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Neighbouring Rights: HOW-TO (with Lionel Lodge)
23 Mar 2023
00:54:10
Lionel Lodge is our guest this week on the Masterlink Podcast, Season 2 | Episode 25. Lionel talks to James Welch (Masterlink Productions) and Stefan (Redtenbacher's Funkestra).
Lionel is CEO of Synclodge - a sync licensing management system. He is also a recording engineer and musician. We talk about his passion for fair usage in the music industry and why it led him to create Synclodge.
Stacey Haber is our guest this week on the Masterlink Podcast, Season 2 | Episode 24. Stacey talks to James Welch (Masterlink Productions) and Stefan (Redtenbacher's Funkestra).
Stacey is wearer of many hats: Lawyer, Judge, Publisher, CFO, Manager and everything in between. Check out this fascinating chat as we delve into neighbouring rights, NFTs and new age of music ownership.
Chasing the guitar sound in your head - Jesse Hoff (Amp Legend) PART 2
09 Mar 2023
00:45:32
Jesse Hoff is our return guest this week on the Masterlink Podcast, Season 2 | Episode 23. Jesse talks to Rob Blackham (Blackham Images) and Stefan (Redtenbacher's Funkestra).
Jesse is a renowned amplifer designer and well known for his line of Lazy J guitar amplifiers, used by all the greats (Eric Clapton, Nalle Colt (Vintage Trouble), David Gilmour, Mark Knopfler, Pete Townshend, Joe Walsh, Steve Winwood.)
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The gorgeous voice in the intro belongs to Gina Melotte. Intro music 'Kerria Lacca' by Redtenbacher's Funkestra. Outro music by Jesse Hoff and Rob Blackham 'High Time' & 'Why Not You'.
Chasing the guitar sound in your head - Jesse Hoff (Amp Legend) PART 1
02 Mar 2023
00:41:50
Jesse Hoff is our guest this week on the Masterlink Podcast, Season 2 | Episode 22. Jesse talks to Rob Blackham (Blackham Images) and Stefan (Redtenbacher's Funkestra).
Jesse is a renowned amplifer designer and well known for his line of Lazy J guitar amplifiers, used by all the greats (Eric Clapton, Nalle Colt (Vintage Trouble), David Gilmour, Mark Knopfler, Pete Townshend, Joe Walsh, Steve Winwood.)
Analogue Guy in a Digital World with Dan Coggins (Audio Designer)
23 Feb 2023
01:01:46
Dan Coggins is our guest this week on the Masterlink Podcast, Season 2 | Episode 21. Dan talks to Rob Blackham (Blackham Images) and Stefan (Redtenbacher's Funkestra).
Dan is a renowned electronic design engineer and well known for his now legendary Lovetone FX pedals, Dinosaural guitar effects and as of recent Thorpy FX. He also has an impressive vinyl collection and as a passionate music lover has an extensive knowledge of music history including plenty of interesting details.
Tebay Services - The Best UK Service Station for Touring Bands? - with Aynsley Lister
16 Feb 2023
00:44:02
Aynsley Lister is our guest on this week's Masterlink podcast, Season 2 | Episode 20. Aynsley talks to Rob Blackham (Blackham Images) and James Welch (Masterlink Productions) about guitars... and a few other things, like guitars and pedals. We had a lot of fun also talking about touring and being a young musician in the late 90s.
Saying No To A Major Label - with When Rivers Meet
09 Feb 2023
00:44:47
When Rivers Meet are our guests on this week's Masterlink podcast, Season 2 | Episode 19. Husband and wife duo Aaron and Grace talk to Rob Blackham (Blackham Images) and James Welch (Masterlink Productions) about how they said no to a major label, making social media work for them and how to rock up a mandolin.
Finding Inspiration Through The Backdoor - with Ben Mark
02 Feb 2023
01:07:29
Ben Mark is our guest on this week's Masterlink podcast, Season 2 | Episode 18. Ben talks to Rob Blackham (Blackham Images) and Stefan Redtenbacher (Redtenbacher's Funkestra) about his recording process, inspiration and some choice bits of gear he's picked up along the way.
