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  • 16 Sep 2023

    My Books

    Not Geek, Ideas

  • 29 Oct 2020

    It’s A Ghost's Life

    Here's a fun, spooky little song for Hallowe’en.

    Writing the lyrics took about 5 minutes. Writing the music took another 5. Recording and mastering it took about an hour.

    Making the darned Pac-Man maze inside Minecraft took about 6 hours. No joke.

    I think this means I'm better at recording music than I am at playing Minecraft and I'm okay with that.

    Not Geek

  • 23 Sep 2020

    Awsm Street

    My lovely other half and I have launched an online shop selling unisex kids' clothes:

    The idea came about after child #1 complained about the clothes in the shops getting duller and more grey the older he got. One Skateboarding Unicorn sketch later and Awsm Street was born.

    You can now find Highland Cow Hoodies, Porridge t-shirts and Kid-friendly day planners.

    Not Geek, Not Geek

  • 14 Aug 2020

    Same place, different time

    This is the same tune recorded in two completely different styles.

    Piano & double-bass:

    Simon Madine · Tripping Over My Own Fingers

    Lo-fi hip-hop:

    Simon Madine · Kyral

    Not Geek

  • 14 Aug 2020

    Stand in the Sunset

    I decided to re-record an old tune.

    Simon Madine · Stand In The Sunset

    Not Geek

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Simon Madine (thingsinjars)

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Hi, I’m Simon Madine and I make music, write books and code.

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