hi.

my name is Charly.

i'm a software engineer and musician based in London.

tech.

I am a full stack software engineer, working primarily with javascript/typescript, html/css, react, node.js and a wide variety of technologies within this eco-system.

Currently I work as a contractor (formerly Senior Full Stack Engineer) for ⧉wavepaths, who facilitate unique, personalised music experiences for therapeutic use. I predominantly work on user interfaces and back end processes.

I also continue to work freelance, designing and building custom sites built with react, sanity.io and also utilising web-based platforms for clients.

Prior to this, I spent 4 years working with ⧉IBM iX design consultancy as a Senior Interactive Engineer (full stack) for a diverse range of clients and industries, at all scales. I specialised in bringing unique experiences to customers and end-users.

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music.

I am a session musician, multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, band leader, event curator/producer/promoter and occasional DJ. You can find me exploring a wide range of genres including jazz, electronic, folk, indie, pop and all the spaces between. As a part of ⧉Dirty Nice, I am currently an awardee of the ⧉2024 Amazon Featured Artist Coalition Step Up fund.

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I produce, curate and host ⧉donut jam, a monthly evening of sonic and visual experimentation held at and produced alongside with ⧉Staffordshire St in Peckham. Bands from London's improvisational music scene are invited to perform in the round alongside interactive visual projection, followed by an open jam featuring London's most talented musicians. The project recently went international, playing Le Cocon at ⧉Pete the Monkey festival in France and The Room in Shibuya, Tokyo.

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As a session musician, I work closely with projects such as ⧉Orii Community, ⧉Dirty Nice, ⧉pecq, ⧉Queen Kaltoum, ⧉Millie Gibson, ⧉Noum, ⧉Mary Sho, ⧉Rebekah Reid and ⧉TÄPP Collective. I have recorded and performed at such places as Abbey Road Studios, BBC Introducing at Maida Vale, Total Refreshment Centre, The Roundhouse, London Jazz Festival, and for Woodburner and Sofar Sounds.

My compositions have found their way into podcasts and exhibitions, most recently scoring the exhibition and short film ⧉The Store by ⧉Tilly Wace and ⧉Kaia Goodenough, also held at Staffordshire Street gallery.

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