Black Velvet

Black Velvet Black Velvet was realised in the studios of The University of Aberdeen in early 2010 and was one of my first pieces of acousmatic music.

The work uses a can of Guinness containing a ‘widget’ as its sole sound source. In realising this piece, my intention was to create a sound world completely different, and obscure to that expected from the sound object – something that would immediately draw the listener in.

Black Velvet was announced as a finalist in the 2010 Musica Nova International Composition Competition. The piece has been performed and broadcast widely in China, Canada, USA, UK and the Czech Republic.