Creative

Dino Baptiste

Dino Baptiste is a highly energetic pianist, vocalist and entertainer from London UK. Now residing in Birmingham, Dino has strong links to Blues, Boogie Woogie & Rock & Roll as well as performing mainstream classics & current cover songs. His influences revolve around three idols since a teenager - Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis & Ray Charles. Here, Dino has seen each one a legend, perform with such showmanship and charm that has reflected in his own performance. Demonstrating a wealth of professional experience covering a 25-year period since 1989,

Dino talks about his influences and how he made the breaks that led him to play with mick Jagger, Roger Taylor, Dana Gillespie and many others. Great chat

Check out Dino’s stuff at the various social media

www.dinobaptiste.com

Dino Baptiste | Facebook

https://youtu.be/1tBO_9wKLYE

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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

Satish Kumar is an Indian British activist and speaker. He has been a Jain monk, nuclear disarmament advocate and pacifist. Now living in England, Kumar is founder and Director of Programmes of the Schumacher College international centre for ecological studies and is Editor Emeritus of Resurgence & Ecologist magazine. His most notable accomplishment is the completion, together with a companion, E. P. Menon, of a peace walk of over 8,000 miles from New Delhi to Moscow, Paris, London, and Washington, D.C., the capitals of the world's earliest nuclear-armed countries. He insists that reverence for nature should be at the heart of every political and social debate. Defending criticism that his goals are unrealistic, he has said, Look at what realists have done for us. They have led us to war and climate change, poverty on an unimaginable scale, and wholesale ecological destruction. Half of humanity goes to bed hungry because of all the realistic leaders in the world. I tell people who call me "unrealistic" to show me what their realism has done. Realism is an outdated, overplayed and wholly exaggerated concept. Satish talks about education, the beginnings of the small school and Schumacher college, the Indian perspective on Arts and many other things, a truly inspiring human. He points out in answer to my opening question; he is a human being, not a human doing. to find out more about Satish https://www.schumachercollege.org.uk/about/satish-kumar

No Destination https://amzn.to/3rinG3b

Ted Talk https://youtu.be/uSLUd0veioU

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

How to find time and achieve things like becoming a guitar hero

Finding time to practice is difficult so this solo show focuses on a few gems of time management and practice psychology so you can hone your skills on an instrument oh and lose weight.

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

Caroline Carey

"Caroline Carey is a shamanic healer and teacher, who has dived deeply into the rich dark roots of the shamanic path and danced within its primal landscapes. I am very pleased that she has chosen to share her skills in accessing the ecstatic abandonment that shamanism brings for healing and transformation: you are in good hands."  Simon Buxton - The Sacred Trust

Working with Caroline, people experience new and illuminating perspectives, often hidden within their life-story, developing and identifying their personal ‘myth’ and adopting a powerful ability to fulfil their purpose by fully sharing their unique spiritual role. She supports people to share their voices and their unique talents with the world.

She has worked internationally for over twenty years and now lives in Hastings, East Sussex, UK.

You can find out about Caroline’s amazing work below

website https://middleearthmedicine.com

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/caroline.carey

Body of work / FB group https://www.facebook.com/groups/middleearthmedicineways

Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/carolinecarey__/

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

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From the Gnomes to the Angels 

The creative journey continues 

This is part two  of an amazing story

Sonia is a visionary artist, living and working in Faversham, Kent, exhibiting internationally, producing public commissions and teaching She weave strands of main-stream religion with more esoteric thought, working with theurgic practice and Ignatian Spirituality and she makes work onsite in ancient and wild landscapes. Sonia says 'For me this is where the worlds of dream, the imagination, mysticism converge, and through this elemental portal, I can explore recurring subjects and motifs, like the sacred, folklore and the related iconography. My artistic expression takes many forms - painting, drawing, printmaking, glass, sculpture, construction, through to ritualistic film, performance and running residential landscape painting trips. Prior to studying Fine Art, I freelanced as a set builder, costume and props maker working for The National Theatre, various art department and construction roles for film and TV, building Ralph Lauren window displays, creating party sets for big advertising agencies, working on community art projects, and a wedding lighting business with giant kinetic lanterns. My plan: To lead and extraordinary life'. Sonia was taught by Terrence Cummings For more details contact [email protected]

www.soniamcnally.co.uk

https://stalphegeglassscreen.wordpress.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhoeo8FB4Yk

