We are very pleased to be releasing a new single as part of our singles series. ‘Incantation’ is an original composition by session percussionist, composer, producer and musical director Magnus Mehta.
Magnus explains “I wanted to create a piece that reflected my interest in Meditation. "Incantation" is built on a single repeating Vibraphone and Balafon phrase that I imagined as a mantra, with the other elements representing a journey undertaken in the subconscious realm.”
About Magnus Mehta
Magnus Mehta is a session percussionist, composer, producer and musical director known for his ability to skilfully collaborate with artists from a wide range of musical and cultural backgrounds.
London born to an Indian father and Scottish mother, Magnus was excited by rhythmic sounds from an early age, initially requesting a drum kit aged 10, and consequently studying timpani and percussion at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
After playing in all of the major Scottish orchestras Magnus took a radical change of direction and relocated to Cuba to further his musical studies. Time spent living in Morocco, Kerala, Tanzania and Turkey then followed, and ever since Magnus has built a reputation as one of the most creative session musicians, moving fluidly between a multitude of genres.
His output with his critically acclaimed band Penya, and his productions for the Tanzanian multi-instrumentalist Msafiri Zawose have led to multiple invitations to compose, produce and musically direct varied projects.
Magnus is an associate artist at Shakespeare’s Globe, and was co-composer and musical director for the Globe’s productions of “Hansel and Gretel” (2025) and “Shakespeare at the Abbey,” (2023), at Westminster Abbey.
Magnus has an array of credits as a percussionist, drummer, timpanist and music producer. These include working for such artists and ensembles as, Jacob Collier, Brian Eno, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Hannah Peel, O’Flynn, Damon Albarn, Bastille, Moses Boyd, Ibibio Sound Machine, LSO, Sarathy Korwar, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Peter Zummo, Greg Foat, Dengue Dengue Dengue, Royal Opera House, El Búho, Cassie Kinochi, the Lion King, Abba Voyage, Melt Yourself Down, English National Opera, RSNO, BBC Scottish Symphony and Emanative. His soundtrack credits include ‘Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One’, ‘The Hobbit, an unexpected journey’, the Channel 4 series ‘Indian Summers’, the BBC’s “Wolf Hall: 'The Mirror and the Light” and the Iranian film ‘Hussein Who Said No’
Magnus currently operates Liminal Studio from his home in London, which houses a collection of several hundred rare percussion instruments from around the world, where he provides remote percussion sessions and sound design for music producers, composers and artists.
