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James Hesford added the blog post 'Cellorhythmics BAC - Grand Finale' May 14

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What I do... (Actor, director, designer, teacher etc?): Composer for Theatre, Film and TV -
Multi instrumentalist - Cello/violin/viola/
guitar/harmonicas/banjo/

JAMES HESFORD - I AM A COMPOSER/MULTI-INSTUMENTALIST. I WRITE FOR FILM/TV/RADIO/AND THEATRE (Preferably cutting edge) AND CHAMBER MUSIC. I PARTICULARLY LOVE THEATRE AND THAT IS WHY I AM SO KEEN TO PROMOTE MY MUSIC ON THIS PAGE AND MEET AND WORK WITH NEW PEOPLE.
"MEASURING THE WORLD' FILM - OLIVER CHEETAM. MUSIC - JAMES HESFORD. FEATURING Sir ANTONY SHER
CELLORHYTHMICS - JAMES' ENSEMBLE

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TV/Film (Clips)
''THE CROSSING" FILM BY CHIARA AMBROSIO
MUSIC/SOUND/FOLEY JAMES HESFORD
FRAGMENT OF "FLAT LINE" STRING QUARTET/
DANCE AND FILM PROJECT. JAMES HESFORD, CHIARA AMBROSIO,
MELANIE SIMPSON
TV THEME MICHAEL PARKINSON - TALK SHOW STORY

BBC COMMISSION

CHAMBER COMMISSIONS BELOW
Get your own Flash MP3 Player THEATRE MUSIC - HEAVEN EYES - DAVID ALMOND

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My Quick CV: Theatre
BAC
4 Shows including collaboration
with Gecko "Raising Cellatina"
LYRIC HAMMERSMITH
Two shows -
"Shabnan" with Asian Womens' Theatre Naach
David Almonds "Wild Girl Wild Boy"
POP-UP THEATRE
6 shows including -
David Almonds "Heaven Eyes"
THE DOOR - Birmingham Rep
Improvising Cellist in
"The Seamstresses Revenge" Michael Ackra/Jon Nichols
improvising Cellist in
"Falling Across" Michael Ackra/Jon Nichols
FUTURE SHORTS
"Dream of Elephants" Composer/Performer
CONTACT IMPROV
Guest Improvising Cellist
TV/Film
BBC 1-
"TALK SHOW STORY" - Michael Parkinson
"IT SEEMED LIKE A GOOD IDEA ..."
"DREAM WORLD" Wed.night lottery show theme
"PANARAMA" - David Lowe - James' Cellos
"MERSEYBEAT" - David Lowe - James' Cello
CHANNEL 4
"THE DROP DEADSHOW"
BBC 2
"POETRY ON TWO" - David Lowe - James - cello
CHANNEL 5
"FLY ON THE WALLl"
ALL CHANNELS
"TRIPS AND FALLS" Public Info Film
"CHILDREND AND BOTTLES" Public Info Film
DISCOVERY
"The Bushman's Trail" Doco - SCOT HILLIER
"The Bison Trail" Doco - SCOT HILLIER
AL ARABIA TV
"DAILY NEWS" - David Lowe - James - Cellist
CHIARA AMBROSIO
"The Crossing" - composer/sound
OLIVER CHEETAM
"Measuring the World"
RADIO
BBC RADIO ONE
"CHARTSHOW COUNTDOWN MUSIC"
BBC RADIO FOUR
"ABOUT IRAQ"
composer Jon Nichols - James - cellos violins
CHAMBER MUSIC COMMSIONS
3 CAPRICES FOR CELLO - Alfia Nakipbekova
"CHUCKS BIG LEAPS" - Brass Quintet - Mardi Brass Ensemble
"TRIOLOGY" - Saxophone Quartet - Kintarmani
"HIGHWAY OF ABANDON" - Piano Trio - The Bekova Trio
"SOUNDS LIKE SKUNK (INDUCED PSYCHOSIS) - Fidelio Piano Trio

The first thing that inspired me in theatre...: Can't remember

My favourite theatre something is...: The plays -

The thing that annoys me about our industry...: The plays

My website: http://www.myspace.com/jameshesford

Another website I'd like to plug: http://www.cellorhythmics.co.uk

JAMES HESFORD - I AM A COMPOSER/MULTI-INSTUMENTALIST. I WRITE FOR FILM/TV/RADIO/AND THEATRE (Preferably cutting edge) AND CHAMBER MUSIC.
I PARTICULARLY LOVE THEATRE AND THAT IS WHY I AM SO KEEN TO PROMOTE MY MUSIC ON THIS PAGE AND MEET AND WORK WITH NEW PEOPLE.

"MEASURING THE WORLD' FILM - OLIVER CHEETAM. MUSIC - JAMES HESFORD. FEATURING Sir ANTONY SHER

CELLORHYTHMICS - JAMES' ENSEMBLE

Get your own Flash MP3 Player

TV/Film (Clips)
''THE CROSSING" FILM BY CHIARA AMBROSIO
MUSIC/SOUND/FOLEY JAMES HESFORD

FRAGMENT OF "FLAT LINE" STRING QUARTET/
DANCE AND FILM PROJECT. JAMES HESFORD, CHIARA AMBROSIO,
MELANIE SIMPSON

TV THEME MICHAEL PARKINSON - TALK SHOW STORY

BBC COMMISSION

CHAMBER COMMISSIONS BELOW

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THEATRE MUSIC - HEAVEN EYES - DAVID ALMOND

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Cellorhythmics BAC - Grand Finale