Chris CJ Hillman is our guest on this week's Masterlink podcast, Season 2 | Episode 17. CJ talks to Rob Blackham (Blackham Images) and Stefan Redtenbacher (Redtenbacher's Funkestra) about his incredible instrument, the pedal steel guitar, touring and his varied record collection. And on top of it all Chris is treating us to playing the 'steel' live on the podcast!
Is the Cello just for Classical Music? - with Gabriella Swallow
19 Jan 2023
00:49:49
Gabriella Swallow is our guest on this week's Masterlink podcast, Season 2 | Episode 16. Gabi talks to James Welch (Masterlink Productions) and Stefan Redtenbacher (Redtenbacher's Funkestra) about her incredibly varied and busy schedule, her beautiful cello and managing a family (whilst being a single mum).
Why Louder Is Not Better - with Mastering Engineer Tim Debney
12 Jan 2023
01:01:19
Tim Debney from Fluid Mastering is our guest on this week's Masterlink podcast, Season 2 | Episode 15. Tim talks to James Welch (Masterlink Productions) and Stefan Redtenbacher (Redtenbacher's Funkestra) about his long and varied career in audio and specifically mastering, gear and the loudness wars.
WARNING: this episode contains lots of tech talk!!
Troy Redfern is our guest on this week's Masterlink podcast, Season 2 | Episode 14. Troy talks to guest-host Rob Blackham (Blackham Images) and Stefan Redtenbacher (Redtenbacher's Funkestra) about his career, his thoughts on playing vintage guitar, religion and the art of music.
Mollie Marriott is our guest on this week's Masterlink podcast, Season 2 | Episode 13. Mollie talks to guest-host Rob Blackham (Blackham Images) and Stefan Redtenbacher (Redtenbacher's Funkestra) about her long and varied career, her thoughts on the music industry and her rock and roll roots being the daughter of Small Faces front man Steve Marriott.
Will Todd is our guest on this week's Masterlink podcast, Season 2 | Episode 12. Will talks to guest-host Rob Blackham (Blackham Images) and James Welch (Masterlink Productions) about being a composer, work-life-balance, his seminal work 'Mass In Blue' and how not to put a sock on.
Greta Lovisa is our guest on this week's Masterlink podcast, Season 2 | Episode 11. Jono talks to guest-host Rob Blackham (Blackham Images) and James Welch (Masterlink Productions) about her dispute of the label 'singer/songwriter, her journey in music across different continents and being a young and up-and-coming artist.
Jono McNeil is our guest on this week's Masterlink podcast, Season 2 | Episode 10. Jono talks to guest-host Rob Blackham (Blackham Images) and Stefan Redtenbacher (Redtenbacher's Funkestra) about his coaching of new and upcoming acts, building relationships with people and social media in the new music industry.
Jennifer Robb is our guest on this week's Masterlink podcast, Season 2 | Episode 9. Jennifer talks to guest-host Rob Blackham (Blackham Images) and Stefan Redtenbacher (Redtenbacher's Funkestra) about her extensive career as a vocalist, educator and being Frida in the internationally renown pop group Björn Again.
Kim Chandler | Vocalist, Entrepreneur and Educator
17 Nov 2022
00:50:00
Kim Chandler is our guest on this week's Masterlink podcast, Season 2 | Episode 8. Kim talks to Rob Blackham (Blackham Images) and Stefan Redtenbacher (Redtenbacher's Funkestra) about her extensive career as a vocalist, educator and all-round super human!
Ian Edwards | Guitarist, Writer and Education Entrepreneur
10 Nov 2022
00:49:52
Ian Edwards is our guest on this week's Masterlink podcast, Season 2 | Episode 7. Ian talks to James Welch (Masterlink Productions) and Stefan Redtenbacher (Redtenbacher's Funkestra) about his guitar education platform Guitar Breaks, being an educator and music in general.
Simon Allen | Tenor Saxophonist, Composer and Educator
03 Nov 2022
00:46:29
Simon Allen is our guest on this week's Masterlink podcast, Season 2 | Episode 6. Simon talks to James Welch (Masterlink Productions) and Stefan Redtenbacher (Redtenbacher's Funkestra) about composition, musicianship and being head of jazz at the Purcell School of Music.
