contemporary music – MEET THE ARTIST

Howard Skempton, composer

February 9, 2020 The Cross-Eyed Pianist

I am always seeking to develop my musical language. I hope it is flexible enough to adapt to a wide variety of circumstances.

Gila Carcas, composer

December 11, 2019 The Cross-Eyed Pianist

Who or what inspired you to take up composing, and pursue a career in music? I was brought up in a musical family. Although my

For composition, subconscious processing is one of your most powerful tools, as long as you “feed it” with tasks to process: don’t wait for inspiration, instead confront the empty page and work on it; put the time in. Even if you discard everything by the end of the day, it is the process that stimulates the subconscious and you’ll find that inspiration follows.

Javier “Peke” Rodriguez, composer

June 10, 2019 The Cross-Eyed Pianist

Who or what inspired you to take up composing, and pursue a career in music? In my music career there were many inspirations. Probably the

Kevin Cahill, guitarist & composer

May 20, 2019 The Cross-Eyed Pianist

For the compositions on my upcoming album, they are mainly guitar driven. Some people have described the music as quite ‘cinematic’ or ‘ethereal’ but for me they capture my feelings at this moment of my career. It’s like a window into my musical influences.