newsletter archive
January 2018
Hello Welcome to the 18th year of the 3rd millennium and the 18th year of the 21st century. So I closed 2017 with the release of two albums, The Great Crater and Fibolae. Reviews have been coming in very positively
January 2018
Hello Welcome to the 18th year of the 3rd millennium and the 18th year of the 21st century. So I closed 2017 with the release of two albums, The Great Crater and Fibolae. Reviews have been coming in very positively
December 2017
Hello And so we reach the end of another year, one where many of our worlds have been turned quite upside down, where even the dark lands of Stranger Things seems more appealing at times! But we all need to
December 2017
Hello And so we reach the end of another year, one where many of our worlds have been turned quite upside down, where even the dark lands of Stranger Things seems more appealing at times! But we all need to
November 2017
Hello The nights are darker, the air is cooler and it’s another step towards the New Year, as ever rolling around faster and faster as the years turn. I’ve just returned from Kalisz in central Poland where I closed up
November 2017
Hello The nights are darker, the air is cooler and it’s another step towards the New Year, as ever rolling around faster and faster as the years turn. I’ve just returned from Kalisz in central Poland where I closed up
October 2017
Hello I’m writing my newsletter this month from the warmth of Washington DC, where I just premiered a new work, EroSpace, with local dance company Kyoko Dansu. It turned out to be a fabulous project inspired by the cables on
October 2017
Hello I’m writing my newsletter this month from the warmth of Washington DC, where I just premiered a new work, EroSpace, with local dance company Kyoko Dansu. It turned out to be a fabulous project inspired by the cables on
September 2017
Hello It’s rapidly moving towards autumn already here and almost perfect timing for my new album that resonates with this changing mood. The Great Crater is out this month on 29th September on Glacial Movements. Commissioned by the label for
September 2017
Hello It’s rapidly moving towards autumn already here and almost perfect timing for my new album that resonates with this changing mood. The Great Crater is out this month on 29th September on Glacial Movements. Commissioned by the label for
August 2017
Hello So it’s currently 17 degrees Celsius, pouring with rain with heavy grey skies, so it must officially be summer and perfect weather for a music festival. Indeed, I’m sitting in a tiny family hotel in Norberg in Sweden as
August 2017
Hello So it’s currently 17 degrees Celsius, pouring with rain with heavy grey skies, so it must officially be summer and perfect weather for a music festival. Indeed, I’m sitting in a tiny family hotel in Norberg in Sweden as
July 2017
Hello Over half way through the year and many plans in action, as always, balancing several plates in the air at the same time like a circus performer. June began with a visit to Brussels to the Belgian Modular Festival
July 2017
Hello Over half way through the year and many plans in action, as always, balancing several plates in the air at the same time like a circus performer. June began with a visit to Brussels to the Belgian Modular Festival
June 2017
Hello I’m now happily one year older than my last newsletter and celebrated my birthday in a twelve-hour indulgence museum/art gallery orgy, ending the day wandering around the new Pink Floyd exhibition at The Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
June 2017
Hello I’m now happily one year older than my last newsletter and celebrated my birthday in a twelve-hour indulgence museum/art gallery orgy, ending the day wandering around the new Pink Floyd exhibition at The Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
May 2017
Hello Returning from the Rauschenberg Residency in Captiva Florida was undeniably brutal. Exchanging t-shirts for thermal tops, and bare feet for warm socks, life had to return to some sense of normality I suppose! April really was a month immersed
May 2017
Hello Returning from the Rauschenberg Residency in Captiva Florida was undeniably brutal. Exchanging t-shirts for thermal tops, and bare feet for warm socks, life had to return to some sense of normality I suppose! April really was a month immersed
April 2017
Hello So here I am, sitting in the Waldo Cottage, on over twenty acres of land in Captiva Florida, surveying the land before me. It’s around thirty degrees centigrade, woodpeckers are joyfully hammering away at a tree outside my window,
April 2017
Hello So here I am, sitting in the Waldo Cottage, on over twenty acres of land in Captiva Florida, surveying the land before me. It’s around thirty degrees centigrade, woodpeckers are joyfully hammering away at a tree outside my window,
