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About Me
I'm currently reading Music at the University of Birmingham, and have been writing and producing songs, composing and recording original instrumental pieces and arranging music for choirs, a cappella groups and various other ensembles for about five years.
I'm classically trained, my first study instrument being the cello.
Projects I've completed include:
Composing fully orchestrated original works
Writing, recording and producing my own solo album
Scoring for short film
Producing ambientexperimental soundscapes
Writing TV tension beds
Arranging for barbershop and a cappella groups
Writing, recording and producing original songs for weddings and celebrations
Areas covered: Music Composing, Production, Songwriting
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Job Reviews on PPH
by Anne-Marie F on 06 Sep 2011
Conscientious and thoroughly professional. A pleasure to work with.
by Anne-Marie F on 15 Aug 2011
JB took great care to understand the job and came up with flexible and creative solutions until it was completed. Well satisfied.
Work Experience
Projects I've completed include:
Composing fully orchestrated original works
Writing, recording and producing my own solo album
Scoring for short film
Producing ambient/experimental soundscapes
Writing TV tension beds
Arranging for barbershop and a cappella groups
Writing, recording and producing original songs for weddings and celebrations
Composition
Working on new and diverse creative projects is always exciting for me, and I love attempting to write types of music that are challenging and original. No matter what the application, I will always try to create something unique, with its own spark that makes your project come to life. Whether it's writing a song for a live event or for a personal celebration like a wedding, authoring an original score for a film for your website, designing short stingers and accents for commercial application or podcasts, or producing extended ambient soundscapes, I will always try to find an interesting and appropriate angle through which to create an exciting composition.
Arrangement
Taking an existing piece or song, and rewriting it in a new way, usually with different instrumentation or for a different application, is always fun, and I can be as creative or as true to the original piece as you like. I could, for example, rearrange your favourite Beatles song to be played by a string quartet at your wedding, or arrange the Star Wars theme to be sung by a barbershop quartet.
Recording/Production
I don't have access to a professional studio, nor do I yet have years of pro sound engineering and production experience. However, I am set up to produce good quality recordings of much of the work I compose and arrange, even if it sometimes means using digital (MIDI) sounds instead of a full string section or jazz band. (Take a listen to the samples on my Listen page). The advantage, of course, so long as this quality is acceptable to you, is that your production and recording will cost a fraction of the sum it would if live performers and expensive facilities were used throughout.
Education
I completed my GCSEs at Queen Elizabeth's Boys' School in Barnet, Hertfordshire, before moving to The Latymer School in Edmonton, Enfield, where I achieved A*, A and B in my A Levels. After this I went straight on to begin my Music degree course at the University of Birmingham, where I will be for another two years.

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