Canny Creative

In the final episode of Season 2, Luke and Meg are joined by Cortney Dixon, a singer-songwriter and guitarist from South Shields.

Cortney chats about her impressive career so far, particularly the process behind her most recent EP releases, 'Won't Feel Like This Forever' and 'Our Intuition'.  She tells all about embracing her distinctive voice,  reflecting on the pandemic and shares plenty of hilarious anecdotes along the way.

Website: https://www.cortneydixon.co.uk/
BandCamp: https://cortneydixon.bandcamp.com/

Follow Cortney
Facebook: @CortneyDixonsMusic
Instagram: @cortneydixon
Twitter: @dixoncortney

In this episode,  Luke and Meg are joined by Sam Burt. Sam is a songwriter, producer, composer and educator. A former BMG/Sony Records/Universal Publishing artist, Sam now primarily creates music as part of the duo Border Scout and for movie trailer houses.

Sam discusses his years of experience in songwriting and production, dealing with self-doubt and finding your inner child in creative practice.

Border Scout: http://www.borderscout.com/

In this episode,  Luke and Meg are joined by the North East's self-discovery fairy godmother, Pippa Anderson. Pippa is a vocal health expert and mentor to early career voice professionals. For all of the performers out there, this episode is going to be gold for you.

Pippa chats about her vocal health and rehabilitation journey, embracing the 'signature voice' and shares plenty of anecdotes, including dressing as cheese in a supermarket. That's showbiz.

Follow Pippa:
pippaanderson.com
@PippaAndersonVoice

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In this episode,  Luke and Meg are joined by Stuart Rook, songwriter under the name 'Lux Lisbon' and lead singer of The Kopycat Killers (The Killers tribute band). He is also the man embarking on writing 156 songs in the year 2021, alongside Luke. 

Stuart chats about creating an active following of listeners, the key to a good tribute act, as well as his thoughts on Hamburg 156 thus far.

Lux Lisbon: https://www.luxlisbon.com/
@luxlisbonmusic

Hamburg 156: https://www.luxlisbon.com/hamburg156
@hamburg156

In this episode, Luke and Meg are joined by hip hop and rap artist, Kay Greyson. Kay chats about her songwriting process, teaching young people to use their creativity, as well as sharing the magic behind her recent single, 'Out of Time'. 

Follow Kay: @kaygreyson

Check out her latest single, 'Out of Time' on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/5gUu7D0FuAKsTi0aZvT1gm?si=J_AUVbxvT2y9qH7qlQleBA

In this episode, Luke and Meg are joined by singer-songwriter, Callum Pitt. Callum chats about the fundamentals of songwriting, how he has managed to grow as an artist, as well as finding out that he and Luke have been living parallel lives. No joke.

Official Site: https://www.callumpittmusic.co.uk/

Follow Callum Pitt: @callumpittmusic

Stream his latest single, 'Sea of Noise': https://ffm.to/seaofnoise

In this episode, Luke and Meg are joined by musician, teacher and songwriter, Rich Sutton. Rich shares his experience as a working musician, balancing multiple job roles within the sector. Rich also chats about the ongoing success of his band, Shields and his current songwriting project, Sailmaker.

Rich Sutton: https://www.facebook.com/richsuttonmusic

Sailmaker: https://www.facebook.com/sailmakeruk/

Shields: https://www.facebook.com/behindshields

For the first episode of Season 2, Luke and Meg are joined by studio and music producer, Lisa Murphy. Lisa offers her perspective on male-dominated roles in the music industry and her efforts to make a significant change in the North East through her project, 'Women in Music Production'. Lisa also discusses the state of live music, navigating how to deal with challenging clients and as always, a golden embarrassing anecdote.

Lisa's studio, The Production Room: https://productionroom.co.uk/home

'Women in Music Production' course: https://productionroom.co.uk/project

Turn Up The Quiet: DIY at Sage Gateshead: https://sagegateshead.com/whats-on/turn-up-the-quiet-diy/

In the season finale of Canny Creative, we talk to Hannabiell Sanders, a breathtaking performer who moved from New Jersey to Newcastle upon Tyne to do a masters and then a PHD in music at Newcastle University. Hannabiell is a political activist, who uses almost all of her creative projects as a vessel to explore these ideas through, and also created a music festival, Harambe Pasadia, aimed at celebrating diverse cultures, food and music. 

On this weeks Canny Creative, we have a great conversation with Chris McManus, one of the co-founders of Blank Studios, and pick his brain about starting a studio from scratch, the skills that make a good engineer, and the intertwining of musicianship and studio-wizardry.