David McFarlane
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About me
Hello! I’m a musician from Bolton, based in Manchester.
I’m interested in innovative and inclusive ways to create music, using new ideas and new technology.
I’m also a music facilitator, leading music workshops with young people and in the criminal justice system,
I teach two BA modules at BIMM in Manchester – Interactive Music Applications, which is all about learning Max/MSP, and Immersive Audio Techniques, which is all about 3D audio and sound art. I also teach on the MA Popular Music and Technology module.
I studied BA music at the University of Oxford, and then MA Composition at the University of Manchester. I have a PGCert in Higher Education from the University of Sussex.
If you want to hear what I’m up to more regularly, you can find me writing over at davidmcfarlane.substack.com.
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Want to work with me?
I’m available to hire for composition, teaching, writing, or anything else you think might be up my street.If you want to find out more, have a look around the website, or send me an email
01 I write music
I write music for concerts, film, and theatre productions.
Some of it’s for other people playing instruments, some of it’s just for speakers, and some of it’s a bit weirder.
I also produce other people’s music, and sometimes play in bands.
There should be a video of some of it playing in the background of the website now. There’s no sound though, which sort of defeats the point doesn’t it. I would recommend having a listen to some of it for the full experience.
You can see the full list here, or if you just want the highlights, you can find those here.
02 I write about music
I write reviews of new releases and live music in Manchester for a website called Silent Radio, which you can find collected here, and for Revoice! Magazine, which publishes work on music history, and you can find some of that here.