Exploring Music Podcast

Julie Weir and Digby Pearson, who have have helped launch the careers of many legionary heavy rock bands, discuss how they started their record labels, how they find new talent, the changes they have seen in the industry and the way they see it moving forward. They have supported, nurtured and empowered this crucial part of the music industry for decades and share the details of their experience. 

Click to listen to a Spotify playlist with the music discussed in this conversation.

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Julie Weir is label head at Music For Nations which is a rock and metal label. Launched as an independent in 1983, Music For Nations established itself, early on, as a European leader in the rock and metal world. It now operates under the Sony Music umbrella. For two decades prior to this she ran her own independent rock labels (Cacophonous and Visible Noise) where she was responsible for breaking bands such as Bullet for my Valentine and Bring me the Horizon. She has run an independent publishing company, worked across events, sync and branding deals and even dabbled in artist management. She has consulted for and advised major labels on emerging talent.

Digby Pearson is a British Indie record label owner born and raised in Nottingham, England. Having dropped out of university to throw himself into the grassroots music scene, as promotor, fanzine writer but first and foremost as a fan, a label seemed a next step. Despite having zero experience of business or any finances, founded Earache from his flat, a DIY shoestring operation which was on a mission to release records by the most extreme bands around, signing Napalm Death, Cathedral, Godflesh,  Entombed, Morbid Angel, Bolt Thrower, Carcass.

For 3 decades Digby has navigated all the twists and turns of  the evolving music business landscape, anticipating the digital music revolution by signing Apple’s first Indie label deal. In recent years new young bands from the blues-rock scene became Digby’s sole focus, bands like Rival Sons, Blackberry Smoke, The Temperance Movement, Massive Wagons, all seemingly from nowhere gained the label more than a dozen Top 20 UK chart entries. Since 2017 Digby has diversified again, in addition to still being hands-on running the label, now 700+ releases deep, he also runs and curates the first ever heavy/punk/metal stages at Glastonbury and Boomtown festivals.

The background music players on this episode are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. All other elements of the music was composed, engineered and mixed by Lionel Lodge.

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. 

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George and Wayne take you through the world of Grime music, from it's origins through it's main artists to the social landscapes that inspired it, from it's gang elements to it's current world topping achievements. All told from the experience of being there.

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Hello and welcome to the SyncLodge podcast Exploring Music, where we explore the obscure, where we delve in deep, into the vast vaults of great, but maybe, not so known, music. 

For each episode we will bring together two music industry professionals, to discuss in depth an area of music they are passionate about and have an intimate knowledge of.

With Lionel Lodge, the reluctant moderator, preferring to let his guests do most of the talking.
 
 The EMP theme music players are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. The music played through the conversation was composed, engineered and mixed by Lionel Lodge with loops supplied through looperman.com.
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Piano loop by https://www.looperman.com/loops?mid=JupiterWave
Drum loop by https://www.looperman.com/loops?mid=prodHybrid

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. 

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James and Max discuss the many faces and forms for using shock and being brave with music in advertising, films and TV. How the unexpected twists our perceptions and gives a fresh feel to experience.

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James Bargent, who has a BA Honors First Class in Professional Musicianship from the Brighton Institute of Modern Music is a Producer at MassiveMusic which is a music agency with offices in Amsterdam, London, New York, Los Angeles and Shanghai. They create music for the world’s leading advertising agencies, brands, media and technology companies. Before joining Massive James worked in the sync department at Warner Music Group.

MassiveMusic
Facebook: @massivemusicagency
Twitter: @massivemusic
Instagram: @massivemusic
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/49637/

And joining James is Max Beattie, who has a BA in Anthropology from the University of Durham and a diploma in Music Production and Sound Engineering from the Point Blank Music School is Sync Creative Consultant at the Music Sales Group. Music Sales is one of the world’s leading independent music publishing companies with offices worldwide. It is active in many music-related fields including copyright ownership and promotion. Previously, Max held positions as Music Researcher for Leland Music, Sync consultant for Chelsea Music Publishing and Representative for Mad Planet, all sync licensing related roles.  *note: The Music Sales Group, since recording this conversation, has change it's name to The Wise Music Group.*

The background music players on this episode are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. All other elements of the music was composed, engineered and mixed by Lionel Lodge.

