The podcast’s been taken down on some platforms after a copyright strike — on my own music. Here’s the new version. You’ll see why I preferred the old one. #OriginOfThePieces #Podcasting #CopyrightFail

What happens when flamenco has no guitar? In Ep 32 of Steve Pretty On the Origin of the Pieces, @josie_sinna explores tonás — flamenco’s oldest, voice-only form. #Flamenco #Tonás

What happens if you play the sea like an instrument? 🌊🎶 In Episode 31 of Steve Pretty On the Origin of the Pieces, I used tuned filters to isolate specific frequencies in a recording of waves — and ended up literally playing the ocean.

Are whales basically rock stars? Recorded live at @FirstLightFest, Episode 31 of OOTP features Richard Sabin from @NHM_London on how humpbacks sing to attract mates, show off, and claim territory. 🎧 https://t.co/l5TXiM7V3U #originofthepieces #WhaleSong #FirstLightFestival

Whale earwax might be the ocean’s most unexpected archive. In Ep 31 of OOTP, Richard Sabin from @NHM_London explains how whale ear “plugs” reveal age, pregnancy, pollutants & rising stress linked to underwater noise. Watch: https://t.co/l5TXiM7V3U

'We can't not music' Music therapist Kassandra e'Silva reminds us that music isn’t optional; it’s baked into being human. https://t.co/bgBcryPsk7 #originofthepieces #musicpodcast #musicallycurious

#ACMS 📅TONIGHT 🏰@ThePhoenix_W1 💥an ACMS Board Member PURGE 🎟️£10+ from https://t.co/gAUp1EJCde till 5pm, then £12 on the door 😻hosted by @turlygod & Leslie Ewing-Burgesse, with @alwinsol, @JozNorris, @MattHighton... 🌈free guestlist for trans & non-binary folk, DM us yr names

An hour of ambient music made entirely from conch and triton shells, processed live using some very lovely gear. It’s gentle, droney, and strangely calming — ideal for background focus or zoning out. Also: the silver torso was already there. 🎧

Sylvia Young has sadly died — a huge loss to British theatre. In this clip from my Eurovision special with her daughter @frances_ruffelle, we talk music hall, vinyl, and how Sylvia helped save @WiltonMusicHall with a group of kids & some postage stamps. https://t.co/FEAN6m7Beg

If you’re a musician/composer/artist/band etc and have a @SoundCloud account, I’d urge you to consider whether it’s worth keeping your music on there. I’ve just deleted mine as they seem to be using the data to train AI systems without our permission. 🤬 #music #production

All about asshaling! In episode 23 of the podcast I spoke to the amazing Petra Poutanen about throat singing, and here’s a quick lesson! https://t.co/pYUt7q7jMI #VocalTechniques, #Singing #OriginOfThePieces #MusicPodcast #throatsinging #petrapoutanen

Had a fun little gig last week and ended the set with Olly Blackman serving dual drum and skank duties. Very impressive, especially as it was a spontaneous idea on a tune he didn’t know! CHAMP. #drumlife #skanking #livemusic #multitalented

Kicked off half term with the kids in style yesterday with a visit to @LDN_Museum Docklands. Really great! And a cool handling desk with this fine specimen… 🐚 Let’s hope it’s still there tomorrow 🧐 #conch #conchshell #theft

Sometimes, the best compositions come from a little chaos… and for this recent commission, for a film project I can’t talk about yet, I really dialled up the chaos in a few places! #composerlife #composersofinstagram #zither #recorderplayersoftiktok

This is happening in a week’s time! Musical theatre royalty @francesruffelle cabaret and theatre superstar Sarah-Louise Young, and Brazilian multi-instrumentalist Alua Nascimento. Live music, chat, entertainment, FUN. https://t.co/Sf4EImiTzZ

In Manchester for @horizonswomex this week. Love this city! But struggled to find somewhere civilised but fun for a quiet central drink, food and chat & pretty much gave up when I found Mr Thomas’s Chop House. Framed pic of Alan Bennet by the entrance says it all. WHAT A PLACE

Really enjoyed my chat with Alwar Nadaff on ep 21 of the podcast. She’s a Syrian musician who came to Norway as a refugee and and is making incredible work there. Short snippet of the interview I did with her here. Head here for the full thing: https://t.co/O06pxYWTTl

Little excerpt of the amazing Nawar Alnadaff from episode 21 of the podcast. On the show we talk oud, net, microtones and how music has helped her get through the experience of being a refugee. Check it out! https://t.co/Xj4CmvNIGC

Was a pleasure to be artist-in-residence at the amazing @firstlight_Fest this year. Lovely little video round up here - how many times can you spot me?! Very excited to already be plotting for 2025 too... https://t.co/dC7UJY2jJa

Super exicted to get back to @WiltonMusicHall in November for another mega live podcast show https://t.co/lZy3GzzH3W