Sounds Like These by ICMP London Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-interview-series Sounds Like These is an informal, insightful, and inspiring conversation with a variety of music industry professionals: from songwriters, producers, composers, and session players to people working in music for film, TV, and games, record labels, PRs, music charities, and more. Discussing their careers, showbiz anecdotes, as well as matters of equality, diversity, and inclusion in the music business and beyond, with a common denominator at heart: their devotion to music. © 2022 ICMP London b127b4c6-eda0-520e-ac76-3d958079e86e no Welcome to Sounds Like These! en Fri, 09 Feb 2024 20:02:25 +0000 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 21:24:13 +0000 https://img.transistor.fm/Rh0s2PjHpSsTiFbDF1SbyW6yeC7uid47kflH1xsXaIY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzExOTQ5LzE2NDQ1/MTI3NjUtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg Sounds Like These by ICMP London episodic ICMP London Sounds Like These is an informal, insightful, and inspiring conversation with a variety of music industry professionals: from songwriters, producers, composers, and session players to people working in music for film, TV, and games, record labels, PRs, music charities, and more. Discussing their careers, showbiz anecdotes, as well as matters of equality, diversity, and inclusion in the music business and beyond, with a common denominator at heart: their devotion to music. Sounds Like These is an informal, insightful, and inspiring conversation with a variety of music industry professionals: from songwriters, producers, composers, and session players to people working in music for film, TV, and games, record labels, PRs, music charities, and more. music industry, interviews, study music london, london university, higher education, creative industries, london music scene ICMP London No No Jasmine Hodge | Head of PR, journalist, proud fangirl 21 21 Jasmine Hodge | Head of PR, journalist, proud fangirl full c874b62d-697c-425d-b9f4-d7cbb9b57f13 https://share.transistor.fm/s/8e4bcf63 Jasmine is a force of nature. At only 24 years old, she is The Music Federation's Head of PR, working across a wide roster of bands and artists. How did she get there? As a teenager, Jasmine was dreaming of finding a job that would allow us to be surrounded by the bands she loved. Her love for writing pushed her to pursue a career in journalism, one she started at the age of 16 when she created her own blog and would review live gigs. 

In the episode, Jasmine discusses many of the projects she's been and still is involved in, including curating the latest New Moons charity compilation album, launching The Music Federation’s Safe Space policy, and starting the Fangrrl PR & Promotions business, while also sharing great advice for young women looking to develop a career in the music industry.

]]> Jasmine is a force of nature. At only 24 years old, she is The Music Federation's Head of PR, working across a wide roster of bands and artists. How did she get there? As a teenager, Jasmine was dreaming of finding a job that would allow us to be surrounded by the bands she loved. Her love for writing pushed her to pursue a career in journalism, one she started at the age of 16 when she created her own blog and would review live gigs. 

In the episode, Jasmine discusses many of the projects she's been and still is involved in, including curating the latest New Moons charity compilation album, launching The Music Federation’s Safe Space policy, and starting the Fangrrl PR & Promotions business, while also sharing great advice for young women looking to develop a career in the music industry.

]]> Thu, 12 May 2022 00:00:00 +0100 ICMP London ICMP London 2269 Lara chats with Jasmine Hodge, a journalist and proud 'fangirl', currently Head of PR at The Music Federation. Lara chats with Jasmine Hodge, a journalist and proud 'fangirl', currently Head of PR at The Music Federation. music industry, interviews, study music london, london university, higher education, creative industries, london music scene No Jeremiah Gogo | Head of Data & A&R Analytics 20 20 Jeremiah Gogo | Head of Data & A&R Analytics full 4c6053b5-30f2-4584-b380-e65f8b82f06d https://share.transistor.fm/s/64f9aa5b Following a degree in Economics and Mathematics, combining his passion for Music, Business and Data, Jeremiah built a career that's been and still is going strong. Cutting his teeth as part of the commercial team at Universal Music, he then joined Warner to lead the Commercial Analytics team there. Currently, Jeremiah is Head of Data & A&R Analytics at Atlantic Records UK. Leading the label’s data efforts, he works across Commercial, Marketing and A&R teams to aid with strategy and decision-making using data.

Jeremiah is also passionate about working towards increasing access to the music industry, with a particular interest in people from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. During his career, Jeremiah has put in place numerous internship programmes to support young talent from such backgrounds.

]]> Following a degree in Economics and Mathematics, combining his passion for Music, Business and Data, Jeremiah built a career that's been and still is going strong. Cutting his teeth as part of the commercial team at Universal Music, he then joined Warner to lead the Commercial Analytics team there. Currently, Jeremiah is Head of Data & A&R Analytics at Atlantic Records UK. Leading the label’s data efforts, he works across Commercial, Marketing and A&R teams to aid with strategy and decision-making using data.

Jeremiah is also passionate about working towards increasing access to the music industry, with a particular interest in people from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. During his career, Jeremiah has put in place numerous internship programmes to support young talent from such backgrounds.

