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Andre Avenassian said this in his review for Radio Airplay: 'In This Need Not Be - A Deepening, composer Michael Hugh Dixon crafts an intricate, immersive soundscape that showcases his profound understanding of microtonality and his ability to transform it into a deeply evocative and unconventional musical experience. Dixon’s fascination with microtonal concepts allows him to explore sonic avenues that many composers may shy away from, but in doing so, he opens up a world that’s as captivating as it is foreign. The music moves bends and stretches tonality without ever feeling disorienting and seduces you to surrender to its hypnotic pull, settling into the ebb and flow of its shimmering, quasi-ethereal sound.'
Bio:
I am grateful to have been born into a musical family, hearing my older sisters and my dad practising. All five of us kids learnt piano from mum’s mum. Dad taught all the brass, we all tried strings, my brother and I drumming. I took to the trumpet, then french horn and composed in my teens. All of this in Auckland. I wanted to play in orchestras professionally, dropping out of school to do that in Sydney. I love rhythm and also love finding good tuning and playing in small groups. This evolved to a fascination with microtones. Playing them and getting others to play them, especially in lovely harmonies. I teach, as well, and some of my students kind of get my interest in intonation.
Bio:
I am grateful to have been born into a musical family, hearing my older sisters and my dad practising. All five of us kids learnt piano from mum’s mum. Dad taught all the brass, we all tried strings, my brother and I drumming. I took to the trumpet, then french horn and composed in my teens. All of this in Auckland. I wanted to play in orchestras professionally, dropping out of school to do that in Sydney. I love rhythm and also love finding good tuning and playing in small groups. This evolved to a fascination with microtones. Playing them and getting others to play them, especially in lovely harmonies. I teach, as well, and some of my students kind of get my interest in intonation.