Author Archives: Vanessa James

Well my year has set off running; at the end of last year I finished a short film score for a new fantastic director & alongside Footprint films (Africa United) as producers. It got screened at Pinewood Studios and passed … Continue reading →

I like good news – Hyundai have re-commissioned my solo piano piece for their new i40 advert, (with thanks to 1-Louder). Just to keep it interesting and to suit the new film, I re-arranged it and played it a little … Continue reading →

Some weeks ago Channel 4 asked to share my thoughts on music, emotion and spirituallity. The interview was broadcast in July, but has just been uploaded to youtube if you’re interested in seeing it. It’s only short, but includes snippets … Continue reading →

Morning everyone! It is my pleasure to announce the official release of my new solo piano album ‘Paintings on Piano’. It has taken a little longer than hoped for due to the fact that I adventurously decided to perform each … Continue reading →

Usually i can write something everyday, but yesterday it was as if the whole day was wasted going round in circles.  It was frustrating.  I came up with plenty of ideas, that wasn’t the problem, the problem was that i … Continue reading →

Morning. I’ve just written a solo piano album, titled ‘Paintings on Piano’. Once i learn how to play my own compositions (!) I’ll have it recorded hopefully by the end of May and ready for purchase off this website & … Continue reading →

Trying to give up cakes for lent- i think it’s one of the worst decisions I’ve made this year! And so I’m submerging into work for distraction. Apparently the Hyundai 2011 advert is out on TV but i still haven’t … Continue reading →

Hello everyone, what colourful month January has been. It began with scoring a solo piano piece for a lovely ‘Hyundai’ advert, so that was nice going back to my roots on the old ivories. Also worked on a few new … Continue reading →

Thanks for being one of the first to check out my site, hope you enjoy flicking through. I’d like to give a BIG thanks to my talented friend Simon Dempsey (www.diggoutcreative.com) for making it happen. At the moment I’m writing … Continue reading →