Supajam Education

Music Career advice from the incredible NOBLE JACKS!

In this week's episode, Will from the incredible Noble Jacks (folk rock band who have even played Glastonbury!) kindly gives us his time to chat about:

 

• What it was like for him at college
• What his first ever shows were like 
• Working on collaborations
• Getting over writers block
• Funny moments & fails along the way
• What advice he would give his former self if he had a time machine
• Lily's "Last Two Questions" feature!

 

Enjoy!

Our students & staff react to THE GREAT ESCAPE FESTIVAL!

In this week's show, we have a podcast tour-diary from our trip to the Great Escape Festival!

 

This is a HUGE multi-venue music festival that takes over all of Brighton! 

 

It is un-real, the absolute centre of the music universe when it is on and WELL WORTH a visit.

 

Curious? Check out this podcast to find out more and why you need to check it out in May 2025!!!

Our students react to the Stranger Things LIVE THEATRE SHOW!

In this week's episode, some of our Swanley students record a reaction to the incredible Stranger Things Theatre show.

They dive deep chatting about:

• The story (spoiler alerts!)
• Characters
• Acting
• Props
• Special FX
• Music
• Comparisons to other shows & media
• And more!

Enjoy!!

What's it like to play Download, meet Fred Durst, AND work at Brighton Electric Studios? Jimi tells all!

In this episode of The Creative Industries Podcast, Jimi from Brighton Electric Studios & hard rock band Tigercub tells us all about

how he got into music,

what it's like working at such an amazing studio,

and how his band ended up touring in the USA... and more!

 

A really enjoyable and entertaining listen, thank you to Jimi for being such an amazing guest!

Listen in for tips on how to start a band, manage the relationships, and ideas on how to hustle up your own first music industry job!

 

One of the LARGEST music conferences in the UK? Our student reacts live to the DITTO Meet The Industry Conference at the O2 arena!

In this week's show, we go to our student Owen, live from the DITTO conference, who gives us his live & honest reaction to the event.

 

He was chatting to people behind the famous Notting Hill Carnival, and he tells us the whole story!

Feel the power of PERSISTENCE & HUSTLING with Liam & Dan from Riverside Studios, Dartford

In this week's episode we have the amazing and highly entertaining Liam & Dan from Riverside Studios, Dartford. 

 

They joined us at our Swanley podcast studio to have an amazing chat about how they managed to hustle up running an entire studio...

 

 off the back of their independent music careers as artists - AMAZING work!

 

Here is some more info on what we chat about on this episode of The Creative Industries Podcast:

 

• How they first got into music
• The power of rehearsing & reliability
• How to go about getting gigs abroad in exotic places
• Having ADHD as a musician
• How finding the right people to work with is so important
• The benefit of starting out at open mics
• And the incredible story of How they started Riverside Studios Dartford, but they were actually meaning to start a nightclub/ venue...
• But it worked out for the best in the end!!

 

Enjoy!

Boost your DJ Career with this Podcast - Jon from Kent DJ Academy - The Creative Industries Podcast

In this week's show, we have Jon from Kent DJ Academy telling us his story as a DJ, and how he set up a DJ Studio that specialises in teaching people the art of DJing!

 

Enjoy!

 

Want to be a music producer? Listen to this! - Chris from Kluster Sounds - The Creative Industries Podcast

In this week's episode we have an in depth chat with Chris from Kluster Sounds. Chris is a self-employed music producer who works mainly between 3 music studios in London and Kent.

 

He also sometimes does the audio for media productions - for example he recently helped record press interviews with the stars of the Deadpool VS Wolverine movie.

 

If you are interested in music production, this is a must listen!

 

Thank you again to Chris for taking the time to hang out with us and share his story and advice 

 

Songwriting & Performance tips from Lou Jones - Live from Black Deer Festival 2024!

In this week's podcast we interview Lou Jones, live from the Black Deer Festival!

 

We chat about how to write songs, how to get over stage fright, and many more tips for aspiring musicians!

The Creative Industries Podcast x The Fifth Trust

In this week's podcast we had a visit from the Fifth Trust to tell us all about their amazing charity.

 

They have loads of activities, a vineyard, on-site cafe, woodworking, music and more!

 

The cool thing is some of our students in the podcast, who have now finished at SupaJam,  visit the Fifth Trust now!

 

From their website: The Fifth Trust is a Kent-based charity that has been supporting adults with learning disabilities for over 30 years. We provide day care services on two sites.