So, thought it was time to try something a tad more substantial - hence embarked on a Piano Concerto....here is the first movement of my first, in C minor.......

So, my first composition for 2021, and given the past year and the hopes for the one...here is an orchestral piece I am calling Rebirth.....

This is probably the final composition for this quite extraordinary year, where I have produced over 30 pieces since March during the enforced hibernation!! This one I asked the good lady to come up with a title and image....she immediately…

OK, so felt the need to put something together for the Festive season!!! A little instrumental piece, complete with sleigh bells....!!!

With a slightly cheeky nod to a certain TV series with a similar name (!) here is a nicely frantic piece that will be added to my Cinematic Shorts playlist......

Back in early Lockdown, my fellow band mates from the band Dangerous Things, Jai and Rod, suggested that we did a Lockdown Video, with a cover of this iconic Bon Jovi song....the vid is on You Tube, but here is the track, and one that I have added…

A Dream Theater cover recorded at home during Lockdown 2020. Piano intro composed & performed by Paul Matthews. All music performed and recorded by Paul Matthews. Vocals performed and recorded by Jai. Music & video produced by 13111y…

Didn’t know what to call this one, so Jolly Hockeysticks it is!! Great to dust off the old Poly Synth and it all feels a bit 80’s cop /comedy/daytime chat show

From egg to fire breathing destruction in under 4 minutes!!!!!!

OK, so just in the spirit of the season (!) here's a playfully spooky little creation.....maybe imagine all those skeletons dancing around the place!!! I should maybe pay some homage to Tim Burton/John Williams here...?

Playing with a cinematic feel again, evoking a spooky chase, perhaps?!

Here's something different, been playing around with soul and gospel vocals....something to add to the Paul Matthews Band Experiment playlist!

So, this is completely different!! In a homage to my favourite place to watch live music in the land...Ronnie Scotts....I have put together a groovin' jazz instrumental piece with a 'live' feel....!! Not really fusion as such, but added to the…

Something quite short, and hopefully very jolly this time around - the joy of children playing!!

It is said that the Valley of the Kings is understandably a haunted and sacred place...hence the start and end of this composition, being no. 7 in the Fusion Soundscapes project....and hopefully evoking a sense of awe and majesty walking in the…

So, as a major change from countryside walking...a random leap for no. 6 in this series to visit the Greek Goddess of the Hunt...Artemis. More discordant, but hopefully capturing some drama!!

Just a shortie for no. 5 - a peaceful ramble in the country......

My latest Soundscape hopefully evokes an atmospheric evening in the desert, as outside the tent the girls make their mournful cries before the local musicians strike up a dance beat.....

Cover number 2 - I've given this Paul Carrack classic a 'live' feel - don't ask why...other than I was inspired to lay down my version of the track after seeing him and his band in concert here earlier in the year....just brilliant!!

So, a change from the Orchestral stuff...! Cover version time!! As a young keyboard player in a brilliant band back in the 1970's, we covered several Elton John songs and especially from the iconic Goodbye Yellow Brick Road album. The show piece…