15th July 2015. Aspirational Those who do not aspire to be better than they are Shall not be given of to eat Those who do not strive...

29th June 2015. At the weekend, like millions of other people I coloured my FB profile picture with a 28th Rainbow and celebrated those...

28th June 2015. Post-Pride Flotsam No:1. Just now, on the Central line on my way home from work: three young gay boys ... too much sun,...

10th March 2015. Having a career as an artist, a scientist, an educator, an academic (please add as you see fit) ... is to me, a...

10th March 2015 Feeling ill today and also feeling not so good in my soul. Probably I've just got a virus, but it got me to thinking...

22nd Feb 2015. Just had a thought whilst cleaning the flat this morning. Bringing people in to 'manage' or organise things is about those...

19th February 2015. For me it feels like most of the time, the best way to 'get creative' is simply to do stuff. When I do stuff, I have...

18th February 2015. For me, making stuff that might be called music or art or whatever, feels like I’m playing a game. I like thinking of...

12th January 2015. Thinking About The Is-ness of Sound. It can be very easy when listening or dancing to a sound to get caught in...

14th October 2014. Abandon originality Abandon self-promotion Abandon individuality Revel in individuality Yes to process No to product...

9th October 2014. I do things that do not rely on the funding structure and the support of the rich. I perform (if I perform) in...

10th August 2014. Hi There. Hmmm ... a few not-particularly-well-though-out musings: Remember your music is not the only thing that is...

3rd July 2014. Where are you in relation to the music? Is the music in you? If so …. Where is it in you? What kind of shape, energy,...

25th March 2014. This morning I had an experience that made me feel like the world had warped slightly. It was strange and a bit...

6th March 2014. I’m interested in making work. I’m not interested in having a career in the arts. I am interested in making a living. I’m...

28th August 2013. In my creative process I sometimes find myself struggling with and trying to make myself do the things that I find very...

28th August 2013. After meditating this morning I started thinking about when I ‘tamed’ a feral cat a long time ago. I started comparing...

18th July 2013. I played for the Moving East Contact Improvisation Jam last Saturday and thought I’d like to write a few words about how...

1st May 2013. What if what I start with is a lot, lot less important than the fact that I start? What if the process of focusing is the...