11/2014

This month, François met Mute Records' founder and renowned electronic music producer: Daniel Miller.

Says François: "We compared notes on synths. Daniel came up with some astute advice: If you have nothing to fall back on, you can only move forwards."

08/2014

It's been a long haul. The LaMP studio, François Evans's composition facility, moved to a new home: an abandoned nursery school in West France. There's been a lot of work to prepare the new electroacoustic composing, recording and mixing areas. Roof renovation, floor repair, and painting to change the rather bright pink and yellow to a more sedate white.

Studio equipment has been brought in. The next 'phase one' stage is acoustic treatment and wiring.

Phase Two, to begin in 2015, will establish a control /mixing room in the space neighbouring the live area.

LaMP Studio: Phase One programming area

LaMP Studio: Phase One mixing area (temporary)

LaMP Studio: Phase One Keyboards

LaMP Studio: Phase One Keyboards

LaMP Studio: Phase One Keyboards

LaMP Studio: Phase One Cordovox

02/2013

The LaMP Studio is moving to larger, special premises in western France.

06/2014

François performed under the baton of the amazing Charles Hazlewood with musicians from Goldfrapp and Portishead at the Glastonbury Festival on 29/6/14. This was to celebrate the imminent 50th anniversary of the British sci-fi TV series Thunderbirds. The band performed well-known numbers by the memorable composer Barry Gray.

François can be seen at the right hand corner of the stage, with Barry Gray's Ondes Martenot.

Stingray

31/1/2011

Deeply saddened to have heard this morning of the passing away last night of film composer John Barry Prendergast, a man who had such a potent influence on my childhood and life decisions.

Thank you for your beautiful and haunting music John; you will be missed.

François.