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Explore the fascinating intersection of body, mind, and voice in this enlightening episode featuring Jennie Morton, an osteopath with a masters in psychology specialising in performing arts medicine. We talk about the fascinating connections between your feet, your voice, and everything in between!

Watch the video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwZh77SU8H8

00:00 Introduction to Jenny Morton and Performing Arts Medicine

01:09 Understanding Osteopathy and Body Intelligence

04:27 Stress, Pain, and the Artist's Body

06:19 Performing Arts Medicine: Common Issues and Solutions

13:45 The Fascial Connection: From Feet to Voice

22:59 The Body's Intelligence and Emotional Responses

46:00 The Impact of Body Language on Emotions

47:17 Mirror Neurons and Audience Interaction

52:10 Telegraphing Confidence as an Artist

01:00:03 The Role of Anger in Performance

01:10:23 Balancing Anxiety and Joy

01:18:23 The Journey to Self for Artists

01:22:52 Embracing Curiosity and Intuition

Jennie's YouTube: YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@jenniemorton9317

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Jennie's Course: https://www.jenniemorton.com/anatomyofanartist

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Studies have recently found an increasing amount of people are at risk of hearing damage and that part of that is down to the volume at which we consume music. Is it possible to enjoy a gig without damaging your ears? And how do we know if we're at risk?

On this episode of In Focus, Beth and Tom are joined by Tom Trones from Minuendo. Tom is passionate about music, a guitar player and backing singer who has made it his passion to maintain our enjoyment of music whilst protecting our hearing with the Minuendo earplugs.

We hope you enjoy the episode!

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NB: This isn’t a sponsored podcast, but we think the Minuendo earplugs are a great idea, so if you want to check them out, here's a link - https://www.minuendo.com/

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Beth Roars talks to Oli Peters from technical death metal band Archspire. Oli is well known for his fast-paced machine gun like distortion style. Beth asks Oli what it was like to teach Jason Momoa to war cry, how he finds touring, the pros and cons of specialisation as opposed to versatility and the reasons you should pursue music professionally.

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Podcast Episode Highlights: 

• 01.02 - What has been Oli’s worst ever job? 
• 03.33 - At what point did Oli know he wanted a career in music? What was Oli’s first music industry experience?
• 05.06 - Beth Roars asks Oli Peters how he came to his unique sound and fast phrases? Do they take notice about what is popular?
• 08.12 - What is circle breathing and how has Oli incorporated it?
• 10.09 - Beth Roars and Oli Peters discuss the pros and cons of being good at just one style of singing, or different styles but not necessarily mastering them
• 12.15 - Where did the name Archspire come from and why do people connect with Archspire music? 
• 14.08 How Archspire seek to create the same sound live as on their recorded album
• 15.48 - Quickfire
• 19.12 - Fun Fact
• 20.31 - What was it like to be asked to teach Jason Momoa a war cry for the Apple TV show ‘See’? Would Oli consider teaching other people?
• 25.11 - How does Oli memorise his fast phrases for Archspire songs?
• 25.50 - Beth asks Oli how Archspire finds touring. How is it different touring in Europe compared to America?
• 28.30 - What does Oli Peters perceive has been Archspire’s greatest challenge?
• 31.06 - What are Archspire’s goals going forward? What has been Archspire’s biggest achievement? 
• 31.57 - What is the one quality Oli Peters would choose to gain overnight if he could?

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Resources Mentioned:

• Beth Roars: Website YouTube Instagram Twitter  Facebook Patreon 
• Archspire: Website  YouTube   Instagram Twitter Facebook  
• Members of Archspire: Spencer Prewett, Tobi Morelli (mentioned), Dean Lamb (mentioned), Oli Peters (a.k.a Oliver Rae Aleron, Jared Smith
• Season of Mist
• Vancouver, Campbell River
• Slam (genre)
• Tech n9ne, Busta Rhymes, Twista
• Shane MacGowan, The Pogues
• Jason Momoa
• Circle Breathing
• See - the TV Show that Oli worked on with Jason Momoa
• Comic-Con
• The Faceless (band)
• Calumnus Will Animate
• Canadian Juno Award 
• Gumby

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This week, Beth's guest is comedian Mae Martin. Mae is has accolades across different comedy genres, radio shows, a book and musical comedy. Most recently, Mae starred in 'Feel Good' a semi-autobiographical show about her life that she also wrote for Channel 4/Netflix.

