Michael J. Stewart : composer
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Composer, pianist, music journalist, SEO and internet marketing consultant.
Composer: Theatre, contemporary dance and film. Studied composition at Trinity Collage of Music (Trinity Laban) with Sir John Tavener and the London Film School. Representation: Production Music Online (PMOL). PRS.
Currently working as Web Marketing, Developer and SEO strategist for leading Apple Reseller Solutions inc.
Music journalist and writer: Extensive experience writing for classical music magazines and journals, including Music & Musicians, Gramophone Magazine and The Good CD Guide. Has written booklet notes for Decca, Argo, RCA, BMG, Sirius, Collins Classics and Virgin Classics, including the classical best selling album The Protecting Veil by Sir John Tavener and the award winning Jani Christou: Archive Recordings.
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- Composer, Pianist, Writer & Reviewer, SEO and Online Presence ConsultantMusic | Brighton, United Kingdom, GBSummary
Currently Webmaster, Online Marketing Coordinator and SEO implementation for Apple Premium Reseller - Solutions inc. Hove.
Music journalist and writer: Extensive experience writing for classical music magazines and journals, including Music & Musicians, Gramophone Magazine and The Good CD Guide. Has written booklet notes for Decca, Argo, RCA, BMG, Sirius, Collins Classics and Virgin Classics, including the classical best selling album The Protecting Veil by Sir John Tavener and the award winning Jani Christou: Archive Recordings.
Spent three years listening to every vinyl record broadcast on BBC Radio 3 for quality control, and as a result acquired in a large knowledge of the classical repertoire and music interpretation on disc.
Composer: Maxi-minimalist composer with experience composing for theatre, contemporary dance and film. Studied composition at Trinity Collage of Music (Trinity Laban) John Tavener and the London Film School.
Specialties: WEB: • Strategic website planning • SEO • Social Media • Online Presence development • Internet Marketing eCommerce MUSIC: • Minimalism • Piano • Improvisation • Midi Programming • Contemporary Classic • CD booklet notes • Articles • InterviewsExperience- Jan 2009 - PresentWeb Designer/Developer/Online Marketing/SEO / Solutions inc.
Working for a leading Apple Mac reseller and Apple consultancy company based in Hove/Brighton, West Sussex.
Responsible for website traffic growth and revenue, website UI, statistical analysis, Online Marketing and SEO.
- 2009 - PresentComposer / Production Music Online
Music composer.
- 1998 - PresentOwner / Image and Music
Image and Music was setup in 1998 as a web design / seo service aimed primarily at the music and visual arts sectors. Image and music's portfolio includes web design for the concert violinist Rodrigo Pushkas, The Jani Christou Archive of Athens, and artists such as the landscape painter Jo March and Candadian painter Cleah Bunting.
- 1986 - PresentWriter / Freelance Music journalist and writer
CLIENTS:
Decca Classical, Argo, Sony Classics, BMG, Collins Classics, EMI, Virgin Classics, RCA, Music & Musicians, Aldeborough Festival, BBC Radio 3 (Record Review), Gramophone, Sirius, Jani Christou Archive. - Jan 1973 - PresentComposer / Freelance
Freelance composer
- Jun 2007 - Oct 2008Web Designer, Internet Marketing Manager / Stockley Online
Web master/developer for Stockley Trading (Stockley Online). Rebuilt and re-designed e-commerce website and developed and implemented a highly successful SEO campaign and strategy.
- Aug 2006 - Mar 2007Web and eCommerce Developer / Enjoy Your Garden Online
Created and maintained an eCommerce store.
- Mar 1988 - Jun 2001Reviewer / Gramophone Magazine
Reviewing panel (1985-2002). Consultant Editor Good CD Guide (1987-1998).
- Apr 1987 - Nov 1998Consultant Editor Good CD Guide / Gramophone Magazine
Content and reviews editor for The Good CD Guide from 1987 to 1997.
- Jun 1996 - Feb 1998Administrator / Sterts Arts Centre
Fundraising, Artist booking, Event planning. Conference co-ordinating.
- Apr 1984 - May 1987BBC Radio 3, Administration Assistant / BBC
Spent three years listening to every vinyl record broadcast on Radio 3 for quality control, and as a result this greatly expanded and enhanced my knowledge of the classical repertoire.
