Cellist for Award Winning Artists and Bands such as
Hack Poets Guild, The Modern Fairies Project, Birdy,
Maya Youssef, Chris Wood, Imagined Village
& Eliza Carthy.
He has toured worldwide with highlights such as Sydney Opera House, Olympia - Paris, Green Man, End of the Road & Cambridge Folk Festival.
Morse-Brown's compositions have been featured on a number of soundtracks including Close (Netflix) Deceit (Channel 4) Culprits (Disney +) and most recently for Channel 5 series Too Good to be True for which his composition 'Parallel Worlds' was used for the opening credits. Other projects include commissions for Falling Tree Productions, BBC Radio 4 and a collaboration with 201 Dance Company's adaptation of Michael Rosen's Sad Book. ***** A masterpiece of human sensitivity” EdFringe Review
Valley of the Forgotten, his forthcoming Cello-led 6th album showcases his extraordinary ability to push the sonic limits of the Cello through his use of effects and
unique playing style.
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Photo credit: Tom Oldham
Duotone is the alias for Cellist / Composer Barney Morse-Brown. An acclaimed musician known for his masterful use of live looping and effects. Originally trained in
baroque performance Morse-Brown’s inventive and playful approach merges the voice of the cello with electronics. Spanning classical music, new classical, folk and
electronica.
He has written and produced 6 albums and 3 ep’s. His compositions explore the ephemeral otherworldly experiences of life and death, often working with
themes of loss, longing, loneliness and the fragility of life.
Composition is a cathartic practice to Barney, he writes to work things out, what emerges is emotionally resonant work which speaks to audiences and provides
listeners with a quiet reflective container for deeper emotions.
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'A master of melancholic arrangements, he has an uncanny ability of inviting listeners into his very owncontemplative and introspective realm'. Rock 'N' Load
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