This is a selection of some of the reports that I’ve written for various clients. It includes material on music, the creative economy, the built environment and digital innovation.
Music and an Expressive Life
This piece (for the Demos pamphlet, Expressive Lives) sums up a lot of the views I have regarding the perceived preeminence of “classical” culture over popular culture.
Leamouth Peninsula Cultural Strategy
Futurecity were commissioned by major developers, Ballymore, to create a cultural strategy for the quirky riverside East London peninsula that’s home to Trinity Buoy Wharf. Our solution was London’s first cross-river creative quarter….
The role of music makers in the digital economy
Commissioned by the Musicians’ Union and the British Academy of Composers and Songwriters (BASCA), this report compared UK govern policy against UNESCO’s statements on the Status of the Artist
Steve Jobs, UK’s recorded music industry and the rise of digital
This 2009 report was commissioned by UK Music looking at how a for-profit industry comes to terms with competing with many, many free outlets to product that it once charged for. As one…
Music and video games report
This report was the result of my growing interest in video games as a cultural phenomenon. I wanted to explore their educational potential, and their place as a entry point for arts and…
Battersea Power Station Cultural Strategy
Futurecity were commissioned by Battersea Power Station’s current owners, Treasury Holdings, to create a cultural strategy for one of the most distinctive buildings in the UK. This . Click on the image below…
