Michael Wookey (March 23, 1983) is an English singer-songwriter and composer, born in Southampton and based in Paris.
Michael Wookey | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 23, 1983 |
| Origin | Southampton, England |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Labels | We Are Unique Records |
| Website | michaelwookey |
Career
editWookey self-released his first album, Dreams of You, in 2003. His fourth album, Submarine Dreams, was released in 2013 by We Are Unique Records.[1] The album was mastered by Valgeir Sigurðsson at Greenhouse Studios in Iceland, with original album artwork by Gabríela Friðriksdóttir. The disc was recorded in Cantal, France with four members of Angil and the Hiddentracks, with whom Wookey toured.[2]
Wookey is known for using toy instruments in his music, and in 2013 he arranged a 10-person toy orchestra to play his compositions at Paris's Théâtre du Châtelet; a second performance followed in 2014.[3][4] He collaborated with Margaret Leng Tan and wrote a concerto for her named "Coney Island Sous l'Eau." The U.S. premiere of Wookey's concerto was in 2013 at the Washington Square Music Festival in New York City, with The New York Times calling it "the most rewarding of the pieces for toys on the program."[5]
Wookey also composed the music for the film Brochet comme le poisson, directed by Anne Brochet and broadcast by Arte TV in 2013[6] and multiple documentaries since.
Michael Wookey is also member of Contrebrassens, a French band that makes covers of the French singer, Georges Brassens.[7]
Discography
edit| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 2003 | Dreams Of You |
| 2007 | You Shield Me From Darkness |
| 2010 | Gun Gala |
| 2013 | Submarine Dreams |
| 2016 | Wild and Weary |
| 2018 | Hollywood Hex |
| 2022 | Truelove $ Day |
References
edit- ^ "Michael Wookey". We Are Unique Records. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ "Michael Wookey – Submarine Dreams". Mowno. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ "Michael Wookey en concert au Théâtre du Châtelet". MONSTERK7. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ "Michael et son Orchestre des Jouets au Théâtre du Châtelet dimanche". MONSTERK7. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ "Big Music, Shrunk to Fit a (Much) Smaller Scale". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ "Brochet comme le poisson". Le Monde. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ "Bienvenue sur le site de contrebrassens". CONTREBRASSENS (in French). Retrieved 4 May 2024.