Description: The website for Hugh Morris – journalist, copywriter and musician based in South East London
I’m a freelance writer, editor and musician based in London. My main beat is music, but I’ve written on topics including the British TikTok beef that turned into a lucrative boxing match , the weird world of corporate spoken word poetry , how ‘dead time’ underpins the gig economy, the unstoppable rise of darts player Fallon Sherrock , the poetry of Rochdale’s Ian Henderson , and why C Major is objectively the worst key ever invented.
I’ve profiled and interviewed many major musical figures, including Nicola Benedetti (an NYT Arts & Leisure cover), Stephen Hough, Éliane Radigue, Pekka Kuusisto, Marshall Allen, Immanuel Wilkins, Rebecca Saunders, and Tigran Hamasyan. I’ve written features on topics including experimental dance music in the North West England , brass bands , orchestral politics , everyone’s favourite Christmas chord , and the history of the FIFA soundtrack . I contribute to publications including The New York Times ,
If you’d like to discuss a piece — or even commission me! — I’m always happy to chat, at [email protected]