attempt at jazz arrangement and improvisation, inspired by an assignment from Gary Burton's Jazz Improvisation course at Coursera.
Ave Maria (Vavilov) – Logic Pro X, EWQL
This is the same arrangement as previously posted, but revoiced.
Ave Maria (Vavilov) – Finale/GPO4
This is my attempt at transcribing and arranging one of the most beautiful melodies I have heard.
Ave Maria (Vavilov)
Rearranged for woodwinds, strings and harp, voiced using the EWQL Symphonic Orchestra.