Hannah Peel, composer, producer and broadcaster, talks to Caro C about her solo record career including the shortlisted 2021 Mercury Music Prize electronic album, scoring music for Game Of Thrones and her many other diverse projects.
Chapters
00:00 - Introduction
01:45 - Musical Path
06:48 - Using Electronic Instruments
07:55 - Favourite Synths
09:14 - Software and Hardware
10:08 - Projects and Nominations
14:10 - The Mercury Nomination
15:31 - Performing Live
17:23 - Combining Electronica And Orchestral
20:28 - Composing For The Paraorchestra
22:33 - Working With Software and Live Musicians
26:48 - Favourite Tools
29:27 - Combining Film and TV Work With Album Releases
33:15 - The Composing Process
39:31 - Learning Production Skills
Hannah Peel BiogHannah Peel is a Northern Irish artist, composer, producer and broadcaster. Her solo record career includes the shortlisted 2021 Mercury Music Prize electronic album, Fir Wave; 2016's Awake But Always Dreaming, which became an ode to her grandmother’s mind as she lived with dementia; and the space-themed Mary Casio: Journey to Cassiopeia, scored for synthesizers and a 30 piece colliery brass band. A regular collaborator with Paul Weller, in 2018 she conducted and wrote all the orchestral arrangements for his shows at London's Royal Festival Hall and contributed to his Number 1 album, On Sunset.