@bencomposer

British Composer Award 2017, Ivor Novello 2021 nominee. Professor at Leeds Conservatoire. He/Him. Support me on https://xitter.cf/t.co/9IT5qG8uhJ

 Leeds, England
soundcloud.com/bencomposer
Joined April 2009
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Good. I've written a post about writer's block for composers for @opencollegearts - I hope it's useful or thought-provoking or, at least, readable! oca.ac.uk/weareoca/music/wri…

Writer’s Block (From the Perspective of a Composer) - The Open College of the Arts

The creative process and the editorial process are completely different things. When you are creating things, encourage the editorial part of your brain to take a nap, so you can work fearlessly,...

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Weird request. I'm writing a piece about lifts/elevators (and maybe escalators) and I need your help! Are there any lifts/elevators/escalators near you that have spoken text? Ideally audible/clear/recordable - and, perhaps, containing interesting words. – at Leeds, England
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Additionally, I'm looking for one that says the word "stand". Optimistic words are a bonus, as are lifts/escalators/elevators accessible to me. – at Leeds, England
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@musicpatronuk is there any chance you could share my strange request!! 😀 – at Leeds, England
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Good - @radiophrenia are broadcasting a bunch of my pieces in April: radiophrenia.scot/calendar/1… pro tip, make stupid, short pieces and sometimes people will play them!
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Magical stuff from the @MarsyasTrio – at Leeds, England
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Good. The piece I made for the @musicpatronuk launch event at the Groucho Club is going to be on Canadian radio hibernationproject.ca/2024/1… Good.

MORE THAN HUMAN

Episode 33 of EARS HAVE EYES MORE THAN HUMAN: voices beyond our understanding ARTISTS: AnimaeNoctis Ben Gaunt Daria Baiocchi Doga Unyaylar Johannes Christopher Gerard Lananh Chu Manoah Epp Matt She…

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Very happy that my composition about the Cladding Scandal @LeedsCladding @EOCS_Official @ukcag, which I called Clad in Fire-Resistant Armour, is being broadcast on @ResonanceFM @gwaithswn tonight at 10pm resonancefm.com/programmes/5…
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I wrote a 'Birthday Backing Track' for my wife. I'm going to be doing more of these for my @musicpatronuk patrons - more info coming soon: soundcloud.com/bencomposer/k… This piece features, amongst other things, our wedding vows and the sounds of my belly being slapped. Good.

Kanako 36

I composed this piece for my wife's 36th birthday and premiered it at the Leeds International Piano Competition 2024 piano trail festival. It is a 36-second backing track featuring some of her favour

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Fun day. My last performance as Composer in Resonance of the @leedspiano Piano Trail Festival @pianodrome. Before that, my piece Air Arc Air (composed as a response to @musicprocess conference) is broadcast as part of Seanaps Festival in Germany seanaps.net/2024/radio Good.
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Composers, quick question. Do you include performances of a single movement of a larger work in your list of performances? If the work is modular in nature, does this change things? – at Leeds, England
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Looking forward to playing Local Mosaics and Graffiti at the @PianodromeLive as part of @leedspiano later today - the @MarsyasTrio will be there, can't wait! leedspiano.com/event/ben-gau… @musicpatronuk @LeedsMusicDrama
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Also playing today, 1pm, as part of the Company of Artistic Interventions. Come down to @PianodromeLive at Leeds Museum @leedspiano @musicpatronuk – at Leeds, England
Ben Gaunt@bencomposer3 Sep 2024
I don't know why I decided to do such a scary face, but I'm ready for the @leedspiano Piano Trail Festival. I've got my @PianodromeLive t-shirt, the sun is (kinda) shining, and life is good. I'm playing on the 7th, 10th, 14th and 21st @musicpatronuk
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I don't know why I decided to do such a scary face, but I'm ready for the @leedspiano Piano Trail Festival. I've got my @PianodromeLive t-shirt, the sun is (kinda) shining, and life is good. I'm playing on the 7th, 10th, 14th and 21st @musicpatronuk – at Leeds, England
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More details here: leedspiano.com/event/ben-gau… and leedspiano.com/event/ben-gau…
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Friends, apply for this!
Yorkshire Sound Women Network@YSWN_20 Aug 2024
NEW CALLOUT: CHANGING GEAR We’re looking for three emerging women or minority gender music creators from #Yorkshire and the #Humber to compose electronic pieces to celebrate Daphne Oram's upcoming centenary. Interested? Apply by 10 Sept: buff.ly/3AyaxgX @PRSFoundation
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Really enjoying this xmtr.fm/ curated by Lucia Scazzocchio of @SOCIALBRDCSTS - featuring lots of amazing audio work + my piece, Originally From Another Cross.

(( XMTR ))

A curated sonic storytelling space celebrating audio works that cut through the noise, bend genres, amplify unheard voices, immerse, surprise and don’t generally feature on the usual podcast streams...

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Good luck to everyone getting their A Level results today 🤩 Let us know if you will be joining us in September by tagging us @leedsmusicdrama 💙🎶🎭 Still looking for a place? We have spaces on many of our Music and Drama degrees 👇leedsconservatoire.ac.uk/cle…
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For the last week, I've been in #Filey with @robbentall recording sounds for a new hour-long piece for @leedspiano Piano Trail. Can't wait to share it in September. – at Filey, England
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In which Olympic sport would Stravinsky achieve the gold? Uneven bars. Good. – at Leeds, England
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I'm listening to this with my headphones on and the sound mixing is awful. Some really bad errors here, particularly 0:55 - this is why you should invest in the arts.
Conservatives
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1 hour left to stop the Labour supermajority.
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