Nick Shave
Journalist and Writer, BBC Music Magazine
Nick Shave is a writer and sub-editor for the Guardian, and has written for BBC Music Magazine on topics including video game scores and composers and artists such as Philip Glass, Steve Reich, Keith Jarrett, John Adams and Michael Nyman.
Recent articles by Nick Shave
Wendy Carlos: trans pioneer and creator of Stanley Kubrick's creepiest soundtracks
In 1968, Wendy Carlos’s Switched-On Bach became an instant best-seller. As the experimental composer turns 85, Nick Shave looks back at her life and career
Philip Glass: the pioneering American composer who took us to the wilder shores of Minimalism and beyond
Meet Philip Glass: so much more than a Minimalist
Chick Corea: the music that changed me
In 2012 the late jazz pianist Chick Corea talked to Nick Shave about the music that influenced and inspired him
Nyman, Michael
He’s had film score successes galore and his style is both inventive and distinctive. So why, asks Nick Shave, does Michael Nyman often find himself deserted by the tide of musical opinion?