The Cellorhythmics Acoustic Project - the one where we add a new musician to every gig - we are now 11 musicians plus a 45 piece choir (THE ANGELS OF KAOS)-is doing the FINALE for two days at the BATTERSEA ARTS CENTRE. Its taken a year to complete the projec… Continue

Posted on May 14th, 2008 at 11:00am — No Comments (Add)

Cellorhythmics Acoustic Project - Vortex - Tuesday - March 18th

Just a quick note to say that we are playing at the Vortex on Tuesday 18th March with our new project - Cellorhythmics Acoustic Project. The details are below. It would be great to see you there. Kind regards James/Alfia The Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London N16 8JH. Email Info at Vortex Cellorhythmics Acoustic Project Episode 8 Nonet for a Walking Stick Tuesday 18th March | 8.30pm | £8 Cellorhythmics – Acoustic Project 8 Cellorhythmics is the creation of James Hesford and Alfia N… Continue

Posted on March 12th, 2008 at 12:35am — No Comments (Add)

CELLORHYTHMICS ACOUSTIC PROJECT 2

FRIDAY, 6TH JULY AT THE NAVE CELLORHYTHMICS ACOUSTIC PROJECT - Episode 4 “THE CLOCKTOWER” Cellorhythmics' set plus friends. Short films/visuals by Chiara Ambrosio support: Keir Vine(piano) minimalist jazz plus Y Tuesday poetry performance - Line Thomsen (Denmark), Johnny Truant, Uberachel & Burgess the Rhymer. tickets: £7.50/6 conc. doors 7.30pm THE NAVE IS AT 1 PAUL’S ROAD, LONDON N1 2QN (ON THE CORNER OF BALLS POND AND ESSEX ROAD) To check ticket availability and for other information cal… Continue

Posted on June 21st, 2007 at 10:50pm — No Comments (Add)

CELLORHYTHMICS ACOUSTIC PROJECT

MONDAY, 2ND JULY AT SPITZ CELLORHYTHMICS ACOUSTIC PROJECT - Episode 3 "GREENFINCH ON RED CARPET" Cellorhythmics' set plus friends. Short films/visuals by Chiara Ambrosio support: Czech singer/songwriter Eva Eden&Lunamoth (harp) plus sound/visual mayhem - "Andrew Bailey does Nosferatu" tickets: £7 doors 7pm THE SPITZ. 109 COMMERCIAL ST. OLD SPITALFIELDS MARKET. LONDON. E1 6BG BOX OFFICE - 020 7392 9032

Posted on June 21st, 2007 at 10:49pm — 1 Comment (Add)

CELLORHYTHMICS ACOUSTIC PROJECT EPISODE 2 - "BONJOUR COLIN" TONIGHT!

FRIDAY 20th April 2007, 7.30pm at THE HORSE HOSPITAL COLONNADE, BLOOMSBURY, LONDON WC1N IHX Russel Square Tube, Busses, 7,59,68,188 TICKETS £7/£5 concessions This project is a collaboration with Cellorhythmics and film maker/light installation designer Chiara Ambrosio. The idea is to present instrumental music in an acoustic non amplified environment with corresponding visual elements and physical performance. A new piece of music will be added to the repertoire every month and…

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Posted on April 19th, 2007 at 10:27pm — No Comments (Add)

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At 11:51pm on January 2nd, 2008, Nathan Keates said…: Hi, I was looking around and saw that you worked with contact improv, improvising a piece. What did you find out with this? (Poorly worded, so other questions to help you out to understand me.) What did you like/enjoy? Would you improvise music again? Are you going to do more? Oh the amount of questions I am loading onto you, I apologise. Thanks.

At 4:41pm on December 27th, 2007, SplitMoon Theatre said…: Hello James - thanks for sniffing us out! So much of interest on your page, need a day to explore it all. Let me know when you next have a gig will hope to come along.
Happy New Year!

At 1:08pm on June 4th, 2007, Real Circumstance said…: Thanks for the add! I look forward to listening to your music when I'm on a computer with speakers... :-)

At 10:59am on April 19th, 2007, Krissi Bohn said…: Hey James. How are you? Just thought I'd come on here to say hi. Off to bath tomorrow - we did shows in hoxton hall for last two days. Feels good to actually do two days work in a row at last. Dunno if you heard about Mark getting ill and us having to cancel another show! Nightmare! Anyhow, hopefully thats the end of the shows bad luck. Hope all is well at your end. Big hugs to you, Krissi

At 11:44am on March 30th, 2007, James Hesford said…: Dear Sarah
It took me a long time to figure it out. (Getting sound trax on to myspace or britishtheatre. It sounds complicated but once you have done it once it is easy.
1. Register with Fileden
http://www.fileden.com/
or anyother freefilehosting service.
2. Upload your mp3 file on to this site.
3. When it is uploaded it will give you a URL link
- it starts with http and ends with mp3
4.copy it
5. Go to
http://www.plebius.org/flashmp3player
and you will see a virtual mp3 player
6. Paste the url link in one of the boxes.
7. When you have finished press on the bottom of the page - button "get code"
8. It will take you to another page with a html code which you must copy.
Where ever you post this html a player will apppear with your track on it.
If you look at www.myspace.com/jameshesford
or britishtheatre/profile/jameshesford
you will see the player there with the trax on.
As I said - it sounds really complicated and it confused me at first but once I had done it it was ok. All this stuff is about html codes and url links. html is a numeric/alphabetic representation of a virtual object eg an mp3 player and a URL link is a channel to draw eg sound/vision/ etc into it.
Hope thats ok.
Kind regards
James

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