Beth and Mae discuss her battle with addiction, why honesty is important in comedy, how society perceives sex and gender and what it was like acting for the first time.

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Episode Highlights:

• 01.01 - What is Mae’s worst ever job?
• 02.32 - How did Mae Martin get into comedy?
• 03.22 - What journey has Mae had with Musical Comedy? 
• 04.48 - Is feeling comfortable in the job you do learned or something you’re naturally born with?
• 05.27 - Mae speaks about her semi-autobiographical TV show Feel Good and how did she approach acting in it?
• 07.47 - How did Mae find it performing in a show that was based on events in her real life?
• 08.39 - How much does addiction apply to everyone and where do they stem from
• 12.00 - What does Mae hope people take away from Feel Good? Does she think it’s important for art to have a wider societal point?
• 14.00 - Quickfire Round
• 15.07 - Fun Fact
• 15.53 - Mae speaks about her book ‘Can Everyone Please Calm Down? A guide to 21st Century Sexuality’ 
• 18.35 - How much has the public perception on sexuality changed in recent years?
• 20.41 - Does Mae doubt her direction or her work?
• 22.12 - If Mae could wake up tomorrow having gained one quality or ability, what would it be?
• 22.52 - Does Mae Martin feel successful? What defines success?
• 25.24 - What has been Mae’s biggest challenge?
• 26.15 - What does Mae want to do next? 
• 27.07 - Does Mae believe in fate or choice?

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Resources Mentioned:

• Beth Roars: Website YouTube  Instagram Twitter  Facebook Patreon 
• Mae Martin: Website  YouTube Instagram Twitter Facebook  
• Ace Ventura, Jim Carrey
• Feel Good, Charlotte Ritchie (actress), Joe Hampson (co-writer of Feel Good) 
• Dope (Mae’s Stand Up Show)
• French & Saunders, Mighty Boosh
• The Second City - Tina Fey, Mike Myers, Steve Carell 
• Mae's Book: Can Everyone Please Calm Down? A 21st Century Guide to Sexuality

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In this episode of The Roarcast, Beth Roars talks to Fabienne Erni and Chrigel Glanzmann from Eluveitie. Eluveitie combines an intriguing mix of Celtic folk and metal, soaring clean vocal and screams. Beth chats to Fabi and Chrigel about Celtic culture, how history writes music and how Eluveitie has evolved into its current lineup.

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Podcast Episode Highlights:

• 01.12 - What were Fabienne Erni and Chrigel Glanzmann’s worst jobs?
• 02.09 - Did Fabi and Chrigel always know they would be in the music industry?
• 03.54 - How did Chrigel learn to scream? 
• 04.40 - How did Fabi feel about joining Eluveitie when they were already an established band? Did she try to emulate the previous Eluveitie singer? 
• 06.32 - How has Chrigel found going through lots of iterations of the band? From both his perspective and the perspective of his fans. 
• 08.06 - Why did Chrigel start the band as a recording project?
• 11.05 - Chrigel speaks about Celtic culture in Switzerland
• 12.13 - Where did the name ‘Eluveitie’ come from and what does it mean?
• 13.14 - How does the use of Gaulish affect Fabi when she sings? 
• 15.26 - Quickfire
• 16.36 - Fun Fact 
• 17.31 - Do Eluveitie define themselves as successful?
• 18.24 - Why do fans connect with Eluveitie’s music?
• 20.26 - What are the best and worst parts of touring?
• 23.17 - Who writes Eluveitie’s music? What is the music-making process?
• 26.19 - If Fabi and Chrigel could wake up with one quality or ability tomorrow, what would it be?
• 26.47 - Advice for people entering the music industry

