• #13 ZOLLINO: The Secret to Rights and Royalties
    Feb 27 2023

    Do you know what control you have over the music you compose when you allow it to be used by an advertising agency or for a film? Or maybe you've spent a week in a recording studio working toward someone's album, but how much do you get when it's played on the radio or on spotify? 

    It's never fun looking at our art as a business but how else are we supposed to make a viable living from the thing we pour our heart and soul into? We need to make sure we can protect ourselves by understanding our contracts, getting signed up to a union and knowing who pulls the monetary strings. 

    To help me is a dear friend and composer, Nino Russell, also known as ZOLLINO, who knows exactly where the trip wires are and how to make sure you're protected. 

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    37 mins
  • #12 Tatiana Bejenari: Unlock your potential
    Feb 20 2023

    Today we are really giving those dark self-doubting narratives a safe space to land with coach and mentor Tatiana Bejinari. Those of you who have read my blog will know that I refer to my own inner critic as the Kraken, wrapping its tentacles around me like a boat lost at sea desperately trying to pull me under. But how often do we have the courage to look at its origins? To work out why the Kraken chose your boat and whether it's pulling you under out of fear, protection or something more? Tatiana and I discuss the benefits of coaching and mentoring, the difference between criticism and feedback and how getting uncomfortable with your own thoughts and feelings can help you unlock your potential and get that career you've always wanted.

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    36 mins
  • #11 Dani Howard: Three years on
    Feb 14 2023

    Three years since our first interview, composer Dani Howard and I catch up, exploring her creative process with some incredible advice for those composers out there as well as tackling the difficult subject of rejection and tokenism as a female composer. 

     

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    46 mins
  • #10 Georgia Elia: Battling Burnout
    Feb 4 2023

    You're burnt out again... You promised yourself that this time, it would be different but here we are and that's okay! You're not alone. 

    We all feel this need especially within the music world but in society more generally that constantly working is a sign of success. But it's just not sustainable. If you're anything like me, you've been wiped out more times than you care to admit and like a dutiful hamster, you get back on that wheel as soon as you can to run like you did before (if not harder to catch up) before crash, you're back on the sofa with multiple colds and even simple conversation is just exhausting. 

    So how do we get off the wheel? How can we start to look inside of who we are as people in order to work out why we keep doing this and how best we can refocus and allow ourselves to breathe? 

    This week I am joined by the brilliant life and business coach, Georgia Elia as we talk about the most common types of burnout, how we got there as well as some amazing exercises that you can try as soon as you've finished listening! 

    I'd love to know your thoughts, you can join the conversation as always by emailing fromacellistsperspective@gmail.com.

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    32 mins
  • #9 Emma Johnson: Composition, competitions and music education in crisis
    Jan 28 2023

    For this episode I am joined by the award winning saxophonist and composer, and high school friend, Emma Johnson! Celebrating the vinyl release of her first album with her Gravy Boat. We settle down to talk about composition, self-criticism and combating writer's block before things become really passionate as we discuss our own journey's through state school music education and what needs to be done to make sure children of all socio-economic backgrounds have the opportunity to access music lessons, teachers and role models. 

    This is a hot topic for debate so I'd love to know your thoughts, you can join the conversation as always by emailing fromacellistsperspective@gmail.com.

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    36 mins
  • #8 Through The Noise: Breaking the mould
    Jan 21 2023

    On this episode we're exploring the accessibility of classical music concerts. All too often people are put off from coming to concerts because they're not regarded as fun steeped in traditions and unwritten rules like clapping in between movements and no talking. Step a toe out of line and you're in for a very aggressive shhh from a few rows back often louder than the original nose could ever have been.  But why have we made them like that? We've all heard the tales of Mozart's concerts where people cheered/ booed/ brought food and drink and had an absolute blast. What if classical music could go back to that? Would it really be so terrible?

    This week I'm joined by Through The Noise, a concert series bringing classical music into the most unlikely of places.

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    29 mins
  • #7 Esther Abrami: Learning how to fall
    Nov 30 2022

    In the final episode of our first season of From A Cellist's Perspective, I talk to the inspirational Esther Abrami. Together, we take an honest look behind the vail of social media discussing failure, bullying and criticism and learning how to pick yourself up when you genuinely don't feel like you can anymore.

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    24 mins
  • #6 The Stringcredibles: Inspiring the next generation through music and outreach
    Nov 19 2022

    In this episode I'm joined by four musicians engaging children through musical workshops. They're The Stringcredibles, and together we discuss the ability music has across the curriculum to make children engage with learning; how music students and young professionals be more involved with outreach projects and the benefits this can have on our own performance!

     

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    27 mins