Neptune's Talker

Hey! Kerri Watt here, a singer-songwriter from Scotland. Join me as I discuss the creative process involved in releasing an album in 2021 with special guests from the team of creatives that helped inspire and achieve the vision for my debut record, "Neptune's Daughter".

In the final episode of the series, I'm so happy to welcome my younger brother Fraser to the podcast. Fraser has an exciting career as an up and coming producer out in Nashville after studying at legendary music school Berklee in Boston. The music he's written and produced has been heard on radio stations across the globe from his home in the US, to a recent single release in India and a Christmas song on BBC Radio 2. He also played a big role in the making of my album, producing all the acoustic tracks and singing backing vocals on half the songs! A perfect guest to end a fun series. 

Listen to the full album: https://kw.lnk.to/neptunesdaughter

Hey! Kerri Watt here, a singer-songwriter from Scotland. Join me as I discuss the creative process involved in releasing an album in 2021 with special guests from the team of creatives that helped inspire and achieve the vision for my debut record, "Neptune's Daughter".

This week I chat to English singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jon Allen. After being encouraged to write his own songs by Paul McCartney while studying at LIPA, Jon has gone on to enjoy an exciting career that's seen him tour with everyone from Dionne Warwick and EmmyLou Harris to Seal and Jools Holland. His music can be heard on TV shows including Homeland and Bones, as well as soundtracking a global commercial for Land Rover. We discuss the highs and lows of the music industry as well as the inspiration behind our cowrite "You Can't Catch Me." 

Listen to the full album: https://kw.lnk.to/neptunesdaughter

Hey! Kerri Watt here, a singer-songwriter from Scotland. Join me as I discuss the creative process involved in releasing an album in 2021 with special guests from the team of creatives that helped inspire and achieve the vision for my debut record, "Neptune's Daughter".

This week I'm super excited to have one of my best friends Milly Upton on the podcast. We met almost half my lifetime ago while training at the same theatre school in London and bonded over a shared hatred of ballet tights. Besides being an incredibly talented singer-songwriter herself, Milly also has an exciting career in TV and film which has seen her work with David Attenborough and produce shows like the EMA's. 

Between silly stories of our past, we talk about the music videos Milly produced and directed for my album, including Jessie and Kissing Fools as well as a bit more insight into the lyric writing of 'Spoonful of Sugar' which she also co-wrote! 

Listen to the full album: https://kw.lnk.to/neptunesdaughter

Hey! Kerri Watt here, a singer-songwriter from Scotland. Join me as I discuss the creative process involved in releasing an album in 2021 with special guests from the team of creatives that helped inspire and achieve the vision for my debut record, "Neptune's Daughter".

In this episode, my guest Anders Grahn dials in from his studio in Sweden. Since we last saw each other, Anders has written songs for the Black Eyed Peas, Tingsek, my hero Anastacia and even joined her as lead guitarist on two world tours, so there's lots to talk about! We also discuss a 2015 songwriting trip to Morocco where we wrote track number 9 from the album, "Spoonful of Sugar".

Listen to the full album: https://kw.lnk.to/neptunesdaughter

Hey! Kerri Watt here, a singer-songwriter from Scotland. Join me as I discuss the creative process involved in releasing an album in 2021 with special guests from the team of creatives that helped inspire and achieve the vision for my debut record, "Neptune's Daughter".

You've heard that old silly song from the 40's, "I'm My Own Grandpa" right? RIGHT?! Well this week... I'm my own guest! Between all the wonderful collaborations I worked on for this record, more than half the songs were written by me on my own including Hellfire, Band of Gold, Cut Me Loose and Jessie. I thought it was about time I properly introduced myself and took you on a journey into the past to tell (a very condensed) story of what sparked my interest in performing and music all those years ago and how it led me to making this record.

Listen to Hellfire plus the full album: https://kw.lnk.to/neptunesdaughter

Hey! Kerri Watt here, a singer-songwriter from Scotland. Join me as I discuss the creative process involved in releasing an album in 2021 with special guests from the team of creatives that helped inspire and achieve the vision for my debut record, "Neptune's Daughter".

This week, I welcome London film maker and director, Jake Ringsell. After graduating from University in cinematography and inspired by director Christopher Nolan, Jake has gone on to work for major record labels - Universal, Sony and Warner, shooting talent such as George Ezra, Massive Attack, London Grammar and Jools Holland. As well as his work in music, Jake has shot commercial campaigns for brands such as Adidas, Eurostar and Knight Frank.

