The Dopey Monkey trio of Danielle Price, Martin Lee Thomson and Adrian Ortman will be exploring all things tuba, euphonium and percussion on their latest tour.

'Situational Soundtrack' was developed during their time as a Britten Pears Young Artist Programme Ensemble in Residence in 2022/23 and is an exploration of the sounds which form parts of daily life.

Inspired by the likes of Brian Eno's 'Music for Airports' or Erik Satie's 'Vexations', it considers what situational music is, or could be in everyday situations.

The trio stated: "It's about the repetition of small routines that add up over the years, internal sporadic thoughts, feelings, and monologues guiding us through the day, and how our everyday consumption of music accompanies our activities and shapes our mood."

Soundtrack

Using these as a springboard for ideas, they have created a playlist of new music which they hope, in turn, can be used as a soundtrack for someone else's daily life.

Together, the trio walks between modern jazz, indie and experimental music making use of song and spoken word paired with catchy melodic lines and improvisation.

This has in past seen them create a series of projects including 'Stills' written for YABAI-FEST 2021, 'Now You Know' celebrating the texts of Brian Nisbet, and 'Slumberous' an exploration into dreams performed in Oslo in 2022.

Together, the trio walks between modern jazz, indie and experimental music making use of song and spoken word paired with catchy melodic lines and improvisation4BR

Tour dates

You can catch the trio in concert around the country as well as their own quick visit to Sweden.

May 23rd: St Mary's Music School
May 24th: The Glad Cafe, Glasgow
May 25th: Elder Beer Cafe, Newcastle
May 29th: Exchange, Bristol
June 29th: Hotel Hellsten, Stockholm

All tickets are available at: https://www.dopeymonkey.co.uk/projects-6