]]> Thu, 14 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0100 ICMP London ICMP London 2569 Lara chats with Jeremiah Gogo, Head of Data & A&R Analytics at Atlantic Records UK, a role that allows him to combine his passion for music with his mathematically-gifted mind. Lara chats with Jeremiah Gogo, Head of Data & A&R Analytics at Atlantic Records UK, a role that allows him to combine his passion for music with his mathematically-gifted mind. music industry, interviews, study music london, london university, higher education, creative industries, london music scene No Saidah Blount | music curator, executive producer, epic playlist maker 19 19 Saidah Blount | music curator, executive producer, epic playlist maker full 5c973901-240b-4519-b0ec-ef73649f22ab https://share.transistor.fm/s/b0e21154 Saidah Blount moved to NYC to study Political Science but soon realised music was really the industry she wanted to work in. Starting out as a music journalist, working for and with the first few web 2.0 agencies, Saidah experienced the glorious New York musical scene; think anything from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and The Strokes to LCD Soundsystem and Rich Medina - she was there and yes, it was fun! Saidah landed a few amazing jobs, including the ones at The Fader and NPR, where she was able to work with some of the biggest artists around. Now at Sonos Radio as Executive Producer, Saidah spends a lot of time researching and listening to new music, while working with her 'killer' team curating amazing radio shows.

In the interview, Saidah talked about her career, from the beginning up to where it is today, and also touched on important issues such as ageism in the music industry. Last but not least, Saidah shared a few tips on how to turn your playlist curator art into a sustainable career and also on where to find new music - beyond the Spotify algorithm. 

]]> Saidah Blount moved to NYC to study Political Science but soon realised music was really the industry she wanted to work in. Starting out as a music journalist, working for and with the first few web 2.0 agencies, Saidah experienced the glorious New York musical scene; think anything from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and The Strokes to LCD Soundsystem and Rich Medina - she was there and yes, it was fun! Saidah landed a few amazing jobs, including the ones at The Fader and NPR, where she was able to work with some of the biggest artists around. Now at Sonos Radio as Executive Producer, Saidah spends a lot of time researching and listening to new music, while working with her 'killer' team curating amazing radio shows.

In the interview, Saidah talked about her career, from the beginning up to where it is today, and also touched on important issues such as ageism in the music industry. Last but not least, Saidah shared a few tips on how to turn your playlist curator art into a sustainable career and also on where to find new music - beyond the Spotify algorithm. 

]]> Thu, 31 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0100 ICMP London ICMP London 3544 Lara chats with Saidah Blount, an NYC-based music curator with over 20 years of experience in music journalism, brand activation, and much more, currently working as Executive Producer for Sonos Radio. Lara chats with Saidah Blount, an NYC-based music curator with over 20 years of experience in music journalism, brand activation, and much more, currently working as Executive Producer for Sonos Radio. music industry, interviews, study music london, london university, higher education, creative industries, london music scene No Sean Adams | music journalist, artist manager, social media producer 18 18 Sean Adams | music journalist, artist manager, social media producer full f64eb9f3-d4d8-41cd-8a2d-799540035eb7 https://share.transistor.fm/s/b6ce5880 Sean Adams started out as a music journalist, launching a newsletter back in the late 90s, which then became Drowned In Sound, a pillar when it comes to online music magazines. Sean has also delved into artist management (for the likes of Ed Harcourt and The Anchoress), social media production (for BBC Radio 6), and has more recently launched his 360° creative consultancy CCCLX Music.

In the interview, Sean goes back to his very first steps in the industry - from starting a newsletter back when email was a new thing, to releasing music by artists such as Kaiser Chiefs and Marta Wainwright, to working for the BBC as a social media manager and producer, contributing to shifting towards a more inclusive conversation about the music industry. Sean's passion for music really is the denominator of his career and what still drives him to reinvent himself and his work, always keeping artists' interest at the centre of it all.

]]> Sean Adams started out as a music journalist, launching a newsletter back in the late 90s, which then became Drowned In Sound, a pillar when it comes to online music magazines. Sean has also delved into artist management (for the likes of Ed Harcourt and The Anchoress), social media production (for BBC Radio 6), and has more recently launched his 360° creative consultancy CCCLX Music.

In the interview, Sean goes back to his very first steps in the industry - from starting a newsletter back when email was a new thing, to releasing music by artists such as Kaiser Chiefs and Marta Wainwright, to working for the BBC as a social media manager and producer, contributing to shifting towards a more inclusive conversation about the music industry. Sean's passion for music really is the denominator of his career and what still drives him to reinvent himself and his work, always keeping artists' interest at the centre of it all.

]]> Thu, 17 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000 ICMP London ICMP London 4744 Lara chats with Sean Adams, a music journalist, artist manager, social media producer (and much else) known to many as the founder of Drowned In Sound and the digital strategy & music consultancy CCCLX Music. Lara chats with Sean Adams, a music journalist, artist manager, social media producer (and much else) known to many as the founder of Drowned In Sound and the digital strategy & music consultancy CCCLX Music. music industry, interviews, study music london, london university, higher education, creative industries, london music scene No Raissa Pardini | multi-disciplinary designer, type artist, art director 17 17 Raissa Pardini | multi-disciplinary designer, type artist, art director full d22a8c50-f271-478f-88f4-d41c999a1d0a https://share.transistor.fm/s/331baf21 Raissa Pardini is a multi-disciplinary designer, type artist, and art director hailing from Tuscany, Italy, currently based in London but previously active in Berlin and Glasgow. As a musician, DJ and record collector, and overall music expert, Raissa mainly works for clients from the music industry, including artists and bands like Paul Weller, Maneskin, Idles, Khruangbin and many more.

