I had a great chat with Rebecca about her hit "Brooklyn" and was intruiged to find out how she writes her songs as I became a fan immediately after seeing her play in 2018. We also discuss her influences and how lockdown pushed her further in terms of creativity. Brilliant episode

In this episode I have a good natter with Kaylene about her vocally powerful song "Half Of The Fight" and the story behind it. We also discuss the contrast between writing and performing ballads and rock music and their beneficial outcome

It was lovely to speak to Rachel Morgan-Kane in this episode as we discuss her unreleased song which resonates in various context both in & out of lockdown. Rachael also reminds us of the fundamentality of taboo song subjects as used by her favourite influences AND we briefly dip into aspects of performance anxiety.

In this episode of Beyond The Notion, Somebodys Child - AKA Cian Godfrey walks us through the creative journey of his contagious hit"Love That Sound". This was one of my most played songs in 2020 and it was incredible to finally hear the creative procedures behind it. Cian walks me through the musical elements from where it began and how it amalgamated into one of his most popular songs. We also discuss motivation during a pandemic. 👊

In this episode I talk to the songwriting duo AFBOB about the dynamics of writing together as a couple and how they constructed the beauty of their debut song. AFBOB will be performing as finalists on the 18th Feb as part of the Andrson uploaded competition!

In this episode, I chat to Kirk about creativity as a constant element of a writers' day to day life and how he constructed "Blue Flame". We discuss the order of composition he used aswell as his self producing procedures as an artist and the influences behind this colorful hit

In this episode I got to speak to the super talented country /pop artist @eleriangharad about her 2020 hit "New Sin". Eleri covers all elements of the song from writing the fictional story to the marketing & production and what it was like making a video mid pandemic. We also discuss the importance of organisation and self care in a time where every creative is encouraged to work like a hamster on a wheel! Great episode X

It was great to speak to Bob Fitzgerald about his Modern Country song "Running from the rain". In this ep we dissect the entire journey from when he pulled over on the side of the road to voice note the idea to why he used the musical elements we hear in the song

In this one-off solo episode halfway through the series, I give a few tips and tricks I learned to apply when struggling with lyrics. I'm always skeptical about the ideology of teaching songwriting but think brief exercises always get the creative juices flowing!

I was very lucky to interview Troy about Nuns 2017 hit "Minds Eye" and discover that one of their secrets behind their thorough success is being in tune with producers who they aspire and admire. Troy also walks us through start to finish of this striking tune