More info on Simon Allen HERE and more info on the Purcell School of Music HERE.
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T.I.G.Y. - Bailey Tzuke & Matt Racher | Dream Pop Duo
27 Oct 2022
00:59:27
T.I.G.Y. are our guests on this Masterlink podcast, Season 2 | Episode 5. The dream pop duo of Bailey Tzuke and Matthew Racher talk to James Welch (Masterlink Productions) and Stefan Redtenbacher (Redtenbacher's Funkestra) about living life in 3D, navitaging the music industry, songwriting and we try and answer the unfathomable question: are we human or are we dancer?
Alice Armstrong is our guest on this Masterlink podcast, Season 2 | Episode 4. The musician and songwriter talks to James Welch (Masterlink Productions) and Stefan Redtenbacher (Redtenbacher's Funkestra) about her love of performing, drawing, fine art history, songwriting and her love of dogs!
Leoni Jane Kennedy is our guest on this Masterlink podcast, Season 2 | Episode 3. The musician and songwriter talks to James Welch (Masterlink Productions) and Stefan Redtenbacher (Redtenbacher's Funkestra) about crafting her songs, her recent move to London and starting her masters degree and about getting endorsed by PRS!
Helena May is our guest on this Masterlink podcast, Season 2 | Episode 2. The vocalist, singer and songwriter talks to James Welch (Masterlink Productions) and Stefan Redtenbacher (Redtenbacher's Funkestra) about living in Vienna, writing her album, making a living as a musician and finding love in the city she now calls her home.
Dean Parker is the first guest on this Masterlink podcast, Season 2 | Episode 1. The guitarist, singer and songwriter talks to James Welch (Masterlink Productions) and Stefan Redtenbacher (Redtenbacher's Funkestra) about inspiration, Sam Fender, making a living as a musician, about writing lyrics and his views on digital streaming. Oh yes, and his hat maker!
In this 'Part 2' of our special two-part episode James and Stefan have curated the best bits from all 49 podcasts for your listening pleasure. Thank you for listening.
Also a BIG thank you to all our guests for spending some time with us and sharing their stories:
- Simon Johnson - Clovis Phillips - Joel Pike - Carter Arrington - Nicholas J Lockewood - Marianne Windham - Roger McCormick - Francis Hylton - Andrew Kingslow - Louise Clare Marshall - Mark Wilkenson - Jen Clempner - Gemma Stoddard - Mike Dolbear - Nicolas Meier - Paul Sexton - Gemma Dorsett - Jihad Darwish - Nigel Price - Michael Bendure - Eddy Smith - Joanna Cooke - Mike Mayfield - Mark Ede
In this 'Part 1' of our special two-part episode James and Stefan have curated the best bits from all 49 podcasts for your listening pleasure. Thank you for listening.
Also a BIG thank you to all our guests for spending some time with us and sharing their stories:
- Mark Ede - Connor Selby - Sophie Ackroyd - Ben Edwards - Tony Remy - Laura Evans - Elles Bailey - Karl Vanden Bossche - Georgia van Etten - Hollie Rogers - Jade Like The Stone - Ben Hemming - Leo Appleyard - Scott McKeon - Vin Goodwin - Rob Blackham - Robin Davey and Greta Valenti - Jana Varga - Fred Mollin - Fiona Cruickshank - Mike Sturgis - Peter Mills - Elliot Ireland - Kat Eaton
Mark is the successful manager of international touring artist Jo Harman, partner in consultancy firm BiGiAM, proud champion of the ‘über-indie’ artist and lover of cricket.
*we thought this was our 50th episode, turns out it was our 49th!
Stef, James and Mike talk about the important things in life like how bad are hotel scrambled eggs? And thankfully we quickly move on to Mike's astonishing career being guitarist alongside Emeli Sandé, Leona Lewis, Becky Hill, Engelbert Humperdinck, Thirty Seconds To Mars, Eliza Doolittle, Labrinth, Ellie Golding, Rita Ora and Jessie to name but a few.
Mike is super humble and we hope it comes across what a genuinely nice person he is and awesome musician.
Jo talks passionately about the importance of "saying it how it is" - something very prevelent in her upcoming release 'Kaleidoscope'.