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. 

If you have any suggestions for future episodes, themes and/or guests, or comments on this episode, please let us know.

If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production expenses which are quite extensive.
 
Thanks all!

Support the show

James and Max discuss the many faces and forms for using shock and being brave with music in advertising, films and TV. How the unexpected twists our perceptions and gives a fresh feel to experience.

Click to listen to a Spotify playlist with the music discussed in this conversation.

Please take our survey and let us know what you think, any and all feedback is very appreciated

James Bargent, who has a BA Honors First Class in Professional Musicianship from the Brighton Institute of Modern Music is a Producer at MassiveMusic which is a music agency with offices in Amsterdam, London, New York, Los Angeles and Shanghai. They create music for the world’s leading advertising agencies, brands, media and technology companies. Before joining Massive James worked in the sync department at Warner Music Group.

MassiveMusic
Facebook: @massivemusicagency
Twitter: @massivemusic
Instagram: @massivemusic
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/49637/

And joining James is Max Beattie, who has a BA in Anthropology from the University of Durham and a diploma in Music Production and Sound Engineering from the Point Blank Music School is Sync Creative Consultant at the Music Sales Group. Music Sales is one of the world’s leading independent music publishing companies with offices worldwide. It is active in many music-related fields including copyright ownership and promotion. Previously, Max held positions as Music Researcher for Leland Music, Sync consultant for Chelsea Music Publishing and Representative for Mad Planet, all sync licensing related roles.  *note: The Music Sales Group, since recording this conversation, has change it's name to The Wise Music Group.*

The background music players on this episode are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. All other elements of the music was composed, engineered and mixed by Lionel Lodge.

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. 

If you have any suggestions for future episodes, themes and/or guests, or comments on this episode, please let us know.

If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production expenses which are quite extensive.
 
Thanks all!

Support the show

In this episode Meena and Chris, of the Meen Cryle and the Chris Fillmore Band, talk about the journey from a small town to an international record deal and touring in Europe and America. The stories, the steep climbs and the lessons learnt along the way.

Click to listen to a Spotify playlist with the music of Meena Cryle and the Chris Fillmore Band.
Please take our survey and let us know what you think, any and all feedback is very appreciated.  
 
Hello and welcome to the SyncLodge podcast Exploring Music, where we explore the obscure, where we delve in deep, into the vast vaults of great, but maybe, not so known, music. 

For each episode we will bring together two music industry professionals, to discuss in depth an area of music they are passionate about and have an intimate knowledge of.

With Lionel Lodge, the reluctant moderator, preferring to let his guests do most of the talking.
 
 The background music players on this episode are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. All other elements of the music was composed, engineered and mixed by Lionel Lodge.

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. 

If you have any suggestions for future episodes, themes and/or guests, or comments on this episode, please let us know.

If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production expenses which are quite extensive.
 
Thanks all!

Support the show

In this episode Meena and Chris, of the Meen Cryle and the Chris Fillmore Band, talk about the journey from a small town to an international record deal and touring in Europe and America. The stories, the steep climbs and the lessons learnt along the way.

Click to listen to a Spotify playlist with the music of Meena Cryle and the Chris Fillmore Band.
Please take our survey and let us know what you think, any and all feedback is very appreciated.  
 
Hello and welcome to the SyncLodge podcast Exploring Music, where we explore the obscure, where we delve in deep, into the vast vaults of great, but maybe, not so known, music. 

For each episode we will bring together two music industry professionals, to discuss in depth an area of music they are passionate about and have an intimate knowledge of.

With Lionel Lodge, the reluctant moderator, preferring to let his guests do most of the talking.
 
 The background music players on this episode are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. All other elements of the music was composed, engineered and mixed by Lionel Lodge.

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. 

If you have any suggestions for future episodes, themes and/or guests, or comments on this episode, please let us know.

If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production expenses which are quite extensive.
 
Thanks all!

