Hey, I’m stillawake. I also answer to Barney. I’m an electronic music student at the GSMD, a part-time Max4Live programmer, and a glitch-pop artist. My music is gratuitously lo-fi, switching between early noughties Napster-esque blown out mixes - and moments of true clarity, intricacy, and intimacy.
I’m a member of the psych-rock outfit Caiman Radio. I produce for the band behind the scenes, and I can be found on stage with an Ableton Push and an eclectic assortment of synths. I am lucky to work and produce with a host of talented close collaborators, including livia (stream almost lovers!) and Aaron Collins of Fake Fame.
I have had the opportunity to work on several professional projects over the past couple of years. I provided several orchestral compositions for the widely-praised series of OrchestRAM shows hosted at the Barbican, and I did post-production audio engineering work on Olalan No Mita Ko Pah, a Taiwanese Ministry of Culture-funded short film.
stillawake23
A mixtape of three tracks I made in 2023 which were too cool to stay unreleased forever.
SoundCloud
livia - almost lovers
livia’s third single is a heartwrenching ballad. Almost lovers? Almost friends? I’ll write about you forever...
Spotify - Apple Music - YouTube - More
OrchestRAM
I orchestrated several fan-favourite tracks from RAM Records’ discography for their highly-anticipated set of 30th anniversary shows in the Milton Court Concert Hall in late 2022, and a one-night-only event in the Barbican Concert Hall in spring 2023. OrchestRAM fused stunning compositions performed by a live orchestra with the iconic drum and bass originals fans have grown to love. Attack Magazine described the event as a “rave in a concert hall”.
My compositions for these concerts included:
- Chase & Status - Pieces (feat. Plan B)
- Chase & Status - Take You There [live vocals c/o Aaron Collins]
- Audio - Shatterdome
- Sub Focus - Last Jungle (Camo & Krooked & Mefjus Remix)
Olalan No Mita Ko Pah
I was the post-production audio engineer on this Taiwanese Ministry of Culture-funded short film, now streaming on TaiwanPlus. Guided by her Grandmother Anaw, a former indigenous handicraft teacher, we follow Jade as she reconnects to her indigenous culture. Using rice wine making as a vessel for this, Jade discovers the Amis people’s intrinsic connection with the land -- transcendent of physical ties.
As this was a short film with a small team, my work encompassed several roles. I was originally tasked with cleaning up the interview recordings, which had been done on-location in rural Taiwan and were not without their fair share of mic rustle, clipping and unwanted or intermittent background noise. I also did foley and sound design for the film, blending atmospheric sounds recorded on-location, traditional Taiwanese folk singing, and my own foley to create a true sound world for the film to live in.
The first full-length Caiman Radio is coming late 2024. Follow us on Instagram for new gigs and releases!
max/msp
Check out my Gumroad for a variety of Max instruments, audio effects, and utilities.
EIE pedalsynth glitches
Harsh, loud and glitchy sounds generated with a variety of guitar pedals running in feedback loops through an old Akai EIE Pro audio interface. Ranges from deep electronic bass sounds to textural and piercing high-end.
Coming soon...