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The Looking Glass with Neil Cowley

The Looking Glass with Neil Cowley

Written by: Neil Cowley
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In this podcast musician and composer Neil Cowley explores of the often complex nature of an artists relationship with their creativity. The inspiration for this comes from his own recent experience of putting the piano to one side for a significant period of time and feeling the subsequent repercussions from the withdrawal; at one point even feeling physical pain whilst playing.


Neil speaks with actors, musicians and artists to explore their own creative experiences . How deep is there dependency on the tools they use and what do they become when these things are removed?

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  • #8 - Aisling Brouwer

    #8 - Aisling Brouwer
    Feb 3 2021

    Welcome to ’The Looking Glass’ 


    A podcast exploring the relationship between people and their creativity


    I’m Neil Cowley and this week we’re talking to composer, producer and pianist Aisling Brouwer. 


    Whilst perhaps best known as being one half of Avawaves, the Nitin Sawhney managed duo with violinist Anna Phoebe, she is also a prolific writer of music for TV and film. Most notably composing the soundtrack for the recently released White Riot, winner of the Best Documentary award at the BFI London Film Festival. 

    Being of Dutch and Irish descent and having spent her childhood in a plethora of locations, Aisling is perhaps used to the nomadic artists life. However she is currently based in Berlin and that’s where we catch up with her. 


    This interview was recorded in October 2020. 


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    49 mins
  • #7 - Kate Simko

    #7 - Kate Simko
    Jan 20 2021

    Welcome to ’The Looking Glass’ 


    A podcast exploring the relationship between people and their creativity.


    I’m Neil Cowley and this week we’re talking to American electronic composer and producer Kate Simko.


    Chicago born, Kate made her name as an international DJ throughout her twenties before 

    settling in London, where she completed a masters in composition for screen at the Royal College of Music. Soon after she formed the London Electronic Orchestra, where she got to fuse her synth based electronic roots with her new found love for lush strings and orchestration.


    As well as releasing her own music, Kate continues to be a highly sought after film score composer. 


    We catch up with her in her London studio. This interview was recorded in November 2020. 


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    43 mins
  • #6 - Ben Lukas Boysen

    #6 - Ben Lukas Boysen
    Dec 16 2020

    This week Neil talks to electronic music composer and artist Ben Lukas Boysen.


    Ben has just released his latest album, Mirage on the London based label Erased Tapes. His neo-classical composition and groundbreaking production has gained him fans across the musical divide and I’m particularly interested in his idiosyncratic style of creating piano based music whilst citing himself as a non piano player.


    We speak to him from his home in Berlin in early June 2020

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    50 mins
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