Jo talks frankly about her journey in the music industry from creating a dance vocal pack, doing pub gigs, recording with renowned producer Mark Edwards and now venturing out with her own material.
She details her struggles with mental health and also gives Stef and James some well needed therapy!
Motown legend Martha Reeves summed it up perfectly, describing Joanna Cooke as “the baby girl singing the blues". Joanna, much like her South West blonde counterparts, Joss Stone and Jo Harman, demonstrates that true soul and emotional connection is not simply constrained by colour or creed. Moreover, her self-penned songs leave a lasting impression on audiences, by dint of their raw honesty and song craft.
Michael is an award-winning writer, photographer, and singer/songwriter who performs regularly throughout the Norman, Oklahoma, area in bands Heartbreak Rodeo and The Whiskey Gingers. He is also an avid abstract painter who specializes in acrylics. In September, 2021, Michael transitioned to full-time creativity in order to focus on his radio show, podcast, and art.
Stef and James talk to Michael about his love of creativity, quitting a full time job in PR to pursue his love of music and bringing funk to a wider audience and the pitfalls that come with that.
Over a career spanning more than 25 years, award winning jazz guitarist Nigel Price has become widely acknowledged as one of the hardest working musicians in the business.
Musically, his blend of flowing bebop lines, deep blues sensibility and his mastery of chording continue to delight audiences and fellow musicians alike. His career highlights include a support show for Gladys Knight at The Royal Albert Hall and an appearance on Van Morrison’s recent album Keep Me Singing.
Nigel takes us on a funny, interesting and moving path through his career and not just his music career! Nigel started off in the British Infantry then found his way eventually to playing jazz guitar, producing a plethora of work and now Nigel has ventured into the online world with his Patreon platform where he passes on his knowlegde.
Jihad talks us through his incredible career to date including his recent post on bass guitar playing Marvin Gaye's 'What's Going On?' tour with 23-piece orchestra. We talk a lot about gear, being in the studio and the inspiration of analogue recoridng (get your notepads ready).
We hear about his education, picking up various instruments along the way, his work for charities including being involved in 'Finding Rhythms' who create workshops working in Prisons and Young Offender Institutes making albums with the inmates.
Jihad released his debut album 'Reclamation' in 2018 under the name 'Darwish' to critical acclaim, Jamie Cullum selected Jihad to be a featured artist on his Radio 2 show.
Having studied the Sitar and Indian Classical music for some time his current project is a series of songs written around traditional Indian ragas due for release in 2022.
Jihad is currently releasing his work under his middle names 'Imroel-Quays'.
Gemma is a Country/Blues/Rock singer who has spent the past 15 years developing her voice finding influence in gut-punching artists such as Melissa Etheridge and Joe Cocker.
Gemma talks about her journey from a young age in the choir, through playing with her Dad and all the way to working in Nashville. Gemma candidly shares with us her own demons around confidence, song writing and how she deals with them on a day-to-day basis.
Gemma currently fronts her own blues/rock band and has been writing new material ready to come out of lockdown.
Nicolas is a guitar virtuoso, concertist and artist spanning many genres of music. In our podcast he describes his passion for learning and and improving on his instrument, his love of playing live or, in his words, being a 'concertist'.
Drawing from a love of Turkish, Eastern & Middle Eastern music, Flamenco, Tango and more -- all mixed with jazz -- Meier's versatility and musical fluency extends well beyond that to create his own very unique voice.
So unique in fact that Jeff Beck made Meier a mainstay of his band for two world tours!
Listen and discover more about Nicolas and his pioneering use of the internet to create a community of musicians during the pandemic and what's in store next.
Paul contributes to The Sunday Times, Billboard, Music Week and many other titles, and presents and produces shows for BBC Radio 2, Virgin Atlantic and Emirates.
Paul walks us through his vivid and varied career starting out at 17 writing for the British Pop magazine Record Mirror, subsequently making his way up to write extensively for all of the quality UK daily press.
We talk extensively about his fascintating book - Prince: A Portrait of the Artist in Memories & Memorabilia. How he met some of Prince's closest friends, bandmates and engineers to garner a fresh perspective on the music icon.
