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    Barker-Turner Overdrive

    April 2021

    Joe collaborated with the Carducci String Quartet Frank Turner & Emily Barker for an online event live from the Forum, Tunbridge Wells.

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    Time To Compose

    April 2021

    Joe launched ‘Time To Compose’, a new composition course helping student composers have their music work-shopped and performed in COVID restricted times by the Carducci String Quartet.

     

    Details here.

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    Mnemonic @ The Presteigne Festival

    April 2021

    The Presteigne Festival Orchestra under George Vass are to release Joe’s Mnemonic for Flute, Harp and Strings later this year. 

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    StevieRay Latham

    February 2021

    Joe mixed the new EP Letters From Suburbia by Devon based singer-songwriter StevieRay Latham.

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    Music Feeds

    January 2021

    Joe has collaborated with the Carducci String Quartet and several artists including Steve Mason, Fenne Lilly, Emily Barker and Charlotte Church for ‘Music Feeds’ – an online festival to help fight food poverty and raise money for Stagehands and Help Musicians. 

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    Stay Another Day

    December 2019

    Joe has teamed up with Tony Mortimer to record a new version of East 17’s Stay Another day for the 25th anniversary of its release. The version will feature the newly formed Waltham Forest Youth Choir and East London Brass with all proceeds will go to the charity CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably) 

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    Find out more here.

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    Sound Scotland Composition Course

    August 2019

    Joe is leading a composition course for Sound Scotland at Aberdeen University in conjunction with the International Percussion Institute.

     

    Details here.

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    Ulster Orchestra Project

    July 2019

    Joe has worked with students in Northern Ireland to create a new work for the Ulster Orchestra with immersive electronics based on the life stories of 3 former alcoholics who attend the Hope Centre in Ballymena as part of their recovery programme. 

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    Pulse Nocturnes Release

    February 2019

    Joe's new album 'Pulse Nocturnes by Drift Chamber is released on Fri 22nd Feb.

     

    Drift Chamber is Joe's writing partnership with composer/producer Lex Shellard, combining ambient classical with electronic soundscapes.

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    Read more & listen here.

     

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    Tibet House @ Carnegie Hall

    January 2019

    At the request of Philip Glass, Joe is again heading to Carnegie Hall to arrange for The Scorchio Quartet and guest on drums with Bernard, Tom and Phil from New Order at the 32nd Annual Benefit Concert for Tibet House US on Thursday 8th February. Other artists performing include Debbie Harry, Laurie Anderson, John Batiste, Stephen Colbert, Jason Isbell, Angelique Kidjo and Tenzen Choegyal.

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    CATCH

    October 2018

    Joe's three-movement work for marimba and trumpet 'Catch' features on the new album 'Scene Of The Crime’ by Hakan Hardenberger and Colin Currie.

     

    Released on Colin Currie Records. 

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    Listen here.

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    SKY ARTS DOCumentary - New Order & Liam Gillick

    September 2019

    Sky Arts are to broadcast a documentary about New Order's collaboration with Liam Gillick, Joe and a synth orchestra.  Part documentary and part concert, Decades airs on 22nd Sept, directed by Mike Christie.

     

    Watch it here.

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    Northern Soul & Motown

    September 2018

    Joe's Northern Soul and Motown show is returning to Bridgewater Hall on Friday 3rd November.  Tickets on sale via See Tickets, Gigs & Tours and the Bridgewater Hall.

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    Festival N°6 Portmeirion Town Hall Line Up - Sept. 2018

    May 2018

    Joe has announced six new collaborations for his residency at Festival No. 6 in September. The Charlatans, Everything Everything, ShadowParty, Drift Chamber & Fenne Lily will each perform a new reworked set, performed for the first time with the No. 6 Ensemble in the magical setting of Portmeirion Town Hall.

     

    The festival takes place 6/7/8/9 September in Portmeirion, Wales.

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    Aldeburgh Young Musicians @ Snape Maltings

    April 2018

    Joe led a project with Aldeburgh Young Musicians at Snape Maltings focusing on arranging popular music for orchestra.

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    The Slow Readers Club

    April 2018

    The Slow Readers Club have released their live performance with Joe & the N°6 Ensemble at Festival N°6 on limited edition white vinyl and CD.

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    Track listing:

    1. Cavalcade

    2. Block Out The Sun

    3. Frozen

    4. Follow Me Down

    5. Secrets

    6. Know The Day Will Come

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    Listen to Cavalcade here 

    Watch video of Block Out The Sun here

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    ShadowParty Release

    April 2018

    Joe has written and recoded the string arrangements for ShadowParty, a new venture fromTom Chapman & Phil Cunningham from New Order and Josh Hagar & Jeff Freidl from Devo. The album also features contributions from The Verve guitarist Nick McCabe and singer Denise Johnson is due to be released by Mute Records in summer 2018.

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    Northern Soul & Motown

    April 2018

    Joe's Northern Soul and Motown show with Manchester Camerata Orchestra will be performing at the Neighbourhood Weekender in Warrington on Sunday 7 May. Tickets arealready sold out.

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    JAMES - Sit Down

    March 2018

    James and Joe have made a special video of Sit Down to help launch the 2018 MusiciansAgainst Homelessness campaign. The video was filmed in Albert Hall Manchester and features Tim and Mark from the band and a string quartet arranged by Joe.

     

    Watch the video here.

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    ∑(No,12k,Lg,18Ogr) New Order + Liam Gillick: So It Goes...

    February 2018

    Vienna dates announced for Joe's show with New Order featuring a 12 piece synthesiser ensemble from RNCM, which premiered at Manchester International Festival 12 & 13 May at Weiner Festwochen.

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    Tickets for Turin - 5 May at OGR Torino are on sale Mon 19th Feb.  

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    Burberry with Alison Moyet & Rhodes

    January 2018

    Joe's collaborations for Burberry with Alison Moyet and Rhodes are featured in a newBurberry Apple playlist, curated by Christopher Bailey.

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    "A new playlist celebrating 17 years of unforgettable music, artists and Burberry Acoustic performances that have defined some of our most memorable Burberry moments. Listen to our 17 Years of Soundtracks playlist now"

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    View more on Joe’s contribution to this project here.

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    Festival n°6 - 2018

    February 2018

    Joe returns to Festival No. 6 in Sept 2018 for his 7th year as Composer-in-Residence. He will be bringing a new Northern Soul & Motown set with Manchester Camerata Orchestra to the main stage as well as creating some special one-off collaborations with artists playing the festival with the N°6 Ensemble.

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    The Slow Readers Club - Calvacade

    December 2017

    Joe and The Slow Readers Club have shared an audio recording from their set at Festival N°6. The song 'Cavlacade' is performed with 8-piece classical ensemble in Portmeirion Town Hall, part of Joe's Composer-in-Residence program.

     

    Listen here.

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    Palace - Someday Somewhere

    February 2018

    A song from Joe's set with Palace and the N°6 Ensemble is featured in a Sky Arts Festival N°6 Special.

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    Watch the performance of 'Someday Somewhere' with an 8-piece classical ensemble here.

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    An Evening of Motown and Northern Soul Classics

    November 2017

    Joe has announced a new show with Manchester Camerata - an evening of Motown and Northern Soul Classics. The show, with live orchestra and singers, takes place at Bridgewater Hall in Manchester on Friday 30th March.

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