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Swanley Special! - Aiden Interviews Justination!

In this week's episode, Aiden & Glen interview Justination.

 

All three are based at our Swanley Base, and this podcast celebrates the release of Justination's album, "Unfading Radiance"

 

It came out in Winter 2024 - if you've not heard it yet, what are you waiting for? Go and listen now! (Well, after you listen to this podcast of course)

 

 

 

 

Professional Singer & Songwriter TIMA tells us her industry secrets!

In this week's podcast, Professional Singer & Songwriter TIMA tells us her industry secrets!

 

Including:

 

• Writing her first songs about her cat and being bad in school
• On Trying lots of things out before finding your specialism
• How to get over writers block
• How you might write 100 songs, 98 are fine, but 2 really stand out, and that’s OK
• How showing others her songs used to make her feel sick, but how she got over that
• What is library music and how can it help musicians get paid work?
• Advice on networking
• Tips on being a collaborator
• How to collaborate remotely, effectively

 

Enjoy!

Wannabe Music Pros, you NEED to Meet Ray from TALENTBANQ (his business has paid our £2 million to rising talent!)

This week, you wannabe artists & music industry folk will definitely want to hear what Ray from TALENTBANQ has to say!

 

(His company has paid out £2 million to up and coming artists over the last 7 years, helping them secure amazing gig opportunities and more...)

 

His advice is golden!

 

In this episode he covers:

 

• How his career in the hotel industry pivoted to the entertainment industry
• What happens when you take an opportunity (an office in the centre of London!), but aren't quite sure what to do with it yet...
• How the grassroots music industry is evolving at the moment
• How numbers online for an artist might not tell the whole story...
• Advice for artists who want to start playing in London
• How presenting a brave new idea to the owner of Cafe Nero (1000 coffee shops!), and the ex-head of an international bank changed Ray's path in the music industry
• How you have to go out there "and write your own story, don't hold back"
• How the "harder you work, the luckier you get..."

 

Enjoy!

 

Thank you to Ray for his time and visit!

How to Own & Run An Independent Music Venue! - Thomas from The Pipeline, Brighton

In this week's podcast, Thomas from The Pipeline in Brighton kindly shared his time with us to tell us all about running a small (but INCREDIBLE) live music venue.

 

In the show, we cover all this and more!

 

• What it was like changing career to open a music venue
• Hosting bands like SNAYX, Lambrini Girls, & Amyl and The Sniffers
• Surviving rent being tripled, moving location, but not giving up!
• How the government could support grassroots venues more
• What young bands & promoters can do to take their first steps into the industry
• The worst ever moments and funniest fails along the way!
• What it feels like to watch your childhood heroes play YOUR music venue!

An AMAZING Behind the Scenes Look At The Canterbury Festival...

In this week's podcast, we have Amanda from The Canterbury Festival - a HUGE city-wide festival that involves music, theatre, performance & more.

 

Amanda is their Public Engagement Manager and lets us in behind the scenes of the festival, as well as telling her story of how she ended up working in the Creative Industries Sector.

 

There is plenty to learn from this, especially if you are into events management and how things work behind the scenes at large-scale events!

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!