Episodes

  • A message from Loud And Quiet and Music Made Me Do It

    A message from Loud And Quiet and Music Made Me Do It
    Apr 30 2020

    Please forgive this distress flare. We want to make more episodes of MMMDI but need your help.


    Links:

    SUBSCRIBE TO LOUD AND QUIET HERE

    DONATE HERE

    OUR FULL STATEMENT HERE


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
    Show More Show Less
    4 mins
  • The Live Agent – Alex Hardee

    The Live Agent – Alex Hardee
    Feb 3 2020
    "SHOW ME THE MONEY!" The Hollywood depiction of an agent doesn't really apply to the world of live agents in music. Alex Hardee – a partner in Coda Agency – unpacks exactly what he does (repping Liam Gallagher, Sia, Janet Jackson and Lewis Capaldi), and how it started with his nose getting snapped in Manchester for telling someone they looked nice.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
    Show More Show Less
    39 mins
  • The Label Owner – Secretly Canadian's Chris Swanson

    The Label Owner – Secretly Canadian's Chris Swanson
    Jan 27 2020
    Chris Swanson co-founded the record label Secretly Canadian in 1996. He's now the head of the group that also includes labels Dead Oceans, Jagjaguwar and the Numero Group, as well as Secretly Distribution. Here's how he built America's ultimate indie label from nothing?

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
    Show More Show Less
    33 mins
  • The Manager – Catalyst Music founder Guv Singh

    The Manager – Catalyst Music founder Guv Singh
    Jan 20 2020
    Guv Singh had to make a choice – between his desert company delivering puddings to stoned students, and turning his rave promotions hustle into a management company at the heart of Afroswing. Spoiler: he chose the latter, after a flood, investing in a trampoline park and a job at Philip Green's Arcadia that sucked.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
    Show More Show Less
    35 mins
  • The Songwriter – Eg White

    The Songwriter – Eg White
    Jan 13 2020

    An investigation into the world of professional songwriting with Eg White – a man who believes that how much he stands to make from writing songs with artists is intrinsically unfair on THEM, having penned huge hits for Adele, Will Young, James Blunt, Celine Dion and countless others.


    This is the story of how being a songwriter for others can be the most profitable profession in the music industry.


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
    Show More Show Less
    46 mins
  • The Press Officer – MBC PR founder Barbara Charone

    The Press Officer – MBC PR founder Barbara Charone
    Jan 6 2020

    Barbara Charone is affectionally known as BC, and is a legend in the world of music PR. She's represented Madonna for her whole career, as well REM, Foo Fighters, Mark Ronson and Metallica.


    This is BC's story of how she became the music industry's leading press officer and co-founded her own company (MBC PR), having already built a successful career for herself as an American music journalist in London in the early 1970s.


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
    Show More Show Less
    41 mins
  • The Mastering Engineer – Mandy Parnell

    The Mastering Engineer – Mandy Parnell
    Dec 30 2019
    What does a Mastering Engineer do, and how can you become one? Mandy Parnell is a legend in the game, mastering records for everyone from Bjork and Aphex Twin to Nick Cave and Snoop Dogg. She's been nominated for Grammys and has formed her own studio, called Black Saloon. This is how Mandy built a career for herself in the music industry, obsessing over sound.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
    Show More Show Less
    39 mins
  • The Festival Founder – End of the Road's Simon Taffe

    The Festival Founder – End of the Road's Simon Taffe
    Dec 16 2019
    How do you turn a decorating business into a renowned music festival within 9 months? 15 years ago Simon Taffe did just that with zero experience of putting on shows, working with bands or any knowledge of the music industry. He went to the then fledgling Green Man festival, thought, 'I could do this', and got on it with, losing a hell of a lot of money and flipping a Land Rover in the process.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
    Show More Show Less
    39 mins