Raissa also expanded beyond music and has collaborated with brands such as Adobe, MTV, and Dr Martens, while also getting some of her work acquired by the V&A museum in London.

In the interview, Raissa explores her creative process and general approach to working with artists/bands and also shares some crucial advice for emerging artists looking to find their brand identity and visual approach - with a focus on social media content.

]]> Raissa Pardini is a multi-disciplinary designer, type artist, and art director hailing from Tuscany, Italy, currently based in London but previously active in Berlin and Glasgow. As a musician, DJ and record collector, and overall music expert, Raissa mainly works for clients from the music industry, including artists and bands like Paul Weller, Maneskin, Idles, Khruangbin and many more.

Raissa also expanded beyond music and has collaborated with brands such as Adobe, MTV, and Dr Martens, while also getting some of her work acquired by the V&A museum in London.

In the interview, Raissa explores her creative process and general approach to working with artists/bands and also shares some crucial advice for emerging artists looking to find their brand identity and visual approach - with a focus on social media content.

]]> Thu, 10 Feb 2022 16:14:43 +0000 ICMP London ICMP London 2787 Lara chats with Raissa Pardini, a multi-disciplinary designer, type artist, and art director working mainly within the music industry (from artists and bands to record labels, music publications, and more). Lara chats with Raissa Pardini, a multi-disciplinary designer, type artist, and art director working mainly within the music industry (from artists and bands to record labels, music publications, and more). music industry, interviews, study music london, london university, higher education, creative industries, london music scene No Charlotte Hatherley | composer, session guitarist, singer-songwriter 16 16 Charlotte Hatherley | composer, session guitarist, singer-songwriter full fb2f2e46-9e4f-42f3-978f-c775609feef0 https://share.transistor.fm/s/b9e76cfb Charlotte Hatherley is a session guitarist, composer for the moving image, and singer-songwriter, also known for being a former member of the rock band Ash. Charlotte joined the ICMP faculty in 2019 teaching on our BMus Popular Music Performance course (Guitar), then moving on to our BA Music Production for Film, TV, and Games.

In the interview, Charlotte delves into the ins and outs of scoring, talking about the "Imogen" movie, her most recent session work, playing bass and guitar for Imelda May's album "11 Past the Hour" (also joined by Ronnie Wood and Noel Gallagher), as well as being a woman and a mother in the music industry, touching on the issues that touring mothers with kids have to face. 

]]> Charlotte Hatherley is a session guitarist, composer for the moving image, and singer-songwriter, also known for being a former member of the rock band Ash. Charlotte joined the ICMP faculty in 2019 teaching on our BMus Popular Music Performance course (Guitar), then moving on to our BA Music Production for Film, TV, and Games.

In the interview, Charlotte delves into the ins and outs of scoring, talking about the "Imogen" movie, her most recent session work, playing bass and guitar for Imelda May's album "11 Past the Hour" (also joined by Ronnie Wood and Noel Gallagher), as well as being a woman and a mother in the music industry, touching on the issues that touring mothers with kids have to face. 

]]> Thu, 27 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000 ICMP London ICMP London 3401 Lara chats with Charlotte Hatherley, session guitarist, composer for the moving image, and singer-songwriter, also known for being a former member of rock band Ash. Charlotte also teaches on ICMP's BA Music Production for Film, TV, and Games. Lara chats with Charlotte Hatherley, session guitarist, composer for the moving image, and singer-songwriter, also known for being a former member of rock band Ash. Charlotte also teaches on ICMP's BA Music Production for Film, TV, and Games. music industry, interviews, study music london, london university, higher education, creative industries, london music scene No Welcome to Sounds Like These! Welcome to Sounds Like These! trailer 0fb8023c-108c-47ec-9bb0-4720389b2c24 https://share.transistor.fm/s/e6856be9 Welcome to the Interview Series, a number of conversations between Lara Magnelli, a member of the Marketing team at ICMP, and a variety of guests from the music industry. From producers to marketers, to music supervisors and session musicians, Lara has been asking them about the music business, their work experiences, their career paths, and most of all about their top tips to succeed in such an industry.

Original music by Lasse Corus (ICMP BA Creative Musicianship alumnus)

]]> Welcome to the Interview Series, a number of conversations between Lara Magnelli, a member of the Marketing team at ICMP, and a variety of guests from the music industry. From producers to marketers, to music supervisors and session musicians, Lara has been asking them about the music business, their work experiences, their career paths, and most of all about their top tips to succeed in such an industry.

Original music by Lasse Corus (ICMP BA Creative Musicianship alumnus)

]]> Fri, 21 Jan 2022 09:37:17 +0000 ICMP London ICMP London 87 Welcome to Sounds Like These (previously known as The Interview Series), a number of conversations between Lara Magnelli, a member of the Marketing team at ICMP, and a variety of guests from the music industry. From producers to marketers, to music supervisors and session musicians, Lara has been asking them about the music business, their work experiences, their career paths, and most of all about their top tips to succeed in such an industry. Original music by Lasse Corus (ICMP BA Creative Musicianship alum). Welcome to Sounds Like These (previously known as The Interview Series), a number of conversations between Lara Magnelli, a member of the Marketing team at ICMP, and a variety of guests from the music industry. From producers to marketers, to music superv music industry, interviews, study music london, london university, higher education, creative industries, london music scene No Sam Jones | music consultant, event and festival producer, venue manager 15 15 Sam Jones | music consultant, event and festival producer, venue manager full 9099da6b-6aa9-4281-ae15-06b75e0b4d19 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a07371a3 Sam works as a music consultant, event producer, music educator, and creative producer. His career has seen him work both on a local and international level, producing events, setting up venues and recording studios, and much more. His experience also includes working on multiple projects in Sub-Saharan Africa.

