Work continues on the forthcoming Lords of MisRule EP, including development of the track Escape From Monte Carlo.

Recent sessions have focused on arrangement and orchestration, with plans emerging for live string recording as part of the final production…

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…

Work is ongoing on the next EP from The Lords of MisRule, with current focus on developing Escape From Monte Carloin demo form.

Building on experience from the first EP, the band is taking a more self-contained approach to…

Work has begun on the next EP from The Lords of MisRule, with writing and demo sessions currently underway.

The first track in development, Escape From Monte Carlo, has already featured in recent live sets and is now being…

On 28th February, Fakespeare opened…

…and I had one of my favourite musical experiences: sitting in the audience, quietly watching ideas that once lived only in notebooks and hard drives come alive in front of you.

A charming, talented…

Over in theatre-land, I’m delighted (and quietly relieved) to report that all the main musical themes for Fakespeare are now written — and, crucially, that writer/director Stuart Fortey likes them.

I’m now deep into arranging the material for period…

I’m currently composing the original score for Fakespeare, a new theatre production written and directed by Stuart Fortey.

The play switches between the 15th and 18th centuries, offering an exciting musical challenge that allows me to explore…

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…

I'm really looking forward to “Drinking St George's Hall” on 27th July (11-4pm).  It's an event at St George’s Hall celebrating Bradford’s live music heritage, from Rock and Roll to Bhangra and Bassline. This unique installation captures the…

Switching gears, I'm now working with Liberty Arts’ Louise Hodgson and Falling Stars’ Beccy Durham on "Let Me Tell You A Story”, a new festival for the over-60s, coming to Keighley on 7th-8th September 2024. It's…

Remember that mysterious Mikron show I mentioned two posts ago…? Well, the cat's out of the bag now, and I can reveal with much excitement that I've signed on as Composer-Songwriter for their 2024 show, ‘Common Ground’…

The…