In the second episode of this new podcast helping you to hear music in new ways, Steve talks about the challenges of going on holiday as a musician, introduces his friend, harpist Valeria Clarke who makes some entertaining noises both angelic and demonic, gives a little demonstration of how jazz works and how it’s not as scary as you might think, and plays his new, Robbie Williams-inspired pop rock track for comedian Alexander Bennett.

Soundbox Ensemble: https://www.stevepretty.com/soundbox-ensemble

The Last Skeptik: https://www.instagram.com/thelastskeptik/?hl=en 

Jazz Vanguard: https://www.windsor.gov.uk/whats-on/the-old-court-jazz-vanguard-p2109621 

Old Court, Windsor: https://oldcourt.org/ 

Hackney Colliery Band: https://www.stevepretty.com/hackney-colliery-band 

Wilton’s Music Hall show: https://www.wiltons.org.uk/whatson/854-steve-pretty-and-friends-on-the-origin-of-the-pieces 

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For the first episode of this brand new podcast, musician Steve Pretty starts to explore the origins of music, stopping off to blow into conch shells, have a binaural audio adventure in his studio (headphones on!), discuss the limitations of music theory and start his mammoth attempt to explore every one of Wikipedia's list of over 1300 music genres, including nearly 60 varieties of metal...

A show for anyone who has ever listened to, played, improvised or written music and wanted to know more about these mysterious sounds. Are they 'auditory cheesecake' as cognitive scientist Steven Pinker claims, or actually a fundamental part of what has made us into modern humans? As fun as it is thoughtful, this show aims to help you hear and appreciate music in a new way.

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https://wiltons.org.uk/whatson/854-

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