April 2024 - Entered my song 'Peace In This World' into the Talent Is Timeless 2024 Song CompetitionPerforming live @ Westminster Park on 19th April.Adding tracks to new jazz setlistAttending the first meeting of Chester Little Theatre writing group
March 2024 - Preparing my song 'Peace In This World' for entry in the Talent Is Timeless 2024 Song CompetitionPerforming live @ Westminster ParkAdding tracks to new jazz setlist
February 2024 - Performing live @ Westminster ParkAdding tracks to new jazz setlistJoined Chester Little Theatre writing group
January 2024 - Performing live @ Westminster ParkAdding tracks to new jazz setlistFinalising outline of my first play
December 2023 - Performing live @ Westminster ParkWorking on a Christmas song for Christmas 2024Developing storyline for final outline of my first play
November 2023 - Performing live @ Westminster ParkBuilding new jazz setlistDeveloping characters for final outline of my first play
October 2023 - Performing live again @ Telfords WarehousePreparing final outline for my first play
September 2023 - Working on my SKP albumStep Three - Preparing tracks for testing on a live audience
August 2023 - Working on my SKP album.Step Two - Test recording and deciding which of the now 30 tracks to includeNew one minute teaser trailer for 'Shoot To Kill' released ready for promotion
July 2023 - Working on my SKP album.Step One - Deciding on which of the 27 tracks to include
May/June 2023 - Investing in the future
May 2023 - Promoting two Christmas songs and working on my first play
April 2023 - 'Shoot To Kill' by The Heart Athletes released 4.4.2023 An exploration of American gun culture highlighting the desperate need for gun control legislation, the enforcement of measures intended to restrict access to the possession and use of guns in a powerful, scary and controversial way 'Where's the fun in owning a gun if you never get to use it'
March 2023 - Preparing the marketing pre-release materials for the first Heart Athletes release of 2023Working on two tracks to perform at the April Chester Songwriters meeting Revisiting the source material of my first play
February 2023 - Discussing the first Heart Athletes release of 2023 Reworking the characters and storyline of my first playEntered the Rhodes V8 'Missing Keys' competition
January 2023 - Finding inspiration in Spain
December 2022 - Working on my first play
November 2022 - Recorded vocals at Dee Hights StudiosAttended the Chester Songwriters meeting.
October 2022 - Working on two new songs
September 2022 - Joined Chester Little Theatre and been inspired by the play 'Veronica's Room' by Ira LevinJust completed the teaser trailer for my song called 'Angels Forgive'
August 2022 - Here's the setlist for my gig at 3.00pm, Sunday 7th August on the Chester Bandstand
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Playing my first live gig for almost two and a half years on the Chester Bandstand with The Chester Songwriters - Sunday 7th August 2022Click on the the poster below to open a larger image in a new tabI will be playing live about 3.00pm
July 2022 - returned back to the UK from a holiday in SpainJoined Chester Little Theatre, Gloucester St, Chester, CH1 3HRSubmitted a video to the Nick Cave, 'Seven Psalms' projectBooked a live gig on the Chester Bandstand with The Chester Songwriters
June 2022 - completed the first draft of the first act of my first play scriptThere's a lot of 'firsts' happening in June, exciting times
May 2022 - submitted two electronic compositions to PRS for Music to be considered for the new composer development initiative celebrating the iconic composer Philip Glass' 85th birthday
Spring 2022 - Currently working on a classical soundtrack albumCompiling a portfolio of jazz tracksReinventing a rock band called 'The Heart Athletes'
During 2022 I will be releasing new material, pitching songs and performing live My first release of 2022 is a classical track called 'A Force Of Nature'. See link below
A Trilogy Of Trailers
'Salome', 'Oedipus' and 'Decadence'
Sapphire Blue Choir
Writing, recording and producing an album of ten original songs
A World Of Beauty And Lies
Co-writing three songs on their new album
Co-writer and producer of the English and Italian verson of the song
'Key To My Heart'
Two Trailers
'Death Row' and 'Piano'
Based on the play 'The Cenci' by Antonin Artaud Composed by: Phillip Allan Recorded @ The Wrighthouse Video Production: Phillip Allan Dedicated to the Memory of Antonin Artaud
Composed by: Phillip Allan & G.P. Hall Suvi, Vocals GP Hall, Acoustic Contreras Guitar Steven Taylor, Double Bass Jacob Leff, Percussion Recorded by Mark Winterburn, assisted by Sam Findlow Recorded at The Edge Recording Studio, Alderley Edge, Cheshire Video Production: Phillip Allan Music © Imaginary Music 2021
Composed by: Phillip Allan Vocal, Piano + Sax - Phillip Allan Drum + Bass - David Watson Recorded @ The Wrighthouse Video Production: Phillip Allan
From the acclaimed director, author and actor Steve Berkoff comes the definitive stage version of the Oscar Wilde play ‘Salome’. The music for the trailer has been specially commissioned by Steven Berkoff. The song is called ‘Salome’ by the musical collective ‘The Heart Athletes’.
Composed by: Phillip Allan & David Watson Music Production: David Watson Recorded @ The Wrighthouse and Blue Boy Studios Video Trailer Production: Phillip Allan Music © The Heart Athletes 2019 All images © Steven Berkoff 1992Composed by: Phillip Allan & Mike Hynde Music Production: David Watson Lyrics © Mike Hynde 2021 Video Production: Phillip Allan Recorded @ The Wrighthouse Music © The Heart Athletes 2021
'Death Row' is the second commission by Mike Hynde to produce a video trailer for one of the poems from a book of poetry he published on Sunday 18th October 2020. It's called 'Dark Hearts and Other Twisted Poetry'. As you can tell by the title this is a far darker book than his first book of poetry called 'Hearts and Flowers'. It shows the potential synergy between a poem and a song.
The book is available from this link; 'Dark Hearts + Other Twisted Poetry'
Steven Berkoff David Watson Mike Hynde G.P. Hall Christina Howard Tony Denmade Phil Dennett Michael Gibbens Photography
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