Behind the Music Business Podcast
98 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago -In conversation with a cross section of music business professionals for those who want to start their journey through any part of the Music Industry.
The Behind the (Music) Business Podcast looks at the music industry and talks to those who work in it about their roles, interests and motivtions in order to find out more about the people 'behind the business'.
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Episodes
Neil Gaffney (Universal Records)
August 17, 2020 07:00 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBI worked with Neil for a time whilst I was part of the team at peermusic publishing so it was awesome just to catch up with him for this conversation. He is an amazing fountain of knowledge for everything music rights related. Something many people take for granted but if you want to be discovered easier and very importantly if you want to get paid then what he has to say here is VERY important. https://www.universalmusic.com/ Email the podcast at [email protected] Follow th...
Laura Westcott (Music for Mental Wealth/Phoenix Rising)
August 10, 2020 07:00 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBThis one has been a long time coming. I have been speaking with Laura for many months to be able to talk to her about her career in the creative industries and her current work with mental health and music but we just never managed to find a date that worked...until now. We spoke over zoom about music, mental health, the benefits of coaching, setting up businesses that are both successful and not so and lots more in between. Enjoy! https://www.laura-westcott.com/ https://www.phoenixrising.g...
Nathan Phillips (Tunecore/Basick Records)
August 03, 2020 07:00 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBWelcome back. New episodes released each week for the next 6 to 8 weeks, I hope you enjoy them. This chat with Nathan is all about starting up a record label, working with some of the more niche genres and how new artists can best utilise the label service sector. Really appreciate Nathan giving me some time for a chat over Zoom and do make sure to check out the acts that he mentions at the end of the episode. https://www.tunecore.co.uk/ https://www.basickrecords.com/ Email the podcast at...
Joe Kettle (Promo, Publicity and Tour Marketing Redbull Records)
December 24, 2019 08:00 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MBThe final episode for 2019 is here and it’s a great chat with Promotion, Publicity and Tour Marketing manager at Redbull Records Joe Kettle. Joe is another friend from Uni (I promise there are only a couple more of these) who has done some amazing things in his journey through the music business. In this episode we discuss artist management, Redbull records themselves and how they operate in the business as well as how best to navigate the interesting world of promotions and publicity in the ...
Hannah Cartwright (Composer, Artist - Snow Ghosts)
December 17, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBThe penultimate episode of series 2 is with the wonderful Hannah Cartwright from the band Snow Ghosts (amongst many other creative projects that we discuss). She invited me to come to her studio (castle) near Bath and have a chat about her life in music and being a composer, being in bands and writing music for media. I had met Hannah the first time when she was part of the team at production music house ‘Extreme Music’ who we talk about a bit in the episode as well. Really enjoyed this conve...
Dom Frazer (Boileroom Music Venue)
December 11, 2019 15:12 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBThis week's Episode is taking another look at the world of live music for a different point of view. This time from the venue owners perspective with Dom Frazer from Boileroom in Guildford. I was put in touch with Dom through a mutual friend in order to have this chat so this was the first time we had spoken and it was a wonderful conversation about all things related to venues. I personally love these episodes where I get to nerd out on things as a novice and Dom was a total fountain of info...
Luke Armitage (SVP Global Marketing Astralwerks)
December 03, 2019 08:00 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBEpisode 17 is with Luke Armitage. Someone I have known since University and who I have seen go from Intern at Universal Publishing a decade ago through to Vice President of Global Marketing of Astral Werks (Part of Capitol Records) based in LA. Luke is a very bright and driven person who was always going to do well and it was really great catching up via the internet so that I could talk to him about his career in the music business and how he has viewed it all along the way. I hope to get hi...
Daisy Carberry (Marketing at BMG Rights Management)
November 26, 2019 08:00 - 49 minutes - 45.1 MBThis episode (10) of the pod is with Daisy Carberry. Marketing co-ordinator at BMG Rights Management. Daisy is another one of the wonderful ex students of mine who have kindly been up for coming on the show to chat about what they are up to since graduating from uni and Daisy is currently smashing it at BMG. We talk about her time at uni and how she realised it was the business side and not the songwriting side of music that she wanted to pursue. We talk about taking the plunge and moving to ...
James Pepper (Guitar Tech)
November 19, 2019 08:00 - 57 minutes - 52.5 MBThis weeks episode takes a different look at the live music business. After speaking to promoters and booking agents here is a chat with a member of the touring crew. James Pepper is a uni friend who is now doing wonderful things over in the USA as a major part of Nathaniel Rateliff’s road crew. Pepper has been in this work for around 8 years now and has worked with other bands like The Temperance Movement and Frightened Rabbit and we have an awesome catch up chat about all this touring and l...
Rob McGee (Empire Agency Booking Agent)
November 12, 2019 08:00 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBEP 14. More live music chat with Rob McGee, Booking agent with Empire Agency. Rob is based in Bristol and is booking agent for bands such as Lazy Day, Tusks, Thumper & Tungz. Rob talks opening and honestly about starting up his own business and the struggles that came with it which was refreshing and great to listen to. He also talks about the deal he has done this year to become part of the larger ‘Empire Agency’. We met up in Bristol venue Hy Brasil (RIP) and it was a really interesting ins...
