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Working to Brief in the MA Music Songhouse
Working to Brief in the MA Music Songhouse
Watch the Universe was written to brief in one of our intensive collaborative songwriting sessions (part of our Professional Music Brief 2 module, among others). Students combined randomly generated phrases with inspiration from silent film as the starting point for this song about connection and human discovery.
Written, performed and recorded by producer songwriters Arron Taylor, David Grimason and Daniel Beattie.
Developing Creative Practice
Developing Creative Practice
Tumbling Nights was developed by songwriting student Christian Fleetwood McCabe as part of his professional practice portfolio. It is the first song from his evolving MA Project album Deep Fried Sunshine, exploring the musical connections between the West Coast of Scotland and the West Coast of America.
Featuring vocals from fellow songwriting student Bethany Ferrie.
Executioner God / Domino was developed by production student Steven Allan under his performing name Monday Soutar as part of his development of elements of his songwriting practice.
Written and performed by Monday Soutar.
Recorded, mixed, mastered and extra performance elements added by production students Arron Taylor (drums, recording and mastering) and Jamie MacPherson (bass and mixing).
MA Music COP26 Commission
MA Music COP26 Commission
MA Music students received a commission to create works for an installation at the fringe of the Green Zone of the COP26 Climate Change Conference, which took place in Glasgow in 2021.
Can You Feel Your Fate? is an emotionally charged climate awareness song created to shine a spotlight on the now critical status of climate change. The principal aim was to create a powerful audio message to highlight and raise awareness of the ongoing climate change battles humanity faces.
Bethany Ferrie - Song and performance
Stevie Allan - Performance
David Grimason - Audio Mixing/Mastering
Andrew Fell - Installation video content
It's Not Over Yet is an audio visual installation comprised of four short films that play asynchronously on screens encircling the audience. The audio – a mix of narration, Gaelic singing, composition and field recordings/foley – is played in surround to fully immerse viewers.
The Gaelic song is Cha Mi Na Mor-Bheanna, a song focusing on one's surroundings and remarking on the richness of the land.
Poem/dialogue recording - Amar Chhina
Mixed - Daniel Beattie + Jamie Macpherson
Film/edit - Jamie Macpherson
Sound Design + Dub - Erin Sinead
"Cha Mi Na Mor-Bheanna" by John Cameron
“Pirates of Inchindown” composed + performed by Matthew Hardie
All other music composed by Daniel Beattie
Recorded by Erin Sinead, Andrew Napier, Shaun Cassidy + Joseph Welsh on location at Inchindown oil tanks, Invergordan (26/09/2018)
Mixed by Erin Sinead
Camera operative: James Reid
With thanks to New College Lanarkshire, David Burnett, Keir Long and Alan Moffat
Soundscape Production
Soundscape Production
MA Music: Production students working to a brief to produce soundscapes
Walkin' Glasgow Blues - Adam McNeil
Walkin' Glasgow Blues - Adam McNeil
Quotes from Lao Tzu and Vocals/Piano by Lucie Meunier
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