Thanks to MaJiKer, the Paris based record producer, composer and artist from Birmingham, has sent me a preview download of his new solo (with guests) album - Body-Piano-Machine BPM.

I've been listening to it all afternoon today. On my 5th listening as I write and no doubt I will be listening many more times. BPM is very witty, inventive, poppy, entertaining and very moving. As the title suggests, the sound canvas is derived from sounds made by the body, the piano and the machine.

Guests include:

• Indi Kaur
• Camille (who's best selling and award winning album Le Fil, MaJiKer produced),
• Maya Barsony,
• Heather Juno,
• China Moses,
• Benedicte Le Lay,
• Rosa Rebecka
• and many more...

It's also likely he will have a deal for it's release soon and be taking his solo concert on tour. So watch this space, in the meantime, to hear it for yourself, visit www.myspace.com/majiker and listen.

MaJiKer, AKA Matthew Ker was a pupil of Birmingham Schools Wind Orchestra when I was the conductor, then Matthew and I started Birmingham Young Composers with an Arts4Express grant. I am privileged now to see him flourish and make a successful and rewarding profession in music.