I am very proud to call Matt Roberts, trumpet player, composer, blogger, teacher and, it seems, video editing ninja, my protogé. Matt was, and still is, my star pupil and it’s great to see him finding his feet in the professional arena.
Some of you may already be familiar with his blog, mattrobertsmusic.com, where he blogs [...]

Even though my own jazz career, and blogging career, dominate my working hours I still like to keep 1 foot in the freelance recording camp. Being a session trumpet player can open doors and allow a musician to connect with people who may otherwise be unaccessible.
Yesterday, however, things turned a little ugly.
I was booked to [...]

A little while ago I recorded a couple of solo tracks for some friends at the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts.. The brief was simple. They wanted something outrageous. And that’s what they got. The photograph, along with a handful of others that I will upload in due course, was taken on my Canon 350D [...]

Having recently purchased Logic 8 and Reason 4 as part of my 2009 studio project I was intrigued to learn about some of the Reason Refills that are available, particularly Reason Drum Kits 2.0. Before I go any further I’ll let Reason’s marketing department tell you a little bit about them in the following Quicktime [...]

As 2009 takes hold things are developing very nicely over at ashleymorgan.com and it’s time to turn my attention to putting together a studio. Not to record, since I need a live room with a grand piano and that isn’t something I’ve at home, not yet, but to mix and master the raw tracks.
Mixing and [...]