Beat Around The Music
By Alex JL & Billy Crabbe
Beat Around The MusicFeb 09, 2022
EP16 • In Conversation with James Tattington
Portsmouth-based Singer-Songwriter James Tattington is also known as Fugitive Orchestra. His music fuses Beatboxing, Live-Looping and Guitar, in the style of Jazz/blues hip-hop style. In this episode, we talk about his early-day influences, musical journey, and projects.
Check out James' music here. | https://fugitiveorchestra.com/
E15 • In Conversation with Stuart Mills (Co-Founder of The Noisy Brain)
A marketing and advertising veteran with nearly 30 years of industry experience, Stu has worked for some of the world’s most famous ad agencies like Saatchi & Saatchi in London and Ogilvy & Mather in Singapore. His work took him around the world — from England to; Australia, Singapore, Vietnam, and South Korea, and currently residing in Singapore.
In this episode, we talk about his early experiences in art and his journey to founding the Noisy Brain; a community built for people dealing with mental and emotional health issues. It's a creative collaboration of people passionately embracing everything mental health, music, and wellness related.
For further info Download The Noisy Brain app and become part of the community movement: https://noisybrain.disciplemedia.com/signup/nYZD6Y
And also there’s more information on:
Instagram: www.instagram.com/thenoisybrainer
Twitter: www.twitter.com/thenoisybrain
Website: www.thenoisybrain.com
E14 • In Conversation with Chris Castellitto
In this episode, we sat down with London-based session drummer and music producer Chris Castellito from recorddrumsonline.com. Some of his credits include recording drums for projects by McDonalds, Universal Music and Bosch to name a few. I've had the great pleasure of working with him on a couple of my own tracks and really wanted to get him on the podcast. We cover a variety of different topics from Chris' earliest memories of music, his experience at Berklee College of Music to starting his own online business.
More about Chris Castellitto- Record Drums Online - https://recorddrumsonline.com
- Chris' Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/chrisdrumsonline/
- Chris' YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/chriscastellitto
E13 • In Conversation with Paul Raymond
In this episode, we sat down with independent, self-produced singer/songwriter and guitar builder Paul Raymond based in Nashville, TN. We talk about the early days of exploring various creative avenues and his journey in music. Paul has recently released his record, Space Shuttle, which was recorded by Paul in his home studio. Make sure to check out his music!
E12 • 5 Pillars to support your music project before its release date
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E11 • Happy New Year 2022
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E10 • In Conversation with MostlyWolf | 2021 Christmas Special
MostlyWolf is a greatly entertaining variety streamer on Twitch with a passion for video games, comic books, music, photography and bringing world peace amongst cats (check out his stream for inside jokes). He has his own podcast show called Talking Trek discussing Star Trek episodes and movies with his co-host MrSteJ (also featured on our podcast). In our conversation, MosltyWolf shares his earliest memories growing up with video games and Star Trek, as well as, his various creative ventures.
Watch the full live stream episode ➔ https://youtu.be/SuRUX4qXJcU
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👾 Twitch
E9 • In Conversation with Bennett | 2021 Christmas Special
Bennett is a young up-and-coming artist/rapper based in Florida, USA and in our conversation with him, he tells us his journey to discovering his passion for music and honing his craft.
Watch full live interview ➔ https://youtu.be/p6nxnDL1X3k
CHECK OUT BENNETT's MUSIC
🎶 “Whiskey Nights (feat. B.E.Z)”
🎶 “Falling”
E8 • In Conversation with MrSteJ | 2021 Christmas Special
E7 • In Conversation with Ben Eaton | 2021 Christmas Special
Ben Eaton is a professional musician, composer and above all amazing guitarist from Australia! Now living in London, Ben sat down with us to talk about his musical journey, his love for guitar and his live and recording experiences.
FOLLOW BEN
Listen to P.O.E (EP) by Ben Eaton | Website | Guitar Lessons | YouTube | Instagram | Facebook
E6 • In Conversation with Imaginary Holly | 2021 Christmas Special
Imaginary Holly is a UK-based variety streamer and professional voice-over actress! In our conversation, we talk about where it all started, her creative journey experience on Twitch and more.
FOLLOW HOLLY
👾 Twitch | 🌐 Website | 📺 YouTube
IN-STREAM MENTIONS:
Thinking of getting into voiceover work? Check this website out! https://voiceoverkickstart.com/the-recorded-voice/
E5 • In Conversation with Bez Beatz | 2021 Christmas Special
Bez Beatz is a Canadian music producer and beat-maker with a diverse creative background. In this podcast session, Alex JL sits down with Bez to discuss his musical journey and creative process in his music-making. Great conversation with a lot of gems!
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SoundCloud • Instagram • YouTube
E4 • Catch up, post-Black Friday chat & investing in the right stuff
Last Session for Beat Around The Podcast for the year 2021. Alex and Billy catch up about projects, new music releases and discuss investing in your craft and their mindsets behind what they prioritise.
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E3 • Thoughts on Music Education
In this session of Beat Around The Music, Alex and Billy talk about their background in music education and discuss a variety of topics that relate to today's relationship between music-makers and education/practice. They also touch upon some of the modern tools that exist for music producers.
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E2 • Scales of Success: Navigating the Challenges on the Musical Path
In this session of Beat Around The Music, we discuss the ups & downs of music-making covering topics such as releasing music, how often we (should) work on music, finding your motivation, mixing helping the creative process and more.
Follow Alex JL:
- 📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/alexjlmusic/
- 📘 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/alexjlmusic
- 🎧 Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2WVe1Xu
- 👾 Twitch - https://twitch.tv/AlexJLmusic
- 💬 Discord - https://discord.com/invite/end8RPPs8z
- 🌐 Website - https://www.alexlivermore.com
Follow Billy Crabbe:
- 🌐 Website - https:/www.billycrabbe.com
- ⛺️ Bandcamp - https://thebillycrabbe.bandcamp.com
- 🍎 Apple Music - https://apple.co/368xNj1
- 📸 Instagram - https://instagram.com/thebillycrabbe
- 👾 Twitch - https://twitch.tv/thebillycrabbe
- 💬 Discord - https://discord.gg/VphPyfzPTJ
- 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/thebillycrabbe
- 📘 Facebook - https://facebook.com/thebillycrabbe
E1 • Welcome to Beat Around The Music! Introductions are in place.
Beat Around The Music is a talk show/podcast live stream on Twitch hosted by music producers, Alex JL and Billy Crabbe. In this first session, Alex and Billy introduce themselves, talk about they got into music and discuss topics like finding your musical path and the ups and downs of creativity.
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