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Spotify is a Poor Paymaster

Posted on May 25, 2012 by mdewey

On the issue of the music streaming website Spotify and how it’s “saving the music industry” [1] from financial loss resulting from piracy, I have a few comments to make. It is my opinion that Spotify does not provide sustainable returns to the industry. I own the masters and rights to all of my recordings and therefore I collect royaties that would otherwise be collected by a label (except for a small commission I pay to CDBaby, who are my

Moonflower Receives UK Premiere

Posted on May 21, 2012 by mdewey

My song “Moonflower”, which was written in 2011 for the “Concert for Queensland” has recently received it’s UK premiere at a recital given by Michael Lampard for the Ivor Gurney society at the Gloucester Cathedral. Michael, together with UK pianist Christopher Boodle, gave the performance in a program that included works by Ivor Gurney and Ian Venables. A huge thanks to Michael for taking my music with him on this exciting trip to the UK! For more information on Ivor

Little Suite for Strings

Posted on April 19, 2012 by mdewey

I’ve just recently finished work on a “Little Suite for Strings” which was commissioned by Grant Bewick for his Derwent Strings. It is a simple work in six movments for chamber strings that collects together six melodies of distinct character into an expression of pathos, fun, melancholy, tenderness and excitement. I look forward to the premiere coming up a bit later on in 2012!