Welcome to Wickham Records
Home of Composer, Charlie Wickham
“Charlie is a fantastic composer. He is communicative, highly responsive, and excellent at responding to feedback. Charlie not only possesses the artistic soul that is essential to any creative project, but he is a highly skilled music technician. Charlie is able to write, mix and master a track speedily. I’ve worked with him on a number of projects which often require multiple pieces of music. Charlie is brilliant at creating the sound that the project needs, and that the client wants. It is rare to find a creative person who is so flexible and responsive. ”
Alice Taylor
Research Analyst for Oxford Information Labs
A Selection of Charlie Wickham’s Work
Music written or co-written by Charlie Wickham
Music written or co-written by Charlie Wickham
2024:
- The Internet, Seriously Podcast Christmas Special Remix – Oxford Information Labs
- The Internet, Seriously Podcast Credits Theme – Oxford Information Labs
- Trailer theme for Global Signal Exchange – Google, Oxford Information Labs, Global Anti Scam Alliance
- Tell Me Something by Charley
- Won’t Come Back by Charley
- Whose Side Are You On? by Charley
- Thoughts of My Own by Charley
- Daniel and Emily by Charley
- The Internet, Seriously Podcast by Oxford Information Labs – Main Theme and Jingles
- Trustchecker Theme for Video Showcase of Trustchecker Program created by DNS Research Federation
2023:
- Trailer Theme for DAP.LIVE Showcase created by DNS Research Federation
- For the Light Within: Demos and Remixes by Crimson Monocle
- For the Light Within by Crimson Monocle
2022:
- Work Hard Play Hard by SugarRush (with Alice Taylor and Daniel Cockburn)
- Flying by SugarRush to be used for DNS Research Federation (written alongside Alice Taylor and Daniel Cockburn).
2021:
- Any Other Way by Charlie Wickham
2020:
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2019:
- Big Man EP by Leo C (Charlie Wickham listed as co-writer on tracks 2 and 3, played Electric Bass Guitar on tracks 1,2 and 3)
A Selection of Charlie Wickham’s Work
Music written or co-written by Charlie Wickham
Music written or co-written by Charlie Wickham
2024:
- The Internet, Seriously Podcast Christmas Special Remix – Oxford Information Labs
- The Internet, Seriously Podcast Credits Theme – Oxford Information Labs
- Trailer theme for Global Signal Exchange – Google, Oxford Information Labs, Global Anti Scam Alliance
- Tell Me Something by Charley
- Won’t Come Back by Charley
- Whose Side Are You On? by Charley
- Thoughts of My Own by Charley
- Daniel and Emily by Charley
- The Internet, Seriously Podcast by Oxford Information Labs – Main Theme and Jingles
- Trustchecker Theme for Video Showcase of Trustchecker Program created by DNS Research Federation
2023:
- Trailer Theme for DAP.LIVE Showcase created by DNS Research Federation
- For the Light Within: Demos and Remixes by Crimson Monocle
- For the Light Within by Crimson Monocle
2022:
- Work Hard Play Hard by SugarRush (with Alice Taylor and Daniel Cockburn)
- Flying by SugarRush to be used for DNS Research Federation (written alongside Alice Taylor and Daniel Cockburn).
2021:
- Any Other Way by Charlie Wickham
2020:
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2019:
- Big Man EP by Leo C (Charlie Wickham listed as co-writer on tracks 2 and 3, played Electric Bass Guitar on tracks 1,2 and 3)
Biography
Charlie Wickham has been composing music professionally for the past three years and has spent the last twenty studying, performing and arranging music in various forms.
Born in Hereford, Charlie began playing the drums at the age of two and immediately fell in love with the world of music. One of Charlie’s first video games was Professor Layton and the Curious Village (2008), and upon hearing the idiosyncratic, beautiful minimalism of Tomohito Nishiura’s soundtrack, Charlie knew that he wanted to write music for video games.
During his time at secondary school, he studied the music of Bach, Beethoven and Stravinsky. Alongside these, Charlie studied video game composers and analysed the work of Koji Kondo (Super Mario), Koichi Sugiyama (Dragon Quest) and Tomohito Nishiura (Professor Layton). As Charlie’s drumming developed, he was exposed to the work of jazz fusion ensemble, Snarky Puppy, opening up a whole world of instrumental textures, styles and genre influences; all of which have carried over into his work. Charlie has since gone on to be influenced by hip hop, psychedelia, folk music and the avant garde. He achieved Distinction in his Grade 8 Drum Exam in 2018.
Charlie graduated with a BAHons in Music from Oxford Brookes University, achieving a first in his dissertation project. For this project, Charlie deconstructed Japanese folk tunes and rearranged them for a fusion ensemble. Charlie composed, arranged and produced the entire project, working with a band of up to ten live musicians. He recorded and released the project as a four track EP titled ‘For the Light Within’ (2023) by the band Crimson Monocle. During this time, Charlie was also writing music for synth pop band SugarRush with fellow composer, Alice Taylor. They released the album ‘Work Hard Play Hard’ in 2022; the pulsing electronic beats catching the attention of local cyber security and research company, Oxford Information Labs, who were looking for a composer. The company has started various subsidiaries such as the DNS Research Federation, in co-operation with Meta Inc., the Global Signal Exchange in co-operation with Google and the Global Anti Scam Alliance, as well as other projects funded by the UK Government; all of which Charlie has written all music used in various videos, trailers and advertising campaigns. In 2024, Oxford Information Labs launched The Internet, Seriously podcast for which Charlie Wickham has written all themes.
“Made a great music track for my stream that was exactly what I was looking for, very receptive to feedback and changes as well as a fast turn-around”
jvdlol
Twitch Streamer
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