So wonderful to chat to the incredible Emma Bull who has worked with One Direction, Little Mix, Fleetwood Mac, Leona Lewis, Naill Horan, Ellie Goulding and Celine Dion to name but a few as a Creative Director. Her passion for putting emotion into her work is unrivalled and she shares some incredible stories about how she ended up in this job showing once again its all about those sliding doors moments that you never realise at the time will shape your whole life including how touring with monks ...
Oct 25, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Julian is responsible for recording and mixing some of the biggest songs of the 80s from acts like Go West, Pet Shop Boys, Liza Minelli and Level 42 as well as the huge hit "Sleeping Satellite" by Tasmin Archer. Here he talks about growing up in Australia and what brought him to the UK where he ended up working alongside Trevor Horn at the legendary Sarm Studios and some secrets behind the epic remixes and extended versions he produced way before computers were easily available including recordi...
Oct 18, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Larry Flick has lived the most incredible life from growing up in New York to being senior editor on Billboard magazine with a host of superstars only wanting to talk to him for interviews and continuing that on through his radio shows for Sirius XM and Studio 54 Radio. He was one of the first to interview Madonna and counted Donna Summer as a personal friend. His dance column in Billboard magazine was the bible for anyone on that scene in the 90s including myself and Dave Seaman who hung on his...
Oct 11, 2021•1 hr 51 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Championed by BBC Radio 2 and one of the best singer/songwriters I've ever worked with , the incredible Harriet talks here about how she found her extraordinary voice, the process of learning about crafting songs and those magical moments that led to her being on stage at The Royal Albert Hall. More on Harriet here https://www.harrietsmusic.com and catch her on tour with "Piano Sessions".
Oct 04, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Wonderful to catch up with the brilliant Tom Meadows who has worked as a drummer with Kylie, Leona Lewis, Westlife, Duffy, Girls Aloud and Christophe Willem amongst many others. Tom talks through the random childhood violin accident that resulted in his first drum kit and the moments where some seemingly risky choices paid off perfectly as well as recalling incredible moments on stage around the world. Most recently you will have seen him with Kylie on her epic performance for Global Citizen, th...
Sep 27, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Singer, actress and healer Siobhan Dillon has what I consider to be the voice of an actual angel. After getting her break as part of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Maria" talent search competition she went on to star in "Ghost", "Miss Saigon" and "Cabaret" in the West End and alongside Glenn Close on the London and Broadway productions of "Sunset Boulevard" to exceptional reviews. Here she talks through her magical moments including the life changing event that made her refocus and finally commit to rec...
Sep 20, 2021•1 hr 35 min•Season 2Ep. 2
In this episode I talk to the brilliant Terry Ronald about his career going from being a recording artist himself to working with artists including Dannii Minogue, Kylie and Girls Aloud onto hugely successful West End Shows (Rent,The Hurly Burly Show) and his life changing decision post his cancer recovery to write a novel "Becoming Nancy" which is now being adapted for stage by Jerry Mitchell (Hairspray/Pretty Woman). He's also co written autobiographies for stars including Dannii and most rece...
Sep 12, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 1
In this conversation I chat to the multi talented Arranger/Producer/Writer Cliff Masterson about his esteemed career and what propelled him to working with artists including Emile Sande, Kylie , Lionel Richie, Labrinth and writing a theme song for Disney amongst many other things. He and I have collaborated on so many projects and most recently put together the epic "80s Classical" show featuring original artists including Jimmy Somerville and Belinda Carlisle performing their biggest hits with ...
Sep 06, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 10
A well overdue catch up with the brilliant Nigel Lowis who is responsible for some of the music that has soundtracked so many lives including the work he did with artists such as Dina Carroll, Eternal and Louise. He has an inherent love of disco and soul music stemming from growing up in London and here talks about that and the series of happy accidents that led to him being in a studio and learning as he went from there. Thankfully he got very good very quickly and went on to a hugely successfu...
