I founded and created BitterSuite in 2014 with the ambitious goal of revolutionizing the live music experience. Fuelled by my profound passion for music and theatre, I embarked on a journey to uncover untapped realms of performance and delight for audiences throughout the UK. Throughout the past decade, developing and researching this groundbreaking art and music concept has brought immense joy to my life. Its essence lies in fostering collaboration among diverse disciplines, forging connections that transcend conventional boundaries. Each piece I creative direct is intricately tied to the extensive research—both creative and academic—that has shaped BitterSuite and allowed it to thrive for an impressive ten-year span. find out more about our work in the BitterSuite website.

VIOLET

Since 2020, I have been writing dance music, forging a unique music identity that speaks directly to the survivor in all of us. Violet, a hyperdeity, serves as a powerful beacon of hope for those who have endured trauma. Electronic music can unlock catharsis that empowers survivors, enabling us to reconnect with our bodies, delve into our emotions, and move the tumultuous path of continous healing.

I am currently finishing the score for the Violet experience ‘FEEL’ with the generous support from the Arts Council. "FEEL." is a transcendent composition that takes the audience on an enchanting, ritualistic journey, drawing inspiration from the stages of ceremony of deliverence. At the core of this musical odyssey lies the intertwined voices of 'R', a survivor whose searching for meaning in what has happened, and Violet, the hyperdeity who creates a space for 'R' to delve deep into the phases of healing after sexual violence including rage, vengence, accountability, trasncendence, despair, pleasure seeking and reconnecting with the body..

Violet’s development was originally commissioned by Royal Opera House, Sirt, and the Finnish National Opera House. These opportunities have allowed me to research in and around the world of healing after sexual violence including areas of representations of rape and sexual violence in western opera, divas and representations of the surivivor in modern media, the pursuit of justice, abolisionist ideologies, PTSD, trauma & the nervous system, raving as refuge.