As a Music Business Teaching Fellow, Sam teaches at ICMP across different programmes and has recently written and launched our new BA Live Event Management course, together with ICMP faculty members and music industry professionals Jamie Johnston and Ken Foreman.

]]> Sam works as a music consultant, event producer, music educator, and creative producer. His career has seen him work both on a local and international level, producing events, setting up venues and recording studios, and much more. His experience also includes working on multiple projects in Sub-Saharan Africa.

As a Music Business Teaching Fellow, Sam teaches at ICMP across different programmes and has recently written and launched our new BA Live Event Management course, together with ICMP faculty members and music industry professionals Jamie Johnston and Ken Foreman.

]]> Thu, 13 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000 ICMP London ICMP London 3219 Lara chats with Sam Jones, a music consultant, event producer, creative producer, and educator, currently teaching across various Music Business modules at ICMP. Lara chats with Sam Jones, a music consultant, event producer, creative producer, and educator, currently teaching across various Music Business modules at ICMP. music industry, interviews, study music london, london university, higher education, creative industries, london music scene No Megan O'Neill | singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist 14 14 Megan O'Neill | singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist full 1b549485-12f1-4e19-8441-e7053d6193ca https://share.transistor.fm/s/045e1bca Obsessed with music since she was a little girl, listening to Stevie Nicks and Carole King with her mom, Megan really kicked off her career when she decided to move from a small Irish town to Nashville (USA) first, then London. In the past few years, Megan has collected great successes, including landing a few tracks on top Netflix shows and also touring the world, supporting artists like Sir Tom Jones and Jamie Cullum.

]]> Obsessed with music since she was a little girl, listening to Stevie Nicks and Carole King with her mom, Megan really kicked off her career when she decided to move from a small Irish town to Nashville (USA) first, then London. In the past few years, Megan has collected great successes, including landing a few tracks on top Netflix shows and also touring the world, supporting artists like Sir Tom Jones and Jamie Cullum.

]]> Thu, 18 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0000 ICMP London ICMP London 2441 Lara chats with Megan O'Neill, Irish-born singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, currently teaching on ICMP's BA Songwriting programme. Lara chats with Megan O'Neill, Irish-born singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, currently teaching on ICMP's BA Songwriting programme. music industry, interviews, study music london, london university, higher education, creative industries, london music scene No Jason Bavanandan | songwriter, producer, lead singer of the band Battle 13 13 Jason Bavanandan | songwriter, producer, lead singer of the band Battle full cd7fada7-e830-4303-bcaf-509f411996d2 https://share.transistor.fm/s/8f0ec244 Jason took his first steps in the music industry as the lead singer and songwriter of the indie-rock phenomenon Battle, releasing two acclaimed albums and touring internationally throughout the mid-2000s. After the band split up, Jason started his solo career which peaked in 2015 when he put out the first-ever cinematically release album, 'Whiplash Dreams'. Since then, Jason has been busy teaching at ICMP and working with young UK and international talent, whether as a co-writer or producer. 

]]> Jason took his first steps in the music industry as the lead singer and songwriter of the indie-rock phenomenon Battle, releasing two acclaimed albums and touring internationally throughout the mid-2000s. After the band split up, Jason started his solo career which peaked in 2015 when he put out the first-ever cinematically release album, 'Whiplash Dreams'. Since then, Jason has been busy teaching at ICMP and working with young UK and international talent, whether as a co-writer or producer. 

]]> Thu, 21 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0100 ICMP London ICMP London 2531 Lara chats with Jason Bavanandan, songwriter, producer, and former lead singer of the indie-rock band Battle, currently teaching on ICMP's BA Songwriting programme. Lara chats with Jason Bavanandan, songwriter, producer, and former lead singer of the indie-rock band Battle, currently teaching on ICMP's BA Songwriting programme. music industry, interviews, study music london, london university, higher education, creative industries, london music scene No Justin Boreland aka Merlin | rapper, producer, educator 12 12 Justin Boreland aka Merlin | rapper, producer, educator full c3df89e9-7642-4cea-b741-85347aceae6f https://share.transistor.fm/s/84fc3a62 Justin (aka Merlin, his artist name) joined the group Bomb The Bass at the age of 16 and a year later was signed to American label Sire Records (Madonna, Ice-T). With such great success also came something else: Justin ended up in prison for three months. While doing his time, Justin realised something that would change his life completely: he promised himself not to ever end back there again and also to commit to helping other young people facing a similar experience to never go back to prison again and to show them a different path... Through music. Justin has since based his whole life and career on this, working with at-risk youth and ex-offenders, while also continuing to develop his creative talent (collecting many top 10 successes in the UK). 

