Max de Wardener explained

Max de Wardener is a British composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist[1] known for his scores for film and television and his work in jazz, classical, world and electronic music.

Career

Since graduating from York University and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama,[2] he has written music for film and television, including Pawel Pawlikowski's feature films Last Resort (2000) and The Woman in the Fifth (2011), and Jerry Rothwell's 2008 documentary Heavy Load.[3]

As a bass player, he has appeared on albums by Dani Siciliano, Matthew Herbert, Róisín Murphy, Simon Bookish and Plaid[4] and is a member of the Zimbabwean Mbira player Chartwell Dutiro's band.

Inspired by Harry Partch, de Wardener has built some unusual percussion instruments for use in his compositions, including a Bass Marimba[5] and a set of "Cloud Chamber Bowls".[6]

His work as a classical composer includes commissions for the Elysian String Quartet,[7] the London Symphony Orchestra[8] and a multimedia piece for the percussionist Joby Burgess.[9]

In 2008, collaborating with the singer/songwriter Mara Carlyle under the name "Max de Mara", he released an EP on Stanley Donwood's Six Inch Records[10] titled Classist.

To date, his solo discography comprises three albums and two EPs on Mathew Herbert's label, Accidental Records. His first EP, Stops, is a combination of electronic music and recordings of a church organ.[11] His discography also includes remixes for Gabriel Prokofiev, John Richards and Efterklang.[12]

Solo discography

Albums

EPs

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Serious: Max de Wardener . 6 August 2011 .
  2. Web site: Max de Wardener - Kings Place . 6 August 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110723084320/http://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on-book-tickets/artists/max-de-wardener . 23 July 2011 . dead . dmy-all .
  3. Web site: Max de Wardener - IMDb . 6 August 2011.
  4. Web site: Max de Wardener Discography at Discogs . 6 August 2011.
  5. Web site: Percussion Clinic . 6 August 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101209145714/http://www.percussionclinic.com/art_marimbuild25.htm . 9 December 2010 . dead . dmy-all .
  6. Web site: Mixing It . 6 August 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120330163547/http://mixingit.hubmed.org/shows/2005/02/18/ . 30 March 2012 . dead . dmy-all .
  7. Web site: Wakefield Live Music Project . 6 August 2011 .
  8. Web site: The Singing Violin . 6 August 2011.
  9. Web site: About Joby Burgess . 6 August 2011.
  10. Web site: Wears The Trousers, 4 December 2008 . 6 August 2011.
  11. Web site: Casper Clausen of Efterklang unearths Max De Wardener's hidden electronic gem . 10 August 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110524132452/http://thesounditresounds.typepad.com/the-sound-it-resounds/2011/01/casper-clausen-of-efterklang-unearths-max-de-wardeners-hidden-electronic-gem.html . 24 May 2011 . dead . dmy-all .
  12. Web site: Max de Wardener Discography at Discogs . 6 August 2011.
  13. Web site: Max de Wardener: Music for Detuned Pianos Album Review. Pitchfork. Cardew. Ben. 20 March 2020. 22 March 2020.

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