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Sounds Like These by ICMP London

Sounds Like These is an informal, insightful, and inspiring conversation with a variety of music industry professionals: from songwriters, producers, composers, and session players to people working in music for film, TV, and games, record labels, PRs, music charities, and more. Discussing their careers, showbiz anecdotes, as well as matters of equality, diversity, and inclusion in the music business and beyond, with a common denominator at heart: their devotion to music.

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All Episodes

37:49

Jasmine Hodge | Head of PR, journalist, proud fangirl

Sounds Like These by ICMP London ·

2022/05/11

Jasmine is a force of nature. At only 24 years old, she is The Music Federation's Head of PR, working across a wide roster of bands and artists. How did she get there? As a teenager, Jasmine was dreaming of finding a job that would allow us to be surrounded by the bands she loved. Her love for writing pushed her to pursue a career in journalism, one she started at the age of 16 when she created her own blog and would review live gigs. In the episode, Jasmine discusses many of the projects

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42:49

Jeremiah Gogo | Head of Data & A&R Analytics

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2022/04/13

Following a degree in Economics and Mathematics, combining his passion for Music, Business and Data, Jeremiah built a career that's been and still is going strong. Cutting his teeth as part of the commercial team at Universal Music, he then joined Warner to lead the Commercial Analytics team there. Currently, Jeremiah is Head of Data & A&R Analytics at Atlantic Records UK. Leading the label’s data efforts, he works across Commercial, Marketing and A&R teams to aid with strategy

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59:04

Saidah Blount | music curator, executive producer,...

Sounds Like These by ICMP London ·

2022/03/30

Saidah Blount moved to NYC to study Political Science but soon realised music was really the industry she wanted to work in. Starting out as a music journalist, working for and with the first few web 2.0 agencies, Saidah experienced the glorious New York musical scene; think anything from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and The Strokes to LCD Soundsystem and Rich Medina - she was there and yes, it was fun! Saidah landed a few amazing jobs, including the ones at The Fader and NPR, where she was able to

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79:04

Sean Adams | music journalist, artist manager, social...

Sounds Like These by ICMP London ·

2022/03/17

Sean Adams started out as a music journalist, launching a newsletter back in the late 90s, which then became Drowned In Sound, a pillar when it comes to online music magazines. Sean has also delved into artist management (for the likes of Ed Harcourt and The Anchoress), social media production (for BBC Radio 6), and has more recently launched his 360° creative consultancy CCCLX Music.In the interview, Sean goes back to his very first steps in the industry - from starting a newsletter back

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46:27

Raissa Pardini | multi-disciplinary designer, type...

Sounds Like These by ICMP London ·

2022/02/10

Raissa Pardini is a multi-disciplinary designer, type artist, and art director hailing from Tuscany, Italy, currently based in London but previously active in Berlin and Glasgow. As a musician, DJ and record collector, and overall music expert, Raissa mainly works for clients from the music industry, including artists and bands like Paul Weller, Maneskin, Idles, Khruangbin and many more.Raissa also expanded beyond music and has collaborated with brands such as Adobe, MTV, and Dr Martens,

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56:41

Charlotte Hatherley | composer, session guitarist,...

Sounds Like These by ICMP London ·

2022/01/27

Charlotte Hatherley is a session guitarist, composer for the moving image, and singer-songwriter, also known for being a former member of the rock band Ash. Charlotte joined the ICMP faculty in 2019 teaching on our BMus Popular Music Performance course (Guitar), then moving on to our BA Music Production for Film, TV, and Games.In the interview, Charlotte delves into the ins and outs of scoring, talking about the "Imogen" movie, her most recent session work, playing bass and guitar for

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1:27

Welcome to Sounds Like These!

Sounds Like These by ICMP London ·

2022/01/21

Welcome to the Interview Series, a number of conversations between Lara Magnelli, a member of the Marketing team at ICMP, and a variety of guests from the music industry. From producers to marketers, to music supervisors and session musicians, Lara has been asking them about the music business, their work experiences, their career paths, and most of all about their top tips to succeed in such an industry.Original music by Lasse Corus (ICMP BA Creative Musicianship alumnus)

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53:39

Sam Jones | music consultant, event and festival...

Sounds Like These by ICMP London ·

2022/01/13

Sam works as a music consultant, event producer, music educator, and creative producer. His career has seen him work both on a local and international level, producing events, setting up venues and recording studios, and much more. His experience also includes working on multiple projects in Sub-Saharan Africa.As a Music Business Teaching Fellow, Sam teaches at ICMP across different programmes and has recently written and launched our new BA Live Event Management course, together with ICMP

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40:41

Megan O'Neill | singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist

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2021/11/18

Obsessed with music since she was a little girl, listening to Stevie Nicks and Carole King with her mom, Megan really kicked off her career when she decided to move from a small Irish town to Nashville (USA) first, then London. In the past few years, Megan has collected great successes, including landing a few tracks on top Netflix shows and also touring the world, supporting artists like Sir Tom Jones and Jamie Cullum.

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42:11

Jason Bavanandan | songwriter, producer, lead singer...

