About
I am a writer and senior editor with over ten years experience in publishing, commissioning and creative strategy across music, art and culture.
I hold an MSc in environmental politics, focussing on ocean noise pollution, and am currently developing a research practice working with field recordings and sonic environments. My writing about sound and listening is collected on a Substack newsletter called Through Sounds. In 2022, I produced a collaborative compilation called Echo Location, which explored the sonic ecologies of an island in the Hebrides.
I previously spent seven years as Editor-in-Chief of The Vinyl Factory magazine, establishing and developing the digital platform to reach a large global audience.
Recent Work
Electronic Sound: Down to Earth - making music from seismic recordings
Substack: Industrial ecologies at Sonic Acts festival 2022
Disco Pogo: Environmental records - how the vinyl industry is responding to the climate crisis
Caught By The River: Mycelium Music
Composer: Animal Collective on wading into new waters to score Elegance Bratton's 'The Inspection'
The Guardian: Japanese pop maverick Akiko Yano: "Art is in my blood, it will never die"
Frieze: Rediscovering Moki and Don Cherry's utopian visions
Writing
My writing appears in The Guardian, Frieze, Wax Poetics, Bandcamp, Electronic Sound, Composer, Disco Pogo, Atlas Obscura, Caught By The River and The Vinyl Factory.
Interviews & Features
Music / Animal Collective / Tony Allen / Larry Heard / Shabaka Hutchings / Akiko Yano / Bonobo / Sudan Archives / Yazmin Lacey / Lonnie Liston Smith / Linda Lewis / Nosaj Thing / Dorian Concept / MatthewDavid / African Head Charge / Gigi Masin / Sarah Davachi / Félicia Atkinson / Maximum Joy / Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe / Eiko Ishibashi / Son Lux / Lynn Goldsmith / Marcos Valle / Lefto / Mafalda / Gilles Peterson / Emma-Jean Thackray / Thundercat / Justin Strauss / Amir Abdullah / Idris Ackamoor / Andy Votel / Tom Ze / Atmosfear / Alexander Nut / Tenderlonious / Moses Boyd / Mike Collins / Renata Do Valle / Mats Gustaffson / Mica Levi / Jason Moran / Mandy Parnell / Ben Kelly / Lonnie Holley / William Basinski / Johan Kugelberg / Laura Groves / Stephen Morris / Russel Elevado / Spencer Doran / King Midas Sound / Kevin Richard Martin / Ashley Kahn / David Stubbs / Dego / John Gomez / Paul White / Bullion / Nabihah Iqbal / Red Greg / Ed Motta / Andrea Parker / Laraaji / Golden Teacher / Future Islands / Gonjasufi / patten / Dave Okumu / Metronomy / Django Django / Thurston Moore / These New Puritans / Zara McFarlane / Anthony Joseph / Napalm Death / Norman Cook / THEESatisfaction / Gregory Porter / Billy Cobham / Roland P. Young / Jose James / Dam Funk / Kit Ebersbach / Art & Design / Yuri Suzuki / Stan Douglas / Kristin Anna / Cecilia Bengolea / Scott King / Dinos Chapman / Trevor Jackson / Fashion / Michele Lamy / Nicholas Daley / Willy Vanderperre
Liner Notes
Skull Snaps (Mr Bongo) / Cesar Mariano (Mr Bongo) / The Mystery Kindaichi Band (WeWantSounds) / Ryuichi Sakamoto (WeWantSounds) / Gabrielle Roth & The Mirrors (Time Capsule) / Mario Rui Silva (Time Capsule) / Eddie Ruscha (Fourth Sounds) / Eddie Ruscha & Peter Zummo (Fourth Sounds) / I'm Not You (Fourth Sounds)
Press Materials & Artist Bios
Soundwalk Collective / Gilberto Gil / L'Rain / Balimaya Project / Bex Burch / Jazz Re:Freshed / Alhaji Waziri Oshomah (Luaka Bop) / Knoel Scott & Marshall Allen (Sun Ra Arkestra) / Night Dreamer / Atles Music / International Anthem / Sounds Familiar / Odda Records / Mr Bongo
Film
I have commissioned, produced and written short film documentaries on music, art and record culture, and developed a number of successful online video series.
Music / Joe Armon-Jones / Kamaal Williams / Nils Frahm / Suzanne Ciani / Malcolm Catto / Helena Hauff / JD Twitch / Vladimir Ivkovic / Matthew Herbert / Andrew Weatherall / DJ Food / Abbey Road / Rashad Becker / BBC Radiophonic Workshop / James Murphy / Soulwax / Tom Furse / London Modular / Nozinja / Peter Zinovieff / Art & Design / Ragnar Kjartansson / Eddie Peake / Hito Steyerl / Jeremy Deller / Jeremy Shaw / Haroon Mirza / Richard Mosse / Nicholas Daley / Weirdcore / Documentaries (Commissioned) / Ebo Taylor & The Lost Tapes / Stones Throw Records Studios / Gospel Soul in '70s USA / X-Ray Audio / Imaginary Landscapes: The Turntable as Instrument / Blank Tape: Electronic Cassette Culture / Sound Fields: Contemporary Field Recording
Audio
I have presented regular radio shows, featuring mixes, interviews and live sesions with a range of artists. I have produced and commissioned podcasts, and established VF Radio as part of an exhibition by Theaster Gates at 180 The Strand.
Interviews / Madison McFerrin / Mira Calix / Vivien Goldman / Skinny Pelembe / Leifur James / Thool / Drizilik & Freetown Uncut / Robert Stillman / Oscar Jerome / Paul Major / Podcasts / The Issue with Reissues / Pressing Matters / The Sound of Santiago / Makaya McCraven on Gil Scott-Heron / Mixes / NTS Live / Worldwide FM / Soho Radio / Balamii / Netil Radio / Red Light Radio / Dublab.de / Jazz FM
Art
While at VF, I worked with a number of art institutions to create written and film content and communicate exhibitions and events.
ICA (Cybernetic Serendipity, 2014) / White Cube (Christian Marclay, 2015) / Barbican (Station To Station, 2015) / Venice Biennale (2015) / Whitechapel Gallery (Music for Musuems, 2015) / Hayward Gallery (The Infinite Mix, 2016) / Lisson Gallery (Everything At Once, 2017) / Elevation 1049 (Gstaad, 2017) / New Museum (Strange Days, 2018) / Serpentine Gallery (Hito Steyerl, 2019) / 180 The Strand (2016-2020)