I’m a Scottish designer and musician living in Edinburgh

Hi there - this page is to showcase my solo musical endeavours.

My first release was Golden Tree, the music video of which has received over 420,000 youtube and vimeo views combined (that seemed like a huge number at the time, now it’s not so impressive). Out now is my ‘Julia the Whale EP’ which you can listen to below. I have written and recorded so many songs over the years, but have officially released just a few. I plan to polish up old recordings for future releases soon.

Inspiration for my ever growing repertoire comes from the ordinary self reflection and so on, to the fantastical: touching, escapist, bizarre-yet-true tales from the natural world.

Visual design for these projects is also available here 

Julia The Whale (EP)

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The title track is based on the true story of the 52 Hz Whale: a unique and mysterious whale discovered by marine mammal researcher Bill Watkins.  This illusive mammal emits sound at 51.6 Hz - a frequency no other whale can hear.  She seems fated to swim the lonely seas, calling out to potential mates who are deaf to her voice.  It is for this reason that she has become known as ‘The 52 Hz Whale’. I contacted the PMEL acoustic programme, and was granted permission to use Watkins’ original recording of the 52Hz whale - so I like to call this a human-whale duet that allows an unheard voice to be heard again, albeit by a different species.

As I designed the visual campaign for this EP, there is more info on the project here. Full credits can also be seen on the EP’s back cover.

You can listen to this EP on all major streaming services.

Golden Tree EP

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3 raw blues / rock ‘n’ roll songs, each under 3 minutes long! Inspired by upbeat rock ‘n’ roll from a time when songs had to be short and every second counted.

The music video for Golden Tree, made by the very talented Ninian Doff, showcases 50 ‘no handed bike moves’ performed to the song, and has screened at festivals all over the world including the V&A late and Adam Buxtons Bug.

You can listen to the Golden Tree EP on all major streaming services.

Golden Tree music video by the exceedingly talented Ninian Doff. A professional display of 50 ‘no handed bike moves’ performed to the song. *Approved by the Official Federation of No Handed Bike Skills (Note: this is the old bedroom demo of the song - the EP version sounds much better).