Mike is first and foremost a drummer but also educator, co-ordinator and all-round industrious being. As you can hear Mike hijacks our intro (brilliantly) and kicks off explaining how Covid-19 has been affecting him and his fellow musicians. We then take a trip down memory lane as Stef and Mike recall their time at the 'Talk of London'.
He tells us candidly how he works with drummers in the studio, coaching them and being their guide.
Mike goes on to tell us how he was given the task of instructing 1,000 drummers for the London 2012 Olympic opening ceremony and many large drum ensemble gigs since.
Mike apologises on behalf of his Internet Service Provider for his poor internet connection :-)
Gemma is a Teacher, Singer, DJ, Dancer and all-round Hype Machine. She talks us through her career so far in the music industry ranging from singer in two funk bands and travelling across Europe, teaching music in secondary schools, starting a dance school, choreographer and performing on BBC's Strictly Dance Fever - so not a lot really.
Listen as Gemma tells us many funny stories about all the above. performing in front of the armed forces, juggling more than three jobs and generally attacking them all with fun and enthusiasm.
Jenn is a Singer-Pianist, Music Director for theatre and choirs, an Independent Vocal Coach, Multi-instrumentalist, Mental Health advocate & Lecturer in Music.
She talks frankly and openly about her struggles with mental illness throughout her career and her passion and drive to create change and highlight these issues in today's education system.
Her journey through the music industry is wide and varied starting as a session musician for indie-pop outfit The Hoosiers (Sony BMG), with whom she toured the UK and Europe. She then became a freelance session musician in London (vocals, keyboards, piano, flute and percussion) and combined this with managing independent record label, Beatroute Records in 2008.
She joined the Royal Northern College of Music in 2016, introducing Stagecraft and Communication for Singers to the Pop programme and has recently been appointed External Examiner for ICMP London.
Mark is an English artist, illustrator and airbrush wizard. His combination of incredible technique and vast imagination has led him to create iconic cover art for bands like Iron Maiden, Marillion, Judas Priest, Fish, The Darkness, Shobaleader One (Squarepusher), to name but one patch of his creative output.
In this episode Mark explains how an airbrush works, how his world turned from monochrome into technicolour visiting London in the 60s, about his favourite album covers he created for Marillion and Judas Priest, creating artwork for Iron Maiden and the wing tail of their plane Ed Force Once.
We also talk about Mark’s student days at Watford School of Art in the 1970s, his artistic journey over the past 40 years, his influences and inspirations, the at times uneasy relationship of commerce and art and what might be next in his artistic journey.
In this episode, Louise tells us (in technicolour!) her life in music, from playing piano and singing in Oldham, Manchester, moving to London and becoming a regular singer with the Jools Holland Band.
We get a free mini-warm up session from the queen of session singers and hear how she tackles new challenges in the studio and on the stage.
Louise conducted her Father’s choir, The Oldham International Choir from the early age of 13, and played the Church organ in Lancashire before winning attendance to the competitive Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester in 1989.
In 1992, Louise won a scholarship to The Guildhall School of Music and Drama and studied Piano with Joan Havill whilst learning her trade singing with function bands and session work.
Louise has worked with Beverley Knight, David Gilmour, Michael Ball, Marti Pellow, Chris Difford, Robbie Williams, Bryan Ferry, Ronnie Wood, Van Morrison, Eric Stewart, Madeline Bell, Sheila Ferguson, Sam Brown, Russell Watson, Steve Winwood, Paul Young, Don Blackman, Solomon Burke, Karl Jenkins and John Rutter, to name but a few.
In this episode, Andrew talks about his life as a musician, composer, producer and artist manager. He talks about his love of keyboards and synths and walks us through his early days as a classically trained pianist and percussionist to when he first played a Hammond Organ and playing live with B.B. King.
He also describes his deep love of music and how he views the role of the producer in this modern age of music making.
Born in Manchester and educated at Chethams Music School and then the Royal Northern College of Music Andrew is a musical force of creativity, lending his skills to songwriting, film composition and mixing and production.
He has performed with diverse acts such as the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and Hallé Orchestra and also creates music for award winning TV and film shows.