Sounds Like These by ICMP London ·

2021/10/20

Jason took his first steps in the music industry as the lead singer and songwriter of the indie-rock phenomenon Battle, releasing two acclaimed albums and touring internationally throughout the mid-2000s. After the band split up, Jason started his solo career which peaked in 2015 when he put out the first-ever cinematically release album, 'Whiplash Dreams'. Since then, Jason has been busy teaching at ICMP and working with young UK and international talent, whether as a co-writer or

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33:52

Justin Boreland aka Merlin | rapper, producer, educator

Sounds Like These by ICMP London ·

2021/10/06

Justin (aka Merlin, his artist name) joined the group Bomb The Bass at the age of 16 and a year later was signed to American label Sire Records (Madonna, Ice-T). With such great success also came something else: Justin ended up in prison for three months. While doing his time, Justin realised something that would change his life completely: he promised himself not to ever end back there again and also to commit to helping other young people facing a similar experience to never go back to

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49:21

Audrey Riley | cellist, composer, arranger, and...

Sounds Like These by ICMP London ·

2021/09/22

Lara asked Audrey to go through some of the work she's credited on (the list is endless), including her collaboration with The Smiths - the first of her career - Moloko on the amazing 'The Time Is Now', Coldplay on their album 'A Rush Of Blood To The Head", The Foo Fighters on "Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace", and The Smashing Pumpkins on the eternal track "Tonight, Tonight". Audrey shared her experience working on these classic tracks as well as some anecdotes from those studio

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48:07

Mwen | DJ, producer, sound designer for theatre,...

Sounds Like These by ICMP London ·

2021/09/01

Mwen is a sound designer, producer, composer, DJ and Ableton tutor, who took their first steps in the music industry as a session drummer. Most of the conversation Lara had with Mwen revolved around their love of sound and creativity in all forms and the never-ending possibilities that these offer in terms of career developments. Mwen discussed their experience as sound designer for theatre and live performances, as well as their passion for djing and seeing people dance while feeding them

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24:51

Catherine Anne Davies (The Anchoress) | producer,...

Sounds Like These by ICMP London ·

2021/08/18

Catherine Anne Davies is a producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who's released two solo albums as The Anchoress and has worked with a wide array of artists, including the Manics Street Preachers, Simple Minds, and Bernard Butler. Catherine tells Lara about her latest release, The Art Of Losing, a dark album that came out earlier in 2021 and received great reviews, while also resonating with many people during these pandemic times. Catherine goes through her career, from breaking

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48:15

Xan Blacq | vocalist, composer, session player (Amy...

Sounds Like These by ICMP London ·

2021/08/04

Xan Blacq is a performer, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and solo artist with a lot of stories to tell. Xan went through his career with Lara: from his first music steps at the local church to being Amy Winehouse's BV & keys player and working with Mark Ronson, Nigel Kennedy, Laura Mvula, and Candi Staton, Xan never really stopped travelling and gigging until the pandemic hit. With lockdown came the opportunity to start a new venture as a composer for the music for film, podcast and

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49:14

Charlie Thomas | producer, engineer, songwriter

Sounds Like These by ICMP London ·

2021/07/22

Lara chats with Charlie Thomas, currently teaching on ICMP's BA Creative Music Production. Charlie started his career in the hospitality sector, soon realising music was actually what he wanted to pursue. He luckily managed to land his first internship at Britannia Row, the studios owned by Pink Floyd. As a never-ending learner, Charlie loves to teach at ICMP and to keep challenging himself in the studio and in his life, overall. Charlie is now based at Konk, the studios opened by the

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31:00

Lia Mice | producer, multidisciplinary artist,...

Sounds Like These by ICMP London ·

2021/07/07

Lara talks to Lia Mice, a multidisciplinary artist and producer who joined the ICMP faculty for the 20/21 academic year. Lia went from studying a BA in filmmaking to becoming a performer and now also an instrument designer.She has designed a number of instruments, including a one-handed violin, her response to music lessons in schools, where the same instrument is taught to the whole class, often excluding children with disabilities. Equality, diversity, and inclusivity matters are very

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38:16

Jamie Doe (The Magic Lantern) | singer-songwriter,...

Sounds Like These by ICMP London ·

2021/06/24

Lara chats with Jamie Doe, currently teaching on ICMP's BA Songwriting and BA Creative Musicianship programmes. Jamie is not only an educator but also a prolific songwriter, who's been releasing music under the moniker of The Magic Lantern. Jamie tells us about his most recent release, the instrumental piano EP 'My Soul Is A Strange Country', featured in a myriad of Spotify playlists, to his experience as a carer for his dad, who's got Alzheimer's disease. Jamie also touches on his own

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46:52

Francesca Confortini | vocalist, session musician,...

Sounds Like These by ICMP London ·

2021/06/10

Lara chats with Francesca Confortini, currently teaching on a variety of ICMP's Vocal courses. Francesca also keeps busy with her session work, her private teaching, her singer-songwriter career, as well as a Master's in Jazz Studies. Francesca openly talks about her most recent work with the great Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens), her experience as a female vocalist and musician and the challenges that come with it in a male-dominated environment, as well as how she learned the hard way the

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39:56

Jack Gourlay | producer, songwriter, publishing A&R

Sounds Like These by ICMP London ·

2020/11/27

Multi-talented producer, songwriter, and publishing A&R Jack Gourlay tells us about when his band got signed by a major label, how he naturally transitioned to working in the studio, and how to approach co-writing (quoting one of his heroes Mark Ronson).

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