December 2023
We are delighted that Pip and Posy has been nominated for a Broadcast Award . I honestly can’t think of a more deserving winner than this heart warming series. It has had so much love and care put into it from every single person in the production teams at Magic Light and Blue Zoo.
2023 - Jojo and Grangran - Series 3
JJGG (As we call it!) continues to be a hit on CBeebies with all music by myself, Joss Peach and Jamie Salisbury.
As Jojo and GranGran draws to a close it was fabulous for the show to win an RTS award for the St Lucia Special!
October 2022 - Pip and Posy has been nominated for a BAFTA!
Huge congratulations to everybody who works on this brilliant show at Magic Light Pictures and BlueZoo animation. Joss and I are thrilled :)
Autumn 2022
It’s been such a pleasure to write songs for Molly & Mack, including the goodbye song for the fifth and final series. Out now on Cbeebies.
Summer 2022
Hit show Jojo and Grangran continues on CBeebies for Series 2. Joss Peach and I are writing music for every episode!
March 2022
Pip and Posy has won Best Children's Pre school series at the British Animation Awards! So well deserved as it really is a delightful series with beautiful story telling and gorgeous animation. (The music’s’alright too ;-) )
March 2022 - Series Two of Tee and Mo airs on CBeebies
More monkey magic with a Tee and Mo mini series which we have scored over the winter.
November 2021
Wedding bells in Series 4 of Molly & Mack! Such a fun song to write for this series…
November 2021 - It’s a wrap!
Joss and I have finished scoring Series One of Pip and Posy, and it is going down a storm. 52 episodes of fun and friendship created by the amazing Magic Light Pictures, animated by BlueZoo and broadcast on on Sky and Milkshake.
June 2021 - New songs for Molly & Mack, Series 3
Huge congratulations to everyone who worked on Molly & Mack throughout Covid and coped with the ever shifting goal-posts around what could be filmed, where and how. A pleasure as always to work with the cast and team, and to write some new songs for series 3 & 4… More coming soon!
February 2021 - Pip and Posy is getting ready to launch!
I’m delighted that Joss Peach and I have the privilege of working with the incredible Magic Light pictures on their new series Pip and Posy - based on the books by Axel Scheffler. I'm really proud to have written the theme tune and can't wait for it to hit the screens very soon. It's an absolute gem of a show!
February 2021 - A New theme song:
I wrote this nature-loving theme song with Jonathan Owusu-Yianomah for ‘Ferne & Rory’s Teeny Tiny Creatures’ now on Cbeebies & iPlayer. Such a sweet show teaching children about the importance of the small creatures in ‘nature’s wonderful web of life’.
December 2020 - A Mini Musical for CBeebies!
We’ve always wanted to write a musical so this was a great opportunity to write a 3 song pre-school Tee and Mo special about growing up. Made by Plugin Media and co-written with Dominic Minns and Joss Peach. Also, I am a super proud Mum, as my daughter sings the part of Tee!
Autumn 2020: New Series for Magic Light Pictures!
Pip and Posy is a 52 x7 animated series for SKY, currently being made by the Oscar-nominated and BAFTA-winning company Magic Light Pictures. Based on the children’s books by Axel Scheffler Pip and Posy tells playful, funny and heart felt stories about the enduring friendship of the two main characters.
I’ll be working with Joss Peach scoring the series over the next 12 months and we are absolutely delighted to have been selected for this job. Both of our daughters have grown up loving the work of Axel Scheffler and Julia Donaldson!
September 2020: Sesame Street Special:
In September the trailer for Sesame Studio’s ‘The Monster at The End of This story’ aired ahead of the release on HBO. I wrote 4 songs and score for this 30-minute special with Joss Peach. Directed and animated by the awesome A Productions for Sesame Studios, this was a whole new journey into the world of character voices, storytelling and backing vocal singing chickens!
Spring 2020: NEW SERIES for CBeebies!
JoJo & Gran Gran is a 44×11 animated series about an almost five-year-old girl and her fun and wise grandmother. They live close by to one another in a bustling London neighbourhood and Gran-Gran always has something planned to do when Jojo comes to visit. Throughout the series, the stories are inspired by the passing of time, covering topics such as life cycles, the passing of the seasons, growth or the sequencing involved in activities like baking a cake or catching a bus. JoJo adores her grandma and the time they spend together. Gran-Gran is very proud of her Saint Lucian heritage and is always happy when she has an opportunity to teach Jojo about the island’s culture.
