„I have been lucky enough to compose some music for a variety of ensembles and performances. This page showcases some of those projects and my approach for those compositions.“
for my own bands (excerpt):
2024: Andrew’s singing crane: modular (I-IV), brood, reversed, beat (#1), closure
a series of improvisational games, graphic notation and songs inspired by noise, metal, post-rock, improv and freejazz
(vocals, saxophone, 2 guitars, bass, 2 drums – duration: one hour)
2022: Nordsnø Ensemble feat. Kit Downes „ett omaka par“
conceptual work dealing with (phantasy & reality) / (belief & doubt)
(for jazz band and church organ – duration: fifty minutes)
for bigband:
During the course of my master studies at HfMT Hamburg I was able to record some of my compositions with the NDR Bigband. My aim was to write something that I would enjoy playing in a big band and showcasing these amazing soloists. Here are a few of the compositions we recorded:
Out again!
solos by: Frank Delle & Lisa Stick
the „silent skin poet“
solo by: Nigel Hitchcock
Chiffre
solos by: Peter Bolte, Lukas Klapp, Christian Höhn & Lukas Schwegmann
I also wrote arrangements for Jazzkombinat Hamburg feat. Lisa Stick, HfMT Bigband feat. China Moses, JazzHall Largeensemble, YoJazz! and many more.
for performances:
Kotka Gudmon – AGENTS (2022)
Yvonne and I composed and produced nine soundtracks using acoustic and electronic instruments for each VR-/ AR-room the AGENTS had to solve. Even though the music follows a common thread, each composition is specifically designed for a specific room. The performance was commissioned by Kampnagel and performed at St. Katharinen Kirche in Hamburg.
examples:
Verena Steiner – Ungeheuer (2021)
Yvonne and I composed and produced the music for Verena Steiner’s dance performance Ungeheuer.