March 2017
Hello I’m writing this in some discomfort as I suffered a rather horrendous trapped nerve meets muscle spasm in my spine this week and as such have been rather knocked out. Resembling the dance moves of a geriatric, whilst walking
March 2017
Hello I’m writing this in some discomfort as I suffered a rather horrendous trapped nerve meets muscle spasm in my spine this week and as such have been rather knocked out. Resembling the dance moves of a geriatric, whilst walking
February 2017
Hello So countless people spoke of 2016 as a year that they urgently wanted to forget, but rather unfortunately 2017 is already settling into one that will simply never be forgotten, where each day reveals another unsettling, challenging situation. Let’s
February 2017
Hello So countless people spoke of 2016 as a year that they urgently wanted to forget, but rather unfortunately 2017 is already settling into one that will simply never be forgotten, where each day reveals another unsettling, challenging situation. Let’s
January 2017
Hello So welcome to a new year, the 17th year of the third millennium, and let’s try and remain positive in the light of such a challenging and sometimes rather brutal 2016. December continued to be a busy month. A
January 2017
Hello So welcome to a new year, the 17th year of the third millennium, and let’s try and remain positive in the light of such a challenging and sometimes rather brutal 2016. December continued to be a busy month. A
December 2016
Hello So it’s the end of the year and a chance to reflect back on all that’s passed. Many would agree it’s not been the most generous of years, with political turmoil and the loss of so many inspiring and
December 2016
Hello So it’s the end of the year and a chance to reflect back on all that’s passed. Many would agree it’s not been the most generous of years, with political turmoil and the loss of so many inspiring and
November 2016
Hello A chance to catch up on the last month and share all the creative adventures that have taken place, whilst enjoying a few days with family over in The Netherlands. I took another visit to Vex House in London
November 2016
Hello A chance to catch up on the last month and share all the creative adventures that have taken place, whilst enjoying a few days with family over in The Netherlands. I took another visit to Vex House in London
October 2016
Hello It’s been another challenging and busy month, both creatively and personally. Since recently passing my driving test it was time to purchase a ScannerMobile to drive around in and take such challenges as driving on a motorway for the
October 2016
Hello It’s been another challenging and busy month, both creatively and personally. Since recently passing my driving test it was time to purchase a ScannerMobile to drive around in and take such challenges as driving on a motorway for the
September 2016
Hello Into the ninth month of the year already and my what a busy one this has been. August is typically the month for much of Europe to slow down and sit on a beach, or to sit in muddy
September 2016
Hello Into the ninth month of the year already and my what a busy one this has been. August is typically the month for much of Europe to slow down and sit on a beach, or to sit in muddy
August 2016
So I am writing this newsletter on a train journey, which is often some of the finest times to sit and contemplate, write and think, as the countryside slips past in a blur. I’m moving across the British landscape and
August 2016
So I am writing this newsletter on a train journey, which is often some of the finest times to sit and contemplate, write and think, as the countryside slips past in a blur. I’m moving across the British landscape and
July 2016
Hello It is strange times indeed here in the UK. I rarely comment on political matters in a public fashion but this recent turn of events in the elections has demoralised and destabilised a significant portion of the population. My
July 2016
Hello It is strange times indeed here in the UK. I rarely comment on political matters in a public fashion but this recent turn of events in the elections has demoralised and destabilised a significant portion of the population. My
June 2016
Hello Another year older now and perhaps just a little wiser, but I’ll leave that for others to decide. I’m just freshly returned from Music Tech Fest Berlin where I presented my work and premiered sketches towards my permanent installation
June 2016
Hello Another year older now and perhaps just a little wiser, but I’ll leave that for others to decide. I’m just freshly returned from Music Tech Fest Berlin where I presented my work and premiered sketches towards my permanent installation
May 2016