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Resources Mentioned:

• Beth Roars: Website YouTube  Instagram  Twitter  Facebook Patreon 
• Eluveitie: Website  YouTube   Instagram Twitter    Facebook  
• Fabienne Erni
• Chrigel Glanzmann
• Helvetica (Celtic tribe) - Swiss website
• Albert Schweizer, Francois Hollande
• Languages: Gaulish, Swiss-German, Welsh, Cornish, Manx, Scottish Gaelic, Irish 
• Nuclear Blast (Label) - Black Water Dawn (Song Eluveitie mention recording)
• Illumishade: Website  YouTube   Instagram Facebook

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Today our guest is the outspoken and iconic Irish folk singer/songwriter Sinead O’Connor. Beth chats to Sinead about how music impacts society, overcoming her challenges and insecurities, why she reverted to Islam and how young people today are influencing the world. 

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Podcast Episode Highlights:

• 01.58 - What is Sinead O’Connor’s worst ever job?
• 03.40 - What has driven Sinead? Why does she write?
• 04.38 - Does Sinead agree with an article that says she has a voice of ‘pain and faith’?
• 05.12 - Sinead speaks about the influence of John Lennon’s Death on music
• 07.28 - Heroes appear when the world needs them. Greta Thunberg and how young people find a way to be part of a revolution, even if it’s not through music
• 09.12 - Does Sinead O’Connor care about what other people think about her? And how has that changed as she’s got older?
• 09.49 - Beth Roars asks Sinead if she has advice for young people wanting to enter the music industry
• 12.05 - Does Sinead think certain personality types are attracted to the music industry? 
• 12.45 - Quickfire Round
• 13.48 - Fun Fact
• 14.38 - Beth speaks with Sinead about her decision to revert to Islam
• 16.58 - What does Sinead consider to be her biggest achievement and her greatest challenge
• 18.34 - Has Sinead ever doubted herself? Does she think she’s talented?

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Resources Mentioned:

• Beth Roars: Website YouTube Instagram Twitter  Facebook Patreon 
• Sinead O’Connor: Website  YouTube   Instagram Twitter    Facebook  
• The Last Waltz 
• Jimi Hendrix
• Killing Joke, NME
• Piers Morgan
• Duran Duran
• Greta Thunberg, Ayakha Malithafa
• That’s Life! with Esther Ransen
• Sinead Reverting to Islam
• Lou Reed
• Israel Vibration - Brixton Academy - Benjamin Zephaniah
• A Series of Unfortunate Events - Meryl Streep
• Chicken Licken

This Episode was recorded in December 2019

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Beth chats to Norse music composer Jonas Lorentzen, who is now working on a project known as Nebala. Previously, Jonas was part of the break-through traditional Nordic music act Heilung. Jonas discusses the benefits of putting limitations on yourself, overcoming the fear of success as well as failure, learning how to throat sing and why Jonas has moved on to new projects.

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Highlights:

• 1.05 - What was Jonas’ worst ever job?
• 1.53 - Could he imagine where he is today when he was a teenager?
• 2.16 - Did Jonas always imagine his musical work being based on norse culture?
• 3.34 - When did Jonas’ musical journey begin and what were his influences?
• 5.35 - How did Jonas get into throat singing from pop-rock style?
• 6.30 - How was it for Jonas joining Heilung? 
• 10.32 - Jonas talks about being thrown in the deep end when it came to throat singing and how he approached learning 
• 13.38 - How much does Jonas think his vocal development (particularly distortion and throat singing) has been mentally letting go and how much has been in the physical learning of it
• 16.40 - Why did Jonas Lorentzen leave Heilung?
• 20.17 - Quickfire Round
• 21.34 - Fun Fact
• 22.54 - Jonas talks about his new work - what is the difference doing music for a film compared to a live project?
• 25.07 - Jonas speaks about Sebastien (Vessel) who he is collaborating with on his new project
• 26.26 - What advice would Jonas have for someone entering the industry?
• 27.27 - What has been Jonas’ greatest challenge?
• 30.09 - Does Jonas worry about other people’s opinions of him? 
• 34.01 - If Jonas could wake up with one quality or ability, what would it be?

