Interview with composer & bassist Chris Adshead about the Sad Little Island musical, the realities of playing in a pit band, and everything in between.

Please find Sad Little Island on all the socials for more info, or visit SadLittleProductions.com

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00:00 - Intro

02:10 - When did you start playing music?

06:25 - How did you get into theatre?

09:40 - How is touring a show different?

12:07 - Highlights from your theatre career

14:57 - Non-theatre highlights

16:30 - After retiring, how long until you started writing music?

17:40 - Why did you want to write music?

18:25 - When did it turn into a full-length musical?

19:36 - Support this show by visiting Ko-Fi.com/LTGuitarist (please)

20:44 - Why write a show about the Falklands War?

23:17 - What is the plot of Sad Little Island?

26:47 - How I got involved with the show?

28:25 - How did Amelia get involved? (Chris' stepdaughter)

30:03 - Your favourite songs from Sad Little Island?

31:22 - What's the key message of Sad Little Island?

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Interview with Dan Le Sac about beatmaking with Scroobius Pip, writing video game scores and podcasting. All this and more!

Originally recorded in 2019

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00:00 - Intro

01:08 - Podcasts & Cold Opens

01:43 - Who is Dan Le Sac?

03:44 - What was your first musical experience?

04:59 - When did you first think about doing music yourself?

06:30 - Side-hustles: why do musicians need a million skills?

10:05 - Do you have a songwriting process? Does it change?

14:10 - Support this podcast on Ko-Fi, please.

15:15 - Creative restrictions, 30 year cycles, cassettes, etc.

19:27 - How do you measure the success of your music?

23:26 - What changes are coming to music distribution?

31:20 - Advice for someone who wants to do what you do?

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This interview with Jay Foreman covers his origins in music and musical comedy, and how he eventually ended up on "that video sharing website". How did Jay go from a guitar-playing comedian to host of an incredibly popular YouTube channel? All this and more!

Originally recorded in 2019

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00:00 - Intro

02:15 - What's your earliest musical memory?

05:05 - Did you have music lessons?

05:32 - What made you want to perform music?

06:35 - When did you realise music could be a career?

07:50 - Do you have a songwriting process?

09:38 - How did you start performing for children?

13:26 - How different are adult and child audiences?

15:00 - How did you start uploading to YouTube?

16:00 - Support this show at Ko-Fi.com/LTGuitarist

17:50 - Do you have a favourite upload?

21:50 - Do you think of yourself as a "YouTuber"?

22:40 - Advice for people who want to do what you do?

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