Tom Green

Blog | Papa Sangre

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:11:00 -0400

Blog | Papa Sangre:

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An update from me on the game I’m currently producing: Papa Sangre 2

A little video I cut for friends who run Scaresville - the...

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 11:00:15 -0400

A little video I cut for friends who run Scaresville - the Suffolk scare event at Kentwell Hall. Happy Halloween!

David Rodigan wins Sony Gold

Sun, 20 May 2012 18:23:00 -0400

On Monday I went to the Sony Radio Academy awards where David Rodigan won the Gold award for Best Specialist Music Programme for his BBC Radio 2 series which I co-produced last summer. The award was presented to us by…Trevor Nelson, whose Radio 2 show I also produce.

The Economist Audio Edition

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 05:53:00 -0400

Somethin’ Else has just taken over production of the Economist Audio Edition - every single article in the weekly paper read out word-for-word. It’s available to subscribers on the Economist website and through the iOS app. As I ran the original pilots, I’m now looking after the launch and delivery of the project.

It’s a huge operation, creating eight hours of audio per week, using six voiceovers (with three recording simultaneously at any one time), nine producers, and a number of other production staff. We have ten hours to deliver it each week, so every Thursday the basement at Somethin’ Else is a hive of activity. We receive the pages as they go to press on a Thursday morning, and the audio is live on the site by 9pm that night.

We also produce the Editor’s Highlights podcast, a selection of the best bits from every week’s Edition. It’s available to subscribers and non-subscribers alike - so you can get your fill if you’re not ready to take the eight hour plunge!

Somethin’ Else’s ‘music tech club’...

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 19:05:00 -0400

Somethin’ Else’s ‘music tech club’ recently got homework - a CD of samples to make into a tune.

Here’s my rough-and-ready attempt. It needs a lot of EQing. Made on Ableton 8. Enjoy.

Trevor Nelson Aretha Franklin Special

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:11:00 -0400

To celebrate Aretha Franklin’s 70th Birthday we turned the whole of Trevor Nelson’s Radio 2 Soul Show over to the listeners to pick their favourite Aretha tunes.

It turns out they have impeccable taste - who knew! - making for an hour of first class music. Check it out on the BBC iPlayer.

To mark the occasion Team Trevor opted for matching outfits…

Bodger refurb

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 04:31:00 -0400

(Most of) the Green family syndicate inspects (lack of) progress on Botanic (AKA The Bodger)’s partial refurbishment. Rather than starting to rebuild the interior we ended up ripping more out…

Fans/future guests of Bodger watch this space, she will ride again! (hopefully in early May)

CREDIT: @rogergreen

February 2012 Greeniemix

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 19:29:00 -0500

February 2012 Greeniemix by Greeniemixes on Mixcloud

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Here’s a mix for y’all - a selection of the (mostly quite old) tunes I’ve been liking lately…

BRITs.co.uk reborn!

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

This year marks our 11th year working with The BRIT Awards, and as if to celebrate, they’ve asked us to look after their Digital Strategy. We’re now responsible for all the digital content for the music event, including running its Social Media accounts, and updating, redesigning and rebuilding the website - which has just gone fully-live.

On top of that, we’ve got our video and radio crews preparing to head down at the event at the O2 in February, to provide all the backstage video footage for the website, and syndicate BRITs radio content across the UK and the world.

Follow the official Twitter and Facebook feeds - run by us - to stay up to date with everything that’s happening at the UK’s biggest music bash.

Race Against Time - in iOS App Stores now!

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:38:00 -0500

The iOS game I produced (via Somethin’ Else) for the Tate Modern - Race Against Time - is available in iOS App Stores worldwide NOW!

You play as a wily chameleon, travelling through the history of modern art in order to defeat evil Dr Greyscale’s plan to remove all the colour from the world. As you race through time from 1890 back to the present day, the background, platforms and enemies change to reflect major art movements and works from the last 121 years of modern art - as does the (specially created) music. And if you play the game AT the Tate you can activate ‘turbo mode’, supercharging your jump and unlocking a mighty tongue-attack for zapping baddies.

