A new visual companion for The Rake's Regress will premiere later this month.

Rather than a conventional music video, the project offers a cinematic accompaniment to the song, drawing inspiration from William Hogarth's famous series of paintings while reflecting the…

Alongside ongoing performance and recording work, Dan McGlade has recently begun further study in composition through ThinkSpace Education, an online academy specialising in music for film, television and games.

The courses focus on practical composition techniques, orchestration and industry-focused…

The L☿rds Of MisRule showreel is now out in the world.

Theatrical storytelling, swaggering guitars, and a proper sense of occasion.

If you’re curious what The L☿rds  do on stage — here it is:
https://youtu.be/99VaWFYPfic

A huge shout out to…

We’ve just finished our first proper live video showreel, and we’re giving it a small but definite moment.

It’s The L☿rds Of MisRule as we actually present ourselves on stage — loud, theatrical, and built for live rooms.

Premieres Thursday…

The L☿rds Of MisRule's first video showreel premieres online on Thursday 12th February at 7:30pm.

Log-in details below for those who’d like to watch along: https://youtu.be/99VaWFYPfic 

Mike and I will be on poised and ready in the chat for…

The Lords of MisRule showcase video is finished, and we’re all extremely pleased with how it’s turned out.

Huge thanks to Johnny LaThangue of Birdy Films, ably assisted by Darren Ellis, who’ve given it a look that…

I recently took The Lords ☿f MisRule into Studio 5 at Jam On Top to film and record a set of glam-rock performance videos to form the band’s first official showreel.

Working with director Johnny Lathangue of Birdy Films…

I was delighted to return to working with visual artist and director Naomi Parker this autumn, composing the original score for LightFall, a walkabout performance commissioned for Bradford’s BD:is LIT light festival.

Set around the Mirror Pool in…

Last Year I was invited to write the soundtrack for 509Arts' latest film Broken Biscuits.

It's a new folk tale written by Alan Dix that tells a tale of what happens when we die. Narrated by Irna Qureshi…

Siân (my fantastic collaborator) and I are really chuffed to be performing Owl Babies at Saltaire Festival! 

We’re performing three times during the day on Sunday 11th September in Roberts Park.  Exact times and location to be confirmed…

Hot on the heels of the great DYCP news comes the news that the achingly wonderful Wrongsemble have commissioned me to write the music for two new projects, AND musically direct a third.

It's going to be a busy summer...

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The perpetually delightful Wrongsemble theatre company (in partnership with Bradford Literature Festival) have kindly invited me back to write the music for their latest project, Aladdin and the Stolen Stories. 

And it's completely free! 

It'll be launched on…

Several months ago, Bradford Council opened applications to its Make: Film fund, looking for creative short films, made by contemporary storytellers based in Bradford district. 

Film-maker Jax Griffin, animator Lou Sumray and I submitted an application to fund a film…