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Our guest is Rico Suave: @suaveicious

Rico is a man known across the globe when it comes to the Bar & Hospitality sector which has seen him rise to be The Official Absolut Vodka Global Brand Ambassador!

In this chat we cover:

+ His love for Manchester

+ The Northern Quarter back in the day

+ How a holiday to Faliraki set the course of his Love and career in bar work

+ His Love of art and anime

+ Making a unique deal with his Uni which got him to remain in Leeds

+ How bartending became viewed as a more specialist artform profession and how that called to his artistic endeavours

+ The various bars n roles that lead to him working at Jakes Bar in Leeds

+ Putting Jakes Bar on a World renowned stage and tales from that time

+ Being in a bad financial spot on leaving Leeds to London

+ Out of nowhere getting a job with Absolut

+ Adjusting to life in Stockholm and its difficulties while adapting his job role with constant travelling around the globe

+ Finding his friendship crew that helped him settle in the city

+ Sweden been warmer than people perceive

+ How Sweden is handling the lockdown and what is still open under restrictions

+ Him branching out with Absolut into product integration partnerships with up n coming artists and building those relationships and collaborations

+ Doing his cocktail making videos and looking to shine a light on bartenders to crossover into the public mainstream so that its the equivalent of popular chefs and their exposure

+ Shout out to the Schofields Brothers

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Our guest is Paul Foot: @paulfootcomedy

A stand out Stand Up performer with an insatiable and unique manner with his material and delivery which has cemented him as a cult favourite comedian amongst fans and peers alike! A real trailblazer and also extremely well dressed gent and one of my favourite comedians of all time, it is an honour to have Paul be featuring on #LooseLips😆

In this chat we cover:

NB - Our Chat properly begins at 4mins in

+ The reveal of how Paul usually manages his time during traditional phone interviews

+ The usual cliche interview questions posed to him

+ The development of his 'Work in Progress' show and figuring out what is to make his full final show

+ An insight into his creative process

+ Figuring out long form sets and what to take to be impactful for short form sets, especially on TV

+ The benefits of showing strong material from your upcoming set to an audience that might have already seen the material on a TV show

+ What he has coming up to be interactive with his Guild of Connoisseurs on the Zoom app

+ How much he's looking forward to performing again in a live theatre setting

+ Describing the difference from when he started out to how audiences are more interested in surreal humour

+ How audiences responded to his material at the beginning of his career

+ Tapping into building his audience and fanbase

+ What made him continue to carry on in the early days

+ How he wouldn't let personal problems affect his comedy

+ How he got into Stand Up comedy

+ Him considering the influence he's had on a new generation of performers

+ Wanting to get back into the position to go see other performers and more live Stand Up shows as an audience member

+ His appreciation for comedians Tim Vine and Simon Munnery

+ His personal connection with his fans and audience members after a show

+ The greatest train journey he's ever had

+ An update on his cancelled shows

+ The reveal of what he's been painting all the way through the interview

+ Treating us to see his bed sheets and also his favourite jackets

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Our guest is Pete Trifunovic: @petetrif

Starting out as an independent film maker Pete is well on his way to establishing himself within the film industry! One of the topics we’ll be chatting about is what it takes to get a self-financed film from just thoughts to the big screen

In this chat we cover:

+ How to best find the balance for creating his own projects alongside working full-time

+ How this current situation has offered him a window to start developing new projects

+ Making the decision if a project is to be feature-length or short-film form

+ The making of his co-made independent film 'Busking Turf Wars'

+ Finding actors and crew and forming string working bonds

+ Luis Le Prince and the dodgy circumstances around his disappearance

+ The process of creating projects and collaborating

+ How to get films into film festivals and what they're like to attend

+ The difficulties with long projects and still managing to keep continuity

+ How to know when to let a project on the go or let it go

+ Generating the support from your local city

+ The willingness he's willing to learn from his full time role working on the soaps to transfer into his own film making

+ His true love of why he makes films

+ How he and his brother came to get involved with making films

+ Being long-listed for a BAFTA and how this has impacted his motivation in pushing his projects

+ Having people like Russell Brand and Sir Ian McKellen

+ Finding a balance between not forcing creativity and placing deadlines to finish projects

+ Making a pilot episode to present to TV

+ Can 'Busking Turf Wars' be made into a TV show

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Our guest is Neil Smedley: @kingkobychopshop

