About N&X 2019
Ninichi and Xelafish is a creative partnership between composer Ninichi and multimedia creative Xelafish to put fun and mischievious sheet music out into the world initiated in 2019! A crowdfunder for the first collection ‘The Light And The Dark’ initially focusing on and trialling Solo Piano, Violin and Piano and Violin Duet went live in October 2019 and is currently in development. There will also be some recordings of the collection for anyone interested in following this story and journey regardless of interest in playing instruments or those initial instruments. At least this is the 21st Century aim!
We are big believers in the fun and enjoyment of playing music that fires the imagination and has context and purpose to get into so we did not wish to put this out there in a traditional way. We would like it to exist and have purpose in its own context and world - particularly given our chosen theme of creating sets to do with music and magic! As a result Ninichi and Xelafish is also the name of a music shop at the centre of its own story in an alternate reality London of 1890. An evolving world where we are trying to learn all we can about our doppelgängers who founded this shop. You can find more about what we know so far about this world of 1890 on the About N&X 1890 page!
About Ninichi
Ninichi is a British & Thai composer born & based in the UK. She has a 'gift for melody' and for creating memorable tunes for video games, film & other media. She specialises in video game music but also enjoys creating music for films, TV / web series, commercials and more. Ninichi works with a range of indie game studios including Ravensbard, Smashing Pixels, Owl Sanctuary Studios, Chequered Cow Games & Quinton Studios, as their freelance game music composer. She is also the founder of Ninichi & Xelafish, a London-based music publishers specialising in fantasy sheet music and audio stories. Her music soundtracks have featured in several indie games including Warenel (RPG), Revere (JRPG), Vito Jump'n'roll, Shakey's Escape, Power Pool Slam (coming soon on Nintendo 3DS) & Tank Tank Rush. Ninichi's compositions also help to set the scenes in indie films Dark Delivery, The Waiting Room & Alone at Night (see her full list of credits here). Ninichi studied music at the Royal College of Music (RCM), London and was a founding member of the Royal Thai Music Circle, London. She started the violin at the age of 3, piano at age 4 and the Thai gong circle at age 7. www.ninichimusic.com
About Xelafish
Alex Drofiak is a multimedia creative and writer based in London. He specialised in Research in Innovation, and currently manages the production of Lighting and Videowall Controllers for the Carallon Group. As a Lighting Designer he has lit concerts for Cynthia Erivo and Anthony Rapp as well as the West End Recast series where stars of the West End choose songs from roles they would never be cast as! He loves the challenge of creating worlds and atmosphere for an audience and has additionally lit several productions in and around London. These include the 20th anniversary production of Jason Robert Brown’s Songs For A New World and Duncan Sheik & Kyle Jarrow’s Whisper House. His lighting site is www.xelafishlight.com. Alex is a recreational musician and has a huge passion for playing music both socially and solo although the harder the piece the better it is that nobody else hears it! He is keen to contribute to the diversity of material available for similar players. Occasionally the odd appearance behind the keys happens and most recently was MD for Gabriela Garcia’s Rearranged, Remixed, Reimagined cabaret. His writing website is www.xelafishworlds.com
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