]]> Justin (aka Merlin, his artist name) joined the group Bomb The Bass at the age of 16 and a year later was signed to American label Sire Records (Madonna, Ice-T). With such great success also came something else: Justin ended up in prison for three months. While doing his time, Justin realised something that would change his life completely: he promised himself not to ever end back there again and also to commit to helping other young people facing a similar experience to never go back to prison again and to show them a different path... Through music. Justin has since based his whole life and career on this, working with at-risk youth and ex-offenders, while also continuing to develop his creative talent (collecting many top 10 successes in the UK). 

]]> Thu, 07 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0100 ICMP London ICMP London 2032 Lara chats with Justin Boreland, rapper, producer, and educator, currently teaching on ICMP's BA Creative Music Production programme. Lara chats with Justin Boreland, rapper, producer, and educator, currently teaching on ICMP's BA Creative Music Production programme. music industry, interviews, study music london, london university, higher education, creative industries, london music scene No Audrey Riley | cellist, composer, arranger, and musical director 11 11 Audrey Riley | cellist, composer, arranger, and musical director full ae3bf931-5c4a-4d20-a200-aa662ecd450f https://share.transistor.fm/s/57110a0c Lara asked Audrey to go through some of the work she's credited on (the list is endless), including her collaboration with The Smiths - the first of her career - Moloko on the amazing 'The Time Is Now', Coldplay on their album 'A Rush Of Blood To The Head", The Foo Fighters on "Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace", and The Smashing Pumpkins on the eternal track "Tonight, Tonight". Audrey shared her experience working on these classic tracks as well as some anecdotes from those studio days. She also delved into more philosophical sides of music, both as a creative and curious person and as a listener and lover of music in its many forms. Audrey also shared her love for teaching, especially at ICMP, and how this job allows her to challenge her beliefs when it comes to music and, of course, life.

]]> Lara asked Audrey to go through some of the work she's credited on (the list is endless), including her collaboration with The Smiths - the first of her career - Moloko on the amazing 'The Time Is Now', Coldplay on their album 'A Rush Of Blood To The Head", The Foo Fighters on "Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace", and The Smashing Pumpkins on the eternal track "Tonight, Tonight". Audrey shared her experience working on these classic tracks as well as some anecdotes from those studio days. She also delved into more philosophical sides of music, both as a creative and curious person and as a listener and lover of music in its many forms. Audrey also shared her love for teaching, especially at ICMP, and how this job allows her to challenge her beliefs when it comes to music and, of course, life.

]]> Thu, 23 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0100 ICMP London ICMP London 2961 Lara chats with Audrey Riley, cellist, composer, arranger and MD with over 30 years of experience, currently teaching on ICMP's BMus and MMus Popular Music Performance programmes. Lara chats with Audrey Riley, cellist, composer, arranger and MD with over 30 years of experience, currently teaching on ICMP's BMus and MMus Popular Music Performance programmes. music industry, interviews, study music london, london university, higher education, creative industries, london music scene No Mwen | DJ, producer, sound designer for theatre, Ableton-certified tutor 10 10 Mwen | DJ, producer, sound designer for theatre, Ableton-certified tutor full 68795d21-71fa-42f0-a74e-18a9fe818bef https://share.transistor.fm/s/3c58a306 Mwen is a sound designer, producer, composer, DJ and Ableton tutor, who took their first steps in the music industry as a session drummer. Most of the conversation Lara had with Mwen revolved around their love of sound and creativity in all forms and the never-ending possibilities that these offer in terms of career developments. Mwen discussed their experience as sound designer for theatre and live performances, as well as their passion for djing and seeing people dance while feeding them music they never heard of. Mwen shared their love and appreciation for education, as a self-taught professional now in a position to share their knowledge. There is nothing that someone can't learn - Mwen truly believes in this and tries to convey such a message to students.

]]> Mwen is a sound designer, producer, composer, DJ and Ableton tutor, who took their first steps in the music industry as a session drummer. Most of the conversation Lara had with Mwen revolved around their love of sound and creativity in all forms and the never-ending possibilities that these offer in terms of career developments. Mwen discussed their experience as sound designer for theatre and live performances, as well as their passion for djing and seeing people dance while feeding them music they never heard of. Mwen shared their love and appreciation for education, as a self-taught professional now in a position to share their knowledge. There is nothing that someone can't learn - Mwen truly believes in this and tries to convey such a message to students.

]]> Thu, 02 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0100 ICMP London ICMP London 2887 Lara chats with Mwen, teaching on some of ICMP's Production evening courses and our newly launched BA in Music Production for Film, TV and Games. Mwen is a sound designer, producer, DJ, and Ableton-certified tutor. Lara chats with Mwen, teaching on some of ICMP's Production evening courses and our newly launched BA in Music Production for Film, TV and Games. Mwen is a sound designer, producer, DJ, and Ableton-certified tutor. music industry, interviews, study music london, london university, higher education, creative industries, london music scene No Catherine Anne Davies (The Anchoress) | producer, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist 9 9 Catherine Anne Davies (The Anchoress) | producer, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist full 5a0878c1-2850-4588-80bf-dd21d80f24cc https://share.transistor.fm/s/d812dc22 Catherine Anne Davies is a producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who's released two solo albums as The Anchoress and has worked with a wide array of artists, including the Manics Street Preachers, Simple Minds, and Bernard Butler. Catherine tells Lara about her latest release, The Art Of Losing, a dark album that came out earlier in 2021 and received great reviews, while also resonating with many people during these pandemic times. Catherine goes through her career, from breaking her favourite tracks down with a multi-track recorder (that she chose over driving lessons) to becoming friends with her idols and performing in huge arenas.

