About Us
Little Seeds Music specialise in inspiring young people and families through music and theatre.
Little Seeds Music was established in 2015 with the mission to provide children and families with unforgettable, high quality musical experiences for all generations to enjoy and share together. Their work is supported and recognised by Arts Council England and they have created work in association with Half Moon Theatre, Z-arts, The Story Museum, and The Met, Bury.
As well as producing theatrical touring work, they also coordinate engagement projects across the country with a focus on providing opportunities for young people to develop songwriting and composition skills. Their 2020 digital production ‘Rolling Down The Road’ was named by the Guardian as one of the best pieces of theatre to stream that year, and their work has toured extensively across the UK to venues including Sage Gateshead, HOME, Warwick Arts Centre, Nottingham Theatre Royal, and The Marlowe.
Our Team
David Gibb - Artistic Director
David is a composer, theatre maker and writer who has spent the last 10 years working with young children and families. In 2011 he received the highly commended prize at the Young Story Teller of the Year Awards and in the same year was nominated for a BBC Radio 2 Folk Award. Since then he has gone onto to release five albums for families, written music and songs for numerous theatre projects, had his music played on BBC Radios 1, 2, 4 & 6, and written two picture books for children, the latest of which will be published by Walker Books in 2023.
Oli Matthews -
Associate Artist
Oli Matthews is a freelance Musician and Composer based in the East Midlands. He trained in Classical, Jazz and Folk music and so works in many different styles which are reflected in the compositions he writes. Today Oli performs mainly on the Folk and Jazz scene, playing at many festivals in the U.K. and across the world. Over the last few years he has played with top rated musicians such as: James Fagan, Andy Cutting and Simon Care as well as composing for Paul Sartin, Rob Harbron and Ian Stephenson. On the Jazz scene Oli has recently performed on the "Komposit" project with many professional artists, composed by Cheryl Frances-Hoad. This piece was based around complex Indian rhythms but with a strong element of Free Jazz with many Improvisatory elements.
Ellie Dimmock - Producer
Ellie is an arts management professional with significant experience in theatre, touring and events. Past projects include coordinating several theatre tours across the UK, large scale festivals for up to thousands of people (don't ever talk to her about portaloos), outdoor theatre events, and international touring projects. Not only does Ellie coordinate and plan all of our shows and projects, she’s also a whizz on the sewing machine which can often come in handy at the most unexpected moments…!
Sean Law -
Associate Artist
Sean is a graduate of Birmingham Conservatoire with substantial experience in a variety of genres, particularly the Classical and Folk genres. He has played with numerous Orchestras and Ensembles in and around Birmingham and London as well as rehearsing with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra as part of their String Training Scheme. He has also recorded albums with David Gibb, Jack McNeill and Charlie Heys, The Conservatoire Folk Ensemble and The High Horses. He has worked as the only double bass specialist teacher for Berkshire Maestros for the past couple of years, in which time he has more than tripled those playing bass in the county. Sean has had numerous successes with pupils, who have gained various scholarships, places in reputable youth orchestras, and gone off to study at some of the countries top conservatoires.