a meeting of musical and dramatic minds.
Definition:
swefn (Old English) – dream {noun}
“Imaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping.”
Since the ‘90s, Kate Millner and Michael Parker have both worked extensively in their respective fields: Kate -a professional actress & singer – performed in theatre, film and TV. She also worked as a professional storyteller with her company, Fallen Moon. Michael – a musician, composer and recording engineer, played in various bands through the ‘80s and set up his own music production company, providing soundtracks for radio and TV commercials. In 2014, he became in-house producer for Studio 6 Music.
Kate arrived at the studio in 2017 to record with her band and they both very quickly became aware that their creative outlook and experiences were a perfect match. Kate’s aptitude for conceptual design, spoken wordplay and ability to evoke emotion through words and melody blended magically with Michael’s atmospheric and sometimes quirky musical soundscapes.
At Swefn’s Edge with its “cinematic dreamscapes” rapidly took shape from conception to manifestation.
At Swefn’s Edge create soundscapes for different creative multi-media platforms. They provide audio book recordings and sound design, adverts, meditations, podcasts and were co-producers in a digital festival in 2020.
They have collaborated on a multitude of exciting projects with numerous creatives- dancers, artists, puppeteers, storytellers, musicians, producers and theatre practitioners.
Based at Studio 6 Music where most compositions take shape, they also perform live at immersive festivals and in any space that can house two people, a few instruments, a selection of foot pedals (occasionally the odd puppet or two) and an audience.
Kate Millner
- Professional actress, singer and voice artist (training-University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, ECTP Mercury Theatre)
- Qualified teacher (Primary; PGCE Cambridge/DBS)
- Trained celebratory and funeral Celebrant (FOIC)
- Performed in many types of productions – stage and site specific, film, TV (Equity, Spotlight, Actor’s Guild) & voice over commissions
- Specialist skills in storytelling (Fallen Moon), puppetry (Little Angel Theatre) and vocal improvisation (Studio6 Music)
- Gong Practitioner
- Co-creator of At Swefn’s Edge
- Based in Essex, South-East England
Michael Parker
- Recording & Mixing Engineer/ Producer at Studio 6 Music, Witham
- Composer for At Swefn’s Edge
- Composer for TV, Film & Radio Commercials
- Musical Arranger
- Sample Pack & Virtual Instrument designer
- Creator of Sample Packs for Sample Magic 2018
- Multi-intrumentalist (keyboards, oud, sitar & flute)
- Musician & Session Guitarist
- Singer
- Video & Photoshop editor
- Website Designer
- Guitar Teacher
- Dutch Speaker
- Essex based