In this episode, Francis talks about his life as bass player, artist, record label owner, steel drum player and DJ. He goes back to his early days at university, how came to play with Incognito and what he's been getting up to over lockdown.
Francis was born and raised in North London to Jamaican parents and he only started playing the bass at aged 19 whilst at Manchester studying audio and visual systems. It was during his time at Manchester that he 'accidentally' found he had perfect pitch and then picked up and learnt the bass guitar during a summer break.
Fast foward 14 years to 2005 and Francis is now playing bass with Incognito, one of the premier Jazz Funk outfits to grace music since 1981. He is also running his own record label Future Spin Records and releasing music under the pseudonym Pausepusher.
Roger McCormick is the presenter of 'The Blues Spectrum' on Brooklands Radio.
"Two hours of the best in blues and "bluesy" music, old and new. The genre continues to thrive and the show covers the best of the new releases but also harks back to the British Blues Boom and the early Delta and Chicago Blues legends. "
In this episode Roger talks about his life as a lawyer in the the City of London, when his love for music started and how he became a radio presenter.
In this episode Marianne talks about her love for Jazz, its community, the double bass, teaching, her university days, jazz promotion, her charity work and why she left a succesful carreer in software consultancy.
The founder and driving force behind Guildford Jazz, a not for profit organisation whose aim is to bring some of Britain’s finest musicians to a local audience, in an intimate and welcoming “jazz club” environment, Marianne Windham left a successful career in software consultancy to take up playing double bass full time.
She has performed with many of the UK’s leading jazz musicians at the regular jazz nights organised by the club, welcoming over 1200 musicians and getting on for 20,000 music lovers to a total of over 300 events including jam sessions and workshops for local musicians. Guildford Jazz also has strong community links, and has raised over £60,000 for local charities.
Nicholas is a musician, bass player, artist and educator. He has a Degree in Jazz studios from Leeds College of Music, a Masters in Music from The Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) and is currently undertaking a PhD also at the RNCM.
Nicholas has played early career started with folk trio 'Uiscedwr' the 'Uiscedwr Big Band' and later to 'Bad Anna'. Having worked in various 5-Star hotels around the world, cruise ships, private teaching and various theatre productions at home, Nicholas is delving once again into academia.
Nick tells us of his travels around Europe with Uiscedwr, how learning folk music opened his eyes (and ears) to a whole different level of performing, how he has struggled with and overcome issues with practising his instrument and his love for education.
Carter is a guitarist, live performer and composer and has worked with the likes of The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Progger, Peter Rowan, Eric Johnson, Alejandro Escovedo, Bernard Purdie and Fred Wesley to name a few.
Carter also has a wealth of educational knowledge having studied at the Atlanta Institute of Music and completing a Bachelor of Music degree in Jazz Performance at the University of Texas - he has gone on to educater both privately and through the University of Texas' ALMA program.
Having only recently moved to the UK (c.2019) Carter is a relative 'newbie' in the UK blues and jazz world and he shares his insights into, effectively, starting again as a musician and the trials and tribulations that come with it.
Joel is a composer and goes under the moniker Tiny Leaves he has developed his sound as a solo artist alongside years of writing and performing in bands. He describes his music as being rooted in narrative, but is often surprised at the undefinable end result. His music has a delicate, cinematic quality that brings a quiet hope. A long term fan of Arvo Pärt, Joel finds his music classifed as 'neo-classical' on platforms like Spotify, which you can hear us discussing in this podcast.
Joel describes his writing process, shows us (virtually) around his studio and describes the connection to his music in a very candid and in depth chat.
Joel has recently been part of a residency in the leafy hills of his home town Shrewsbury at Cardingmill National Trust where he has been recording the sounds of nature by literally attaching sensors to leaves to capture photosynthesis and convert it into sound.
Clovis is a multi-instrumentalist, studio owner, producer and lover of wine. His studio is just outside Newtown in Wales.
Clovis, Stef and James have a very interesting chat about how Clovis started the studio, learning guitar chords from a Beatles songbook, how to manage clients professionally, being creative and along the way they dabble in the Airbus A380 and a good bottle of Riesling.
Clovis is engaging, funny and really fun to talk to so have a listen now and check out his wesbite Add a Band.