Creative

Bob Morrell, Sales Trainer, Executive Coach, Conference Speaker, Podcast Host and Writer

I am speaking to Bob Morrell in this episode about Bobs early life as an actor and then his journey to running his company Reality Training (and his spell as a rock star vocalist. )

There is so much content about getting your message out there which every musician would benefit from; some of this from the viewpoint of acting which you will hear easily translates to the musician and the music educator. This includes the particularly problematic area of pricing!

Bob and Jeremy Blake set up Reality Training in 2002. Reality Training is a sales and management development business geared towards improving the sales and service capabilities of your consultants and managers. At present, Bob and Jeremy work with many leading organisations in industries such as retail, travel, software sales and financial services.

Bob and Jeremy first met at drama school and have known each other for over twenty years, which gives them a very unique way of interacting as only old friends can. This makes their sessions highly memorable, entertaining and extremely positive experiences, along with their combined experience.

Bob, Jeremy, and the trainers at Reality Training bring over 30 years of sales experience to life in order to challenge and motivate others to achieve more. They have worked with many leading companies including Audi, Travelocity, Kuoni, Halfords, TUI, Adobe, Dunelm, The AA and UBM.

https://realitytraining.com/

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and also news for all the creative music that we do at Bluescamp UK and France visit www.bluescampuk.co.uk

For details of the Ikaro music charity visit www.ikaromusic.com

Big thanks to Josh Ferrara for the music

On this episode I am talking to Lia Hide about her songwriting and creative processes. Lia music and her videos are very articulate winning a number of awards, well worth checking out.

Her music is dark art/progressive pop with hints of jazz.

She has had a prolific recording past in the Greek Electronica and has released 3 solo studio albums:

“Home” [EMI-Universal, 2013],

“Everyone Seems to Know Who I Am” [self-released, 2017],

“Tells no Fairytales” [self-released, 2019 – vinyl by B-otherSideRecords],

and has just released her original composition for the dance drama “GENOCIDE” by Idalgos Records.

She has been touring Greece and Europe (Italy, Norway, Belgium, the Netherlands, UK, Poland, France, Germany, Slovenia, Austria and Hungary) as well as US and Canada for the past few years, extensively.

Please check out her work at

https://www.liahide.com

To support the podcast and get access to features about guitar playing and song writing visit https://www.patreon.com/vichyland

and also news for all the creative music that we do at Bluescamp UK and France visit www.bluescampuk.co.uk

For details of the Ikaro music charity visit www.ikaromusic.com

Big thanks to Josh Ferrara for the music

Richard Bailey Drummer for some of the greatest names in music

Guyanese-born Richard Bailey started his drumming career in Trinidad at the age of nine, sitting in on percussion, drums and even bass guitar with his elder brother Robert's ( Robert Bailey, keyboard -OSIBISA) group, the top band in Trinidad and Tobago at that time. He also accompanied Robert, who played Hammond organ, to perform TV/Live concerts as a duo.

At twelve years old Richard's family moved to London where Richard went to school, sitting in on occasional gigs in his spare time, but while at school Richard also excelled in athletics, becoming Southern England school champ at 100 metres. His father, Emmanuel McDonald Bailey had held the world record for the 100 yards and won an Olympic Bronze for England.

Even so, Richard decided to leave school at fifteen to play drums, leaving behind athletics.

At sixteen Richard was recording and touring the UK and USA with Johnny Nash and the great Bob Marley.

By eighteen he had recorded Jeff Beck's biggest selling album “Blow By Blow” (1975, Epic/Sony Japan) to critical acclaim and appeared on the film soundtrack “Tommy” alongside Pete Townsend, Phil Chen and Roger Daltrey.

The next decade saw many recordings and tours varying in style from Rock to Reggae to Jazz to Pop and Latin including two world tours with Billy Ocean and Basia.

Richard occupied the drum seat with the the excellent British acid jazz/rock/soul fusion collective “INCOGNITO” for the past 15 years.

More recently he has been an integral part of Steve Winwood's two important return-to-form recordings, 2003's About Time (Wincraft) and last year's Nine Lives (Columbia).

Richard Bailey’s versatility and unique style has made him a first-call kit-man for over four decades  keeping him in high demand.

https://www.richardbaileydrums.com/

To support the podcast and get access to features about guitar playing and song writing visit https://www.patreon.com/vichyland

and also news for all the creative music that we do at Bluescamp UK and France visit www.bluescampuk.co.uk

For details of the Ikaro music charity visit www.ikaromusic.com

Big thanks to Josh Ferrara for the music

Bill Small Badass Business Coach & Music Pro at Artist Mind and podcaster.

