Michael Wookey
Michael Wookey (March 23, 1983) is an English singer-songwriter and composer born in Southampton.
Biography
He self-released his first album Dreams of You in 2003. His 4th album Submarine Dreams was released in 2013 by We Are Unique Records, was mastered by Valgeir Sigurðsson at Greenhouse Studios in Iceland. Gabríela Friðriksdóttir made the original artwork of the album. The disc was recorded in Cantal, France, with 4 of the Hiddentracks, the musicians of the band Angil and the Hiddentracks, with whom he has been playing live since then. He is also known for using toy instruments in his music and created a toy orchestra to play his compositions at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris in 2013 and in 2014.[1] He collaborated with Margaret Leng Tan and wrote a concerto for her named "Coney Island Sous l'Eau" which was premiered in the US in the Washington Square Music festival in New York in 2013.[2]
He also composed the music for the film "Brochet comme le poisson"[3] directed by Anne Brochet and broadcast by Arte TV in 2013.
Discography
Year | Album |
2003 | Dreams Of You |
2007 | You Shield Me From Darkness |
2010 | Gun Gala |
2013 | Submarine Dreams |