Music

A selection of recent pieces, with audio/video/scores where available:

Spreadsheet Music #1 (2022)

For electric guitar, field recordings and synthesiser

Modular composition that varies in content depending on the date of performance and specified duration

Realisation published by Cartopodes podcast in their “29.02.2022” episode

BJameson · Spreadsheet Music #1 | 220229 | Dursley To Cam Peak

Don’t Bore Us, Get to the Chorus (2021)

For nine electric guitars

Composed and recorded during various COVID-19 lockdowns and other restrictions

BJameson · Don’t Bore Us, Get To The Chorus

Quiet Pint at The King Bill (2019)

For electric guitar and synthesiser

Performance by Ben Jameson and Harry Matthews at Centrala, Birmingham (Post-Paradise series), on 29/3/19

Score

Quiet Pint at The Butcher’s Hook (2017)

For electric guitar and delay

Performance by Ben Jameson at The Butcher’s Hook, Southampton (Playlist series), on 14/11/17

BJameson · Quiet Pint at The Butcher's Hook

Score

Silent Doom Disco (2017)

For three head banging performers and audio playback

Performances by OUT-TAKE Ensemble at The Talking Heads, Southampton on 20/11/17, and by Plus Minus Ensemble at City University, London on 27/3/18

Power Trio (2016)

For electric piano, electric guitar and drum kit

Score

Tapping Piece (2015-16)

For four electric guitars

Performed with Joe Manghan, Harry Matthews and Máté Szigeti at the John Hansard Gallery, Southampton on 3/3/16

Performed by the Percussion Ensemble of the Freiburg Hochschule für Musik, 8/12/18

Demo recording of revised version:

BJameson · Tapping Piece

Score

Construction in Metal (2014-15)

For electric guitar and Guitar Hero controller

Performances with Mark Knoop at the Turner Sims, Southampton on 2/11/15, and at Hundred Years Gallery, Hoxton (Weisslich series) on 23/4/16

Performances with Máté Szigeti at Bath Spa University (Ludomusicology 2017) on 21/4/17, and at The Talking Heads, Southampton on 19/6/17

Score

Powerchord Study (after Black Sabbath) (2014-15)

For piccolo, clarinet, violin, cello and piano

Performances by Ensemble Fractales at Cellule 133a, Brussels on 5/5/15 and at the Turner Sims on 11/5/15

BJameson · Powerchord Study (after Black Sabbath)

Score