This is a special end of Season 2 montage of Before the Bar Opens interviews - snippets of conversations with our guests about their relationship with music. What music do they make? How do they use music in their lives? Why do they love it? We'll be back later this year! This episode is proudly sponsored by Alexander Knight Chartered Accountants, the accountants for entrepreneurs. alexanderknightaccountants.co.uk Get in touch with host Emma Clarke: [email protected] Get in touch on Instag...
Apr 25, 2022•9 min
In this bonus episode, composer Emma Clarke talks us through the creative process behind her suite for two violas, soprano saxophone and double bass. The piece is called 'Everything that ever was, available forever.' The four movements are: I - The Code is Indifferent to Your Agonies II - The Dance of the Online Exes III - Defamation (Witch Hunt) IV - Stalker Get in touch with host Emma Clarke: [email protected] To leave us a voice message click 'Message' on this link Before the Bar Opens ...
Apr 18, 2022•34 min
In this bonus episode, Emma uses her spring break to consider how composers think. Get in touch with host Emma Clarke: [email protected] To leave us a voice message click 'Message' here: anchor.fm/before-the-bar-opens Get in touch on Instagram: @emmabclarke Get in touch on Twitter: @emmabclarke Get the newsletter by signing up here: ebclarke.com Get the resources and all links related to this episode here: beforethebaropens.com/moonflower-chamber-brass-violin-composition.html Listen to Emm...
Apr 11, 2022•7 min
In this bonus episode, composer Emma Clarke talks to Simon Galloway, music fan, musician, barber shop quartet singer, music trivia expert, founder of Glossop Record Club, host of the radio show Charity Shop Classics and presenter of the music podcast The Giddy Carousel of Pop. Find out more about Simon here: https://www.spreaker.com/show/giddypoppod https://glossoprecordclub.wordpress.com/ https://www.mixcloud.com/simongmusic/ Get in touch with host Emma Clarke: [email protected] To leave ...
Apr 04, 2022•7 min
Composer Emma Clarke speaks with Jürgen Berlakovich of The Vegetable Orchestra. Find out more about The Vegetable Orchestra here: The Vegetable Orchestra https://www.instagram.com/thevegetableorchestra/ The Vegetable Orchestra vegetableorchestra Get in touch with host Emma Clarke: [email protected] To leave us a voice message click 'Message' on this link Get in touch on Instagram: @emmabclarke Get in touch on Twitter: @emmabclarke Get the newsletter by signing up here: Before the Bar Opens...
Mar 28, 2022•25 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Emma talks to musical fireworks expert Trevor Whichello from Distant Thunder. Firework Displays | Fireworks Wiltshire | Distant Thunder Fireworks | Devizes Get in touch with host Emma Clarke: [email protected] To leave us a voice message click 'Message' on this link Before the Bar Opens • A podcast on Anchor To leave us a voice message click 'Message' on this link Before the Bar Opens • A podcast on Anchor Get in touch on Instagram: @emmabclarke Get in touch on Twitter: @emmabclarke Get th...
Mar 22, 2022•22 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Emma speaks to David Chatton Barker, founder of Folklore Tapes, a research project exploring the myths, mysteries, magic and strange phenomena of the old counties through abstracted musical reinterpretation and experimental visuals. Find out more about David: http://www.folkloretapes.co.uk/ Get in touch with host Emma Clarke: [email protected] To leave us a voice message click 'Message' on this link Before the Bar Opens • A podcast on Anchor Get in touch on Instagram: @emmabclarke Get in t...
Mar 15, 2022•30 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Emma talks to satirical songwriter Mitch Benn. Follow Mitch here: mitchbenn Mitch Benn Mitch Benn Patreon Confined to Barracks Christmas Whether You Like It Or Not 2021, by Mitch Benn Get in touch with host Emma Clarke: [email protected] To leave us a voice message click 'Message' on this link Before the Bar Opens • A podcast on Anchor Get in touch on Instagram: @emmabclarke Get in touch on Twitter: @emmabclarke Get the newsletter by signing up here: Before the Bar Opens Get the resources ...
Mar 08, 2022•31 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Emma talks to Charlotte Marlow is a composer, artist, & theatre-maker. Find out more about Charlotte here: Charlotte Marlow Twitter: @CharlotteMarlow Instagram: @CharlotteWritesMusic Get in touch with host Emma Clarke: [email protected] To leave us a voice message click 'Message' on this link Get in touch on Instagram: @emmabclarke Get in touch on Twitter: @emmabclarke Get the newsletter by signing up here: Get the resources and all links related to this episode here: http://beforetheb...
Mar 01, 2022•21 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Emma talks to composer, conductor and sound engineer Tim A. Duncan, an expert in writing music for ice dance spectaculars. Get in touch with host Emma Clarke: [email protected] To leave us a voice message click 'Message' on this link Before the Bar Opens • A podcast on Anchor Get in touch on Instagram: @emmabclarke Get in touch on Twitter: @emmabclarke Get the newsletter by signing up here: Emma Clarke's music portfolio Get the resources and all links related to this episode here: http://b...
