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‘Ethnomusicality’

‘Ethnomusicality’ is a soundtrack to an animation. It was created as part of Drake Music’s Connect and Collaborate London project and involved a group of artists and musicians working together […]

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Image: still from video showing 3 musicians playing accordian, melodica and double bass
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Seasons 4.0

This short film by Ivan Riches was made at the September 2014 ‘work-in-progress’ sharing of Seasons 4.0 – a collaboration across electro-acoustic music, contemporary dance and interactive technology inspired by […]

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Windows of Your Mind

Based on ‘The Windmills of Your Mind’ (Michel Legrand), Joe Rushbrook has written new lyrics to create a beautiful new song. This recording was made with Doug Bott as part […]

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Image: still from video showing group of disabled musicians using iPads
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The Brazilian Connection

Collaborative music project organised by DM Associate Musician Ben Glass between Drake Music South West and Mais Diferenças, São Paulo, Brazil. This video looks at the first steps in forming […]

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Chinatown, My Chinatown

This piece is a commission by Drake Music as part of the Connect and Collaborate London programme. It is a contemporary a re-working of an old jazz standard by a […]

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Psychobabble

Made by Andrew and Sarah at Paul’s Place near Bristol using an iPad and Sarah’s Electronic communication aid. Andrew created the beat using Garageband before duetting with Sarah using a […]

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The Brazilian Connection - Documentary
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The Brazilian Connection – Documentary

Film by Ben Glass and Ivan Riches showcasing Ben’s ‘Brazilian Connection’ project. This short documentary shows Ben interviewing Evelyn Glennie and talking to her about the ‘Brazilian Connection’: an international […]

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Walls of Sound

Drake Music worked with pupils at Richard Cloudesley School, Charlton Park Academy, Swanlea School, and Linden Lodge School to create this piece for the City of London Festival, inspired by […]

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Chinatown, My Chinatown
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Chinatown, My Chinatown

Chinatown, My Chinatown is an old 1910 song by William Jerome and Jean Schwartz, reinterpreted by John Kelly, Mik Scarlet and Matthew Woodcock. A project initiated, arranged, recorded and mixed […]

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Music for Serena the Mermaid

Drake Music South West ran a series of five music sessions with adult service users at CEDA in Exeter, to create a piece of music to accompany ‘Swept to Earth’: […]

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