Hello So May is upon us and we are one step closer to summer here, though as present it feels as if we are experiencing all four seasons in just one day. In the last week we’ve reached winter lows
May 2016
Hello So May is upon us and we are one step closer to summer here, though as present it feels as if we are experiencing all four seasons in just one day. In the last week we’ve reached winter lows
April 2016
Hello April is here, a month that the poet T.S. Eliot called the ‘cruellest month,’ but hopefully won’t be a painful as that. I spent some valuable time over in Rijeka Croatia in March, meeting with the team behind the
April 2016
Hello April is here, a month that the poet T.S. Eliot called the ‘cruellest month,’ but hopefully won’t be a painful as that. I spent some valuable time over in Rijeka Croatia in March, meeting with the team behind the
March 2016
Hello Now February may be the shortest month of the year but that doesn’t seem to have made it any less packed with joyful explorations. Scanni, my official release with Anni Hogan, finally hit the streets out on Cherry Red
March 2016
Hello Now February may be the shortest month of the year but that doesn’t seem to have made it any less packed with joyful explorations. Scanni, my official release with Anni Hogan, finally hit the streets out on Cherry Red
February 2016
Hello Into the shortest month of the year but one that seems set to be already extraordinarily busy and exciting so let’s dig in immediately. The highlight for February is the release of SCANNI, my new album with pianist and
February 2016
Hello Into the shortest month of the year but one that seems set to be already extraordinarily busy and exciting so let’s dig in immediately. The highlight for February is the release of SCANNI, my new album with pianist and
January 2016
Hello Welcome to another new beginning, 2016, and many more adventures, surprises and naturally a few challenges ahead. December closed the year in a much busier fashion than usual, with a host of rather hush-hush top-secret deadlines for projects as
January 2016
Hello Welcome to another new beginning, 2016, and many more adventures, surprises and naturally a few challenges ahead. December closed the year in a much busier fashion than usual, with a host of rather hush-hush top-secret deadlines for projects as
December 2015
Hello The last month has been spent largely in the company of builders, roofers, plumbers, electricians, scaffolders and others. The very idea of silence has long since been erased, at least for the time being, but suffice it to say
December 2015
Hello The last month has been spent largely in the company of builders, roofers, plumbers, electricians, scaffolders and others. The very idea of silence has long since been erased, at least for the time being, but suffice it to say
November 2015
Hello The nights are most certainly darker here now and scaffolding embraces the Scanner Factory as a new roof is installed to replace the 125-year-old one that currently covers us here. A very fancy solar system will then be installed
November 2015
Hello The nights are most certainly darker here now and scaffolding embraces the Scanner Factory as a new roof is installed to replace the 125-year-old one that currently covers us here. A very fancy solar system will then be installed
October 2015
Hello Sunny greetings from the Scanner Factory, where pipes are being soldered and solar systems investigated towards a self-sustaining building. The joys of creative domesticity. Life often feels rather like a river, where the surface may seem calm and at
October 2015
Hello Sunny greetings from the Scanner Factory, where pipes are being soldered and solar systems investigated towards a self-sustaining building. The joys of creative domesticity. Life often feels rather like a river, where the surface may seem calm and at
September 2015
Hello Still settling into the Scanner Factory at present and still busily engaged in the process of trying to find everything, whilst digitising my archive each day, and fresh discoveries each and every day. September brings with it the beginnings
September 2015
Hello Still settling into the Scanner Factory at present and still busily engaged in the process of trying to find everything, whilst digitising my archive each day, and fresh discoveries each and every day. September brings with it the beginnings
August 2015
Hello So I’m now writing this in the new Scanner World Headquarters. So many levels of compromise always accompany living in a city in terms of light and space, so this move is an extremely positive, engaging adventure, as we
August 2015
Hello So I’m now writing this in the new Scanner World Headquarters. So many levels of compromise always accompany living in a city in terms of light and space, so this move is an extremely positive, engaging adventure, as we
July 2015
