Bland Big Band

We *almost* managed to get a scan of the coventry cathedral ruins working for our music video...

The lovely people at 3D Scanners had done a detailed scan a few years ago and were kind enough to send it over. Alas, it was TOO detailed. managed to load it zbrush though 🤯

You can check 3D Scanners out at http://www.3dscanners.co.uk/

🔔🎁 Another gorgeous music video by motion graphics guru Ryan Nicholas, this time for Coventry Carol, coming TODAY 🎁🔔

Coventry Carol is available to stream right now: https://songwhip.com/blandbigband/coventry-carol
Check out more of Ry's work: http://www.rswn.xyz/

Coventry Carol by Bland Big Band

SURPRISE! New music out today! Some melancholic, electronic big band carol vibes in our new Coventry Carol arrangement.
Link to listen in bio.

"I've always loved Coventry Carol. The Picardy third is so warming within the melancholic harmonic setting. Having lived near Coventry for the last decade, I feel a more tangible connection to it now and it just felt right to make it the first Christmas chart for the band. It's also nice to celebrate Margaret Keenan, the world's first reciever of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine which took plat at University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire. And Coventry is the UK City of Culture next year! Plenty to celebrate!"

- , Arranger and Band Leader

Featuring:
- Alto 1 & 2
- Tenor 1 & 2
- Trumpet 1martin - Trombone 1 & 4
- the other Trumpet and Trombone parts

"Reharmonising this carol was a challenge but incredibly rewarding. It was important to give each verse its own flavour, especially as it's an instrumental. I wanted to hint at the lyrics going on underneath so when we reach verse 3 and Herod is about to commit the Massacre of the Innocents, we reach the zenith with all instruments playing in this wall of sound that is both menacing and majestic."

- , Arranger & Band Leader

Sharp as Fudge OUT THIS FRIDAY

Here's a sneak peek at the score. That drum part looks tough 👀