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Singer & Original Song feature: Sam Lee, London Contemporary Voices at Schleswig Holstein Festival, Hamburg.

I had the joy of joining Folk artist Sam Lee at two performances in Hamburg, Germany as one of 6 members of London Contemporary Voices as part of the Schleswig Holstein festival. We joined him and his band and guest vocalist Lisa Knapp for a number of their songs as well as performing a set...

CREATIVE DIRECTION: Milton Court, The Barbican. Citizens of the World Refugee Choir & Friends

I am the proud Creative Director & Assistant Musical Director of Citizens of the World, the UK’s leading refugee choir, and our performance at Milton Court Barbican Centre was one of the most ambitious & special performances of our 6 years together. These photos by Sharifah Grant give a sense of the energy in the...

Assistant Musical Director: BARBICAN Centre, Citizens of the World Choir; A Play for the Living in the Time of Extinction, Headlong theatre

Citizens of the World Choir performed at Barbican Centre as part of the production from Headlong Theatre – A Play For The Living in a time of Extinction. This project was one of the most rewarding processes our choir family has stepped into and we have to extend an initial thanks to the production’s team...

MEG ELLA featured at Winterwerft Festival, Frankfurt 2023

It was an honour to be invited as an artist to Winterwerft 2023 by Antagon Theatre, to perform a concert of my own work. I was joined by cellist Fraser Bowles and trombonist Nic Jones to perform a 45 minute set of my original songs and arrangements. I remained at the festival for the following...

Orchestrator: Pretty Red Dress, BFI

Finally, after first jumping in in 2020, I got to see Pretty Red Dress at its premier at the BFI London Film Festival tonight at the Southbank Centre – my first feature film orchestration and more importantly a brilliant, tender exploration of masculinity and personal identity from Dionne Edwards & starring Alexandra Burke & Natey Jones (who shine). The biggest...

Cello: Some People, Agon Branza

So honoured to feature as a cellist on this stunning piece of work from songwriter and composer Agon Branza. “On the background of it all, Agon describes this song as a “confessional anthem about discrimination and ‘otherness’”. Right from the opening notes, the artist immediately immerses the listener into this rich atmospheric world of sweeping...

SINGER: Pete Tong, Ultra Naté, LP Giobbi, Jules Buckley “Free (Do What U Want)”

I joined a small number of London Contemporary Voices at Air Studios to record a special new version of the iconic Pete Tong track “Free” with Jules Buckley, Pete Tong, LP Giobbi & Ultra Naté. Our recorded vocals were then featured as part of an epic live performance at the 02.