]]> Catherine Anne Davies is a producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who's released two solo albums as The Anchoress and has worked with a wide array of artists, including the Manics Street Preachers, Simple Minds, and Bernard Butler. Catherine tells Lara about her latest release, The Art Of Losing, a dark album that came out earlier in 2021 and received great reviews, while also resonating with many people during these pandemic times. Catherine goes through her career, from breaking her favourite tracks down with a multi-track recorder (that she chose over driving lessons) to becoming friends with her idols and performing in huge arenas.

]]> Thu, 19 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0100 ICMP London ICMP London 1491 Lara chats with Catherine Anne Davies (The Anchoress), currently teaching on the BA and MA Songwriting and the MA Creative Music Production degrees at ICMP. Catherine is a producer, multi-instrumentalist, artist, and songwriter. Lara chats with Catherine Anne Davies (The Anchoress), currently teaching on the BA and MA Songwriting and the MA Creative Music Production degrees at ICMP. Catherine is a producer, multi-instrumentalist, artist, and songwriter. music industry, interviews, study music london, london university, higher education, creative industries, london music scene No Xan Blacq | vocalist, composer, session player (Amy Winehouse, Nigel Kennedy) 8 8 Xan Blacq | vocalist, composer, session player (Amy Winehouse, Nigel Kennedy) full ecc284c1-44fd-4544-a081-4f4d92f2d483 https://share.transistor.fm/s/395b3fbb Xan Blacq is a performer, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and solo artist with a lot of stories to tell. Xan went through his career with Lara: from his first music steps at the local church to being Amy Winehouse's BV & keys player and working with Mark Ronson, Nigel Kennedy, Laura Mvula, and Candi Staton, Xan never really stopped travelling and gigging until the pandemic hit. With lockdown came the opportunity to start a new venture as a composer for the music for film, podcast and TV sector, something that is now keeping Xan busy while life goes back to some sort of normality.

]]> Xan Blacq is a performer, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and solo artist with a lot of stories to tell. Xan went through his career with Lara: from his first music steps at the local church to being Amy Winehouse's BV & keys player and working with Mark Ronson, Nigel Kennedy, Laura Mvula, and Candi Staton, Xan never really stopped travelling and gigging until the pandemic hit. With lockdown came the opportunity to start a new venture as a composer for the music for film, podcast and TV sector, something that is now keeping Xan busy while life goes back to some sort of normality.

]]> Thu, 05 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0100 ICMP London ICMP London 2895 Lara chats with Xan Blacq, currently teaching on a number of Vocals courses at ICMP. Xan is also a session player, composer, and solo artist with over 20 years of experience. Lara chats with Xan Blacq, currently teaching on a number of Vocals courses at ICMP. Xan is also a session player, composer, and solo artist with over 20 years of experience. music industry, interviews, study music london, london university, higher education, creative industries, london music scene No Charlie Thomas | producer, engineer, songwriter 7 7 Charlie Thomas | producer, engineer, songwriter full 560ba7b8-714f-4292-a65c-6021ee8061c4 https://share.transistor.fm/s/4f58c158 Lara chats with Charlie Thomas, currently teaching on ICMP's BA Creative Music Production. Charlie started his career in the hospitality sector, soon realising music was actually what he wanted to pursue. He luckily managed to land his first internship at Britannia Row, the studios owned by Pink Floyd. As a never-ending learner, Charlie loves to teach at ICMP and to keep challenging himself in the studio and in his life, overall. Charlie is now based at Konk, the studios opened by the legendary band The Kinks.

]]> Lara chats with Charlie Thomas, currently teaching on ICMP's BA Creative Music Production. Charlie started his career in the hospitality sector, soon realising music was actually what he wanted to pursue. He luckily managed to land his first internship at Britannia Row, the studios owned by Pink Floyd. As a never-ending learner, Charlie loves to teach at ICMP and to keep challenging himself in the studio and in his life, overall. Charlie is now based at Konk, the studios opened by the legendary band The Kinks.

]]> Thu, 22 Jul 2021 06:00:00 +0100 ICMP London ICMP London 2954 Lara chats with Charlie Thomas, currently teaching on ICMP's BA Creative Music Production. Charlie is also an experienced producer who's worked with a wide array of artists. Lara chats with Charlie Thomas, currently teaching on ICMP's BA Creative Music Production. Charlie is also an experienced producer who's worked with a wide array of artists. music industry, interviews, study music london, london university, higher education, creative industries, london music scene No Lia Mice | producer, multidisciplinary artist, instrument designer 6 6 Lia Mice | producer, multidisciplinary artist, instrument designer full c8e49c77-dcf5-4b70-a236-ce12e54a8126 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d0aa0839 Lara talks to Lia Mice, a multidisciplinary artist and producer who joined the ICMP faculty for the 20/21 academic year. Lia went from studying a BA in filmmaking to becoming a performer and now also an instrument designer.
She has designed a number of instruments, including a one-handed violin, her response to music lessons in schools, where the same instrument is taught to the whole class, often excluding children with disabilities. Equality, diversity, and inclusivity matters are very dear to Lia; her way to approach the myriad of aspects that EDI encompasses is to keep focusing on the positives, rather than picking fights. This allows her to stay focused and do something good. Finally, Lia told Lara about her teaching experience at ICMP and what's keeping her busy at the moment, including her monthly radio show, her solo project, and a PhD in Digital Music Instrument Design.

