British Composer Award 2017, Ivor Novello 2021 nominee. Professor at Leeds Conservatoire. He/Him. Support me on musicpatron.com/composer/ben…
Joined April 2009
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24 Nov 2022
Good. I've written a post about writer's block for composers for @opencollegearts - I hope it's useful or thought-provoking or, at least, readable!
oca.ac.uk/weareoca/music/wri…
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11 Nov 2025
Weird request. I'm writing a piece about lifts/elevators (and maybe escalators) and I need your help!
Are there any lifts/elevators/escalators near you that have spoken text? Ideally audible/clear/recordable - and, perhaps, containing interesting words.
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11 Nov 2025
Additionally, I'm looking for one that says the word "stand". Optimistic words are a bonus, as are lifts/escalators/elevators accessible to me.
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30 Mar 2025
Good - @radiophrenia are broadcasting a bunch of my pieces in April: radiophrenia.scot/calendar/1… pro tip, make stupid, short pieces and sometimes people will play them!
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11 Nov 2024
Good. The piece I made for the @musicpatronuk launch event at the Groucho Club is going to be on Canadian radio hibernationproject.ca/2024/1… Good.
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4 Nov 2024
Very happy that my composition about the Cladding Scandal @LeedsCladding @EOCS_Official @ukcag, which I called Clad in Fire-Resistant Armour, is being broadcast on @ResonanceFM @gwaithswn tonight at 10pm resonancefm.com/programmes/5…
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3 Oct 2024
I wrote a 'Birthday Backing Track' for my wife. I'm going to be doing more of these for my @musicpatronuk patrons - more info coming soon: soundcloud.com/bencomposer/k…
This piece features, amongst other things, our wedding vows and the sounds of my belly being slapped. Good.
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21 Sep 2024
Fun day. My last performance as Composer in Resonance of the @leedspiano Piano Trail Festival @pianodrome. Before that, my piece Air Arc Air (composed as a response to @musicprocess conference) is broadcast as part of Seanaps Festival in Germany seanaps.net/2024/radio
Good.
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18 Sep 2024
Composers, quick question. Do you include performances of a single movement of a larger work in your list of performances? If the work is modular in nature, does this change things?
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14 Sep 2024
Looking forward to playing Local Mosaics and Graffiti at the @PianodromeLive as part of @leedspiano later today - the @MarsyasTrio will be there, can't wait! leedspiano.com/event/ben-gau…
@musicpatronuk @LeedsMusicDrama
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4 Sep 2024
Also playing today, 1pm, as part of the Company of Artistic Interventions. Come down to @PianodromeLive at Leeds Museum @leedspiano @musicpatronuk
3 Sep 2024
I don't know why I decided to do such a scary face, but I'm ready for the @leedspiano Piano Trail Festival. I've got my @PianodromeLive t-shirt, the sun is (kinda) shining, and life is good. I'm playing on the 7th, 10th, 14th and 21st @musicpatronuk
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3 Sep 2024
I don't know why I decided to do such a scary face, but I'm ready for the @leedspiano Piano Trail Festival. I've got my @PianodromeLive t-shirt, the sun is (kinda) shining, and life is good. I'm playing on the 7th, 10th, 14th and 21st @musicpatronuk
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23 Aug 2024
Friends, apply for this!
20 Aug 2024
NEW CALLOUT: CHANGING GEAR
We’re looking for three emerging women or minority gender music creators from #Yorkshire and the #Humber to compose electronic pieces to celebrate Daphne Oram's upcoming centenary. Interested? Apply by 10 Sept: buff.ly/3AyaxgX @PRSFoundation
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17 Aug 2024
Really enjoying this xmtr.fm/ curated by Lucia Scazzocchio of @SOCIALBRDCSTS - featuring lots of amazing audio work my piece, Originally From Another Cross.
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Ben Gaunt retweeted
15 Aug 2024
Good luck to everyone getting their A Level results today 🤩
Let us know if you will be joining us in September by tagging us @leedsmusicdrama 💙🎶🎭
Still looking for a place? We have spaces on many of our Music and Drama degrees 👇leedsconservatoire.ac.uk/cle…
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6 Aug 2024
For the last week, I've been in #Filey with @robbentall recording sounds for a new hour-long piece for @leedspiano Piano Trail. Can't wait to share it in September.
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30 Jul 2024
In which Olympic sport would Stravinsky achieve the gold? Uneven bars. Good.
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4 Jul 2024
I'm listening to this with my headphones on and the sound mixing is awful. Some really bad errors here, particularly 0:55 - this is why you should invest in the arts.
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