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Peter trained as a classical
guitarist and in jazz theory. He began experimenting with electronic
forms of composition, using samplers, synthesisers and digital
recording techniques. Out of this has emerged a sound that is
a mix of classical, jazz and electronics as well as integrating
numerous styles that have been integral to his development such
as rock, blues, folk, reggae and funk. He also plays Brazilian
percussion such as the berimbau and cuica, as well as the tablas.
Compositions range from synthesised soundscapes to fully orchestrated
works.
He has worked on every Activated
Image production, starting with the first outing of the company,
an updated version of The Tempest at the 1998 Edinburgh Fringe.
For this he wrote a drum 'n bass score, to great acclaim: "A
thumpingly impressive soundtrack" (Three Weeks). Other productions
he scored are dream.2000, Amy Evans' Strike, Latin! and The Straight
Man. Recently he provided a soundtrack for The Principle of Motion,
which used as its base a canon, which is a baroque composotional
form reflecting the story's primary setting of 18th century Austria.
This was combined with electronic pulses and dance rhythms, inspired
by the themes of artificial intelligence and the movement of automata.
Other work for theatre has included
Bloody Poetry at the Brockley Jack, and The Monument for the opening
season of the Finborough in Chelsea. Student work includes Spring
Awakening and Blood Wedding at Manchester University, Possible
Worlds, The Erl King and 4.48 Psychosis at Mountview Academy,
and Chuck Palahniuk's Survivor at King's College. Peter also writes
for film and radio, with recent credits including Old World which
appeared as the Saturday play on BBC Radio 4, and The White Horses
of Lipizza, a 60 minute documentary for the National Geographic.
Short films credits are Frontline (Evil Pigeon), Between the City
and the Sea (Violent Violet), Petal (Jack and Jude), Loophole
(Intermezzo), The Art of Flirting (Tzunami) and The Last Supper
(Intermezzo).
Peter has played in many bands,
including a stint as a keyboardist in a touring soul originals
band, piano in many jazz groups, bass in the rock band Madee,
guitar in his late teens in the group Amber, and most recently
electric piano in the experimental live electronica band, Blue
Rinse. Based in Manchester, they combined layers of loops with
live bass, guitar and keyboards, with influences from blues, gypsy
music, drum 'n' bass, reggae and orchestral soundscapes. He has
made film sequences for multimedia productions including The White
Devil, Antigone and Survivor. He has trained as a martial artist,
studying Capoeira, a Brazilian mix of dance, gymnastics and fighting
techniques, as well as Jeet Kune Do, Bruce Lee's own potpourri
of eastern and western martial arts including boxing, fencing
and Wing Chun kung fu.
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