How Musicians Work

I chat with Nicole AKA Groovy Daughter about her background in musical theatre, how her latest track, Reboot, came together and her thing for soundtrack composers.Nicole's music recommendations are the Stranger Things Vol.1 Soundtrack, the Planet Earth II Soundtrack and anything by St. Beauty.Other artists we talked about on the podcast:Sharon TreeHands Like HousesEloria.James McGregorKojo AnsahShannen EganAriana GrandeAmy WinehouseH.E.R.Hans ZimmerKyle Dixon and Michael SteinGood LekkerLes MisérablesLittle Shop of HorrorsKinky BootsModern Baseball

Rachael Thoms came on the show and blew my mind with her knowledge of the voice and singing. Rachael is the Voice Lecturer and the ANU School of Music Jazz and Contemporary Performance Faculty. You might see her around town with Thoms & Coventry, Soul Traders and Luke Sweeting.Rachael's music recommendation is River: The Joni Letters, an album by Herbie Hancock. Her favourite track is Edith and the Kingpin, which features Tina Turner on vocals.Other artists we talked about on the podcast:Gian SlaterKristin BerardiMichelle NicoleMatilda AbrahamLachlan CoventryJess GreenLlewellyn OsbourneWayne ShorterCecilia BartoliDianne ReevesGeorgeKatie NoonanLuciano Pavarotti

Chris Endrey joins me to talk about his musical life. He talks about the process of creating his upcoming album, his chaotic approach to performance preparation and we get samesies on the question of who we would love to see perform live.You will know Chris from Fun Machine, Jason Recliner, Yes/Clarke, Paint on Paint and of course from his current project, Endrey. He is also a mastermind of Canbeurovision.Chris' music recommendation is this playlist that he put together: Other artists we talk about on the podcast:Hot ChipCamilleSaul WilliamsImproventionPatti StilesFelipe OrtizFranz LisztThe White Stripes

I talk some good talk with Nick Delatovic, a prolific and uninhibited artist and producer. He's involved in so much stuff, it's hard to sum it all up, but if you want to get a sense of Nick Delatovic, start here:Lick-NukeBabyfreezeThe Missing LincolnsCracked ActorPromYou Are HereFancy Nick Delatovic and the Empty Lake SingersNick's music recommendation is Try Everything (from Zootopia) by Shakira.Other artists we talk about in the podcast:Sam KingLuke McGrathLulu and the TantrumsMeat LoafCherThe White StripesNorthern Soul (not a band or artist exactly, more of a genre/movement)David BowieBurrowsJoni MitchellBilly BraggPrinceLCD Soundsystem

We hear from Emma Kelly who performs as Happy Axe and has been playing around Canberra for years in various bands such as Dahahoo, The Ellis Collective, Mr Fibby and Burrows. Her album, released last year, is called Dream Punching. We compare music school notes, how she got signed to her label and how she should play support for Björk.Emma's music recommendation is r beny.Other artists we talked about in the podcast:BjörkGoldfrappPortisheadSilverchairRadioheadDebussyRavelHolly ThrosbyEmma mentioned a study about men and women applying for jobs - that women tend to only apply for a job or promotion only if they feel 100% qualified, whereas for men, they only need to feel partially qualified to have a crack. It came from a Hewlett Packard internal report apparently. This article has some info.At one point in the episode I mention a story I heard about Charlie Parker - I looked it up afterwards and this is what I found. It's not really the same story, but it's kinda the same gist.

This episode we hear from Kojo Ansah, AKA Citizen Kay, who tells us about his first musical obsession, his disastrous first performance, working with his brother (in The Ansah Brothers), how understanding his identity has shaped his music and how Canberra is the next big thing.Kojo's music recommendation is the a Spotify playlist called 80's Soul Weekender.Other artists we talk about in the podcast:Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Live in Hyde ParkKanye WestPublic EnemyJimi Hendrix

This week's episode features an interview with Lynette Salazar of Brother Be and Betty Alto. Nettie's recommendations are Margaret Glaspy and The War and Treaty - particularly their song Love Like There's No Tomorrow.We also talked about:Kacey MusgravesKaty PerryBasement JaxxClare BowditchMr. Big - and specifically the bass player, Billy SheehanBob Marley

An interview with Alice Cottee, guitarist and singer. We catch up on what she's been up to since we last spoke, her feelings about women in music and how pretty much every musician ever is in her list of influences. The last 5 minutes is just us talking about animals. I was going to edit it out because it is not remotely relevant to the topic of this podcast but decided not to because I like animals and I want our ramblings about them on the record.You can find Alice's original interview here. And all things Glitoris here and here.Alice's music recommendations are: Claude Debussy, The Piano Soundtrack and Joanne by Lady Gaga.

An interview with Bec Taylor, a musical all rounder and awesome human. We talk about how the issue of gender in music has changed over the last 4 years and how weird it was that she asked me to join Glitoris. Her original interview from 2015 can be found here.You can find some of her music here and here and here. And you can find her music school here.Bec's music recommendation: tUnE-yArDs - BiznessOther things we mentioned in the podcast are:CANBEUROVISION!!!!!Smith's AlternativeThe Canberra Musicians ClubMoaning LisaSlagatha ChristieDalmaciaTeen Jesus and the Jean TeasersJulia's Misogyny SpeechMusicACTPeachesBilly JoelCarole KingJoni MitchellTISMMachine Gun FellatioRegurgitatortUnE-yArDsFeistSt VincentSergei Rachmaninoff

An interview with singer songwriter Julia Johnson. We learn about how her approach to music has changed over the last 4 years and how many strings she has to tune at every gig.You can find her music here.Other musicians and bands that were mentioned in this episode are:Alyx DennisonThe Necks Emma Kelly - Happy Axe Joni MitchellThe DronesDavid ByrneThe Weather Station 

My first interview is with Erica Mallett and Sally Coleman from Coda Conduct and Triple J. We talk about how things have changed since we last spoke in 2015 and how they make music, with important advice regarding wees.All blog posts can be found at www.howmusicianswork.com.Find more information on Sally and Erica's music at codaconduct.com.au.

Four years after I first surveyed the Canberra music scene, I ran the numbers again to look at the number of men and women making original music in Canberra. I talk a lot of numbers in this episode, so for all the stats mentioned in this episode, and more, visit www.howmusicianswork.com.