]]> Lara talks to Lia Mice, a multidisciplinary artist and producer who joined the ICMP faculty for the 20/21 academic year. Lia went from studying a BA in filmmaking to becoming a performer and now also an instrument designer.
She has designed a number of instruments, including a one-handed violin, her response to music lessons in schools, where the same instrument is taught to the whole class, often excluding children with disabilities. Equality, diversity, and inclusivity matters are very dear to Lia; her way to approach the myriad of aspects that EDI encompasses is to keep focusing on the positives, rather than picking fights. This allows her to stay focused and do something good. Finally, Lia told Lara about her teaching experience at ICMP and what's keeping her busy at the moment, including her monthly radio show, her solo project, and a PhD in Digital Music Instrument Design.

]]> Thu, 08 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0100 ICMP London ICMP London 1860 Lara talks to Lia Mice, a multidisciplinary artist and producer who joined the ICMP faculty for the 20/21 academic year. Lia went from studying a BA in filmmaking to becoming a performer and now also an instrument designer. Lara talks to Lia Mice, a multidisciplinary artist and producer who joined the ICMP faculty for the 20/21 academic year. Lia went from studying a BA in filmmaking to becoming a performer and now also an instrument designer. music industry, interviews, study music london, london university, higher education, creative industries, london music scene No Jamie Doe (The Magic Lantern) | singer-songwriter, educator 5 5 Jamie Doe (The Magic Lantern) | singer-songwriter, educator full c6980eb4-1d3e-4970-bb88-0e8ed3dd1c29 https://share.transistor.fm/s/5be9ad20 Lara chats with Jamie Doe, currently teaching on ICMP's BA Songwriting and BA Creative Musicianship programmes. Jamie is not only an educator but also a prolific songwriter, who's been releasing music under the moniker of The Magic Lantern. Jamie tells us about his most recent release, the instrumental piano EP 'My Soul Is A Strange Country', featured in a myriad of Spotify playlists, to his experience as a carer for his dad, who's got Alzheimer's disease. Jamie also touches on his own mental health and the overall need for men to show their vulnerability. TW: suicide

]]> Lara chats with Jamie Doe, currently teaching on ICMP's BA Songwriting and BA Creative Musicianship programmes. Jamie is not only an educator but also a prolific songwriter, who's been releasing music under the moniker of The Magic Lantern. Jamie tells us about his most recent release, the instrumental piano EP 'My Soul Is A Strange Country', featured in a myriad of Spotify playlists, to his experience as a carer for his dad, who's got Alzheimer's disease. Jamie also touches on his own mental health and the overall need for men to show their vulnerability. TW: suicide

]]> Thu, 24 Jun 2021 06:00:00 +0100 ICMP London ICMP London 2296 Lara chats with Jamie Doe, currently teaching on ICMP's BA Songwriting and BA Creative Musicianship programmes. Jamie is not only an educator but also a prolific songwriter, who's been releasing music under the moniker of The Magic Lantern. Lara chats with Jamie Doe, currently teaching on ICMP's BA Songwriting and BA Creative Musicianship programmes. Jamie is not only an educator but also a prolific songwriter, who's been releasing music under the moniker of The Magic Lantern. music industry, interviews, study music london, london university, higher education, creative industries, london music scene No Francesca Confortini | vocalist, session musician, singer-songwriter 4 4 Francesca Confortini | vocalist, session musician, singer-songwriter full 82f637bc-1703-4d96-8366-3a98277c9506 https://share.transistor.fm/s/6e539c55 Lara chats with Francesca Confortini, currently teaching on a variety of ICMP's Vocal courses. Francesca also keeps busy with her session work, her private teaching, her singer-songwriter career, as well as a Master's in Jazz Studies. Francesca openly talks about her most recent work with the great Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens), her experience as a female vocalist and musician and the challenges that come with it in a male-dominated environment, as well as how she learned the hard way the importance of taking care of her body and mind. Get ready to laugh as well - Francesca is a funny gal.

]]> Lara chats with Francesca Confortini, currently teaching on a variety of ICMP's Vocal courses. Francesca also keeps busy with her session work, her private teaching, her singer-songwriter career, as well as a Master's in Jazz Studies. Francesca openly talks about her most recent work with the great Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens), her experience as a female vocalist and musician and the challenges that come with it in a male-dominated environment, as well as how she learned the hard way the importance of taking care of her body and mind. Get ready to laugh as well - Francesca is a funny gal.

