Guest Lecture: Northampton University’s “Changing Futures” Week
I am pleased to announce that I have been offered the opportunity to guest lecture at Northampton University next month as part of their Changing Futures week to discuss my endeavors in the film and music industry.
Tight competition as Poornima Seetharaman of Zynga is speaking at the same time. Should be fun, I am looking forward to having a chat with the students and hopeful I can give them some ideas to think about. For any students who were present for the lecture and want some clarity, feel free to contact me.
Mike interviewed Again by Davinder Bedi of RadiAsian Radio
The mighty Davinder Bedi (Desired Effect) over at the RadiAsian Radio Station got in touch again for a second interview. This time via video call on his new live YouTube setup. We ended up chatting for just over 3 hours about all things music, tech, books and way, way more…
Fragments Wins Best Best Sci-Fi @ The Košice International Monthly Film Festival (KIMFF) In Slovakia
Andrea Ratti’s short film “Fragments” which Mike scored during April 2020 has won Best Best Sci-Fi @ The Košice International Monthly Film Festival (KIMFF) in Slovakia. That’s the 5th win for the film and once again, huge congratulations to the team! You can find more details about the project on Andrea’s website here.
Fragments Wins Best Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy @ The Alternative Film Festival in Toronto, Canada
Andrea Ratti’s short film “Fragments” which I scored during April 2020 has won Best Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy @ The Alternative Film Festival in Toronto, Canada. That’s the 4th win for the film and once again, huge congratulations to the team! You can find more details about the project on Andrea’s website here.
Fragments Wins Best Soundtrack @ Out Of The Can International Film Festival (UK)
Michael W. Bell’s score for Andrea Ratti’s short film “Fragments” scored during April 2020 has won best Soundtrack @ Out Of The Can International Film Festival (UK). That’s the 3rd win for the film and once again, huge congratulations to the team! You can find more details about the project on Andrea’s website here.
Fragments Wins Best Sci-Fi Film @ The Screen Power Film Festival (London)
A little late on reporting, but Andrea Ratti’s short film “Fragments” which Mike scored during April 2020 has won Best Sci-Fi Film @ The Screen Power Film Festival in London. Once again, huge congratulations to the team! You can find more details about the project on Andrea’s website here.
Music Usage Alert: Discovery's Primal Instinct
Two of my cues have been synced to Discovery’s documentary/crime series Primal Instinct. The episodes have already aired, but at the time of writing this are still available on catchup services worldwide.
Single Release, "Afterburning"...
Some of you may have caught my blog from a couple of months ago where I said I had completed a remix/cover of the After Burner II soundtrack. Well, I decided to release it!
Afterburning marks the 17th release by Aurora Eclipse Productions Ltd, the track is available to buy direct from AEPL via the website or Bandcamp and is on all streaming platforms worldwide including Spotify.
Fragments Wins Best Sci-Fi Short @ The Changing Face International Festival (Australia)
Andrea Ratti’s short film “Fragments” which Mike scored during April 2020 has won Best Sci-Fi Short @ The Changing Face International Festival in Australia. Huge congratulations to the team! You can find more details about the project on Andrea’s website here.
Fragments (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Out Now!
I am so pleased to announce that my latest soundtrack album “Fragments (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)” for Andrea Ratti’s short film, Fragments is now out!
Fragments (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Vinyl ADVANCE PRE-ORDER
The soundtrack album is launching 14th June 2020 and is available for PRE-ORDER on iTunes/Bandcamp now. This one is a little special as Aurora Eclipse Productions Ltd are pressing a limited edition (20 copies) 12” vinyl, which you can also pre-order now!
Podcast - The SWIM: Episode 10: Galaxy-Wide Lockdown
Round three… Mike recently joined Jack and Lex again for Episode 10 of The SWIM, this time with the addition of Patrick Coll, courtesy of The Droplet Network…
Scoring Hummingbird (Working Title) - PATREON EXCLUSIVE
Andrea (Director), has been joining the stream here and there to check on my progress and giving some tips here and there too, which has been great given we have not been able to physically sit down and review scenes together during the COVID-19 lockdown…
AuroraCast (Official AEPL Podcast) is now live!
Anyone who knows me, knows I like talking! I have wanted to interview all my colleagues for some time now to show the world all the weird, great and wonderful talents and personalities they have, but just before getting a shooting schedule together for the AEPL website, the COVID-19 lockdown happened.
Podcast - The SWIM: Episode 7: The Voices of Many People
During the COVID-19 lockdown, Mike recently joined Jack and Lex again with the addition of the lovely Georgia for a new Podcast known as The Swim, courtesy of The Droplet Network…
Mike interviewed by Davinder Bedi of RadiAsian Radio
I was also recently interviewed live on air by the mighty Davinder Bedi (Desired Effect) over at the RadiAsian Radio Station. Dav and Mike talk all things Michael W. Bell touching on how Mike got into music, his journey at University, the formation of Aurora Eclipse Productions Ltd, studio setups, microphones, plugins, hardware, studio stories and of course, curry!
Podcast - The Blue Ink Show: Episode 22: Mike Pro (late 2019)
And it happened again… I was asked by Jack and Lex to feature on the long-awaited sequel to Mike Pro… The full list of topics covered as listed below, but as I round up the lengthy podcast features what we expect to see at next week’s "By Innovation Only" event and a deep dive into the 2019 Mac Pro…
1000 Subscribers Hit on YouTube!
Today I am met with some very strange feelings and thoughts… I definitely feel humble, but also very proud all at the same time! It’s all a bit of an ambivalent experience… I woke up a couple of days back to a YouTube Studio notification both alerting and congratulating me on my channel surpassing 1,000 subscribers. When I looked at the statistics to see what that really meant, it is the sum of 100,000 views and 312,000 minutes of watch time…
Single Release: Revenge Is Sweet
AEPL recently released “Revenge Is Sweet", a single cue by myself… The cue was originally written for the trailer for “Blanket”, a short film I scored some years ago. After years of it being on the shelf, Aurora suggested I dusted it off, gave it a bit of a mix and let it go free!
Podcast - The Blue Ink Show: Episode 11: Mike Pro (Early 2019)
I was recently asked by @ajacktaylor and @amaceoghain to guest on their @blueinkcode podcast to discuss all things Mac Pro, and talk Apple in general... Of course, music came into it as I run through my current desktop setup and explain why I’m running the 2013 Mac Pro in 2019...