by Steven McDonald | Aug 12, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Fringe is back in Edinburgh and this means that there is work for music composers. I recently worked with Building Blocks Collective on a show called Our Boy. This is a play written by Helen Hammond and directed for the 2022 Fringe by Chris Honey. Back in January...
by Steven McDonald | Mar 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
Wookie Mistakes I saw a post on The Ultimate 80s Page on Facebook which had the above picture of Chewbacca and it made me think of a recurring issue I come across when I carry out presentation skills training. It is that sometimes people look like they want to get...
by Steven McDonald | Feb 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
Composing music is something we love to do at Tallboy Performing Arts. We were recently asked to compose the theme for an original stage play called Our Boy. The play was written by Helen Hammond who studied Directing and Devising with me at Acting Out Drama School...
by Steven McDonald | Feb 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
A good friend of mine Sharon Ritchie always says to me that your network is your net worth. When I was working full-time as a solicitor and planning a career in performing arts, working out how I would make a living in a very different industry was a challenge. And...
by Steven McDonald | Feb 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
Businesses spend a lot of time and money on marketing to attract new customers and to retain existing ones. They research the culture of the business, work out their brand identity and recruit people who have great technical skills. Marketing teams use informative...
