Max Syedtollan & Music Space

For Counterflows Festival 2023 we asked Glasgow based composer Max Syedtollan to work with the Music Space community to create a new piece of music. As part of the commission, we invited back filmmakers Duncan Marquiss and Kimberley O’Neill to create a new short film that captures moments from behind the scenes. Over four rehearsals and a final performance we see an insight into Max’s open approach to the commission and the playful nature of the group. The collaborative new piece debuted at the festival in 2023.
Our huge thanks to musicians Jules Hunter, Karim Yusef, Alex Coyle, Mohammed Iamin Fofanah, Vika Buharova, Harry Gorski Brown, Nathan Syedtollan, Max Syedtollan, Laurie Pitt and Andrew Herrington.
This project would not have been possible without the generous support of Sound Lab. Our huge thanks to Naomi and the team for their time and efforts as part of this project.
We acknowledge and appreciate the support of Creative Scotland and the Scottish Government’s Youth Music Initiative through Creative Scotland in the delivery of this work.


