Cinematic Sound Radio

Today's very special episode of CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO is a conversation with composer Miguel d'Oliveira. Throughout his medical school years at the University of Coimbra, Miguel started playing in several ensembles ranging from orchestra to Ethnic and Jazz to Folk. The instruments played varied almost as much as the ensembles; keyboards, guitar, bass guitar, cavaquinho (the daddy of present-day ukulele) and soprano sax. After graduation, and the odd job as cartoonist and scuba diver instructor in Lisbon, he decided to resurface in London. A quick stop in New York allowed him to get acquainted with a country band, with whom he played (cavaquinho) briefly in Manhattan. He was then invited to join and tour the US by an ethnic-fusion band, but his skills were still a green card away. In London at last, Miguel started to study audio production and orchestration by himself and, a few months later, Indie rock band Lapland invited him to join their ensemble playing keyboards and trumpet, and with whom he toured th