Founder of one of the most sought after and popular barber shops the King Koby brand over recent years has really blossomed into other areas of culture aswell as having a care about important community causes

In this chat we cover:

+ How he's handled the current situation from

+ Moving to a new Leeds store and how barbers will see a positive return when the lockdown is lifted

+ His previous business operation and how that then lead to the industry he's involved in now

+ The story of the early days that formed what came to be known as King Koby

+ The OG Brotherhood of Defiance

+ The change in name from iMale to King Koby Chop Shop

+ Where to find the line between friend and boss

+ The strength and resilience of the King Koby brand

+ Bringing through the King Koby next generation and integrating them into the brands ethos

+ The reasons behind moving to the new Leeds store

+ King Koby Clothing

+ The realisation of growing to quickly and managing expectations

+ Details of how his interview with The Guardian came about

+ His huge admiration for Jordan Peterson

+ His new found popularity and reach away from the brand and discovering what he wants to do more of

+ The coffee books he's writing for release

+ Sharing his views on modern masculinity

+ Looking deep within himself to discover what he needed to remove and what he can do to be the best version of himself

+ Making a connection between courage and vulnerability

+ What King Koby stands for

+ The impact of his children on his Life

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Our guest is Tom Grainger: @instagrainger88

Since moving to London and losing his first name he has grown from strength to strength within the music industry becoming a resident of some of the biggest events of the city as well as securing a regular show on Rinse FM

In this chat we cover:

+ Learning new skills in lockdown

+ The impact on the music and festival industry after this situation

+ Seeing the support and community and how this has brought different areas and competitors together

+ How smaller artists could benefit once the lockdown is lifted

+ Keeping in contact with the acts on his agency

+ Could the later on in the year festivals benefit from this

+ How he discovers acts to represent

+ The acts he covers

+ Working and learning from one of the biggest independent agents in the World

+ The buzz of finding am act and seeing them rise and playing a key role in that

+ Learning not to take acts on to early and managing expectations

+ The difference between agents and managers

+ Building strong solid bonds with the acts managers

+ Dealing with budgets for tours

+ The benefits of an independent agency compared to a major one

+ How do independent as they grow still remain true to their independent roots and values

+ The support and freedom acts like JME have with an independent label

+ How being around these kind of artist inspire his own DJ career

+ Could be be his own agent and other DJs who have done so

+ Residencies

+ His radio show on Rinse FM and the prep for it

+ The impact moving to London has made for his career

+ Playing Beat Hotel at at Glastonbury and the birth of PJ DJ

+ GLASTONBURY

+ Is the Championship going to finish and are Leeds United going up

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Our guest is Harry George Johns: @holymountainkitchen

Harry is a chef / business owner / musician and all round good vibes! Many will recognise him from one of his street food aliases as Holy Mountain or the more recent Holy Ramen - with that said you know this is gonna be a tasty encounter

In this chat we cover:

+ Having the amenities we have to get through quarantine

+ Finding different and interesting ways to interact with others

+ The creative burst from musicians and artists that will follow this lockdown

+ His previous life within the music world

+ Different experiences with record labels (both indie and major)

+ Life on the road touring

+ His jump to becoming a fully committed chef

+ Where he trained and the elite level it was

+ The origin and explanation behind his first food venture 'The Holy Mountain'

+ Sacrificing a day a week to work for free to gain the knowledge for Pan Asian cuisine so he could create 'Holy Ramen'

+ Spotting trends and making sure you're making food for his own desire to create rather than making for the sake of popularity

+ Finding venues that best suit his style

+ Other future ideas and concepts

+ Independants vs Main Chains

+ Adapting through the current climate by cooking for take-away on Deliveroo

+ His online videos doing cooking tutorials

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Our guest is Marko Husak: @bundobustmarko

Our first chat of the day we are joined by Marko, co-founder of the world renowned and ever so popular @bundobust

We’ll be chatting about how it all came to be and the success and plaudits its received since

In this chat we cover:

+ Reminiscing of school days

+ If school set him up to be an entrepreneur

+ Losing love with education

+ Being effected by the recession and how this sparked the inception of his first business the 'Sparrow' pub in Bradford

+ How the pub rejuvenated a derelict part of the city to make it one of the most thriving parts

