McCool & The Gang

I chat to fantastic producer & mixing engineer Mario Leal about his musical beginnings in Mexico, my new single ‘Show Me What You’re Made Of’, going to uni in Liverpool together (SUCH FUN!) and the importance of collaboration.

This month I chat with the very talented singer & topliner Katy Alex about writing for a multitude of genres, amassing over 5 million streams on some of her recent releases, and how we're both obsessed with space.

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I chat to Becky about her brilliant band Stealing Sheep and their journey so far including their own unique brand of electronic-pop psychedelia & upcoming UK tour, re-scoring iconic Cannes-winning film 'La Planete Sauvage' and creating a whole album from synth pioneer Delia Derbyshire's Dr Who samples.

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This month I welcome the wonderful Geordie singer-songwriter and front-man of Future Humans Afnan Prince.

We chat about being kind to yourself, Jeff Buckley, how singers are weirdly really good at hilarious voice impersonations (Gollum, anyone?) female underrepresentation in the music industry and our magical approach to wordsmithery.

This episode I’m excited to welcome Xylo Aria, an Indian-born British-based electronic artist making gorgeous layered electronic music featuring her smooth vocals and minimal textures. Xylo also runs an amazing organisation called Music Production for Women, which focuses on teaching and supporting female-identifying creators with music production.

Here’s a pretty wonderful chat about Xylo’s Indian roots and forming early connections with music, all the gear she uses to create her sounds, and some great advice for anyone wanting to explore music production.

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I chat to Minneapolis' finest indie pop trio Bad Bad Hats about their tour & SXSW fun, how they get that Bad Bad Hats sound with dirty FX on guitars, drums and keys, how mindblowing the podcast SongExploder is and how little production details can completely change the blueprint of a song.

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Recorded live in Austin, Texas! I chat to UK acts Liz Lawrence & Low Girl respectively about what's new at SXSW... tacos, being a self taught musician, the plight of writing songs about friends & parters (awkward) and bringing your BEST performance game, internationally.

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www.lowgirl.co.uk
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I chat to DJ & producer Emily Nash. 21 year old Emily is already making waves in the world of electronic music, with her recent single 'Garden' championed by tastemakers including BBC Radio 1’s Pete Tong, Charlie Hedges and Jaguar, who have all selected it as their respective hottest track of the week. Next single 'Chemical Embrace' is set for release on Ministry of Sound followed by a set at Creamfields this summer.

I chat to Emily about what inspires her, the creative elements of DJing live and all her favourite sounds and tricks.

Recorded live in Austin, Texas! I chat to both Sarah Corcoran from Irish band PILLOW QUEENS & US indie pop artist Anna Fox Rochinski respectively about their time at SXSW... James Corden, Madonna and the best (worst?) band names, ever.

I chat to New Zealand based artist and producer Elena Šiljić about her time in London as part of the Roundhouse Artist Residency, about exploring her own signature production style to create her own music and that of upcoming new artists, about synthesis and the curation of sound, and about owning your shit as an independent artist.

https://elenasiljic.wixsite.com/website

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