Episodes

  • S2 Episode 9: Benjamin Scheuer
    Nov 24 2023

    We're back, and this week I talk to singer-songwriter Benjamin Scheuer. Ben's shows include 'The Lion' & 'Mountain for Elodie' and has won several awards including the Kleban Prize for Lyrics.


    Instagram/Twitter - benjaminscheuer


    Songs featured:

    1. 'The Lion' from The Lion

    2. 'Cookie Tin Banjo' from The Lion

    3. 'Weather The Storm' from The Lion

    4. 'Hello Jemima' from A Mountain for Elodie

    5. 'A Mountain for Elodie' from A Mountain for Elodie

    6. 'Hibernate with Me' from Hibernate With Me (book)

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • S2 Episode 8: Jordan Paul Clarke
    Oct 27 2023
    This week I talk to Jordan Paul Clarke about his work as a composer and MD. Insta - jordanpaulclarke Twitter - jordanclarkemus Music featured in this episode: 1. 'Any Day Now' from Angry Salmon (Sung by Grace Mouat) 2. 'Boreham Wood' from Friday Night Sinner (written with and performed by Candy Gigi) 3. 'Everywhere I Look' (written with Francesca Forristal) 4. ' Facebook Ad' from Public Domain (written with and performed by Francesca Forristal) 5. 'Really Good Stuff' from Public Domain (written with and performed by Francesca Forristal) 6. 'Lovely Boat' from Public Domain (written with and performed by Francesca Forristal)
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    59 mins
  • S2 Episode 7: Caroline Kay
    Oct 20 2023

    This week I chat with the fantastic singer-songwriter, actor and musical theatre writer Caroline Kay.


    Instagram/Twitter - carolinekay117


    Music featured in this episode:

    1. 'A Million Things' from Daisy

    2. 'Light The Way' from Daisy

    3. 'Beyond The Common Ground' from Deaf West Musical (title TBC)

    4. 'Half of My Heart' from The Space Between

    5. 'Holding onto Hope' from The Hardest Part (film currently in development)

    6. 'Better Than You' from her 2nd EP 'Tricks'

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    45 mins
  • S2 Episode 6: Tom Deering - Orchestration Special
    Oct 13 2023

    This week something a little different... I talk to Orchestrator, Composer and Musical Supervisor Tom Deering about his life and work.


    Tom has orchestrated such shows as 'Standing At The Skies Edge', the wildly different 'Carousel' at Regent Park 2021, 'Wonder.Land', working with such artists as Damon Albarn and Richard Hawley.


    Listen to the soundtrack of 'Standing At The Skies Edge' on Spotify to hear Tom's beautiful work.

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • S2 Episode 5: Anderson & Freeman
    Oct 6 2023

    We're back! This week I talk with Mark Anderson and Lee Freeman.


    We talk about their show 'Proud', a musical about conversion therapy.


    Instagram - leeandmarkmusic


    Music featured in this episode, all from 'Proud':

    1. 'Make Them Proud'

    2. 'We Love You s You Are' - Sung by Rebecca Lock & Chris Draper

    3. 'The Man Inside'

    4. 'Just Us'

    5. 'You Almighty'

    6. 'The Temptation of Me' - Sung by Jordan Luke Gage

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    56 mins
  • S2 Episode 4: Annabelle Lee Revak
    Sep 22 2023

    This week I talk to Annabelle Lee Revak about her writing and process.


    We also talk about her musical 'Train on Fire' recently performed at MT festival 2023.


    Twitter - AnnabelleLRevak

    Instagram - annabelleleerevak


    Music featured in this episode:

    1. 'Sing to Fill the Silence' from Windsong

    2. 'Mad Woman' from Train on Fire

    3. 'Lullaby for the Burning Girl' from Train on Fire

    4. 'Broken Though it Be' from Windsong

    5. 'Listen' from Train on Fire

    6. 'The Last Tale I Will Ever Tell' from Windsong

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    42 mins
  • S2 Episode 3: Neil Bastian
    Sep 15 2023

    This week I interview composer and passionate new musical supporter Neil Bastian.


    We discuss his writing process as well as his musical 'The Rise and Fall of Vinnie and Paul', based on the true story of Vincent Van Gogh and Paul Gauguin's 'friendship'.


    Songs featured (all from The Rise and Fall of Vinnie and Paul):

    1. Sunflower Power

    2. Our Little Yellow House

    3. A Fistful of Brushes

    4. Me and My Mind

    5. Way Past Midnight

    6. Red is the Colour

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    51 mins
  • S2 Episode 2: Hilmi Jaidin
    Sep 8 2023

    This week I talk with Hilmi Jaidin and we really get into some detail, especially with lyrics!


    Twitter - @HilmiJaidin

    Instagram - hilmijaidinmusicals


    Songs featured in this episode:

    1. 'Our Unnamed Southeast Asian Country' from Cruel, Inhuman & Degrading
    2. 'Deserve To Die' from Shift+Alt+Right


    3. 'A Good Guy With A Gun' from Airbourne
    4. 'My Mom' from Shift+Alt+Right
    5. 'Speak Now' from Cruel, Inhuman & Degrading
    6. 'The World Goes Away When You Sleep' from Airbourne

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    1 hr