In Session With...

By Nate WilliamsArts Music Music Interviews

In Session With... episodes

April 02, 2024 ...Ella Rae Feingold
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Ella is a guitar played based in Western Massachusetts.

Her credits include artists like Silk Sonic, Erykah Badu, Common, and Jill Scott.

Amongst many other things, we discussed growing up through the grunge era, deciding to leave Berklee, and the value of a good mentor.

I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did!

(Recorded March 1st 2024)

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1 hr 35 min
March 26, 2024 ...Phil Mulford
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Phil is a bass played based in London. His credits include artists like Barbara Thompson, Lewis Taylor, Steve Hackett, and Leo Sayer.

Amongst many other things, we discussed the physical aspects of playing, worrying more with age, and accepting one’s sound.

I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did!

(Recorded 5th February 2024)

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1 hr 40 min
March 19, 2024 ...Oli Rockberger
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Oli is a piano and keyboard player based in London. His credits include artists like Carly Simon, John Mayer, Gregory Porter, and Louis Cole.
Amongst many other things, we discussed finding like minded people, the necessary developmental pain of being around amazing musicians, and finding one’s voice.
I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did.

(Recorded 2nd February 2024)
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1 hr 31 min
March 12, 2024 ...Dale Davis
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Dale is a bass player based between London and Coventry. His credits include artists like Amy Winehouse, Emeli Sandé, Paul Young, and Macy Gray.

Amongst many other things, we discussed Dale’s relationship with singing, embracing technology, and the mental health side of being a session musician.

I need to warn anyone of a squeamish nature, that Dale tells a story about a physical altercation that took place years ago. He doesn’t go in to too much detail, but I wanted to give you a heads up ahead of time.

I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did.

(Recorded January 26th 2024)

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1 hr 18 min
February 27, 2024 ...Milton McDonald
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Milton is a guitar player based in Surrey. His credits include artists like Take That, Robert Palmer, Mick Jagger, and Bryan Adams.
Amongst many other things, we discussed discovering Elvis and The Beatles, the benefits of not thinking too far ahead, and embracing technology as a guitarist.
I should point out that I’ve had to remove the beginning of our chat as the wifi issues were pretty bad. Fortunately, we managed to get it sorted before getting in to Milton’s story. Most of what I cut out was Milton and I complaining about our respective internet connections!
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1 hr 18 min
February 20, 2024 ...Joel Peat
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Joel is a guitar player based in London.

His credits include artists like The Shires, Louis Tomlinson and Maisie Peters. He was also part of a successful band called Lawson.
Amongst many other things, we discussed the unknown benefits of entertaining friends at a young age, the realities of life on a major label, and the ins and outs of being a musical director.

(Recorded 9th January 2024)
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1 hr 31 min
February 13, 2024 ...Hayley Sanderson
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Hayley is a singer based in Lincoln.
Her credits include artists like Jennifer Hudson, John Legend, Sting, and Rod Stewart. She’s also one of the singers on BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing.
Amongst many other things, we discussed dealing with long filming days, finding like minded people at a young age, and learning to accept compliments.

(Recorded 11th December 2023)
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1 hr 21 min
February 06, 2024 ...Andrew McKinney
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Andrew is a bass player based in London.
His credits include artists like James Taylor Quartet, Pulp, and West End shows like &Juliet and Waitress.
Amongst many other things we discussed playing rock bass lines on cello, allowing oneself mistakes, and being in a house band on a tv show.

(Recorded 8th December 2023)
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1 hr 23 min
January 30, 2024 ...James Ahwai
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James is a bass played based in London. His credits include artists like PREP, Lisa Stansfield, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and James Arthur.
Amongst many other things we discussed finding the soul in music, dealing with quiet times, and gigging with Maceo Parker with three hours notice.
We recorded this chat in early December 2023, and I just want to mention that I had a cold at the time. I apologise for any annoying coughing or spluttering that may have occurred.

(Recorded 5th December 2023)
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1 hr 23 min
January 23, 2024 ...Charlie Fowler
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Charlie is a bass player and MD from Bath. His credits include artists like Mahalia, Little Simz, AJ Tracey, and Anne Marie.
Amongst many other things we discussed mental health, recovering from a huge setback, and what being an MD is all about.
I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did.

(Recorded 21st November 2023)
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1 hr 22 min

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An insight in to the world of the session musician. Nate Williams chats with some of the finest session players in the business to see how they got in to the freelance musician world, and what makes…