MJS Podcast

Magdalena Mclean is a Musician based in London who, having originally trained as a Classical Violinist, made the move into Experimental Music. This journey has taken her around the world playing with bands and artists including Caroline, The Umlauts, Kiran Leonard and Astrid Sonne.

Magdalena is also one of the two founding members of the experimental string-synth duo Curbside Lambsear, along with Annabelle Mödlinger, who had their debut gig in London this year.

On this episode of the podcast Magdalena shares with us the creative process behind Curbside Lambsear’s music, how she made the change from Classical to Experimental Musician, the story behind her joining Caroline and more!

You can find Magdalena as well as the bands she’s in on Instagram at:

• Magdalena; @zmaragda
• Curbside Lambsear; @curbside.lambsear
• Caroline; @carolinetheband
• The Umlauts; @the.umlauts
• Kiran Leonard; @kiranleonard10
• Astrid Sonne; @astridsonne_

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Gayaneh is an Actor, Voice Actor, Musician, and Model based in London.

Some of Gayaneh’s career highlights so far include: starring in the London Short Film Festival nominated short film “No Worries if Not” by Felicitas Fuchs, being a member of the sketch comedy group “Knocked Conscious”, releasing several well received singles including her latest song “Ache”, and walking at London Fashion Week 2023 and 2024.

On this episode we discuss: the challenges of being your own manager, the stylistic differences between acting in film and theatre, the importance of learning your lines, the process of writing and releasing music, and more!

You can find Gayaneh at:
Socials: @gayanehlara (insta / TikTok / Twitter)
Music: “Gayaneh” on all streaming platforms

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Michael Ainscough is a Graphic, Digital and Product Designer based in London. Some of Mikey’s career highlights so far include working at world renowned magazine Wallpaper* as well as leading the design and product function for Keebo. 

On this episode we discuss: the nature of Graphic, Digital and Product Design, working at Wallpaper* Magazine and Keebo, solving problems people didn’t know they had, and more!

You can find Mikey at:
Website; concise.london
Instagram; @mjainscough

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