UPRAWR Podcast

Today’s guest is Roy Davis, a music industry veteran with over 40 years of experience. Back in the 1980s, Roy signed two major record deals with his band SHY, contracts worth millions at the height of the era’s excess.
In this episode, Roy breaks down what the music industry was really like in the ’80s, how big those deals truly were, why things didn’t work out the way he hoped, and what eventually led to the end of the band.
We also dive into Roy’s career behind the scenes, from building a successful rehearsal room business and music venue, to managing artists like Those Damn Crows, who went on to land a number one album.
This is a must-watch for anyone interested in the real story behind record deals, roys a funny bugger so lets get into it

Today’s episode is all about how Jack has managed to run a nightclub for 15 years without ever going out of business! Ever wondered what it really takes to start a club and how you adapt as times change?
We talk about how the club began, how he’s kept it alive for a decade and a half, and why switching to a weekly night actually saved the club from going under.

We recently threw a Five Nights at Freddy’s themed clubnight that went a bit viral online. Some of the posters pulled in thousands of likes (and millions of views), but they also attracted a fair amount of hate. So we decided to talk about it. lets get into it!

Today’s guest is Dean James, who’s had an incredible journey in music. He was one of the co-founders of the MAMA Group, which at its peak operated some of the UK’s most iconic venues and festivals including the Hammersmith Apollo before eventually selling the business to HMV. 
We spoke to Dean about how and why he got into live music, how he went on to build the MAMA Group, and what eventually happened to it. I don’t want to spoil too much of this one & there’s so much to learn from this one so let’s get straight into it. 
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Today's guest is Dante Bonutto who is currently the head of A&R at Spinefarm a subsidiary of Universal Music! Dantes responsible for signing Sleep Token and working on “Take me back to Eden” where he watched the band break in real time! 
We chat with Dante about how he got his start in music over 40 years ago - starting out as a journalist and actually becoming editor at Kerrang! super early on (from issue #8!). From there, he travelled the world with bands, writing pieces about them, before creating his own magazine, RAW, which he eventually sold. He then made the jump into the label world and hasn’t looked back, working with bands like Rammstein early in their careers, and of course, eventually signing Sleep Token which became a wild and unforgettable time for the label. 
This one's a rollercoaster so get ready! 
Let’s get into it. 
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