Feb 22, 2022•34 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Emma speaks to Kate Whitley, artistic director, composer and co-founder of the Multi-Story Orchestra. Find out more about Kate and the MSO here: multi-story.org.uk @katewhitley_ @multistoryorguk Get in touch with host Emma Clarke: [email protected] To leave us a voice message click 'Message' at: anchor.fm/before-the-bar-opens Get in touch on Instagram: @emmabclarke Get in touch on Twitter: @emmabclarke Get Emma's newsletter by signing up at: ebclarke.com Get the resources and all links rel...
Feb 15, 2022•26 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Emma speaks to Tushar Joshi, CEO of FestivalPro, a company that specialises in helping people organise music festivals. Find out more about Tushar: festivalpro.com Get in touch with host Emma Clarke: [email protected] To leave us a voice message click 'Message' at: anchor.fm/before-the-bar-opens Get in touch on Instagram: @emmabclarke Get in touch on Twitter: @emmabclarke Get Emma's newsletter by signing up at: ebclarke.com Get the resources and all links related to this episode here: befo...
Feb 08, 2022•30 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Emma speaks to radio station boss and hospital radio expert Tony Nixon about how important music is in radio programming. Find out more about Tony: rossendaleradio.com/pages/tony-nixon/ Get in touch with host Emma Clarke: [email protected] To leave us a voice message click 'Message' at: anchor.fm/before-the-bar-opens Get in touch on Instagram: @emmabclarke Get in touch on Twitter: @emmabclarke Get Emma's newsletter by signing up at: ebclarke.com Get the resources and all links related to t...
Feb 01, 2022•26 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Before the Bar Opens is a podcast about what happens before the music starts. Join composer Emma Clarke in Season 2, as she talks to people who make, use and love music. BEFORE THE BAR OPENS explores the relationship we have with music and its transformative power to make us feel, think and do stuff. Hit subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Find out more at BeforeTheBarOpens.com You can find out more about Emma Clarke at EBClarke.com
Jan 27, 2022•3 min
In this bonus episode, composer Emma Clarke talks us through the creative process behind her piece for her orchestral composition, How Slender The Margins. Get in touch with host Emma Clarke: [email protected] To leave us a voice message click 'Message' here: anchor.fm/before-the-bar-opens Get in touch on Instagram: @emmabclarke Get in touch on Twitter: @emmabclarke Get the newsletter by signing up here: ebclarke.com Get the resources and all links related to this episode here: beforetheba...
Jan 04, 2022•9 min•Season 1Ep. 12
In this bonus episode, composer Emma Clarke talks us through the creative process behind her piece for chamber brass and violin, Moonflower. Get in touch with host Emma Clarke: [email protected] To leave us a voice message click 'Message' here: anchor.fm/before-the-bar-opens Get in touch on Instagram: @emmabclarke Get in touch on Twitter: @emmabclarke Get the newsletter by signing up here: ebclarke.com Get the resources and all links related to this episode here: beforethebaropens.com/moon...
Dec 21, 2021•17 min•Season 1Ep. 11
This is a special end of season montage of Before the Bar Opens interviews - snippets of conversations with our guests about their relationship with music. What music do they make? Why do they love it? How do they use music in their lives? We'll be back next year for Season 2! This episode is proudly sponsored by Alexander Knight Chartered Accountants, the accountants for entrepreneurs. alexanderknightaccountants.co.uk Get in touch with host Emma Clarke: [email protected] Get in touch on I...
Dec 07, 2021•9 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Emma talks to Simon Galloway, music obsessive, boss of Glossop Record Club and host of The Giddy Carousel of Pop. Follow Simon here: http://glossoprecordclub.wordpress.com/ https://www.spreaker.com/show/giddypoppod https://www.mixcloud.com/simongmusic/ Get in touch with host Emma Clarke: [email protected] To leave us a voice message click 'Message' on this link https://anchor.fm/before-the-bar-opens Get in touch on Instagram: @emmabclarke Get in touch on Twitter: @emmabclarke Get the newsl...
Nov 30, 2021•40 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Emma speaks to Chris Stevens: producer, radio station owner and world authority on radio jingles. Find out more about Chris: www.chrisstevens.co.uk www.ignitejingles.com www.tmstudios.com www.devaweb.co.uk www.chriscountry.co.uk Get in touch with host Emma Clarke: [email protected] To leave us a voice message click 'Message' on this link https://anchor.fm/before-the-bar-opens Get in touch on Instagram: @emmabclarke Get in touch on Twitter: @emmabclarke Get Emma's newsletter by signing up h...