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Resources Mentioned:

• Beth Roars: Website YouTube Instagram Twitter  Facebook Patreon
• Jonas Lorentzen: YouTube Facebook Instagram  
• Nebala, ByNorse
• Sebastien Gainsborough (Vessel), Red Sex, The Handmaiden
• Rakhi Singh
• Heilung - Youtube Channel, Members - Maria Franz, Kai Uwe Faust, Christopher Juul
• Seasons of Mist
• Kurt Cobain, Eddie Vedder
• Valhalla 
• Jeff Buckley - ‘Grace’
• When the Saints Go Machine 
• STOI
• Vipassana 
• MMA, Boxing

This episode was recorded at One Fine Play in January 2020

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Our guest today is the incredibly talented and versatile singer/songwriter Morgan James, who has branched across many genres including Soul, Opera and Broadway.

In this candid episode, Morgan opens up about her fears, challenges and desires for herself and for the music industry. We discover how she has navigated the music industry, championed women artists and is ultimately striving to become the best version of herself she can be.  

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Podcast Episode Highlights:

• 01.30 - What is Morgan James’ worst ever job?
• 02.53 - Was Morgan aiming for where she is now? 
• 03.30 - How did Morgan start her career as a solo artist after a career in Musical Theatre
• 04.30 - Has Morgan always sung the way she has and does she feel authentic in her sound?
• 05.17 - Morgan James talks about her training at Juilliard and embracing her classical voice
• 06.11 - The importance of growing your skills but being selective with them
• 07.43 - What does Morgan think makes a great singer?
• 08.28 - What are the similarities/differences in the range of genres Morgan James sings in?
• 09.25 - Has Morgan been down the path of imitation?
• 11.34 - Why does Morgan James continue to train classically? Would she return to performing Opera?
• 13.09 - Why is Morgan an independent artist and what are the differences to being with a label?
• 16.06 - Quickfire Round
• 17.00 - Fun Fact 
• 17.54 - What has been Morgan’s greatest career challenge?
• 19.48 - How to handle rejection
• 20.09 - What is success and does Morgan feel successful?
• 22.23 - Does Morgan James doubt her ability?
• 23.07 - How much or Morgan’s journey does she think is talent and how much is hard work?
• 24.04 - Beth Roars asks Morgan James about ‘She is Risen’
• 26.11 - Morgan speaks about the importance of diversity across the music industry
• 28.42 - What quality would Morgan James take tomorrow, what would it be?
• 29.24 - Advice for entering the music industry
• 30.40 - How influential has the internet been in Morgan’s career?
• 31.45 - If Morgan could do one thing in the future, what would it be?
• 32.53 - Who or what inspires Morgan James?

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Resources Mentioned:

• Beth Roars: Website YouTube Instagram Twitter  Facebook Patreon 
• Morgan James: Website  YouTube  Instagram Twitter Facebook StageIt
• Singers mentioned: James Taylor, Paul Simon, Nancy Wilson, Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Ethel Merman, Barbara Cook, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Joni Mitchell, Sarah Vaughan, Willie Nelson
• Juilliard
• Teddy (Who wrote a song cycle)
• She is Risen Volume One, Jesus Christ Superstar, Shoshana Bean, Cynthia Erivo
• Postmodern Jukebox (PMJ), Scott Bradlee, Morgan James’ Dream On
• Memphis Magnetic
• Doug Wamble (Guitarist and Morgan’s Husband)
• Beastie Boys Story
• Pledge Music going Bankrupt

This episode was recorded May 1st 2020

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The Roarcast returns for a second season! Beth chats to vocal coach to the stars and mentor Joshua Alamu. Not only does he teach some of the world's top singers, Little Mix, Rita Ora and Kelly Jones from Stereophonics but he is also founder and director of Ultimate Artists, a development camp for music artists entering the industry and is designer of Vocal Tubes.

