Our new single, Centripetal, is out now! Streaming in all the usual places, and also over at Bandcamp – more on the backstory soon x
Category: News.
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A Statement RE: Live Shows.
It’s with enormous sadness that I am announcing an indefinite hiatus from live shows with immediate effect. Playing gigs has slowly pushed me to a place of facing significant health issues, both physical and mental. I’m sorry to say that means the cancellation of all shows this year. Scheduled talks and conference appearances will go ahead as planned; for reasons that will make more sense later, “proper” gigs are not possible any time soon. It’s obviously one of the toughest calls I’ve ever made.
I will soon share in more detail what is happening because it may help others; a good friend very wisely advised me to wait a beat before I disclose more. There’s some stigma attached to the issues I’m dealing with, and I need to think about that. I also want to be open and honest as so many in my audience face disabling barriers and mental health challenges. I just need to wrap my head around a few things first, and have some time to heal physically and mentally.
Love to everyone who has been with me through this journey, you know who you are x
See you down the front one day, I’ll be fitter, healthier and happier when the day comes x
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Our First Legit Composer Commission!
Yeah. You read that right. Early this year we were approached by Propel Dance, the UK’s first all wheelchair-rider dance about their forthcoming production of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Snow Queen. They are, conveniently enough, based in the Midlands, needed a composer, wanted to employ a Disabled artist… those roads lead inevitably to me.
Okay, I’m being overly modest – they also liked our music. My schedule has been wild this year, but I really wanted to do it. So I’m doing it.
I’ve been working away on it for a while now; I’ve done bits in the past, but I’ve never composed this much music for a client. It’s daunting/exciting in equal measure.
I’ll talk more about the process and showing my workings later – I really want to wait until it’s out there before I do that – for now here’s just a sneak peak of rehearsals:
It’s touring the Midlands over the coming weeks; head to Propel Dance’s Website for dates and tix.
Hope to see you at a show -it’s a magical thing x
Image Credit: Propel Dance
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Email Subscriber Error Forward Slash Oops.
Me mucking about with publishing settings of older posts last night caused email subscribers to get BOMBARDED with emails. Firstly; massive apologies! Thanks for those of you who pointed it out. And secondly; thanks for subscribing! I really hope this is proving to be an interesting/useful…
In the meantime, and to make this post more interesting than just a sheepish apology, here’s a song. Specifically, the first one…
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Hometown gig… finally!
Hometown gig… finally!
If you were there… I can’t thank you enough.
AND AT SYMPHONY HALL, NO LESS!
It was a foyer concert, a small deal, but it was BIRMINGHAM. WITH FRIENDS. AND FAMILY! I was a little more nervous than usual, of course. I make my living performing for strangers…
Lots of new sounding old songs, weirdly enough. I’ve never been able to play Bless This House lire, and finally, with all the toys, I can!
What a blessing.
Thank you. (Again)
KH xxx