Series producer is Tom Cousins and animation is by Bristol-based A Productions. I am scoring the series with my brilliant co-composers Jamie Salisbury and Joss Peach, and I am very proud to have written and produced the theme song:
April 2020:
I’ve written two pieces that introduce the violin and viola to the young audience of Yolanda’s Live Jam!
March 2019: New Animation for Sesame Studios
Created by the lovely crew at A Productions in Bristol, this new animation features my daughter playing Gilly and score by myself and Joss Peach.
2019 Children’s BAFTAS!
We were absolutely thrilled to bits that our song ‘Help Our Little World’ won best short-form at the 2019 Children’s BAFTAS! Such a shame our co-writer Joss Peach couldn’t be there with us on the night, but here are some pictures of the event with Dominic Minns (director), Nat Cooper (Animator) and Carys Rowan (Producer).
December 2019: New Songs for CBeebies!
July 2019: CMC and PRS Magazine!
I was asked to present with my co-composer Joss Peach and voice over artist Marc Silk at The Children’s Media Conference on ‘the art of voice and song’. We discussed our top tips for working in the industry and were given a 15 minute song challenge where we ended up writing a song about a zebra in a swimming pool with the moral ‘be kind to others!’.
I’ve also been interviewed for ‘M’ , the PRS Magazine, about songwriting and composing for children’s TV.
Our new song for Tee and Mo started airing July 2019 - ‘Help Our Little World’
This was one of the trickiest songs I’ve written with Dom and Joss. How do you write a song about the environment without making children sad or anxious? How do you get people to change their actions without sounding preachy? Hopefully we managed something positive and fun, but still with a serious message…
‘Leave Right Now’ for new CBBC live action drama ‘Almost Never’. Airing from January 2019
Co-written with Julian Emery.
New Songs for SING SING SING with CBeebies! Airing from November 2018
Molly and Mack for CBeebies: Airing November 2018
Molly and Mack is a brand new drama series based on the daily adventures of a Scottish village community. The warm-hearted stories reflect the characters’ humour, spirit and interconnected lives as the friends and neighbours live happily in the beautiful village of Bridgetown. I wrote the theme song and integrated songs for the show and got to play some fiddle too!
The series producer is Dominic MacDonald.
'Kit and Pup' for BBC Worldwide: Airing from July 2018
This 52 part series will take pre-schoolers on a journey through the world of opposites and materials. I am currently working on music for this show with composer Jamie Salisbury. I am also singing the theme song that we wrote! The show is mixed animation and live-action, and combines comedy with physics and aims to inspire creative thinking with the help of super cute animated friends Kit and Pup. The series is produced by CBeebies’ in-house team in conjunction with BBC Worldwide. Tom Cousins is the series producer and Putul Verma is executive producer. Animation is by Bristol-based Sun and Moon Studios.
Tee and Mo for CBeebies and TVO Canada : Airing from March 2018
In March 2018 I finished scoring 50x 7 minute epsidoes of "Tee and Mo" for CBeebies! This gorgeous pre-school animation series is narrated by Lauren Laverne and created by BAFTA winning production company PLUGIN MEDIA. I have worked very closely writing music for the series with jazz pianist and composer Joss Peach.
Together with director Dominic Minns we have also written an album of children's songs to accompany the show called "Never Say No To The Music". It features award winning jazz singer Lianne Carrol, west-end star Lillie Flynn and Lauren Laverne on vocals.
The song "Come on, Get Up" was nominated for a 2016 BAFTA for Best Children's shortform.
The song "Are We Ready To Go?" won a 2016 award at the international festival Prix Jeunesse.
'Feeling Better' for CBeebies: Airing from March 2018
Autumn 2017 I wrote 26 songs for CBeebies show 'Feeling Better', each one about a different emotion. This lovely show teaches kids to identify their feelings and talk about them with friends and family. The show was made by BBC Scotland and produced by Donna Damassa and Ewan Torrance.
Radha, Ben & Breagha!
In my studio with radha and Ewan
May 2018 - A new song for CBeebies House "Let Friendship Grow"
Milkshake TV
Summer 2017: I worked with Paul Drew to create the music re-brand for MIlkshake TV on channel 5... We also wrote a number of songs for Miklshake TV including Milkshake Party and Milkshake Christmas.