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Omerta single “Gay Hitler” The idea to record and produce Omerta’s debut single, “Gay Hitler” came about when the lead singer James, wanted a DIY, stripped-back, live-style recording for the band’s latest release. As I had previously worked on recording my own singles as well as other artists’ music, he was familiar with my recording…

building a skateboard guitar The idea for this guitar came about because I needed an instrument to play live that was lightweight and that I would not mind damaging. Most of the bands I play in can be quite violent on stage, involving a lot of wrestling, crowd interaction, and throwing my guitar around. I…

My brother and I have always wanted to design a sidechain pedal for live use. We wanted to be able to use either a drum machine or a microphone placed on a kick drum and run that signal into one of our guitars so that we could achieve a ducking effect while performing live. Some…

I collaborated with my girlfriend, Eleanor, who is studying Sculpture at UAL. We found a reflective table in someone’s front garden that appeared to have been thrown away. As soon as we saw it, lots of ideas came to mind, so we decided to knock on the door and ask if we could take it.…

One of my fellow classmates, Josh, wanted to develop his guitar ideas and turn them into fully realised songs that could be performed live. We decided to collaborate and see how far we could expand on his original concepts through a shared songwriting process. Almost every day, Josh would come into M108 with a new…

The singer of the band Omerta owned a toy keyboard that he had kept since childhood and wanted to incorporate into the band’s music. Knowing that I had experience circuit bending children’s electronic toys, he approached me and asked if I could modify the keyboard for him. Rather than simply carrying out the modifications myself,…

A month or two ago, I collaborated with the band Lackaday as part of my solo project, T-nest. We organised a live event where both acts would perform together and reinterpret each other’s music through live remixes and collaborative performances. The event was called T-nest vs. Lackaday: T-Day. The two projects had very different approaches…

As I have a strong interest in circuit bending, I decided to start collaborating with other people by offering to modify their unused guitar pedals, electronic devices, and toy instruments. My aim is to improve my circuit-bending skills while gaining a better understanding of different types of circuitry, especially the differences between analogue and digital…