Backstage Pass

Dylan Pine is a music producer who teaches songwriting, home recording, mixing, and everthing else you need to know about making / producing music @musicianonamission, a YouTube channel and website for newcomers.

Kate Truscott is both General Manager and Brand Partnership Manager for the Kevin Lyman Group. Kevin Lyman has shaped youth culture for over 40 years with his award winning expertise in the music and entertainment industry as well as business and philanthropic ventures. Lyman is best known as the creator of the Vans Warped Tour, which ran from 1995-2019, which can be considered one of the most socially influential music tours in the United States. Kate has managed many band tours including My Chemical Romance, and she is very experienced in brand partnerships. Within this episode we talk about touring, her work, and what artists should be aware of when signing a brand deals - the good and the bad!

Mike Burgess has remixed numerous UK Top 40 artists, for example Skepta, Roisin and Murphy. He also released music on leading labels such as Black Butter and toured all over the world as part of HeavyFeet. Mike has worked with the likes of BBC 1Xtra, Universal Music, BBC 6Music, Manchester International Festival and Relentless Energy, on dozens of freelance projects. He also collaborated with the BIMM Group for a number of years, working to develop a number of their most successful artists, promoting a D.I.Y-led focus in his teaching. Mike has worked with over 900 creatives since 2010, whose projects have collectively racked up in excess of 50 million streams, with his advice and support.

Hannie is an artist / production duo with a following of over 350k fans and over 2 Million Spotify Streams. The two memembers, Hannah and Annie, are as well songwriters, multi-instrumentalists and video creators. They are working on their debut album and writing songs for a range of independent and major label artists.

Adam Ivy is an American music producer, brand strategist, professional YouTuber, award winning creative marketing specialist, and founder of Jusbi™ Apparel who has established himself as an authority in the online business world. Turning an eight hundred dollar investment at twenty-three years old into a six figure online income, Adam created and implemented marketing techniques that accelerated his brand recognition from initial launch to viral fame in under 24 months. As an early adopter of the YouTube platform, Adams’ work has been featured on CNBC, G4TV, MTV as well as dozens of nationally syndicated radio programs.

Ben Sharp calls himself a "chilled guy", finishing Leeds College of Music with a 2.1 degree in popular music studies. He is a versatile drummer, covering many different styles and genres. Ben has been playing live shows for YungBlud and BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge - working in the studio such as a session drummer.

Some musicians wait their whole careers for one dream gig – Ashton Miranda is holding down two of them. Four years ago, this in-demand British keys man joined the lineup of the mighty Ed Sheeran, before word-of-mouth saw him snapped up as the musical director for electro-pop queen Anne-Marie, responsible for recreating hit singles like Friends and 2002 on stages around the world. Whether he’s triggering samples, using plug-outs, creating new synth sounds from scratch or simply performing chart-topping hooks, Ashton turns to the only live keyboard setup that can keep up with his imagination, drilling deep into the features of the Roland FA-07 workstation, RD-2000 stage piano and SYSTEM-8 synth.

Danny Keir is an artist manager and music consultant who has founded Enki Music & Enki Collective. He regularly presents ideas and music policies that are beneficial for artists and cities, bringing the two together to create experiences that draw the attention of local people and tourists. Danny has worked with independent and major label artists (Lucy Rose, Razorlight, Slow Club), facilitating record deals and promotional events.

Lorenzo De Pascalis is a lighting and visual effects specialist, who founded Ombra - a one-stop shop service for shows. From Production Design concepts to creative direction and programming for video, lights, lasers and show moments in Arenas and Festivals, Lorenzo has done it all! He is a VJ for Martin Garrix, has worked on live show visuals for Jessie J, Liam Payne, DJ Snake and many more.

Julia Nunes (singer, uke-player, songwriter) toured with Ben Folds, and performed with Weezer the first time she played Bonnaroo. She was the first youtube-ukulele-girl and now she’s a bed room pop darling who sneaks in doses of self love on social media. Her latest record UGHWOW is fire, produced by Shruti Kumar