Support the show

For this episode, which is titled ‘Tour Musicians’ we are very fortunate to have with us Jon Altham and Mike Patrick. They discuss tips and advice for touring musicians with inspiring stories.and some horror stories. All lessons along the way.

Click to listen to a Spotify playlist with all the music mentioned in the 2 parts of this conversation, all listed in order of mention.
Please take our survey and let us know what you think, any and all feedback is very appreciated.  

Jon Altham, who is CEO, Music Supervisor & Film Composer at SoundWave Studios in London which is a Premium Music Production Company providing bespoke music to high-end production companies with their team of award-winning Composers, Orchestrators, Engineers and Producers who are able to provide music across multiple film genres. Jon has been involved in many aspects of the music industry before joining SoundWave including Casting Professional at StarNow, Panelist for the Warner Music Group Soundboard, Artist Manager for Award-Winning Instrumentalists' NIRIS, and freelance Music Supervision and freelance Music Composition.

And joining Jon is Mike Patrick, a recent addition to the SoundWave Studios team, is a keyboardist, composer, arranger and producer who started playing music as a toddler on a home electric organ his father bought. Growing up he developed a keen ear for exploring and developing sounds. Enjoying film and animated music especially, he architected his own unique sound demonstrating a signiture level of emotion through his playing. Mike is the first British musician to create a sound bank for the renowned Swedish keyboard company 'Nord', which shows the level of respect he is given for his knowledge of keyboards and programming. Mike has not only spent extensive time in production and arranging but also touring internationally as a keyboard player with top artists including Jake Bugg, James Arthur, The Streets and more. 

We decided that just conversation on podcasts was lacking atmosphere, so we have written and recorded unique music for each conversation. The players on this episode are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. 

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. 

If you have any suggestions for future episodes, themes and/or guests, or comments on this episode, please let us know.

If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production expenses and let us afford to travel to far off lands to interview some of the most interesting and experienced music industry professionals about the music they treasure. 

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For this episode, which is titled ‘Covers for Visual Media’ – discussing cover recordings of mainstream tracks for visual media with a focus on the theme and period’ we are very fortunate to have with us Shana Burton and Simon Fairchild.

Click to listen to a Spotify playlist with all the music mentioned in this conversation, all listed in order of mention.
Please take our survey and let us know what you think, any and all feedback is very appreciated.  

Shana Burton, who has a BA in Musicology from the University of South Africa with a focus on the history and composition of Art Music and World Music and she holds a Masters Degree in Music Performance from the University of West London, started her music career in South Africa by making a name for herself as a session singer and touring South Africa in an all-girl singing group.

After relocating to London England and obtaining her Masters Degree she found opportunities working in sync licensing. Starting with Lander PR and currently as the sync coordinator for Milky Bomb Records.

And joining Shana is Simon Fairchild who has a BA (Hons) degree in Creative Music Technology and Music from Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, studied recording engineering and music at Lebanon Valley College, Annville, Pennsylvania in the US and has over 25 years experience in the music industry is the founder and managing director of Milky Bomb Records with releases covering such eclectic styles as Alternative Rock/Metal, Prog/Math Rock, Grunge/Punk, Jazz/Funk/Rock Fusion, Electronica, Trip-Hop, Electro-pop and Hard Dance Vibes. Simon is also a musician playing bass with experimental bands including Moonjuice, Logicbrake, and currently the Jazz/Funk/Rock fusion 3 piece Thirteen. He has also been involved with many other groups and recordings including Back Down or Die, Clara Kousah, Trailing Cable and Burning Haus.

We decided that just conversation on podcasts was lacking atmosphere, so we have written and recorded unique music for each conversation. The players on this episode are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. 

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. 

If you have any suggestions for future episodes, themes and/or guests, or comments on this episode, please let us know. 

If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production expenses and let us afford to travel to far off lands to interview some of the most interesting and experienced music industry professionals about the music they treasure.

Support the show

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For this episode, which is titled ‘Tour Musicians’ we are very fortunate to have with us Jon Altham and Mike Patrick. They discuss tips and advice for touring musicians with inspiring stories.and some horror stories. All lessons along the way.

