This week we sit down with Catherine Jackson, co-founder and co-promoter of the new Radar Festival, as well as owning and running the Lounge Bar in Alton. Hit the button to hear all about Catherine's experience of being a woman in the music industry, as well as coordinating the launch of one of the most exciting new progressive music events in the country.

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What does it take to shoot for Rocksound Magazine? How does one get started in music photography and land the chance of working with Panic At The Disco, Enter Shikari and As It Is to name but a few, while on top of all of that run your own photography studio?

Well, our excellent guest this week Corinne Cumming talk about just that. How she got started and what advice she'd also give to people who are just starting out.

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We cover a shed load of topics in this week's episode. Darren talks with YouTube Vlogger Tristan Pratt AKA The Metal Tris about the important role that music reviewers play in today's society. As well as the best and worst metal albums of 2019. Tris talks about some of his favourite interviews and how he grew his YouTube following to over 4.5K subscribers.  We also discuss mental health and how encouraging people to talk and open up about the pressures they face within music and life in general need to be addressed.  

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This week Darren chats to Nathan Barley Phillips the UK manager for TuneCore.  Barley drops some serious value bombs that many a musician will benefit a lot from hearing, including the massive opportunities out there on platforms such as Tick Tock. How to release your music on Spotify and get the most streams for your track as well as the steps and assets that bands need to have in place to make a successful long term career in music.

In this week's episode of Coffee or Beer, Darren talks with Achal Dhillon the managing director of Killing Moon and head of A&R at Last Man music.  In what is possibly one of the most honest and valuable interviews so far. Ach describes how the music industry is more accessible than ever and what opportunities that provide artists who want to have a career in music. The importance of setting expectations and being honest with yourself. As well as the 3 key components that every Label will look for in a band they want to work with.  

We hope you enjoy this episode and as always you can reach out to us at the usual places.  

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This week Darren talks to Film Director Lewis Cater.   Lewis has filmed a ton of music videos including but not limited to bands such as Sum 41, Neck Deep, Architects, Nothing But Thieves and Tiny Moving Parts to name a few.  Lewis talks about getting started as a film director, his process of working with artists and creating a concept. And what every video needs to have to stand out in today's saturated market.   

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In the first-ever episode of Coffee or Beer? Darren talks to Tesseract guitarist James Montieth about how he first started out in music. We discuss his journey to touring the world playing the music he loves while also running a PR Agency.  As one of the managing partners at Hold Tight PR. James talks about what PR means in today's world, why PR is still important to artists and what makes for a successful PR campaign.  For PR Enquires please email [email protected] For Digital Marketing Services please email [email protected]