Outputs (26)

Sound And Vision - A Night of Live Music and Improvisation (2023)
Exhibition / Performance

The performance is a 45-minute long continuous act in which 3 music performers improvise based on a pre-agreed scale, but in response to a live sketch being drawn on the iPad and projected on a large screen behind them. The sketch is produced in proc... Read More about Sound And Vision - A Night of Live Music and Improvisation.

Songs I Want To Play - Animated Idents for a 'Herbie Hancock' cover (2023)
Digital Artefact
Court, A. (2023). Songs I Want To Play - Animated Idents for a 'Herbie Hancock' cover. [Video]

Music video co-produced for the rearrangement of "I Thought It Was You" and "The Bomb" by Herbie Hancock.

"I Thought It Was You" is a masterclass in merging Jazz, Fusion, Funk and Modern synthesiser techniques, still replicated to this day. The se... Read More about Songs I Want To Play - Animated Idents for a 'Herbie Hancock' cover.

New Meanings (2022)
Digital Artefact
Court, A. (in press). New Meanings. [Animation]

'New Meanings' is an animated short produced by Calling The Shots for the BBC. The piece tells the story of a daughter's struggle through difficult family circumstances. The poem and narration are of BBC First Words winner, Anneliese Broughton.

Exploring the need for innovation in greening urban environments: Reflecting on radical practice in Greater Manchester, UK (2022)
Journal Article

The green agenda is high on the list of priorities of local, national, and global governments.
In the UK, a new £40 million scheme aims to encourage a sustainable recovery alongside
policies - such as the 25 Year Environment Plan - and other tools... Read More about Exploring the need for innovation in greening urban environments: Reflecting on radical practice in Greater Manchester, UK.

Songs I Want To Play 21 – Herbie Hancock Special (2022)
Digital Artefact
Court, A., & Robinson, P. (2022). Songs I Want To Play 21 – Herbie Hancock Special. [Music Video]

"I Thought It Was You" is a masterclass in merging Jazz, Fusion, Funk and Modern synthesiser techniques, still replicated to this day. The second track, "The Bomb", is a straight-up Funky hit out of the 80s funk scrapbook.
We’ve featured the signatu... Read More about Songs I Want To Play 21 – Herbie Hancock Special.

Educating Animators - Manchester Animation Festival - Songs I Want To Play (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Court, A., & Robinson, P. (2021, November). Educating Animators - Manchester Animation Festival - Songs I Want To Play

Presentation produced for the 'Educating Animators' event as part of Manchester Animation Festival (November 2021) on Songs I Want To Play as a showcase of collaboration between a musical director and an animator.
Songs I Want to Play began as a lo... Read More about Educating Animators - Manchester Animation Festival - Songs I Want To Play.

Songs I Want To Play 20 – Peg (2021)
Digital Artefact
Robinson, P., & Court, A. (2021). Songs I Want To Play 20 – Peg. [https://songsiwanttoplay.co.uk/songs/upcoming-2-2/]

Music video of rearrangement of the pop tune, 'Peg', by Steely Dan (1977). Animation idents and titles feature paper cut-style 2D animation techniques animated in After Effects.

Music for Cities - CITIES II (2021)
Exhibition / Performance

An improvisatory performance with Robin Dewhurst and Paul Robinson.

Songs I Want To Play 19 - Pages Special (2021)
Digital Artefact
Robinson, P., & Court, A. (2021). Songs I Want To Play 19 - Pages Special. [Music Video]

Vocals and Guitar(s) - Ole Børud
Bass and Hammond - Paul Robinson
Keys - Philip Brown
Additional Guitar - Paul Thornton
Drums - Jake Woodward
Sax - Mike Smith
Trumpet - Nick Dewhurst
Trombone - Tom Dunnett
Animation by www.adelinacourt.co.uk... Read More about Songs I Want To Play 19 - Pages Special.

'Radical Sustainability: Exploring the need for visualisation methods in geography to aid Innovation in Greening Urban Environments' by Adelina Court (2021)
Data

SPARC 2021 Poster No. 2

The green agenda is high on the national government agenda, with a new £40 million scheme to encourage a sustainable recovery alongside policies, such as the 25 Year Environment Plan and other tools, pushing more investment... Read More about 'Radical Sustainability: Exploring the need for visualisation methods in geography to aid Innovation in Greening Urban Environments' by Adelina Court.