In this inspirational episode, Josh speaks about his journey from litter picking to vocal coach, his thoughts on how we can achieve a mindset for success and what he thinks makes a great voice.

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Highlights

• 1.28 - What is Josh Alamu’s worst ever job?
• 2.21 - How did Josh feel about having to clean a park at 4 am each day?
• 5.22 - How to approach non-creative jobs with a good attitude and feeling directionless
• 7.28 - Where did Josh’s musical interest come from?
• 8.24 - Was Josh naturally a talented singer?
• 9.27 - How did Josh Alamu become a singing teacher?
• 11.56 - Does Joshua Alamu believe in fate or choice?
• 15.09 - How does Josh define success?
• 22.10 - Beth Roars asks Josh Alamu “What makes a good voice?”
• 24.03 - Does Josh believe you have to experience pain to express emotion in your music?
• 28.34 - Quickfire Round
• 29.17 - How did Beth Roars come to know Joshua Alamu?
• 30.23 - Can anyone learn to sing?
• 31.14 - Does Josh experience self-doubt?
• 32.15 - The importance of choice and consuming the right things
• 34.57 - Does Josh believe people are naturally talented or have to work to develop skills?
• 37.32 - Perspective and maintaining motivation
• 43.35 - What’s more important, the plan or the purpose?
• 45.57 - Beth Roars asks Joshua Alamu what his greatest challenge has been and what he holds as his greatest accomplishment
• 52.10 - If Josh could gain one quality, what would it be?
• 52.56 - What advice would Josh Alamu give to someone wanting to enter the music industry?

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Resources Mentioned

• Beth Roars: Website YouTube Instagram Twitter  Facebook Patreon 
• Josh Alamu: Website  YouTube   Instagram  
• Ultimate Artists: Website  YouTube  Instagram Twitter   Facebook
• Vocal Tubes: Website  YouTube  Instagram Twitter  Facebook Amazon UK
• David and Carrie Grant
• S Club 7 - Bradley McIntosh
• The Spice Girls: Wikipedia
• Akiane - Painter
• Tony Robbins
• Einstein, Mozart
• Oprah Winfrey

This Episode was recorded at One Fine Play in December 2019

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In the season finale of The Roarcast, Beth talks to Primal Fear’s and Gamma Ray’s vocalist - Ralf Scheepers. Ralf discusses how he developed his talent and the importance of staying grounded and humble. He also opens up about how he supported himself when starting out, what it takes to be a heavy metal singer and the way his voice and the music industry have changed since he began his career.

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Highlights

01:14 - What was Ralf Scheepers’ worst ever job?

01:42 - How did Ralf first get involved in music?

03:14 - Has Ralf ever been nervous performing and does he still feel this now?

04:08 - What makes a good vocal?

04:58 - How has the industry changed over the years that Ralf has been singing?

05:36 - The bonding nature of metal music why people are attracted to it

07:59 - How has Ralf Scheepers managed to continue to improve his voice with age?

09:27 - Is it possible or desirable to live a ‘rock’n’roll’ lifestyle alongside keeping the voice healthy?

10:35 - How does Ralf Scheepers warm up?

11:16 - What has Ralf Scheepers' relationship with Judas Priest been like?

13:12 - Are people humble within the music industry and is that a quality that is important?

14:34 - How has Ralf Scheepers dealt with the difficulties of fame?

15:14 - What have been his best moments of Ralf’s career?

16:11 - What advice would Ralf give to singers at the start of their careers?

17:30 - Does Ralf Scheepers still support himself with jobs outside of music?

18:39 - Are Ralf Scheepers’ family supportive of his music?

19:38 - Who writes the songs for Primal Fear and does Ralf have advice for writing songs?

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Resources Mentioned:

• Beth Roars:  Website   YouTube  Instagram  Twitter  Patreon 
• Ralf Scheepers: Website  Instagram  Facebook  Twitter
• Primal Fear - Listen on Spotify
• Gamma Ray
• Judas Priest - Rob Halford, Tim Owens (referred to as ‘Ripper’)
• Phil Collins

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