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Alumni
Tom Foreman and Rachel Nicholson
2018 alumnus, Tom, has written and produced ‘Swell’ which he will take to Underbelly at the Edinburgh Fringe this August. It was inspired by the story of residents of the small coastal town of Fairbourne in Wales who are set to be Britain’s first climate refugees. Swell follows the story of two siblings caught in the purgatory of a fictional but analogous town, ready to be abandoned. Swell asks: how are we able to understand ourselves when the places we call home crumble around us? Also starring 2017 alumna, Rachel Nicholson, as the lead.
Wasia Project
Andrew Barnabas
Congratulations to Andrew Barnabas, who left in 1989, and his company Bob and Barn who had their first major award win for their score to Netflix documentary ‘Hating Peter Tatchell’ at The International Sound and Film Music Festival. Over 1000 films were submitted across all 10 categories, a mixture of Hollywood studio and Independent features with about a dozen Oscars between them.
Honor Teideman
Honor, who left Trinity in 2015, can now be heard gracing our airwaves on Reprezent Radio with her radio show from 11am to 1pm every other Thursday. She started as an A&R for global publishing company, Downtown Music working with the likes of Tion Wayne, Jimmy Napes, Ryan Tedder, Mae Muller and many more. She is now A&R manager for Locomotion Music Publishing and creative consultant for the record label.
The Wasia Project was formed in 2019 by siblings William Gao (2021) and Olivia Hardy. Their mixed British-East Asian heritage and classical training inspired them to write songs which incorporate a diverse mix of genres including Jazz, Bedroom Pop and Classical. Following four independent singles and the addition of a live band, including Trinity alums Luca Wade (2021) on drums and Tom Pacitti (2018) on bass, the siblings embark on their next stage of development, awaiting the release of their upcoming EP – ‘How Can I Pretend?’, out on the 10th of May.
