Celebrating the release of Kim's "Pop Don't Stop" retrospective box set I talk to my brilliant friend,  the man , the legend , Mr Ricky Wilde. Such an honour to catch up with someone responsible for so many incredible songs and productions with his brilliant sister Kim including "You Came" which I often refer to as the perfect pop record. In this chat he talks about his inspirations and love of early punk and electronic music both elements of which are so evident in his work. Some incredible stories behind "Kids In America" and how the worldwide phenomenon of Kim's version of "You Keep Me Hanging On" very nearly didn't happen and how his life was changed by a wasp!. Ricky is without doubt one of the loveliest humans I know and such a pleasure to talk to. Hope you enjoy.

More on Ricky here https://www.wilde-life.com/encyclopedia/w/wilde-ricky

His superb podcast "Unsung Heroes" https://open.spotify.com/show/7ajvHti2fXB7ty5lqWSFXo?si=5Odr7M6BTmyCOQ6SxB-rQQ&dl_branch=1

A conversation with the legendary producer/remixer/writer and musical director Ian Masterson who has worked with everyone from Dannii Minogue,  Pet Shop Boys , Girls Aloud and Bananarama as well as being one of the Musical Producers on the biggest show on television, Strictly Come Dancing , working on music for countless TV shows and of course responsible for the epic Trouser Enthusiasts remixes from the 90s. Ian talks about his musical journey and twists and turns along the way that got him to where he is today including his first synth and his first experience at Sarm West Studios with Trevor Horn.

More in Ian here https://www.ianmasterson.net/about

As one half of The Grammy nominated duo Freemasons , James remixed and worked with artists including Beyonce , Shakira and Kelly Rowland amongst many others, He then went onto create the world renowned F9 Audio which is a premium service providing tools, samples and musical parts that have the very highest production values available in the soundware industry across multiple genres and formats. Here he talks about the influences that have helped him along the way and the synths and technology that have led to his encyclopaedic knowledge of sounds and production skills including the wonderful story about how he got his very first Korg M1 synth.

More about James here https://www.f9-audio.com/pages/about-us

Welcome to the first ever episode of "Such A Good Feeling" and I felt there could only be one guest to help me kick it off and that's my partner in Brothers In Rhythm and legendary DJ/Writer/Producer Dave Seaman. We talk about his incredible career from winning a competition with DMC to go to New York which ended up in them employing him and eventually working as editor of Mixmag, A&R for Stress Records and writing/producing/remixing for everyone from Kylie Minogue to Michael Jackson.

Find out more about Dave here 

https://djdaveseaman.com

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"Such A Good Feeling" is an interview podcast series from Steve Anderson (Producer/Musical Director for Kylie, Westlife, Steps) featuring conversations with creatives and performers about their process and the magical moments in their lives that changed everything even though at the time it may not have seemed like it. There are some superb stories from across the spectrum detailing how these extraordinary people got their break and what skills they learned along the way to continue to be the best in the business.