Peter BB Davis

 

Soundtrack composer, multi- instrumentalist, artist and writer (Commercials work includes, amongst many others, Perrier [Alphabet campaign with Terence Donovan - Gold Lion Cannes] Halifax and Faberge, along with numerous TV idents and arrangements including Channel Four, Anglia, Meridian and Carlton and scoring for TV series and documentaries which again amongst others included the BAFTA, RTS, award winning ‘Press Gang’ (ITV/Central TV)

 

He founded The Red Orchidstra whose version of the Roy Budd theme from the seminal '71 Brit gangster movie '‘Get Carter’’ is regarded as a groove classic and was the most requested record –ever – on jazzfm.

 

His solo work includes amongst a body of work ‘Symphony Of The Spirits’ and ‘Etudes Paolina’ and his beatvoxflute tour-de-force ‘Big Budd’ah’. His most recent outfit ‘Mysteries Of The Revolution’ released its eponymous debut album on HITW’s label ‘Blue Serene Focus’. He has also contributed to LWT’s ‘South Bank Show’ on ‘Miles Davis’ and ‘Weather Report’ and wrote and produced ‘The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong’ featuring Kingsley Amis and as director/playwright his first stage play “Through The Grapevine” (the life of Marvin Gaye) received its world premiere at The Shaw Theatre. As filmmakers Hole In The Wall Productions have featured regularly at international festivals including Cannes where HITW’s short ‘Poolside’ was selected for the CFBC’s ‘La Nouvelle Haine’ category.

His passion for forging his own identity as a painter and visual artist in all its forms has since art school remained throughout his career having exhibited in shows, to individual exhibitions as well as selling to private collections.