listen

Microsoft - Windows Vista Ultimate Radio commercial and online promotion Commissioned by Mason Zimbler and Aspect Film & Video, beneath the bed produced 4 contemporary tracks to complement Microsoft's vision of a digitally-integrated future. The tracks underpin four videos depicting Microsoft's Windows Vista Ultimate applications in an everyday business context. See the videos at www.microsoft.com/uk/smallbusiness/betterbusiness Radio commercials are currently airing on Virgin, LBC, TalkSPORT and Key 103 (Manchester).

SF 1 Ident pitch for Dunningeleyjones SF 1 is the flagship channel of the Swiss public service broadcaster SF. The range of idents were based on the idea of ‘coming together as one’ and the sequences were all shot on location in Switzerland. My desire was to reflect the filmic qulity of the visuals. The end result was not far off what was actually commissioned for the range, though it was Tony and Gaynor who got the gig! Well done them.

watch

watch

Galaxy Ripple Gray advertising Mmm. Very chocolatey.

A Dunhill Ltd Promotional video This soundtrack has pace, style and a strong rhythm section. Soulful muted trumpet, tenor sax and a big brass section reflect the urban skyline, which embodies the launch of a new range of modern timepieces.

watch

listen

Idee - tap GmbH & Co KG (Radio commercial, Germany) Building from the theme of a circle drawn with ever decreasing spirals, the piece is introduced by a crescendo of treated strings and wind section. A recognizable bumper maximize the product's identity with the sound of the drawn circle layered onto the end to introduce the closing theme. The whole piece infers a delicate sophistication to compliment the range of art & craft materials being advertised.

Static agency Channel branding Providing a highly personalized feel to this fast and slick showreel that highlights statics innovative branding for names such as FilmFour, MTV and Reuters.

watch

watch

Studio Link Chinese Channel An up-beat modern feel was required for this daytime magazine show.

Animated Encounters 2005 Festival trailer A retro-funky beat with slapped bass, Wah-wah guitars and a variety of strings and synths drive the animated character through a torrent of cinematic themes. For details of the film festival, go to www.animated-encounters.org.uk

watch

watch

Animated Encounters 2003 Festival trailer An animated, tap-dancing bird and worm extravaganza with a swinging big band soundtrack reminiscent of Hollywood's musicals of the 30s and 40s.

website

Be Smart BBC Online A Landmark commission for use on the CBBC web site. This contemporary song for children aged 7 to 11 incorporates the 5 S.M.A.R.T. rules for safe surfing on the Internet. Using vocal harmonies, a driving beat, pulsing rhythms and guitars it provides a catchy and accessible way to learn the rules whilst providing a strong platform for the animated characters music video.

Shoebiz Appeal UNICEF The music was composed for an online game where the contestants have to put in the missing notes. Click the link, choose your player and guide them to the singing tree. The game was produced by www.completecontrol.co.uk

website

The Last Line Tobacco Factory. Bristol Composition & sound design. Written and directed by Henrik G Dahle, the show features six characters battling with each other and with the words of the playwright, to achieve an ultimate goal – except they can't agree what that goal is! The company, Gauntlet & Son, hopes to reduces its carbon footprint and is working closely with the C-Change Trust, a carbon education charity. Henrik also hopes to use lighting methods for the stage which will use 80% less energy than normal. The audience is also being asked to join in, filling in a questionnaire that includes details about travel to the theatre. At the interval the company will announce just how much carbon has been spent to make the show that evening Henrik hopes the evening will springboard a full-scale production of The Last Line at a later date, with a proper stage set designed by architects who are interested in sustainable building. Visit BBC Theatre for more details.

Throat Meadow Gallery. Composition & sound design. A collaboration with Daphne Wright. Sculptor. "Daphne Wright's work plays with the desire we seem to have for an encounter with beauty in art. Much of her work is visually stunning in a relatively conventional sense. Yet what is central to these works is that on both the macro and micro scale - the distanced and the intimate - Wright wilfully undermines this promise of pleasure." This intallation is set within a tunnel in the grounds of Hanbury Hall, A National Trust property in Worcestershire. Dating back to the early 18c "Snob's" tunnel was designed as a route for the estate workers between their working place and the house. The idea was that they should not be seen by the owners and visitor and 'spoil' the perfect vistas. The sound installation Throat is designed in surround-sound to be experienced as an auditory journey while passing through the tunnel. We can hear the voice of an old woman uttering basic phonetic sounds, like a child learning to speak. This collision of an old voice nearing the last breath and the childlike utterances creates a haunting space between silence and words. In this emotional resonance are all the words that might have been spoken by voices now stilled. Visit www.meadowgallery.co.uk for more details.

Listen