We discuss his career and how we worked together to create the music videos for my two singles Cut Me Loose and Chasing Aeroplanes. 

Listen to the full album: https://kw.lnk.to/neptunesdaughter

Hey! Kerri Watt here, a singer-songwriter from Scotland. Join me as I discuss the creative process involved in releasing an album in 2021 with special guests from the team of creatives that helped inspire and achieve the vision for my debut record, "Neptune's Daughter".

This week, I talk to L.A photographer Hana Haley who shot the artwork and promo pictures for the album. Hana's work explores themes of femininity, emotional expression, fantasy and nostalgia, so you can see why working together was so exciting! Besides working with artists and models on unique shoots, Hana's work in fashion can be seen in recent campaigns with Crocs, Benefit Makeup, Converse and featured in Vogue. 

Listen to the full album: https://kw.lnk.to/neptunesdaughter

Discover Hana Haley's work: https://www.honeyuck.com/ 

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Hey! Kerri Watt here, a singer-songwriter from Scotland. Join me as I discuss the creative process involved in releasing an album in 2021 with special guests from the team of creatives that helped inspire and achieve the vision for my debut record, "Neptune's Daughter".

In this episode I talk to the super talented young guitarist and engineer Julian Gargiulo. Originally from Argentina, Julian attended Berklee College of Music in Boston USA before becoming engineer at The Machine Shop studios in Texas, where he engineered and played guitar on my album. We talk about memorable moments from the recording process including our mutual favourite title track ”Neptune’s Daughter.” 

Listen to the full album: https://kw.lnk.to/neptunesdaughter

Hey! Kerri Watt here, a singer-songwriter from Scotland. Join me as I discuss the creative process involved in releasing an album in 2021 with special guests from the team of creatives that helped inspire and achieve the vision for my debut record, "Neptune's Daughter".

My guest this week is none other than my fiancé Dave Rice. Dave has enjoyed a long career in the music industry working as a merchandise manager for acts as diverse as Paolo Nutini and Royal Blood to Andrea Bocelli and Tim Minchin. We talk about Dave's life on the road plus all his involvement in the creation of my debut album, from music videos to festivals and filming the footage for Track 4, Band of Gold.

Listen to the full album: https://kw.lnk.to/neptunesdaughter

Hey! Kerri Watt here, a singer-songwriter from Scotland. Join me as I discuss the creative process involved in releasing an album in 2021 with special guests from the team of creatives that helped inspire and achieve the vision for my debut record, "Neptune's Daughter".

This week my guest is Gregor Philp, guitarist of the legendary Scottish band Deacon Blue - also my friend and cowriter! We talk about his life in music, work in Film & TV, plus we take a deep dive into the songwriting process focusing in on the 3 tracks we collaborated on for the album, including "Chasing Aeroplanes."

Listen to the full album: https://kw.lnk.to/neptunesdaughter

Hey! Kerri Watt here, a singer-songwriter from Scotland. Join me as I discuss the creative process involved in releasing an album in 2021 with special guests from the team of creatives that helped inspire and achieve the vision for my debut record, "Neptune's Daughter".

In this episode, I connect with friend and cowriter Jeff Cohen - once an executive at BMI in New York, now a Nashville songwriter who found success when his songs were placed on shows like Dawsons Creek, One Tree Hill and The Simpsons. Not to mention cuts for country acts including Sugarland and The Band Perry. We talk about Jeff’s career, the UK country scene and collaborating on the second single from my album “Kissing Fools.”

Listen to the full album: https://kw.lnk.to/neptunesdaughter

Hey! Kerri Watt here, a singer-songwriter from Scotland. Join me as I discuss the creative process involved in releasing an album in 2021 with special guests from the team of creatives that helped inspire and achieve the vision for my debut record, "Neptune's Daughter".

In this first episode, I chat with my producer Gene Freeman (MACHINE) - an American Grammy Nominated Producer with an extensive CV working with bands from Fall Out Boy to Lamb of God and Clutch. We talk about conceptualising the album and hone in on the opening track "All The Worse For Me."

Listen to the full album: https://kw.lnk.to/neptunesdaughter