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1982 - 1983London International Film SchoolComposing for Films in Composition
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1979 - 1983Trinity LabanFTCL in Composition, Piano
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1976 - 1979Chichester CollegeA-Level Music in Music: Composition / Piano
Activities: O-Level Music O-Level English Literature O-Level Art O-Level English Language
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Honors:Jani Christou Archive Recordings (4 CD set from Sirius Records) wins 2002 Discography Award by the Greek Union of Drama and Music Critics. Booklet notes by Michael J. Stewart
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Interests:time, cosmology, philosophy, metaphysics, data visualisation, history of music, art, photography, architecture, reading
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Projects
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Upcoming Events
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Reading
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Work in progress
- 'The Fabric of Time' for piano and string orchestra.3 Movements:1) Newton2) Einstein3) Godel'First Person Singular'. Improvisation/Album
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Recent Tracks
- An Echo, a Stain by Björk
- I've Seen It All by Björk
- Unravel by Björk
- Undo by Björk
- Aurora by Björk
- Cocoon by Björk
- All Is Full of Love by Björk
- Overture by Björk
- Frosti by Björk
- Swansong by Michael Kamen
Porcupine TreeMichael PontiThe BeatlesSergei RachmaninoffGlenn GouldAphex TwinMaurizio PolliniDru MastersMichael J StewartPenguin Cafe OrchestraN.W.AKeith JarrettAlva Noto + Ryuichi SakamotoThe EnidManfred Mann坂本龍一Richard RobbinsPogo武満徹BjörkThe CureJim MorayFretworkWilliam BasinskiMurcofRonald SmithRammsteinAlicia de LarrochaSimon Preston; Choir Of Westminster AbbeyGilbert Kaplan: London Symphony OrchestraDionne WarwickAleph-1Simply RedBarrington PheloungJohn TilburyYefim BronfmanAlice Sara OttJethro TullKuchařNino RotaJohn Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi ChoirEdvard GriegCamelOld Boy- 23 plays
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- UnBirthday by Pogo4 plays
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Favorites
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Tweets
- Doctors 3D-Print An Emergency Airway Tube To Save A Child's Life http://t.co/R1Ac52oX8B
- Art, Music & Technology is out! http://t.co/IAi3V3sWxV
- I'm getting on the beta list for @simplymeasured LinkedIn Analytics - http://t.co/2wT4PeOY9h
- Smart move from SAP http://t.co/XATpD7FcQy
- Our (Electronic Circus) original 1981 single clocks up 100,000 view on YouTube! en-GB: http://t.co/zRZ6SYtoRO via @youtube
- Just bought a new domain name - http://t.co/QRJNVyenrL from Heart Internet: http://t.co/kqNAhls2Kg
- Art, Music & Technology is out! http://t.co/IAi3V3sWxV ▸ Top stories today via @southbanklondon @aldeburghmusic
- Wise words. http://t.co/k1maApM9Vh
- Art, Music & Technology is out! http://t.co/T7yc9uWlEO ▸ Top stories today via @BBCInTune @southbankcentre
- A huge loss to the world of contemporary music. RIP Steve Martland. http://t.co/aMnhCt8h7b
- Art, Music & Technology is out! http://t.co/T7yc9uWlEO ▸ Top stories today via @QuakesToday @CharlieHazlewoo @bbcproms
- This is so very true. http://t.co/6UdCigWzL1
- Chief Sumo's Free WordPress Email Collector Plugin http://t.co/qgZowJeChK via @appsumo
- Fight or flight? That is the question. This time I chose fight. #haiku
- 5 months, 64K signers, thousands of tweets, 100s of calls #NicsFight = #NicsWin! Please RT: http://t.co/gnkZUymiNA
- Art, Music & Technology is out! http://t.co/T7yc9uWlEO ▸ Top stories today via @OrpheusNYC @netmag @SinfiniMusic
- Wonderful talk on 'Science Novels' by my friend Apostolos Doxiadis. http://t.co/VwIuTW0Pdm
- Art, Music & Technology is out! http://t.co/T7yc9uWlEO ▸ Top stories today via @QuakesToday @BBCNOW @SinfiniMusic
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