As a music and video maker of 25+ years, my mission is to encourage creativity in others by sharing my experiments in art, music and life.
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Your copy of my new album “House Of Stories” is waiting for you here, now shipping worldwide: https://shop.penfriend.rocks/collections/penfriend-house-of-stories The album is available on super limited edition vinyl colours, ... Read more 
Get this song PLUS THREE more immediately when you order your copy of my new album “House Of Stories”, out 18th April 2025. The album is available on super limited edition ... Read more 
Get this song PLUS THREE more immediately when you order your copy of my new album “House Of Stories”, out 18th April 2025. The album is available on super limited edition ... Read more 
Get this song PLUS THREE more immediately when you order your copy of my new album “House Of Stories”, out 18th April 2025. The album is available on super limited edition ... Read more 
Get your FREE copy of “Our Last Christmas” by Penfriend here or search for it wherever you listen to music online. 40 years after “Last Christmas” changed the festive ... Read more 
A brief explanation of why I haven’t been posting videos via some thoughts on sustainable creative practices and getting over ourselves to be able to do the things we ... Read more 
At my December livestream, I was asked the following question by @hitchhiker7508 : “is 55 too old to hope to build a fanbase for original music?” – here’s my ... Read more 
I got excited about using Photoshop’s new Generative Fill tool to make AI versions of my album covers…then things got weird. 
Browse my back catalogue here please and ... Read more 
Let’s talk about my side project Obey Robots, answering your questions about how our album “One In A Thousand” was written and telling the story of the band name ... Read more 
Not every person you see on the internet is super confident – I’m certainly not! A few years ago I decided I wanted to make a change, and taking ... Read more 
I’ve been livestreaming solo music performances for 10 years, using lots of different setups. Some worked well, some were a nightmare. It’s hard to focus on your performance and ... Read more 
This performance was live-streamed on Saturday 10th June 2023 as a test of the Boss Gigcaster 8 – huge thanks to Roland/Boss for the gift! This song appears on ... Read more 
“Disarm” and my second album “Little Battles” are available on limited edition coloured vinyl – for the first time EVER – plus CD/download from my shop. Browse my ... Read more 
I have 19 days ... Read more 
![“Why I’m still not playing gigs in 2021” [VIDEO]](https://penfriend.rocks/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/PFYT-002-Vlog-Thumb-no-text-784x441.jpg "“Why I’m still not playing gigs in 2021” [VIDEO]")
