E48: Chanel Yates: Writing Big Girl Boots & Colourblind
Rising country-pop sensation Chanel Yates opens up about making it as a UK country singer, the viral success of her single, Big Girl Boots, doing it all as an independent artist, the real stories that inspire her music, writing her brand new single, Colourblind, and what’s next for her.
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Aspiring Headliner E87: Kodachrome: Redefining the rock band
Ava and Conan, twin lead singers from rising Bristol indie band, Kodachrome, discuss the band’s musical influences, building up a fan base with no industry connections, and playing sell out shows in their hometown, to UK festivals and beyond. The band delves into how they’re redefining what rock bands can look and sound like by representing the queer, trans, and neurodiverse communities, why they’ll never tire of asking Yungblud to let them play at Bludfest, and share what to expect from their debut EP.
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In The Box 26: Sonic Mayhem: Inside the Metal Eden soundtrack
Berlin-born composer Sascha Dikiciyan, aka Sonic Mayhem, shares the story behind his Quake II breakthrough, the philosophy of rebellion driving the music behind new game Metal Eden, and how Cubase keeps him at the cutting edge of game music composition.
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The Mix Room E114: Annie Mahtani on BEAST’s concert sound system
Annie Mahtani, electroacoustic composer, sound artist, performer and Lecturer in Music at The University of Birmingham, reveals all about BEAST, the concert sound system of the University of Birmingham’s Electroacoustic Music Studios. Also co-director of BEAST, Mahtani explains how BEAST has become one of the leading systems for the presentation of electronic music in the world thanks to its setups of 100 loudspeakers. She reveals how Genelec monitors play a crucial role, and how the system goes far beyond the capabilities of cinema surround sound systems.
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E449: Ella Eyre: everything, in time
UK singer-songwriter Ella Eyre opens up about her long-awaited new album, everything, in time, and why she’s finally writing the music she's always wanted to. She reflects on getting out of the major label system, taking her songs with her, and reveals how she’s breaking away from being typecast as a dance feature vocalist.
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