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

Sonia McNally

This is part one of an amazing story

Sonia is a visionary artist, living and working in Faversham, Kent, exhibiting internationally, producing public commissions and teaching She weave strands of main-stream religion with more esoteric thought, working with theurgic practice and Ignatian Spirituality and she makes work onsite in ancient and wild landscapes. Sonia says 'For me this is where the worlds of dream, the imagination, mysticism converge, and through this elemental portal, I can explore recurring subjects and motifs, like the sacred, folklore and the related iconography. My artistic expression takes many forms - painting, drawing, printmaking, glass, sculpture, construction, through to ritualistic film, performance and running residential landscape painting trips. Prior to studying Fine Art, I freelanced as a set builder, costume and props maker working for The National Theatre, various art department and construction roles for film and TV, building Ralph Lauren window displays, creating party sets for big advertising agencies, working on community art projects, and a wedding lighting business with giant kinetic lanterns. My plan: To lead and extraordinary life'. Sonia was taught by Terrence Cummings For more details contact [email protected]

www.soniamcnally.co.uk

https://stalphegeglassscreen.wordpress.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhoeo8FB4Yk

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 interview is with Toby Boyle

Toby is the guitarist who has a fascinating story that takes him from playing saxophone to heavy metal guitar to function band work to one of the biggest tribute bands about.

Toby has lots of strings to his bow as it were, including NLP which many of you will know is an interest of mine

We discuss NLP and it’s psychological trickery to help us perform and in Toby‘s performing life to literally get into character whether that is guitar hero for The AirGuitarBand or as Bjorn for Bjorn Again

This is a fascinating chat and lots here for musicians, teachers, students and creatives alike

www.tobyboylemusic.co.uk

www.theairguitarband.co.uk

Home - Björn Again - The ABBA show (bjornagain.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

Graeme Turner

Great chat with the Sax wizard ….

Born in April 1964, Graeme has been playing saxophone / flute / clarinet since age 7, and embarked on his first tour & Radio/TV appearances; with Glen Miller youth orchestra The Super Sunday Sound aged 9. Progressing through The National Youth Jazz Orchestra (NYJO) as a teenager, he turned his attention away from his jazz upbringing and concentrated on the bright lights of the Soul, R&B, Pop and Rock & Roll world of his big heroes King Curtis, Sam Buterra and Junior Walker.

This change of style led to Live Performances, Recordings, Media Appearances, Theatre Shows, and extensive tours in Arenas, Concert Halls, Clubs & Festivals, in over 40 countries, with artists including, Alison Moyet, Steve Marriott, George McRae, The Drifters, Edwin Starr, David Essex, The 3 Degrees, Dr Feelgood, The Love Affair, The Sweet, The Tremolos, The Equals, Andy Fairweather Low, Matt Bianco, The Brothers Grimm, The Big Town Playboys, The Foundations, Robert Plant, Jeff Beck, Rodriquez, Jools Holland, The Blues Brothers Show, Souled Out, Otis Grand, Wes Weston’s Big Rhythm, Big Joe Louis, Hard Lines, Martin McNeil’s Bottle Neck Blues, Suzie Quattro, Fat Freddie’s Cat, Lizzie Emeh (Heart n Soul), Mickey Jupp, Kelly Schreiber, Gregg Wright’s Left Hook, The Marques Brothers Digby Fairweather, The Chillbillies, Zoot Money and the Big Roll Band, The Blue Sonics, Kenny Ball, Laura B and the Moonlighters, Ooo Bop Shabam, The Rock & Roll Society, Guthrie Govern, Derek Nash, The Compensators, Martha Reeves, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Limmie and the Family Cooking, The Carpenters show, Sweet Home Chicago, Reach Out, The Jive Aces, Jackson Sloan, Earl Jackson, Jason Allen, Java Jam, Shamen Spirits, Gary Porter, The Silvertips, Junior Walker and the All Stars…the list goes on.

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

Jon Howells

Jon Howells is a London-based online session drummer and percussionist with over 22 years of experience touring and studio experience. Currently he has over 500 clients who use his remote drum sessions service.

Jon and I talk about his career as a drummer and his ability to see opportunity in things that others seem to miss (my quote not his) , he also talks about being in one of the biggest Queen tribute bands Killer Queen, and also about playing the highest rock gig in the world, for charity.

For more information

https://www.j3tdrumtracks.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

What is your problem?
If the problem is big enough and the solution good enough then you have the potential for starting a successful business.

This was the point raised in an interview on the podcast with Brett Slazenger the guy who set up the very successful Drum Café, however we artistic people tend to start from another place.
In my lectures to musicians at the RGT conferences I would say that we start from the viewpoint of a hobby and then we try to make a business from that, unfortunately we often end up making the decisions of a hobbyist and not an entrepreneur. I think it’s very important for us to get this into our mind if are aiming to make money, we need to think like an entrepreneur, and see opportunities which are solutions.

In the solo show I go into this idea for the artistic business.
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