K&A Podcast

Ben Dlugokecki is a local legend, according to a Southampton venue and he seems to be well on his way to proving them right. He joins Karl and Aidan to talk about his band Dlugokecki (the difficult band name on everyone’s lips) and how they formed, what they’ve done and what they’re about to do with the imminent album release. He also talks about the art of writing songs, and tries to convince Karl and Aidan that Travis are the best band in the world. Does he do it? Well, of course not but its still an entertaining listen…

Find Ben online HERE

Matt Glasspool is a freelance music producer, engineer and tutor from Southampton. He popped into K&A to have a chat about what he’s doing, what’s he’s done and the philosophy behind why he does it.

He also helps us answer the 21st century’s most important question. Which supermarket has the best chocolate cake?

Matt’s Website

I See Sparks

Caroline’s Capuchin’s new live album

Adam Chmarny is probably the South Coast’s busiest guitar tech. He popped in to K&A Podcast for a review of his career so far - we talk about starting off in a local guitar shop through to working in one of Southampton’s universities and becoming tech & driver to some of the UK’s biggest metal bands.

We also convince him to spill the beans on some setup trade secrets and play a chilli roulette game with us. (Spoiler: It didn’t end well for Adam)

Find Adam here:

Facebook Page: Facebook Page
Instagram: Instagram

Hayley Thomas treats a range of clients from musicians to athletes and people suffering from the general aches and strains of 21st century life. She describes the toll musicians take on their bodies as being similar to athletes, but we rarely take the time we need to look after ourselves properly. Why is that, and what can we do to better look after ourselves? Karl and Aidan find out…

To contact Hayley, you can find her at: Miaza

Boyd's talents extend from drumming and life coaching to regurgitating information about Fleet Services and tenants of the White House. He's also an adept raconteur with tales of his time in Salford (complete with local accent), USA and Australia.

The main story that he tells however is one of adversity and hope after the tragic loss of his sister and mother in 2012. Boyd reveals how he has used his skills to raise money and awareness for SUDEP and how Dave Grohl might even get involved…

Walk4Rebecca
SUDEP‍ ‍

Stick With It Coaching‍ ‍

The Warm
Dlugokecki
Paramore (Or Less)

Greyum May is from the south coast of England, but tracking him down to record this episode wasn't easy! Greyum talks about his life as tour manager and tech to the stars, and his own musical creations culminating with his current project Keepers Brew.

We also discover that living in a tour bus isn't always as glamorous as we'd like to believe with Greyum detailing the effect it has had on his family life and health.

Greyum uses Eden Amplifiers.

Where to find Greyum online:

Keepers Brew
https://keepersbrew.bandcamp.com/

Eden Amplifiers
http://www.edenamps.com/eden-artist-greyum-may.html

Episode 1 was Aidan interrogating Karl about his musical life, now its Karl's turn.

Aidan talks about how he's made his way in the music industry. The chat starts with his playing with bands and on cruise ships but moves on to teaching, transcribing and more.

Aidan's bands

Six Bearded Fish

Dlugokecki

Caroline's Capuchin

Paramore (Or Less)

Aidan's Books

BassBooks.com

Aidan's Website

aidanhampson.co.uk

Rob Hampson works as a digital designer for wemakeawesomesh.it and has worked with One Direction, Keith Richards, Lenny Kravitz and many more. We asked him about the design process, meeting the clients and his experiences along the way. (Warning: Contains explicit content about Tom Jones and his Jam Wilson)

wemakeawesomesh.it

That award speech

Rob's portfolio

Karl arrived in Australia with only a bass and a suitcase to his name. He left with a vast catalogue of albums he's written and played on. How did this happen? Karl explains...