Book Launch Video Soundtrack & TV Jingle!

In a new collaboration with the University of Tasmania’s Peter Underwood Centre, Steve has provided some of his music for 2 new projects.

Book Launch Video Soundtrack
With Covid-19 preventing group gatherings, the Underwood Centre had to re-think the launch of their first book, Harnessing the Transformative Power of Education (Brill, 2020). The solution, like most events since March 2020, was to “do” the book launch online, via a video of key issues and findings. Introduced by the Governor of Tasmania, Her Excellency Professor The Honourable Kate Warner AC, the video provides animated discussion points about helping young people have a broader range of better life choices.

The Underwood Centre wanted an uplifting soundtrack to sit behind the visuals. Steve came up with a simple rondo that captured the positive feel of this book and the expected productive and life-enhancing impact and outcomes. The hardest thing for Steve was that it had to be exactly 2 minutes! Recorded at home on his Kawai grand, Covid-19 restrictions again at play, the response has been very positive, to the book, the video and the music.

Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02hqUo-J8VE&feature=youtu.be

TV Jingle!
In addition, the Underwood Centre produces and presents a television program shared with many Tasmanian schools and families. Steve was asked if he’d like to provide a short (30 seconds max this time) jingle to go with the end credits. Wanting something light and bright, Steve adapted a few bars from one of the songs (“Crazily Good”) on his latest CD “Unbroken”, to provide a jaunty finish to what is a fun experience for school students in Tasmania.

The full tune can be found on the “Listen” page of this website.