About Ortense Blue

Songwriter

Who I Am

I am a writer and lover of the sound of words. The thing I most enjoy about writing songs is the rhythm and the sounds of words and what these can communicate. I am also a therapist and interested in the many creative ways that we process our feelings. I’ve also written a non-fiction book about emotions. I am also fascinated by FLOW and what helps us to achieve this state.

What I Do

I write and produce my own music as well as collaborating with other writers.

I also write and produce bilateral music for Brainspotting and music for FLOW.

I have an MMus in Music & Sound and studied Pop and Jazz Singing at Leeds College of Music. I’ve trained in Songwriting and music production as well and was recently on the songwriting mentorship program at DWB Music Publishing.

Discography

These are some of my songs

Silhouette of metal sculpture against a brown background

Ladies

“She said to she, hurtfully, in the hotel over tea.”
Black and white image of man standing in the dark

I Catch You

“I’m not afraid of your devout ignorance”
A brown spiral that is wider at the top than the centre, with black surround and text in white that says The Spiral Waltz, bilateral music.

The Spiral Waltz

Clockwork magic
A girl holding a bunch of balloons against a cloudy blue sky

Aimless

Moody green, black and grey clouds

Hammer & Chisel

“You can tell me that you’re sorry, as I’m stepping through the holes that appear in your story”
Black and white image of a ghostly figure being spun around

To Spin or to be Spun

“Is it danger, is it fun, to spin or to be spun”
Woman holding the elixir of life

Go Peacefully

“Don’t let the shadows hide you, turn your face towards the moonlight”

Co-writing & Collaborations

As well as writing my own songs, I also co-write songs with other writers, artists, composers and producers.

Pete Barringer

Miles Young

Kristin Hurst

Sam Ray

Alona Blay

Lewis Sharp

Lalou

Ania Diamond

Noah Timman

Off.bt Music

Luca Faustini

Stephanie B Nicole

‘I Choose Love’ – co-writtern with Michael Garvin

‘Shine Like New’ – co-written with Michael Garvin

‘Let Me Fall’ – co-written with Noraay and James Christie

‘Nikola Cell’ – co-written with Snorre Hovdal

‘Criminals’ – Topline melody for Lemonade Kid

‘Dragons and Lions’ – co-written with Nic Rigby and Dave Banks

‘Free Woman’ – co-written with Nic Rigby and Dave Banks

Articles about awe, bilateral music, songwriting and much more!

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Aimless

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New release! I’ve been working with the very wonderful dance music production house, Altar Studios in Barnsley (Rick Snoman and Alexandra Bartles) on how to build my own kick drum and bass sounds. Their knowledge is just incredible. They have worked on so many well known tracks and are so humble and under the radar….

Bilateral Music Stimulation: Hand over the cup of a headphone, a screen with a soundwave is in the background
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What is Bilateral Music Stimulation?

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Introduction What can bilateral music stimulation help with and what does the research say about it? Are there findings that support the claims made in various playlists? Is bilateral music the same as binaural music? There are so many playlists on Spotify, YouTube and TikTok at the moment with this title. What is this type…