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The Detail

The Detail

Written by: Katie Melua and Polly Scattergood
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 “The Detail” is a new podcast by Polly Scattergood and Katie Melua. Two recording artists from different corners of the music industry, who have been friends for many years, will be speaking with other musicians, composers, and music industry professionals exploring the detail behind the art of songwriting and making records.
If you’d like to know more about the mystery of hit songs, staying inspired in a shifting business landscape, and how to access creative spaces, then we have some deep and meaningful conversations with some legendary guests.”
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Episodes
  • 10: The Detail With Special Guest Elizabeth Parker

    10: The Detail With Special Guest Elizabeth Parker
    Jan 17 2022
    For our final episode of Season 1 we speak with BBC radiophonic workshop composer Elizabeth Parker about working at the legendary music studios. Composing for radio and television. Witnessing the birth of electronic music. Working with some of the earliest synthesizers. Conversations with Delia Derbyshire. The realities of being a working mum and supporting women in the music industry. #radiophonicworkshop



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    35 mins
  • 9: The Detail With Special Guest Nerina Pallot

    9: The Detail With Special Guest Nerina Pallot
    Jan 10 2022
    Polly Scattergood and Katie Melua talk to Musician and Songwriter Nerina Pallot about the effects of the muse  A very honest conversation about where inspiration comes from. The mechanics of commerce and how it makes you feel a writer. What the muse is to a woman and what it is to a man..? Who are the muses in our own lives, Hiding behind the muse to deflect what songs are really about and of course working with Kylie Minogue.


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    30 mins
  • 8: The Detail featuring Simon Fisher Turner

    8: The Detail featuring Simon Fisher Turner
    Jan 3 2022
    Polly Scattergood and Katie Melua speak with inspiring  Ivor Novello award winning composer musician/actor Simon Fisher Turner about Aesthetic style and judgement, Looking for authenticity, Not stepping on other people’s feet politically and geographically, Creating something moving and fresh, Securing a record deal by becoming two fictional french girls, Meeting and working with film director Derek Jarman, Artist’s observation of the world,  Being married to a fellow creative and balancing family life.
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    39 mins
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