]]> Thu, 10 Jun 2021 06:00:00 +0100 ICMP London ICMP London 2812 Lara chats with Francesca Confortini, currently teaching on a variety of ICMP's Vocal courses. Francesca also keeps busy with her session work, her private teaching, her singer-songwriter career, as well as a Master's in Jazz Studies. Lara chats with Francesca Confortini, currently teaching on a variety of ICMP's Vocal courses. Francesca also keeps busy with her session work, her private teaching, her singer-songwriter career, as well as a Master's in Jazz Studies. music industry, interviews, study music london, london university, higher education, creative industries, london music scene No Jack Gourlay | producer, songwriter, publishing A&R 3 3 Jack Gourlay | producer, songwriter, publishing A&R full 663c0614-a914-4b51-ba3e-66ea2e74210b https://share.transistor.fm/s/02a0d332 Fri, 27 Nov 2020 18:05:29 +0000 ICMP London ICMP London 2396 Multi-talented producer, songwriter, and publishing A&R Jack Gourlay tells us about when his band got signed by a major label, how he naturally transitioned to working in the studio, and how to approach co-writing (quoting one of his heroes Mark Ronson). Multi-talented producer, songwriter, and publishing A&R Jack Gourlay tells us about when his band got signed by a major label, how he naturally transitioned to working in the studio, and how to approach co-writing (quoting one of his heroes Mark Ronso music industry, interviews, study music london, london university, higher education, creative industries, london music scene No Abi Leland | music supervisor, entrepreneur, founder of Leland Music 2 2 Abi Leland | music supervisor, entrepreneur, founder of Leland Music full 1416cd8f-2784-4d1c-8413-1582aad7c63f https://share.transistor.fm/s/053483ef Abi is the founder and managing director of Leland Music and Leland Originals. A true entrepreneur, she embarked on her mission to become a music supervisor at the age of nineteen having worked already within both the film and music industries.

In 2005 Abi founded Leland Music, her own company, expanding the scope of her mission to include commercials and brands. She has worked on celebrated campaigns for Sony, Nike, and Honda, while also supervising every John Lewis Christmas campaign since 2010.

Abi has built a unique and highly-esteemed team, working closely with the most successful brands, ad agencies, and filmmakers. Recent credits include Nike ‘You’re It’, Netflix docuseries ‘Formula 1: Drive To Survive’, Netflix drama series ‘Top Boy’, and the forthcoming Steve McQueen directed BBC series ‘Small Axe’.

]]> Abi is the founder and managing director of Leland Music and Leland Originals. A true entrepreneur, she embarked on her mission to become a music supervisor at the age of nineteen having worked already within both the film and music industries.

In 2005 Abi founded Leland Music, her own company, expanding the scope of her mission to include commercials and brands. She has worked on celebrated campaigns for Sony, Nike, and Honda, while also supervising every John Lewis Christmas campaign since 2010.

Abi has built a unique and highly-esteemed team, working closely with the most successful brands, ad agencies, and filmmakers. Recent credits include Nike ‘You’re It’, Netflix docuseries ‘Formula 1: Drive To Survive’, Netflix drama series ‘Top Boy’, and the forthcoming Steve McQueen directed BBC series ‘Small Axe’.

]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2020 18:05:20 +0000 ICMP London ICMP London 3276 What's a Music Supervisor? Abi Leland, probably the most successful MS in the UK, tells us about her journey within the music industry, what skills are needed to work in her field nowadays, and how important mentorship can be for young creatives. What's a Music Supervisor? Abi Leland, probably the most successful MS in the UK, tells us about her journey within the music industry, what skills are needed to work in her field nowadays, and how important mentorship can be for young creatives. music industry, interviews, study music london, london university, higher education, creative industries, london music scene No Erika Footman | vocalist, singer-songwriter, session musician (Skunk Anansie, MIKA) 1 1 Erika Footman | vocalist, singer-songwriter, session musician (Skunk Anansie, MIKA) full 661d6bf3-ccd0-453a-9da6-f3706a015bac https://share.transistor.fm/s/e067b084 Erika Footman is an artist, songwriter, DYI music entrepreneur, music educator, and session player who has worked with artists and bands such as MIKA, Senser, Skunk Anansie, Bastille, and many more. Erika has written, recorded, produced, and released three solo albums on her own label, toured extensively as a solo artist, and written with production teams such as So Solid Crew, Full Phatt (Taylor Swift, Mutya Buena), plus Rux and Rob from Swedish duo, Rob & Nino. 

]]> Erika Footman is an artist, songwriter, DYI music entrepreneur, music educator, and session player who has worked with artists and bands such as MIKA, Senser, Skunk Anansie, Bastille, and many more. Erika has written, recorded, produced, and released three solo albums on her own label, toured extensively as a solo artist, and written with production teams such as So Solid Crew, Full Phatt (Taylor Swift, Mutya Buena), plus Rux and Rob from Swedish duo, Rob & Nino. 

]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2020 16:30:07 +0000 ICMP London ICMP London 2961 Artist, session musician and ICMP BA Creative Musicianship tutor Erika Footman tells us all about her time as a BV for popstar MIKA, lead vocalist for politically-charged band Senser, all the way through to her regular gig with alternative rock heroes Skunk Anansie. Erika also shares her top tips for up and coming artists, contributing to taking a bit of pressure off them during these exceptional times. Artist, session musician and ICMP BA Creative Musicianship tutor Erika Footman tells us all about her time as a BV for popstar MIKA, lead vocalist for politically-charged band Senser, all the way through to her regular gig with alternative rock heroes Sku music industry, interviews, study music london, london university, higher education, creative industries, london music scene No