This is the first time that I have two screenless projects in production at the same time. The first series of the Making A Soundtrack podcast is nearly at an end, but I have been writing and recording for this little gem along side. The brain child of fellow Scream Streeter Richard Smith and his daughter Lily, Have You Ever Seen is a series of silly rhymes putting animals in ridiculous situations. We came up with the titles, I wrote, Rich illustrated, and I have been recording the kids and setting them to music. We're hoping that this series will also branch out into books and maybe other media. It's still early days, but we're really happy with what we've done so far. You can learn more here.

With all the centenary commemorations going on over the last few years, I was inspired to write this song, which in turn led me to recording another acoustic EP in 2017.

This EP was supposed to be followed by 'Bandmade EP', but I got a little sidelined with everything else going on. I WILL MAKE IT I PROMISE!

In the meantime, download Handmade EP on me by using the code HANDMADE19 at the checkout.

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'Garden Tales' was the second release by screenless, story poems about the adventures of minibeasts.

​The Little Bit Lost Ladybird was the final track of the series, and I approached it as if I were scoring an animation.

​'Garden Tales' is available here and on all good streaming / download sites.

I've lived next to the Thames since moving back to the London area in 2011. Lucky for me I have a brother-in-law with a boat, and for the summer of 2013 it seemed like every week a group of pals would head out on his boat in the evening, watching the sun go down and floating through the warm dark on dead still waters, accompanied by games of 'top the tune' and a cool box full of refreshments.

This song was a look back on that time. In many ways the river saved us.

You can download The River EP on me by using the code RIVEREP19 at checkout (until 25th December).

I started screenless to provide original content as an alternative to the goggle box. So many podcasts for kids (and adults) are extensions of TV brands, so I wanted screenless to be an audio-first brand.

The first series I wrote for this brand was 'Wibbly Rhymes', a collection of rather silly poems that I wrote in the first half of 2018.

screenless is going from strength to strength. As well as two kids' series (and another on the way), I've worked with poets, made a very silly comedy series, and am currently making a podcast (more on those in another post). I feel like it's evolving and growing organically, which was totally the intention. Here's the very first screenless ​release, 'Bellycopter'.

This is a reflective song, all about navigating my way through my new career (and how nothing could possibly prepare me for it). I had thought it was time I recorded a Band of One album so I did. I was writing a lot of library music at the time so it was a perfect project to have going along side. My pal Katie Holden provided the pencil doodles of the figures on the front cover (clever lady).

The song itself channels part Crowded House and part 10CC and features one of my oldest friends Paul Cutcliffe on backing vocals. 'And if you think of better things then better things are waiting for you out there' seems a bit prophetic as a couple of months later I got the Scream Street gig!

Use the discount code BEINGGHOSTS19 at checkout to download the album for free until the 25th December.

There's a word that keeps coming up in the composing community, and it's not going away: diversify. There's a feeling that if you put all your eggs in one basket you'll run into trouble when the robots take over.

I started doing voice over work a couple of years ago, and have completed jobs for the likes of Disney, Elemaster and the Railway Children charity.

​You can hear my showreel below, and if you're in need of some VO, I recommend going through Voquent, they really are great.

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My first release back in December 2011. I was still getting used to Logic Pro after upgrading from Garageband (yes, that's what I started on).

I used quite a lot of sounds that came with Logic for this, so it probably sounds a bit dated. It was enjoyable to make though, and probably reflected what I needed after years of being a primary school teacher!

​You can listen to a 30 second clip below if you like. It's available here and on all good streaming / download sites.