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TAPEHEAD
Welcome to tapehead—a space where I gather fragments from my creative life and piece them into stories, reflections, and behind-the-scenes glimpses. Here you'll find thoughts on music-making, sound experiments, collaborative projects, concert work, and exhibitions.
Mapping the Invisible: Understanding Form in Music
What makes a piece of music feel coherent, compelling, or even cinematic? In this post, I explore the often-overlooked role of musical form.
Apr 97 min read
Crafting Space with Reverb
There’s a certain magic in how a room sounds—and each one sounds different, with its own signature reverberation.
Apr 37 min read
The Mirage of Perfectionism
Perfectionism is a mirage—chase it, and you'll never finish. Here are my tips to move forward, and share your work with confidence.
Mar 176 min read
The Long Road to a Cloudtop Meadow
The journey of creating Once Upon a Cloudtop Meadow began during the quiet, reflective time of the pandemic.
Mar 106 min read
My Journey into Sample Libraries
Discover how modern sample libraries transformed my approach to music production.
Feb 36 min read
Unlearning and Renewal
Life has a way of circling back. A chain of events brought me to where I am today, culminating in the release of my first orchestral piece.
Nov 24, 20247 min read
In The Right Place, At The Right Time
I was in the right place, at the right time; I happened to have a completed orchestral piece sitting on my desk, so I thought, why not?
Nov 14, 20247 min read
Royal Holloway Calling
"Tell us about your piece, the Concerto for Piano and Strings”. My heart sank. It was one thing to compose, but to talk about it?
Nov 4, 20246 min read
A Cypriot at Abbey Road Studios
It was a nice spring morning in London in the year 2007. I casually headed out to catch a bus to Abbey Road Studios
Oct 29, 20245 min read
Three Sketches in Aquamarine
I get an invitation to create a musical work for an exhibition. With limited time, I revisit and rediscover an old unfinished project.
May 4, 20233 min read
Remembering 2009: a personal account.
I skipped the ten years challenge craze. If I am to join in, it is going to be a little different, of course. Ten years ago, in the...
Feb 10, 202110 min read
Low Hopes: the story of "Transmissions"
I’m in the mood to write. After completing my PhD thesis, (well, not really, I still need to fix some things - it’s a never-ending...
Dec 16, 20197 min read
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