Podcast - UON Popular Music Podcast 3: Anna Jaichner aka Silky Wilford

I recently sat down with one of my favourite people in Northampton, Anna Jaichner as part of the University of Northampton Popular Music Monthly Podcast. Anna is a local Northamptonian singer songwriter in the process of releasing her debut EP, one song at a time. We discuss living in Northampton, the local (amazing) music scene, being a women in the music industry and writing and releasing music as a self-producing artist.

Lecturer in Music Production @ The University of Northampton

Following the success of last year, I am now excited to announce that as of last Monday (11th of July 2022), I have accepted the post of Lecturer In Music Production at the University on a part-time basis. The Music Production BA (Hons) course is one of the most comprehensive I have seen with modules encompassing an incredibly varied landscape within the music and sound fields!

Associate Lecturer: The University of Northampton

The Creative Practitioner - This module focuses on developing professional skills relevant to working both in the music industry and further afield. The module has a focus on enterprise, entrepreneurialism, and professional development; students will explore a variety of ways by which they might manage their professional careers.

DAW1 - This module develops a solid understanding of the practical use and operation of Logic Pro X as a Digital Audio Workstation (i.e. a software multi-track recorder, editor, audio and MIDI sequencer). Although based primarily inside computer software, the module demonstrates how many of the elements of theory and practice covered are transferable to other, specialised areas. The module takes the form of lectures covering the theoretical and general concepts behind DAW techniques.

Music & Sound Design for Media - This module introduces students to the essentials of storytelling, narrative and drama through music and sound design. The module contains theoretical work to help analyse, reflect and understand the relationship between music, sound, and moving images.

Patreon: Refined Tiers, Discord Integration & Private Support/Tuition

I'm inviting you to partner with me at a number of different levels depending on your needs and desired experience... Tiers range from throwing a couple of bucks my way to support my work, to exclusive access to behind-the-scenes content; private communities; weekly Discord hangouts, music downloads and even private 1-2-1 tuition and support sessions with myself tailored to your individual needs.

A New Music Production Community? | Join Me On Discord

I'm trying to build a new community-focused around film music, music production, music composition, troubleshooting, DAWs, plugins, outboard gear, placements, music business, mixing, mastering, sample libraries, and way more. A community that does not involve you needing to use Facebook or Twitter and a where like-minded people can hang out undisturbed. Is Discord the answer?

Album Release: Michael W. Bell - Cinematic

Aurora Eclipse Productions are proud to announce my fourth cinematic music album release in the form of the aptly named, “CINEMATIC”.

Back in 2016, AEPL released my first album, “Awakening, the Early Scores”. This compilation album contained film music cues contained within any short film projects I had worked on to that point. For me, it highlighted the beginning of a career, and releasing an album of these early efforts was a good way to stamp this in time. Skip forward 5 years and in a similar vein, I now release “CINEMATIC”.