+ How he met Mayur (his business partner for Bundobust) and how they have grown together through the business

+ The early formative days of Bundobust

+ Him spotting trends and been ahead of the curve with locations for premises and social culture

+ Gaining plaudits from huge outlets like the New York Times and The Guardian

+ The sites in Liverpool and Manchester and how they are received with established enterprises within the cities

+ How they are adapting during this current situation

+ Their collaborations with various brewery's and how they select them

+ How the distinguished designs and artwork are chosen

+ Him describing Fatherhood and balancing the two worlds

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Our guest is Rob Chadwick: @chadders1985

Rob Chadwick is a PR phenom! A Director at Jukebox PR, Record Label co-owner of Catch Recordings, festival reviewer alongside being a freelance writer and interviewer for some of the most coveted magazine brands on the planet - our chat will be focused on his many adventures and accolades that can go under the radar

In this chat we cover:

+ A run through of all the projects he's involved with

+ Working as an apprentice on Darius Syrossian's record label when he first came to Leeds

+ The impact of the current situation felt by the festival industry and also club and bar sector

+ How artists can creatively adapt during this time

+ Being accepted at the New York Film Academy and also a film school in London to progress in screen-writing and cinematography

+ Balancing so many different projects

+ How a very difficult year personally last year has helped motive him this year

+ His love and admiration for his time with the o2 Leeds Academy and having strong mentors to learn and grow from

+ Tales of the artists who played there during that time

+ Leaving there and moving to Birmingham

+ Getting started with Jukebox PR

+ How the circle of his going out collective have now gone on to be so influential and key figures at the biggest venues across the country

+ His respect for Foz (Stuart Forsyth - Mint Warehouse) and Mark Newton (Printworks & Hideout)

+ The advantages of entering the industry prior to social media

+ Reminiscing on past festivals he's worked on

+ GLASTONBURY

+ Burning Man

+ Inner City Electronic

+ His venture into fashion design

+ A great tale about how he got excluded from college

+ In the process of writing a screenplay about the Leeds scene circa '06

+ His legendary Kappa Festival story

+ A brilliant Bloc Party tale

+ 'The Imaginarium' creative venue we share and our online project 'Pop Cult Chic'

+ How Netflix documentaries help with his pacing of his own storytelling and research

+ His obsession with New York

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Our guest is Matt Bowman: @pigeon_matt

As the frontman of popular Leeds band ‘The Pigeon Detectives’ Matt is loved for his lively energy on stage. He’s also more recently embarked on a cool side project ‘Big City Beach’ @big_city_beach

In this chat we cover:

+ His Love and admiration for his cousin who trained up as a nurse and is now on the Front Line

+ The derailment of the festival season

+ His new side project Big City Beach and the issues with the original chosen name

+ How he's finding the switch from writing with The Pigeon Detectives

+ His crippling nervousness before a set

+ The difference between Matt Bowman and his transformation "Pigeon Matt"

+ Reflecting back on the explosion of the indie era of the mid naughties

+ The longevity of the band and the importance of their fanbase

+ The difference between the live shows of The Pigeon Detectives and Big City Beach

+ The highlights that stand out over the past years

+ That 'Iconic' photographed shot

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Our guest is Simon Doherty: @_simon_doherty_

Our first chat of the day we are joined by Simon who is a Writer and Social Editor for the iconic @VICE

We’ll be finding out among many things how they decide on content and what stands VICE out from the rest

In this chat we cover:

+ His duel love for both Lancashire and Yorkshire, especially Leeds

+ How he started writing articles

+ He reveals his role as a Welfare Officer at Leeds Beckett's University and how it inspired his first ever first VICE article

+ How he managed to strike deals with Leeds Club night promoters

+ The way he psyches himself up before carrying out his schemes

+ Burning Man

+ How this current lockdown will impact the way people will consider the new society to stem from this

+ The dangers of giving up too much data

+ The calmness of the Planet during this situation

+ Are the government looking after the homeless and vulnerable during this time

+ Outlaw from Manchester and his maverick ways and gifts to the homeless

+ The way he finds angles and niche social groups to write articles about

+ His experiment with Royal Mail and posting an egg

+ How to decide which ideas should be written and which are best as a video

+ The Optimising Jacket

+ How VICE from coming up from the underground manages to maintain that essence while in the mainstream spotlight

+ His future ideas for an article

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