Tony and Steve have a good old Chinwag with Boo over lunch!
Boo is a fantastic songwriter and is launching his Patreon Page this weekend. Please do take a look at his work, he has written so many great songs.
Here are some links to check out.
https://www.patreon.com/boohewerdine
KCL Caught up a while back with Danny, you may have seen the first part to our Vodcast.
We now release the second Part of the interview and ask for your ideas of help to artists and workers within the creative industries.
We are a community fiercely hit by by shutdowns and issues with funding,surely together we can use our creativity to try to adapt and move forward
We at KCL would be interested in any suggestions that may help the cause.
Jessica Lee Morgan is a whole-hearted singer songwriter who doesn't beat around the bush. She's been raised on rock and folk by legendary parents (Mary Hopkin and Tony Visconti) and writes songs that reflect her upbringing and jobs in the real world.
Part 2 of our Richard Digby Smith interview is released this evening.
Last week the great singer Johnny Nash sadly passed away.
In the Vodcast Richard fondly speaks of working with Johnny which led to him being introduced to and, working with one of the great artists of all time Bob Marley.
RIP Johnny Nash
Watch part 2 of the Vodcast below!
Zipper was a five piece band in Cardiff, Wales, UK from 1979-83 which drew considerable inspiration from The Kinks. Members of the band were Andy Brice (bass), Ray Sinclair (guitar), Jon Calvin-Thomas (vocals), Mike Gale (guitar), and Chris Brazier (drums). The biggest 'hit' was Life of Riley which was first released on Spanking Records and later released on Virgin and entered the UK single charts in 1979. It was also made an Andy Peebles single of the week on Radio 1 in the UK.
Steve from KCL recently caught up with Jon and Andy! Check it out below
In 1970, Digby started his studio career as a staff engineer for Island Records and later became the chief engineer for all of Island’s UK studio division. Digby is renowned for his eclectic repertoire having worked with artists ranging from The London Symphony Orchestra to Eric Clapton and Bob Marley to Paul McCartney. During this time, Digby was part of the team that produced the classic Led Zeppelin albums III and IV, including the famous Stairway to Heaven.
Digby recently worked at The Mill Studios in Newton Abbot (established by renowned Trident Studio and Mixing Desk creator Malcom Toft), but is now delighted to offer his music production and engineering skills at Studio 54 in Exeter alongside his TQ1Music business.
What an incredible roster of artists…it was an absolute pleasure to have Richard on our show! Check it out part 1 below.
Kings Road Studio is situated in the heart of Cardiff, Wales. This purpose-built recording studio was designed and built by studio owner/recording engineer Andrew Sanders. Steve and Tony from KCL caught up with Andrew, talking about his life as a sound engineer!
Check it out below
Tony and Steve from KCL catch up with Richard Jobson of Scottish punk rock band Skids!
Today’s interview topics include his time with the band, his music career and lots more prior to the Skids, as the band celebrate the 40th anniversary of ‘The Absolute Game’