This is a very unusual music review, it is a visual one. I am synaesthetic a neurological trait that means I “see” sound. I have…
Synaesthetic Music Review of Three New Singles by Muse
Category: Music
Why Women Do Death Metal Growl Better Than Men and Why You Should Care Even If You’ll Never Listen To Death Metal in Your Life.
So, It’s International Women’s Day Today, and frankly, women have come to the end of putting up with the patriarchal nonsense that assumes it rules…
See Synaesthetic Art Magically Appearing; A Time Lapse of Drawing Iron Maiden
I thought I’d do something a bit different this week, I’ve been experimenting with time-lapse photography while I draw music. It adds a whole new…
How I Didn’t Get On National Radio This Week, But The Broadcast Was A Superb Experience Anyway.
BBC 6 Music visited my studio this week. My studio is at Guildford indie venue and arts hub The Boileroom and, as part of 6…
The Top 5 Merry Festive Gingerbread, Starry, Holiday, Christmas Jewellery Style Selections With Added Bonus (…no Please Not Another Mince Pie) Best Of Top Yuletide, Winter Solstice Songs Playlist.
I’m going to come right out and say it; I’m not a massive fan of Christmas. Some parts of it I love, some things can…
The Seven Phenomenal Lessons I’ve Learnt From Music and how they Changed Me Profoundly as a Visual Artist.
It’s nearing the end of the year and the traditional time for making lists of stuff is upon us. So rather than a list of…
How Simon Gallup’s Brazen Crazy Bass Sound Gave Me The Reason I Need To Start Using Bronze and Copper: The Cure Play Wembley Arena 1/12/16
I was a huge Cure fan back in the late ’80s, big black and white poster of Robert Smith on my bedroom wall, had all…
How Vivid Synaesthesia and Muse Live Briefly Disintegrated My Conscious Mind.
People often ask me “…what is it like to be synaesthetic, what do you see?”. I talk about it all the time in the context…
Seeing the Music and Hearing the Image: Some Expeditionary Art with Solo-bassist Steve Lawson
The bass guitar is a wonderful instrument, if it were not for my learning to play it none of this would ever have happened. I…
The Space Bass: Custom Painting My Bass Guitar
When I learnt how to custom paint, it was to use the skill in my jewellery, however, being a bassist I couldn’t resist painting a…