Hosted by Beth Roars, The Roarcast holds a range of discussions about all things music.
These include interviews with guests to chat about their journey through the music industry, as well as diving deeper into the world of music science, theory and history.
Jennie Morton - Harness Your Body to Overcome Performance Anxiety
Season 4 · Episode 1
Sunday, July 21, 2024 • Duration 01:29:26
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
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.
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/
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.
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?
Mae Martin - Beth Chats
Season 2 · Episode 6
Sunday, July 19, 2020 • Duration 30:33
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.
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?
Eluveitie - Beth Chats
Season 2 · Episode 5
Monday, July 13, 2020 • Duration 28:17
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.
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?
Sinéad O'Connor - Beth Chats
Season 2 · Episode 4
Sunday, July 5, 2020 • Duration 22:19
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.
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?
Jonas Lorentzen (Nebala) - Beth Chats
Season 2 · Episode 3
Monday, June 29, 2020 • Duration 36:26
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.
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?
Morgan James - Beth Chats
Season 2 · Episode 2
Monday, June 22, 2020 • Duration 35:47
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.
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
Joshua Alamu - Beth Chats
Season 2 · Episode 1
Monday, June 15, 2020 • Duration 55:28
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.
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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