Mike Workman

This is a reworking of a track I first wrote way back in 2018. At the time I had very little understanding of western music theory -- and did everything by ear. The first attempt sounded rather dirge-like -- this new version is danceable! So some improvement there. This version is a bit long, so I will do a shorter mix..eventually! The original track was inspired by Palm Mar in Tenerife, as does t...

The first track in my new project, Party for Love. This is the Instrumental version

A slightly different Mix of Magnus

Magnus Unmastered by Mike Workman

This is the first of several new mixes of the track Magnus Herschfeld. It has better precussion and a new name. You can download the track for free!

This track is dedicated to my partner who made me a mug of hot chocolate while working on this.

Saturday Night Awe by Mike Workman

Another version of Dancing with Friends

A remixed and revised version of Dancing with Friends which I first published a year ago. This time with a Trancy beat at 128 bpm.

This track started out as something completely different. It's a story too long to tell..

Yet another remix with different drums

Another remix of my Blaydon Races Track

About 3000 years ago the Sea Peoples from somewhere in Western Europe migrated across the Mediterranean and caused the colllapse of most Bronze Age civilisations. This tone poem imagines a Hittite ship returning home to Asia Minor, as the crew discover the Sea Peoples have raided and destroyed their homes. The music begins with a prayer of thanksgiving to Abunapunte, the Hittite Goddess of the Sea...

A track based on Blaydon Races. This is named for two friends.

This music was inspired by happy memories of an old friend and colleague, who died recently. It brings to mind two incidents: an unsuccessful attempt to teach me to waltz during a night shift and a lovely weekend afternoon spent with her and another friend, CU, when I think I learnt to sing Blaydon Races. The music draws heavily on two traditional melodies: Blaydon Races and Waters of the Tyne. I...

This is a Symphonic poem that imagines a woodland scene in Summer as bright sunshine gives way to a rain storm

A Melodic House track for Pride

Symphonic Poem for My Mother Pt 2 by Mike Workman

My mother will be 89 years old soon. This music is by way of a thank you!

(This is the revised and remxed version)

The last of three parts of a gentile piece of music inspired by a walk on a sunny day in Spring.

The first of three parts of a gentile piece of music inspired by a walk on a sunny day in Spring.

The second of three parts of a gentile piece of music inspired by a walk on a sunny day in Spring.

This is a short symphony in one movement. Rather than use triads, this time I've been experimenting with free counterpoint -- although in effect, many of the chords that emerged are triads -- although not all of them. I'll try to be more adventurous in future! The music has four voices, played in parallel with slightly different additional voices. What inspired it? A sense of gratitude that i live...

A gentle piece of slow, relaxing music where I explore counterpoint. I began writing the music at the same time as hearing the death of Archbishop Tutu, one of my personal heroes.