MUSIC & CREATIVE CONSULTANCY
Specialist advice where music, production, education and emerging technology meet.
Drawing on extensive experience as a composer, producer, audio engineer, performer and educator, John provides independent creative and strategic guidance—from a single advisory session to ongoing project involvement.
Areas of expertise
Music & AI
Musical quality, model evaluation, training and testing methods, human feedback, annotation and professional creator expectations. Previous AI projects include work with Mercor and Alignerr.
Music production & recording
Independent guidance on artistic direction, repertoire, budgeting, session planning, recording strategy, editing, mixing, mastering and troubleshooting.
Brass & trumpet
Specialist insight into performance, teaching, technique, repertoire and educational materials, informed by professional playing, lecturing and publishing experience.
Composition & music for media
Briefs, spotting, commissioning, composer selection, workflow and production standards for film, television, advertising, theatre and production music.
Music education & pedagogy
Curriculum, instrumental teaching, composition, music technology, teacher development and the language and psychology of effective one-to-one tuition.
Creative strategy
Project development, product and programme review, opportunity identification and a practical bridge between creative practitioners, technical teams and decision-makers.
Flexible, independent support
Consultancy is available remotely or in person, on an hourly, project or ongoing basis.
Production Music
Trumpet