Aug 30, 2021•1 hr 58 min•Season 1Ep. 9
As a musical director I love chatting to other MD's so this was such a wonderful opportunity to catch up with Mike who has worked as MD for Take That , Jeff Lynne's ELO, Gary Barlow, Annie Lennox and by royal appointment for The Queens Diamond Jubilee concert but also works with so many other artists in the live arena as well as being an incredible producer for artists including Annie and Marc Almond. I caught up with him at his beautiful home studio to talk about his musical inspirations and ho...
Aug 23, 2021•1 hr 39 min•Season 1Ep. 8
A really lovely catch up with Phil Harding who engineered and mixed so many of the classic hits that came from Stock / Aitken / Waterman in the 80s and also produced classics for East 17 and Matt Bianco amongst many others. He has written two superb books about his time working in the industry and we talk about those magical moments when he first found himself in a studio and his passion for sound and technology. More on Phil here http://www.philharding.co.uk
Aug 16, 2021•1 hr 36 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Celebrating the release of Kim's "Pop Don't Stop" retrospective box set I talk to my brilliant friend, the man , the legend , Mr Ricky Wilde. Such an honour to catch up with someone responsible for so many incredible songs and productions with his brilliant sister Kim including "You Came" which I often refer to as the perfect pop record. In this chat he talks about his inspirations and love of early punk and electronic music both elements of which are so evident in his work. Some incredible stor...
Aug 08, 2021•1 hr 30 min•Season 1Ep. 6
A conversation with the legendary producer/remixer/writer and musical director Ian Masterson who has worked with everyone from Dannii Minogue, Pet Shop Boys , Girls Aloud and Bananarama as well as being one of the Musical Producers on the biggest show on television, Strictly Come Dancing , working on music for countless TV shows and of course responsible for the epic Trouser Enthusiasts remixes from the 90s. Ian talks about his musical journey and twists and turns along the way that got him to w...
Aug 02, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 5
As one fifth of Steps , the incredible Claire Richards has had the most extraordinary career and talks here about her journey to get there and those small moments that contributed to her getting the breaks that led to her success both with Steps and as a solo artist including the nerves that go along with performing solo at Hyde Park for the very first time when she supported Celine Dion and how she maintains that truly breathtaking voice. More in Claire here https://clairerichards.co.uk
Jul 26, 2021•1 hr 36 min•Season 1Ep. 4
As one half of The Grammy nominated duo Freemasons , James remixed and worked with artists including Beyonce , Shakira and Kelly Rowland amongst many others, He then went onto create the world renowned F9 Audio which is a premium service providing tools, samples and musical parts that have the very highest production values available in the soundware industry across multiple genres and formats. Here he talks about the influences that have helped him along the way and the synths and technology th...
Jul 19, 2021•1 hr 28 min•Season 1Ep. 3
So thrilled to chat to the incredible Ivor Novello and Brit Award nominated singer songwriter Karen Poole who on top of being one half of the brilliant Alisha's Attic with her sister Shelley is also responsible for some of the best pop songs of all time sung by artists including Will Young, Kylie, Sugababes, Becky Hill and Shapeshifters. Some great stories in here including being thrown in at the deep end for the first time with an artist and how that shaped her career. More on Karen here https:...
Jul 12, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Welcome to the first ever episode of "Such A Good Feeling" and I felt there could only be one guest to help me kick it off and that's my partner in Brothers In Rhythm and legendary DJ/Writer/Producer Dave Seaman. We talk about his incredible career from winning a competition with DMC to go to New York which ended up in them employing him and eventually working as editor of Mixmag, A&R for Stress Records and writing/producing/remixing for everyone from Kylie Minogue to Michael Jackson. Find o...
Jul 05, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 1
"Such A Good Feeling" is an interview podcast series from Steve Anderson (Producer/Musical Director for Kylie, Westlife, Steps) featuring conversations with creatives and performers about their process and the magical moments in their lives that changed everything even though at the time it may not have seemed like it. There are some superb stories from across the spectrum detailing how these extraordinary people got their break and what skills they learned along the way to continue to be the be...
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