A hand stitched animation, gigs, and good stuff!
Hiya Panpals,
Just a quick email to let you know about a few upcoming gigs and a sweet animation I did the music for. Also some good stuff I’ve been enjoying…
Hand Sewn Animation!
I had the pleasure of scoring this short animation by Alexis Sugden where each frame is hand embroidered. It took her months of evenings painstakingly sewing the cute lil bunny, each miniscule movement at a time.
We decided to make the music sound handmade, small and cute too, so I recorded everything live and even recorded the trumpets at a slower speed and sped them up to sound like tiny toy trumpets!
Autumn/Winter Gigs!
- 24th October - Salisbury Medieval Hall
I’m performing my Ridiculous Songs for Kids as part of Salisbury’s Celebrate Voice festival.
More info and tickets here
(sorry for the short notice on this one - I thought I’d already sent an email about it!)
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31st October - Bristol Beacon
I’m playing in the Beacon House Band at this Family Gig where we’ll be playing fun spooky cover songs, with plenty of interactivity and family friendly spooky fun!
More info and tickets here -
12th December - Bristol Daddin’, Southville
I’ll be doing a casual Ridiculous Songs for Kids show at Bristol Daddin’, a monthly hangout for dads and their kids. Pay what you want entry on the day.
More info here -
19th December - Bristol Beacon
Another Family Gig at the Beacon, this time we’ll be playing festive favourites to warm your stockings!
More info and tickets here
Yoto Cards
I made another batch of Yoto cards of my kids album, could be a good xmas pressie for your kid or a kid you know?
Buy one here!
Good Stuff!
Here are some things I’ve enjoyed recently you might enjoy too :)
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🎵 DeBarge - I Like It
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Sn6Upf43TA
This has been my favourite track since I first heard it earlier this year. So smooth, yet so deeply funky I can’t stop my face from scrunching. -
📼 Wheelchair Sports Camp - YESS i’m a MESS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0so3QeYb1A
I love this track and trippy music vid from a band fronted by (in their own words) “a wheelchair-using, profanely queer and tiny rapper, with a very distinctly high-pitched sense of humor.” -
📼 Andy Anderson: The Shape of Paris
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4q8wZ15ALz4
A beautiful and meditative skate through Paris. Andy Anderson basically dances on his skateboard. I first showed my kids this when we were chatting about wearing a helmet while skateboarding - Andy Anderson is a big advocate of helmets! -
💻 STG v.boxsquad
https://spacetypegenerator.com/boxsquad
A webtoy where you can create a grid of colourful people, move where their hands and feet grip the edges, and move the grid lines around to squash and stretch the people. Be sure to turn on the “twerk” toggle! -
🎵 NTS Guide To: The Midnight Synthesizer
https://www.nts.live/shows/the-nts-guide-to/episodes/the-nts-guide-to-the-midnight-synthesizer-14th-september-2026
This mix is my happy place! Ethiopian synthesiser music from the early 80’s 😙👌 -
🎵 Danalogue - Teleportations
https://danalogue.bandcamp.com/album/teleportations
A cosmic trip from The Comet is Coming synth player. This is on heavy rotation at the moment (like the solar system) 🪐
More good stuff in the archives here…
Bye for now!
That’s it for me this time! Have you seen, heard or made anything cool recently? Let me know!
ALL MY LOVE
Simon
xxx
22nd October 2026