Badass Business Coach & Music Pro at Artist Mind Inc. Working with small biz owners to build thriving, sustainable, lovable work lives. Makes records (still calls them records), performs worldwide, loves the beach, getting people clear, & hanging with family.

Bill Small is no stranger to diversifying his skills; he’s made his living as a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, Mystiquero, entrepreneur, artist, producer, vocal coach, business and personal coach... all facets that combine into a potent musical force evident on his latest release, Call Me Lucky.

Bill grew up in a musical household where everyone could sing, just a stone's throw from the Big Apple. From Sinatra and swing to show-tunes. Todd Rundgren to Pink Floyd. Growing up in the 70's with FM radio and 2 older sisters to steal records from, he caught the music bug bad. Part of his teen years were spent learning everything he could about theater while working as a student performer and intern at The Whole Theater Company in Montclair, NJ. When he wasn't doing that he was writing songs and.....you guessed it, playing in bands!

Since then, there's been more records produced and or engineered, lots of miles, lots of shows, and lots more to come.  Call Me Lucky is Bill’s latest solo offering...a soulful and thoughtful album full of plenty of stomp and groove.  Coupled with Bill’s unmistakable vocal style, it makes for a journey just as entertaining as his life story. 

To check out Bills stuff

https://billsmallmusic.com/

and for the podcast

https://subtleartofnotyelling.com/

To support the podcast and get access to features about guitar playing and song writing visit https://www.patreon.com/vichyland

and also news for all the creative music that we do at Bluescamp UK and France visit www.bluescampuk.co.uk

For details of the Ikaro music charity visit www.ikaromusic.com

Big thanks to Josh Ferrara for the music

I have been going back to things I did in the past and I notice the effect it has on my creative thinking. 

I talk about experiments that studied the effect of going back to earlier periods of life and reliving them. 

There are some very strange effects .

To support the podcast and get access to features about guitar playing and song writing visit https://www.patreon.com/vichyland
and also news for all the creative music that we do at Bluescamp UK and France visit www.bluescampuk.co.uk

For details of the Ikaro music charity visit www.ikaromusic.com

Big thanks to Josh Ferrara for the music 

Sophie Alloway

Today I am talking the awesomely talented Sophie Alloway, what a lovely chat with Sophie about working hard and making contacts by focus and getting out there and playing.

Sophie Alloway is a freelance drummer, based in London, working in a variety of musical settings for a wide range of artists. She played drums for rapper Roots Manuva for two years; touring the UK, Australia and New Zealand with him. As well as appearing on Later With Jools Holland, Mercury Music Prize and BBC Introducing she has played top festivals including Glastonbury, Hop Farm, and Bestival; whilst also touring with the Michael Jackson musical 'Thriller'. She was the drummer in a recent Sky TV advert and YouTube videos featuring her have reached well over a million views. She could also be seen performing with Clean Bandit at last year's MTV European Music Awards.

Sophie has recorded/performed with David McAlmont, Roots Manuva, Clean Bandit, Kenny Thomas, Hazel O'Connor, Tony Allen, Lydian Collective, Kate Dimbleby, Wild Card, Lei-An, Angelita Jimenez, John Hogg, and West End/TV/film actor Clive Rowe. In the jazz/fusion world she has worked with Jason Rebello, Harvie S, Chihiro Yamanaka, Wayne Brown, Paul Carmichael, Dill Katz, Michael Mondesir, Ugo Delmirani, John Critchinson, Mornington Lockett and George Melly.

You can find out more by visiting https://www.sophiealloway.com/

Instagram @SophieAlloway

To support the podcast and get access to features about guitar playing and song writing visit https://www.patreon.com/vichyland

www.vichyland.com

and also news for all the creative music that we do at Bluescamp UK and France visit www.bluescampuk.co.uk

For details of the Ikaro music charity visit www.ikaromusic.com

Big thanks to Josh Ferrara for the music

Luke Jackson Singer Songwriter

Great chat with a great performer and songwriter Luke tells of his musical journey.

Luke is a Singer-Songwriter from Canterbury, Kent, who way back in 2013 was nominated in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards for both the Horizon Award for Best Emerging Talent and The Young Folk Category. He was also winner of Fatea’s “Male Artist of the Year 2014” and 2016, his live album ‘Solo:Duo:Trio’ was voted 2018 Album of the Year by Laurel Canyon and in 2020 his last studio release ‘Journals’ was voted 2019 Album of the Year by Fatea Magazine.

