Lost Opportunities

Here’s the next video from my latest album, “Close To Home”.

Once again, for this video I’ve explored the creative possibilities of AI animation, particularly those based on restored photographs from the 19th century. I’ve found them a source of endless fascination - the fact that today we can almost breathe life into subjects that, perhaps until only recently, were little more than nebulous fragments from a past we never knew. Somehow, these animations seem to make the past a little more tangible.

In any case, enjoy “Lost Opportunities”…

Hannibal

This is the second video using music from my new album “Close To Home”. Musically, it’s a bit of a departure for me, but I think it works.

For this video I’ve explored a theme that has long fascinated me - Circus Strongmen, Wrestlers and Pugilists 1850-1920 and the curious relationship between hyper masculinity and homo eroticism. I’ve used original photos from the period then restored, colourised and animated them using AI. The results really do make these images more relatable - it’s easier to accept that these are not static and impenetrable snapshots from a time capsule, they were once living, breathing people.

In any case, enjoy!

31 10 24

Yes, it’s been a while… but I’ve been busy!

My new album, “Close to Home”, is slated for release on 31/10/24 and will be available for streaming and purchase from all the usual suspects. It comprises 10 new works with several recorded by the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra (CPO). It was an absolute delight working with a world class full symphony orchestra. Under the inspired batton of conductor John Walton, they did a superb job of bringing these pieces to life.

One of the pieces on the album is an arragement of a classic which I wrote as a gift for a very dear friend who was celebrating a milestone birthday. Here it is being recorded by the CPO at the legendary Milestone Studios in Cape Town, South Africa.

Enjoy!