Friends

Alberto Ricci (talented programmer and physicist, though not so great at pool)
Chris Watson (exciting young New Zealand composer)
Rodney Tamblyn (old friend and computer guru)
John Croft (sublime composer and thinker, and good person to have a curry and beer with)
Eric Case (traveller, weblogger and general Mac person)
Andy Lewis (Acousmatic Bangorian, who introduced me to the delights of Yr Wyddfa)
Anthony Ritchie (Composer from Dunedin, my old supervisor and chess-buddy)
Peter Batchelor (Another great acousmatic Bangorian, now a Brummie. Bonded with him through the adversity of sharing a room in the worst youth hostel in the civilised world)
David Prior (Fascinating composer, full of surprises. Bonded through the adversity of putting up with Jörg's snoring)
Denis Smalley (My supervisor at City. Needs no introduction, except that I never did get him to cook Italian for me, much to my regret)
Jonty Harrison (Introduced me to the never-ending panoply of Birmingham balti houses)
Javier Alvarez (My external examiner at City. Encouraged the early development of SoundMagic)
Frank Ekeberg (Friend and composer from City, now back in Norway I think)
SUBULTRA (Hayden Chisholm) (Amazing saxophonist, composer, didgeridooist, throat-singer, etc., etc.)
Michael Parsons (Mac geek, music geek, and the most spectacular laugh you’ve ever heard!)

Imposters (some of this stolen from Michael Norris #1's site)