Hello Bonjour Whilst the city of Paris basks in temperatures approaching 40 degrees, that’s over 100 degrees Fahrenheit, I am sitting in the theatre of the Pompidou Centre in Paris, wearing a pullover whilst the air-conditioning steals all the joyfulness
July 2015
Hello Bonjour Whilst the city of Paris basks in temperatures approaching 40 degrees, that’s over 100 degrees Fahrenheit, I am sitting in the theatre of the Pompidou Centre in Paris, wearing a pullover whilst the air-conditioning steals all the joyfulness
June 2015
Hello So my birthday passed with a gentle visit down the Thames River in London to visit Strawberry Hill House, the incredible gothic fantasy house disguised as a castle, built for Horace Walpole in 1749, offering up some wild inspiration
June 2015
Hello So my birthday passed with a gentle visit down the Thames River in London to visit Strawberry Hill House, the incredible gothic fantasy house disguised as a castle, built for Horace Walpole in 1749, offering up some wild inspiration
May 2015
Hello So I’m just setting off to Amsterdam in The Netherlands to make last minute adjustments to the score for Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and The Wardrobe which premieres on 8th May. It’s a 75-minute production for Dutch National
May 2015
Hello So I’m just setting off to Amsterdam in The Netherlands to make last minute adjustments to the score for Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and The Wardrobe which premieres on 8th May. It’s a 75-minute production for Dutch National
April 2015
Hello Back to health here and now battling with deadlines rather than flu, so that’s much preferable. It’s astonishing these days too how few hours we seem to have in our days compared to when we were younger. Who steals
April 2015
Hello Back to health here and now battling with deadlines rather than flu, so that’s much preferable. It’s astonishing these days too how few hours we seem to have in our days compared to when we were younger. Who steals
March 2015
Hello Nursing a rather unpleasant head cold at the moment that led to losing my voice and now resembling a prehistoric Tom Waits, but a short holiday in Andalusia was refreshing, albeit freezing cold. Does no one believe in home
March 2015
Hello Nursing a rather unpleasant head cold at the moment that led to losing my voice and now resembling a prehistoric Tom Waits, but a short holiday in Andalusia was refreshing, albeit freezing cold. Does no one believe in home
February 2015
Hello Welcome to February, the shortest month and typically one when it seems that most things need to be done! January began with the world premiere of two new works of mine, the first of which featured as part of
February 2015
Hello Welcome to February, the shortest month and typically one when it seems that most things need to be done! January began with the world premiere of two new works of mine, the first of which featured as part of
January 2015
Hello Snow has arrived in full splendour here in many areas of Europe and the glorious white landscape is something to behold. Apparently 2015 has been designated the International Year of Light and the International Year of Soils by the
January 2015
Hello Snow has arrived in full splendour here in many areas of Europe and the glorious white landscape is something to behold. Apparently 2015 has been designated the International Year of Light and the International Year of Soils by the
December 2014
Hello Still waiting for the festive spirit to arrive at Scanner HQ so here’s a little update on recent activities to catch you up on what’s been going on. We officially launched our project Ripples and Roots: Rushmoor Stories with
December 2014
Hello Still waiting for the festive spirit to arrive at Scanner HQ so here’s a little update on recent activities to catch you up on what’s been going on. We officially launched our project Ripples and Roots: Rushmoor Stories with
November 2014
Hello So the good news is that if you are reading this you made it safely through Halloween and as I was saying to the devil just last night, it’s certainly been a challenging year, but onward we go. Then
November 2014
Hello So the good news is that if you are reading this you made it safely through Halloween and as I was saying to the devil just last night, it’s certainly been a challenging year, but onward we go. Then
October 2014
Hello So Bridging the World finally opened to the world at the Museum of London Docklands in September and proved to be a great success for visitors, despite the obligatory stress of opening up an ambitious sound installation in a
October 2014
Hello So Bridging the World finally opened to the world at the Museum of London Docklands in September and proved to be a great success for visitors, despite the obligatory stress of opening up an ambitious sound installation in a
September 2014
