Part 1 looks at the early growth of this vitally important area of music today.

Catch a glimpse of what goes through the mind of a Newcastle musician commissioned to provide a suitable soundtrack for an animated film whose subject matter revolves around a woman living alone in a high-rise block of flats. John Goodenough relates his experiences.

The Making of an Album

When Julian Colbeck went back to Bach to find musical inspiration, little did he think he'd end up recording a whole album.

Systems Music

Musical mathematics made easy

Using the Kurzweil K2000 to create and perform a tribute to John Lennon

The second and final part of this series on computer composition examines the differences between human composers and their electronic counterparts. Ian Waugh keeps the score.

A cosmic David Etheridge gets to the spirit of New Age music in the first instalment of a two-part series.

In part two of this short series, David Etheridge looks at the role of effects and unusual chords in New Age music.

Is it possible to create music using only the natural sounds of the Earth? Robin Lumley says yes, having done just that for a forthcoming BBC documentary series with the aid of a Prophet 2000 sampler and some open-minded studio personnel. Read his fascinating tale.

The story of a CD

Not many people would have the courage to give up a lucrative career in the jingles business in order to record and release their own CD. But that's precisely what Simon Renouf has done, and this is his story...

Neville Unwin attempts to shed some light on contemporary production and arrangement.

Says it all really

Composer Profiles