Nov 23, 2021•32 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Emma speaks to operatic soprano and Britain's Got Talent contestant Helena Leonard about her life in music. Find out more about Helena: Twitter: @helena_leonard littlepixieproductions.co.uk Get in touch with host Emma Clarke: [email protected] To leave us a voice message click 'Message' on this link https://anchor.fm/before-the-bar-opens Get in touch on Instagram: @emmabclarke Get in touch on Twitter: @emmabclarke Get Emma's newsletter by signing up here: https://ebclarke.com Get the resou...
Nov 16, 2021•28 min•Season 1Ep. 7
In this episode, composer Emma Clarke talks to Rob Gray, a musician, busker, craftsman and an instrument maker. He specialises in making cigar box guitars. But Rob isn't merely a busker - Rob is a one man band. Find out more about Rob here: https://www.dirtpie.rocks/ Get in touch with host Emma Clarke: [email protected] To leave us a voice message click 'Message' on this link https://anchor.fm/before-the-bar-opens Get in touch on Instagram: @emmabclarke Get in touch on Twitter: @emmabclark...
Nov 09, 2021•31 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Emma talks to David Green, radio boss and wedding DJ. Get in touch with host Emma Clarke: [email protected] To leave us a voice message click 'Message' on this link https://anchor.fm/before-the-bar-opens Get in touch on Instagram: @emmabclarke Get in touch on Twitter: @emmabclarke Get the newsletter by signing up here: https://ebclarke.com Get the resources and all links related to this episode here: http://beforethebaropens.com/david-green Listen to Emma’s music here: http://ebclarke.com/...
Nov 02, 2021•32 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Emma speaks to session drummer, voice actor and Britain's Got Talent semi-finalist Darren Altman about his life in music. Find out more about Darren: https://www.darrenaltman.com Twitter: @darrenaltman Facebook: @darrenaltmanvoiceover Insta: @darren_altman Tik Tok: @darrenaltman Get in touch with host Emma Clarke: [email protected] To leave us a voice message click 'Message' on this link https://anchor.fm/before-the-bar-opens Get in touch on Instagram: @emmabclarke Get in touch on Twitter:...
Oct 25, 2021•23 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Emma talks to composer Anna Appleby. Twitter: @ AnnaAppleby Instagram: @snappleby_composer website: www.annaappleby.com Hear more about Anna's work here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p06yrtv5 https://www.annaappleby.com/press/ https://www.annaappleby.com/composing/surprise-me/electronic/ Get in touch with host Emma Clarke: [email protected] To leave us a voice message click 'Message' on this link https://anchor.fm/before-the-bar-opens Get in touch on Instagram: @emmabclarke Get in tou...
Oct 18, 2021•34 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Emma talks to Chris Dannatt, the creative director of Pirate Memories, an exhibition that celebrates the world of pirate radio. Find out more about Chris’ work: https://www.piratememories.com/ Get in touch with host Emma Clarke: [email protected] To leave us a voice message click 'Message' on this link https://anchor.fm/before-the-bar-opens Get in touch on Instagram: @emmabclarke Get in touch on Twitter: @emmabclarke Get the newsletter by signing up here: https://ebclarke.com Get all the r...
Oct 18, 2021•39 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Matt Moore's life in music includes (but is not limited to) being an audio producer for commercial radio, he's a music profiler for business clients, he's a composer and is a successful music producer. Known as Blakk Habit, he's known for his incredible remixes. His music has been heard on Kiss FM, BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 1 Xtra. I want to find out how much Matt's life revolves around music. Find out more about Matt here: twitter.com/blakkhabitmusic facebook.com/blakkhabitmusic instagram.com/b...
Oct 18, 2021•31 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Before the Bar Opens is a podcast about what happens before the music starts. Composer Emma Clarke talks to people who make, use and love music. Performers, composers, a wedding DJ, a busker, an operatic soprano, a remixer, Britain's Got Talent contestants, a musical firework champion, a superfan, a session drummer, a pirate radio firebrand, a jingle mogul, a music profiler, a radio bigwig, a hospital radio guru, a satirical songwriter... There's only one question: what happens before the music ...
Oct 17, 2021•30 sec
Before the Bar Opens is a podcast about what happens before the music starts. Composer Emma Clarke talks to people who make, use and love music. Performers, composers, a wedding DJ, a busker, an operatic soprano, a remixer, Britain's Got Talent contestants, a musical firework champion, a superfan, a session drummer, a pirate radio firebrand, a jingle mogul, a music profiler, a radio bigwig, a hospital radio guru, a satirical songwriter... There's only one question: what happens before the music ...
Oct 11, 2021•2 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Before the Bar Opens is a podcast about what happens before the music starts. Composer Emma Clarke talks to people who make, use and love music. Performers, composers, a wedding DJ, a busker, an operatic soprano, a remixer, Britain's Got Talent contestants, a musical firework champion, a superfan, a session drummer, a pirate radio firebrand, a jingle mogul, a music profiler, a radio bigwig, a hospital radio guru, a satirical songwriter... There's only one question: what happens before the music ...
Sep 20, 2021•2 min