Hello Seemingly as quickly as it arrived, summer slipped away and it’s almost autumnal already, and I have just returned from the chilly Nykøbing Mors on the Danish island of Mors where I premiered a new work based on the
September 2014
Hello Seemingly as quickly as it arrived, summer slipped away and it’s almost autumnal already, and I have just returned from the chilly Nykøbing Mors on the Danish island of Mors where I premiered a new work based on the
August 2014
Hello Summer finally arrived and with it an extraordinary amount of projects and adventures so it’s directly into the news. My new sound installation Bridging the World will launch on Friday 5th September at The Museum of London Docklands with
August 2014
Hello Summer finally arrived and with it an extraordinary amount of projects and adventures so it’s directly into the news. My new sound installation Bridging the World will launch on Friday 5th September at The Museum of London Docklands with
July 2014
CALL OUT FOR YOUR HELP Scanner Sound Installation at The Museum of London Docklands What For? I intend to create an immersive sound installation where the spectator walks through a river of hanging speakers in the museum, as part of
July 2014
CALL OUT FOR YOUR HELP Scanner Sound Installation at The Museum of London Docklands What For? I intend to create an immersive sound installation where the spectator walks through a river of hanging speakers in the museum, as part of
June 2014
Hello So May began in Bellaria in Italy for the film festival, in a location famed for its golden sandy beaches and resplendent coast line but unfortunately the storms arrived and my outdoor performance was rapidly and very practically moved
June 2014
Hello So May began in Bellaria in Italy for the film festival, in a location famed for its golden sandy beaches and resplendent coast line but unfortunately the storms arrived and my outdoor performance was rapidly and very practically moved
May 2014
Hello As the rains fall and we all grow increasingly bewildered as to which season it might even be anymore it’s time to catch up on a month past and a month ahead. April began over at MIT, as a
May 2014
Hello As the rains fall and we all grow increasingly bewildered as to which season it might even be anymore it’s time to catch up on a month past and a month ahead. April began over at MIT, as a
April 2014
April 2014 Hello So I’m writing this whilst over at MIT in Cambridge where my Visiting Artist adventures continue. Curiously March began in exactly the same geographical area, but honestly I have been home in between! I spent a week
April 2014
April 2014 Hello So I’m writing this whilst over at MIT in Cambridge where my Visiting Artist adventures continue. Curiously March began in exactly the same geographical area, but honestly I have been home in between! I spent a week
March 2014
March 2014 Hello What an adventurous and busy last month this has been, and especially since February is always a little shorter in days than other more generous months, so let’s begin. I began my role at Visiting Artist at
March 2014
March 2014 Hello What an adventurous and busy last month this has been, and especially since February is always a little shorter in days than other more generous months, so let’s begin. I began my role at Visiting Artist at
February 2014
February 2014 Hello Freshly back from Sydney Australia as I write this, and back into the strange winter European weather that slips between the apocalypse and a pretend-Autumn, so it’s all very confusing indeed. The Sydney Festival was extraordinary fun,
February 2014
February 2014 Hello Freshly back from Sydney Australia as I write this, and back into the strange winter European weather that slips between the apocalypse and a pretend-Autumn, so it’s all very confusing indeed. The Sydney Festival was extraordinary fun,
January 2014
January 2014 Hello Welcome to the 2014, a year that the United Nations have designated as the International Year of Family Farming and Crystallography so make of that what you will. I’m writing this over in The Netherlands where I’ve
January 2014
January 2014 Hello Welcome to the 2014, a year that the United Nations have designated as the International Year of Family Farming and Crystallography so make of that what you will. I’m writing this over in The Netherlands where I’ve
December 2013
December 2013 Hello So it’s now approaching the festive season, where tummies will generally grow fatter, wallets a little lighter and I’ll take advantage of the silence days ahead to catch up with work and projects. Though this last month
December 2013
December 2013 Hello So it’s now approaching the festive season, where tummies will generally grow fatter, wallets a little lighter and I’ll take advantage of the silence days ahead to catch up with work and projects. Though this last month