If you’re in the UK, download Race Against Time here.

Good luck!

Chill Winston annual gig @ Charlie Wrights

Sun, 09 Oct 2011 14:22:00 -0400

Yes it’s that time again - come on down to Charlie Wrights to hear us churning out the usual mix of blues, funk and soul covers.

C...bucket gig @ The Roundhouse

Sun, 01 May 2011 12:01:00 -0400

I’ll be playing with C…bucket in the bar at the Roundhouse on May 14 as part of the Netaudio event. Come along! Literally anything could happen.

UPDATE:

It was great. Here’s a pic to prove it:

Our ‘new’ boat, Botanic AKA Bodger, arrives in her...

Sun, 10 Apr 2011 06:53:00 -0400

Our ‘new’ boat, Botanic AKA Bodger, arrives in her new home, Horning, for the first time (as captured by the Horning Sailing Club webcam).

CREDIT: My dad @rogergreen

6Music's Vinyl Mixes

Sat, 09 Apr 2011 19:44:00 -0400

DJ Yoda and I were asked to create six special mixes to be pressed to limited edition vinyl to be given away by BBC 6Music to celebrate Record Store Day.

Yoda made two and I did the other four - with tunes picked by Jarvis Cocker, Lauren Laverne, Radcliffe & Maconie, and Steve Lamacq.

If you didn’t pick one up at the time you can take a listen here (or head to eBay where they’re still fetching fairly decent sums).

BBC Radio 1 & 1Xtra's Dubstep Soundclash

Fri, 17 Dec 2010 12:00:00 -0500

Last weekend I produced the flagship moment of Radio 1 & 1Xtra’s first ever Dubstep Takeover - the Dubstep Soundclash. We took over every studio at Radio 1 to pit four crews representing London, Bristol, Manchester and the Midlands against eachother for the Dubstep crown of the UK.

The result was a hectic and distinctive show which had a huge response from the audience, with thousands of texts and Facebook posts received and which became a trending topic on Twitter.

Listen Again to the show here to find out who won!

Ras Kwame In Ghana

Sun, 12 Dec 2010 05:00:00 -0500

In October I headed out to Ghana with Ras Kwame to record Ras Kwame In Ghana for International Radio 1. I spent 3 months in Ghana in 2001 so it was great to be back. We met some amazing guys and heard some incredible music.

You can listen to the programme here. And check out this guy Antibilla we recorded in Tema - he was amazing (sadly I can’t get Audioboo to embed here at the moment).

Ras:

Anitibilla:

Ras & I at the football in Accra Stadium:

Me unwinding at Big Milly’s Backyard

Ras Kwame had an exclusive MC Session with grime rapper Kano on...

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:33:00 -0400

Ras Kwame had an exclusive MC Session with grime rapper Kano on his Radio 1 & 1Xtra show this week. Watch the video, which I directed, shot, and editted, here.

Radio 1's Download Download

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:31:00 -0400

This week I was (for Somethin’ Else) commissioned by Radio 1 to make a mashup of 50 artists who’ve rocked Donnington Park over 30 years of the Download Festival. The result was The Download Download, twenty minutes of distortion, destruction, and musical devastation - to quote the commissioning document*.

The mix was played out across the daytime Radio 1 Schedule in the run-up to the festival, and is now available as a free download. We dare you to listen to it without reaching for the air guitar at least once.

*not an ‘actual’ quote.

A little something I made for BBC 6Music’s The Music Week...

Mon, 05 Apr 2010 06:56:00 -0400

A little something I made for BBC 6Music’s The Music Week when it was revealed that President Obama gave the Queen an iPod as a present. Apparently it contained showtunes and recordings of his speeches. Presumably not on one track. Unless…

Nautical

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500

I do a bit of sailing on the norfolk broads, as my extended family has a small rag-tag fleet of boats. I’ve also been known to fly to warmer climes for a fair-weather windsurfing. I occasionally post photos and tails of our racing exploits from the back of the norfolk cruiser fleet here.