This December (2019) it will have been a decade since Colin Potter and Michael Begg, at the invitation of Edinburgh City Council and Unique Events lifted the roof off a …
Help Musicians UK Award
Michael Begg has been awarded funding and support by Help Musicians UK in the inaugural round of their Do It Differently funding scheme. The award will assist Michael in developing …
2018 Review
Just before the end of the year we posted a newsletter – the only one of the year – to the mailchimp subscriber list. Here is a direct link to …
Black Glass Ensemble
Michael Begg is seeking to lay the foundations of a new collective; the Black Glass ensemble. The ensemble will combine acoustic instruments across as wide a palette as possible with …
Black Hill Chronicles
Ever heard a wasp scratch wood? Black Hill Chronicles marks Omnempathy’s experimental dip into podcasting. In part it is a meditative exploration into the form and function of …
GDPR, your data, and Omnempathy
The General Data Protection Regulation comes into force on 25th May, 2018. Having followed the advice of ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office – https://iconewsblog.org.uk/2018/05/09/raising-the-bar-consent-under-the-gdpr/) we do not believe there is the …
WINNER – Scottish Award for New Music 2018
At a ceremony in Glasgow on March 7th 2018, Michael Begg was awarded the Holiday Inn Award for New Electroacoustic Sound Art Work for his 2017 Cryptic commission; TITAN. Details …
TITAN – A masterclass in contemporary ambient
I kept my head down through the year, and, having largely given up on the press, did not spend a great deal of time on trying to secure reviews. So …
One True Vine. The new recording by Michael Begg | Mélenchon Brève
ONE TRUE VINE, ensemble works of reflection and devotion, by Michael Begg | Mélenchon Brève, will be released by Omnempathy in the 4th week of November 2017. The songs were …
TITAN: A Crane Is A Bridge
Michael Begg has been commissioned by Cryptic to compose and install a new work for electronics, cables, strings and breath to be installed in the wheelhouse of the Clydebank Titan …