The podcast that turns artists into mentors
We speak to every day musicians, producers, promoters and anyone working in the music industry. We get an honest reality of what it's like building a career in music.
No matter who you are, we hope you find a life lesson in Making A Mentor.
In this episode, we talk to Bekky Bridge - a professional wedding and jazz singer / pianist from Northern Ireland. She talks to us about how she manages her different sources of income from singing including weddings, live performances at micro-breweries and...Christmas parties!
Bekky gives some great advice for any singers looking to turn their talent into real income or just take the next step from singing Karaoke with your friends. Make your face known at local venues, turn every meeting with like-minded creatives into an opportunity and most importantly, drink water. Which won't actually make any sense, we cut that out.
Anyway, enjoy the episode and watch to the end to catch Gaz and Jack discussing what they thought of the episode after editing.
29 Sept 2022
Harvey Mountford - Videography - Part 2
Welcome to Part 2 of 2 with Harvey Mountford - a professional videographer and photographer.
Harvey has worked on a variety of projects including adverts, marathons, major sporting events and of course, music videos!
In Part 2, Harvey takes through the average day working with a client - what is a videographer expected to do in a professional setting, what are the different roles within videography and what are the differences and expected work for each?
We also talk about music videos. Harvey gives some great advice for any bands or artists who are looking to hire a freelance videographer such as himself and what does he expects when it comes to a breif (which is a lot less than you think...)
Stay tuned to the very end to catch Gaz's rendition of the new intro!
22 Sept 2022
Harvey Mountford - Videography - Part 1
Welcome to Part 1 of 2 with Harvey Mountford - a professional videographer and photographer.
Harvey has worked on a variety of projects including adverts, marathons, major sporting events and of course, music videos!
We talk to Harvey about how he got into videography and how he went from working in a pub to a full time freelance videographer. He gave some great insights into what the day-to-day role looks like when working with clients and how to break into the industry.
A few updates on some changes we have made to the podcast - our new intro's and outro's are a bit of fun that myself and Gaz have when making the videos. We have a casual catch up at the beginning of Part 1, talking about why we felt the guest was a good fit for the pod. At the end of Part 2, we round off the episode by talking through the best lessons and advice that each of us got from the guest.
We hope you enjoy the new episode and enjoy watching us from 50 feet in the air :)
8 Sept 2022
Cavelia - Part 2
Welcome to Part 2 of 2 with Owen and Danny from the indie rock band Cavelia from Wigan.
What interested us when we first met Cavelia is that all of their work up until that point had been self produced. In the episode, we focus on the pro's and cons of self production, the significance of authentic branding and how to structure your set to keep a crowd engaged throughout your sets.
Unfortunately, Jack decided a few nights before this episode that he would break his camera so the focus has dropped for some of the shots. Gaz wasn't innocent either, a few technical problems with the space on his laptop meant that we had to use the camera audio for this episode! We're sorry for the quality of the edit but the advice that Owen and Danny gave us was too good not to share.
Join us in the studio with Cavelia.
1 Sept 2022
Cavelia - Part 1
Welcome to Part 1 of 2 with Owen and Danny from the indie rock band Cavelia from Wigan.
What interested us when we first met Cavelia is that all of their work up until that point had been self produced. In the episode, we focus on the pro's and cons of self production, the significance of authentic branding and how to structure your set to keep a crowd engaged throughout your sets.
Unfortunately, Jack decided a few nights before this episode that he would break his camera so the focus has dropped for some of the shots. Gaz wasn't innocent either, a few technical problems with the space on his laptop meant that we had to use the camera audio for this episode! We're sorry for the quality of the edit but the advice that Owen and Danny gave us was too good not to share.
Join us in the studio with Cavelia.
19 Aug 2022
Dave Kaaria - Part 2 - Creator of Sounds From The Street Wigan
Welcome to Part 1 of 2 with Dave Kaaria - creator of the Wigan promotion company Sounds From The Streets.
He talked to us about how to stand out as a promoter that bands like to work with, the development of ticket sales with online platforms and how his brand has changed with his music tastes and passions.
Join us in the studio with Dave.
12 Aug 2022
Dave Kaaria - Part 1 - Creator of Sounds From The Street Wigan
Welcome to Part 1 of 2 with Dave Kaaria - creator of the Wigan promotion company Sounds From The Streets.
He talked to us about how to stand out as a promoter that bands like to work with, the development of ticket sales with online platforms and how his brand has changed with his music tastes and passions.
Join us in the studio with Dave.
22 Jul 2022
KAINED
In this episode we talk to Kained - a Punk/Funk band from St. Helens.They gave us some tips on how they make relationships with promoters.and Discuss how their open and honest band dynamic has been key to their writing process and live performances.
Join us in the studio with KAINED.
1 Jul 2022
JUNIOR - Rapper
In this episode we talk to Junior - a Warrington rapper. He talks about the journey of doing everything himself from his bedroom, and how he maintains his mindset and productivity while recording his new album.Join us in the studio with Jack.
10 Jun 2022
Rob Thorpe - Creator of Behind The Groove
In this episode, we talk to Rob Thorpe - the creator of a jazz and funk inspired club event called Behind The Groove. Over the past 5 years, Behind The Groove made its mark on the Warrington club scene before moving to Manchester this year.Join us in the studio with Rob as he takes us through how and why he created Behind The Groove.
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