Over the past few years he has steadily developed a reputation for himself in the Folk, Roots, Americana & Acoustic circuits, through his solo, duo or trio shows, many festival appearances or when opening for such luminaries as Fairport Convention, Show of Hands, Steve Knightley, Martyn Joseph, Seth Lakeman, Karine Polwart, Oysterband, Paul Brady, and Glen Tilbrook.

In addition to the UK, Luke regularly tours across Europe and in 2016 and 2017 he visited the USA for the first time to play at the International Folk Alliance conference in Kansas and again in early 2019.

Check out Luke http://lukepauljackson.com

To support the podcast and get access to features about guitar playing and song writing visit https://www.patreon.com/vichyland

and also news for all the creative music that we do at Bluescamp UK and France visit www.bluescampuk.co.uk

For details of the Ikaro music charity visit www.ikaromusic.com

Big thanks to Josh Ferrara for the music

This episode I talk to the awesome John Wheatcroft whose resume says it all. I loved this chat, we covered some deeply meaningful aspects of being a committed musician and someone who is constantly learning and passing that knowledge on. John leads a busy double-life as an artist and an educator. He has performed with artists as diverse as Billy Cobham (Miles Davis), Alex Acuña, John Williams, Frank Gambale (Chick Corea), Paco Peña, Paulus Schäfer, Mozes Rosenberg, Mike Clark and Bill Summers (The Headhunters), Carl Verheyen (Supertramp), Ralph Salmins, Paul Elliott, Keith Carlock and Laurence Cottle. John has toured the world with both Carl Palmer (ELP) and John Jorgenson (Elton John/ Hellecasters) and he is a regular contributor to Guitar Techniques UK, along with contributing numerous lessons for Guitarist UK, Guitar Part (France) and Guitar World (USA). John currently holds the position of Head of Guitar at BIMM London and is a visiting lecturer for the University of West London (London College of Music) and Chester University. His first book, Improvising Blues Guitar was published by Schott has received rave reviews worldwide and he’s recently released his debut acoustic album, Ensemble Futur, to critical acclaim. To find out more visit http://johnwheatcroftguitar.com/about/ To support the podcast and get access to features about guitar playing and song writing visit https://www.patreon.com/vichyland and also news for all the creative music that we do at Bluescamp UK and France visit www.bluescampuk.co.uk For details of the Ikaro music charity visit www.ikaromusic.com Big thanks to Josh Ferrara for the music

Stories that we tell ourselves and how these stories become the truth.

I visit the site for the Battle of Hastings but not in Battle, the accepted site, again I’m on a ramble, I visit a 2000 year old Yew tree which potentially is at the site of the real battle  in a village called Crowhurst in Sussex and we look at how stories, however true or false become the things that influence our lives.

In my rambling I asked the question, how do we square up Christianity and waging war?

I’ll tell the story of my father and his family which is a good example of someone living a story that unfolds in the landscape of the walk.

To support the podcast and get access to features about guitar playing and song writing visit https://www.patreon.com/vichyland

and also news for all the creative music that we do at Bluescamp UK and France visit www.bluescampuk.co.uk

For details of the Ikaro music charity visit www.ikaromusic.com

Big thanks to Josh Ferrara for the music

Douglas Batchelor- Podcaster of the wonderful ‘What Magic is This’ podcast

I talk to Douglas about the show and how he became involved in the occult and we draw comparisons between magic and music and the creative world in general. I enjoyed this chat immensely.

What Magic is This? is a topic based podcast for those curious about Magic, the Occult, the Paranormal and the Supernatural. Each episode is based around a topic that my guest is somewhat curious about. As a magician of 18 years, Douglas brings his knowledge to the recording session and allows guests to ask any question that they would have. Over time the show has evolved and often there is a Solo show or focuses on an individual who can elucidate on a topic.

This Podcast has become his full time job, if you dig the work that he does, please consider supporting the Podcast on Patreon.

https://whatmagicisthis.com

https://www.patreon.com/whatmagicisthis

To support the podcast and get access to features about guitar playing and song writing visit https://www.patreon.com/vichyland

and also news for all the creative music that we do at Bluescamp UK and France visit www.bluescampuk.co.uk

For details of the Ikaro music charity visit www.ikaromusic.com

Big thanks to Josh Ferrara for the music