Click to listen to a Spotify playlist with all the music mentioned in the 2 parts of this conversation, all listed in order of mention.
Please take our survey and let us know what you think, any and all feedback is very appreciated.  

Jon Altham, who is CEO, Music Supervisor & Film Composer at SoundWave Studios in London which is a Premium Music Production Company providing bespoke music to high-end production companies with their team of award-winning Composers, Orchestrators, Engineers and Producers who are able to provide music across multiple film genres. Jon has been involved in many aspects of the music industry before joining SoundWave including Casting Professional at StarNow, Panelist for the Warner Music Group Soundboard, Artist Manager for Award-Winning Instrumentalists' NIRIS, and freelance Music Supervision and freelance Music Composition. 

And joining Jon is Mike Patrick, a recent addition to the SoundWave Studios team, is a keyboardist, composer, arranger and producer who started playing music as a toddler on a home electric organ his father bought. Growing up he developed a keen ear for exploring and developing sounds. Enjoying film and animated music especially, he architected his own unique sound demonstrating a signiture level of emotion through his playing. Mike is the first British musician to create a sound bank for the renowned Swedish keyboard company 'Nord', which shows the level of respect he is given for his knowledge of keyboards and programming. Mike has not only spent extensive time in production and arranging but also touring internationally as a keyboard player with top artists including Jake Bugg, James Arthur, The Streets and more. 

We decided that just conversation on podcasts was lacking atmosphere, so we have written and recorded unique music for each conversation. The players on this episode are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. 

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. 

If you have any suggestions for future episodes, themes and/or guests, or comments on this episode, please let us know.

If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production expenses and let us afford to travel to far off lands to interview some of the most interesting and experienced music industry professionals about the music they treasure.

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For this episode, which is titled ‘ 80’s Funk and Soul’ we are very fortunate to have with us Daniel Altendorff and Jeremy Newton. 

Click to listen to a Spotify playlist with all the music mentioned in the 2 parts of this conversation, all listed in order of mention.
Please take our survey and let us know what you think, any and all feedback is very appreciated.  

Daniel Altendorff, who has a BA (Hons) in Media Studies from the University of Portsmouth started in the music industry as co-founder of the still operational Concrete Music with duties which includes running weekly, new music nights at a number of different venues in London and Portsmouth and stage management for a number of UK festivals. On top of this Daniel worked his way up from Music Assistant to Key Account Manager at Universal Music’s Production Music division. He made the move of leaving Universal in 2018 for No Sheet Music where Daniel holds the position of Business Development Manager

And joining Daniel is Jeremy Newton who has a degree in History and International Relations from the Nottingham Trent University started his working career as Account Manager at Acylicize where they create bespoke Art & Installations for all types of interiors. From there he moved over to be the Business Development Manager at The Odyssey Media Collective where they produce hi-speed video production. He then took a year away from Odyssey to work freelance as a Business Development Manager at video production company Run Productions. At the same time Jeremy started, and has continued to this day working as a DJ, Promoter and Radio Host under the name Uncle Vibes, playing regularly at renowned London venues in addition to festivals including Secret Garden Party, Shambala and Boomtown, hosting the monthly Adelphoi Show on Soho Radio, promoting various parties rooted in groove including the legendary Open Vinyl Sessions that has graced Ronnie Scott's, The Hospital Club, The Groucho Club and Paradise and is currently resident at O'Meara, Jack Solomons, and Strongroom Studios. After a year at Run Productions Jeremy returned to Odyssey where he took up the position of video Producer. But in 2015 he joined Adelphoi Music at his current position of Music Supervisor overseeing and delivering bespoke compositions, sound design and sync for national and international advertising content for brands including BMW, Stella Artois, KFC, HSBC, Amazon and more.

We decided that just conversation on podcasts was lacking atmosphere, so we have written and recorded unique music for each conversation. The players on this episode are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. 

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. 

If you have any suggestions for future episodes, themes and/or guests, or comments on this episode, please let us know.

If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production expenses and let us afford to travel to far off lands to interview some of the most interesting and experienced music industry professionals about the music they treasure.

Support the show

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