James Scarlett (Concert Promoter, Festival Founder)
November 05, 2019 08:00 - 57 minutes - 52.9 MBAfter an unexpected week off for health reasons I’m back with E13 of series 2 of my little podcast. This chat is with festival founder and concert promoter James Scarlett. This conversation was originally going to come out back in August on the back of a great live version of the chat about all things live music and putting on music festivals that we had at this years 2000 trees festival but for many reasons I was unable to put that episode out so have done this wonderful do over conversation...
Harriet Moss (MD Manners McDade Music Publishing)
October 22, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBEpisode 12 of series 2 is an extra special episode as I managed to pin Manners McDade MD Harriet Moss down for a chat about music publishing and becoming a Managing Director of a company at 27. As discussed in the chat I first met Harriet a number of years back when she first joined Manners McDade looking after the sync side of the business and she has been killing it ever since. This is a brilliant chat and Harriet has loads of amazing insights to give about songwriting and music publishing ...
Kate Young (Soho Music group)
October 15, 2019 07:00 - 45 minutes - 42 MBEpisode 11 is all about Music and branding with Kate Young. Founder and CEO of Soho Music Group. I had the pleasure of working with Kate on a number of projects when I was at peermusic and it was amazing to sit down and chat with her about the evolution of sync and music supervision and how the music business and brands are looking at working together in the current industry. If you’re interested in the world of music in advertising and brand partnerships then this is an episode for you to ch...
Dot Allison (Songwriter & Artist)
October 09, 2019 07:00 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBEpisode 10 of the Podcast. Talking to Songwriter and performer Dot Allison about her career in music. This was a really interesting chat as Dot is another contributor to the pod who I had not met before we got to talk. It was over skype and I have to admit, I had technical issues my end but we managed it and it was an awesome chat about songwriting. Dot has some great insights about writing as an artist and also writing for and with other artists and about some of the things that all emerging...
Alex Lodge (Director/Music Supervisor Thirty Two Music)
October 01, 2019 07:00 - 59 minutes - 54.4 MBHappy First birthday to me. And to celebrate here is episode 9 of the pod with Alex Lodge, Director and Music Supervisor at Thirty Two Music and Co-founder of Virtual Sound and Truant Recordings. I have known Alex a while from my time in Synchronisation and we talked about a whole host of things related to sync. The chats on working with songwriters in this space and the way different people go about networking are some of my personal favs. Really appreciate Alex giving me the time to have th...
Davy Wales (PPL Performer Development Specialist)
September 24, 2019 07:00 - 52 minutes - 48 MBWelcome to Episode 8 of series 2 of the podcast. This week I’m talking neighbouring rights and the PPL with the PPL's Performer Development Specialist Davy Wales. Davy has an awesome job which is basically staying on top of all the new music that is out there in the UK at the moment and building relationships with the artists, managers and labels out there doing some really cool stuff for the PPL. It was great that he found time to have me in the PPL offices in London for this chat and I lear...
Ryan Penty (Booking Agent at Paradigm)
September 17, 2019 07:00 - 58 minutes - 53.3 MBEp7 of series 2 is with Ryan Penty of Paradigm Agency. Ryan and I went to Uni together and I am very grateful that he found time in a busy schedule for me to go to the Paradigm offices to have this chat. Ryan has been with Paradigm (Previously CODA) since starting as an intern 8 years ago and has risen through the ranks till he got his own roster at the start of this year. Ryan is very honest and candid and talks about what a booking agent does, what you need to succeed in this area of the bu...
Lynden Campbell (Head of Sync, Domino Records and Publishing)
September 10, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBEpisode 6 of series 2 is with Lynden Campbell of Domino Records and Publishing. Lynden is the head of sync at Domino and had me over to the Domino offices in South London for this chat which happens to be one of my favs of all the conversations I have had. She has some great things to say about working in the sync area of the business, about working in music publishing, about moving to an indie company from a major, how she got started in the business and how it's evolved during her time. She...
Rhian Jones (Journalist)
September 03, 2019 07:00 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBSeries 2 Episode 5. Freelance journalism with Rhian Jones. Rhian has spent time at Music Week and currently writes for Musicbusinessworldwide as well as Hits in the USA. She has also written freelance for an assortment of other publications that she talks about on the pod as well as is currently in the process of writing a book. We talk all things journalism in this chat. How she got into this area of the business and what the realities are for a freelance in this space. If you’re interested ...
Scott Cohen (Chief Innovation Officer Warner Music)
July 30, 2019 07:00 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBEP 4. Looking to the future with Scott Cohen, Chief Innovation Officer at Warner Music. Scott joined the team at Warner earlier this year after stepping down from his role as Founder and CEO of Digital Distribution Company The Orchard. Really appreciate Scott finding the time to speak with me for my little podcast about the music business. He is a busy guy so it means a great deal that he found the time between his many trips abroad. We talk about how he got into the music business, how he st...
Dan Jones (Outreach Manager PRS)
July 23, 2019 07:00 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBEP3. It’s PRS time. This weeks chat is with PRS Outreach Manager for the North of England Dan Jones. I met Dan a few years back when I made the move to start doing some work in Manchester and he has been a great source of knowledge for all this songwriting, Publishing and PRS related. We had a chat at my flat in Manchester recently about growing up in Rural areas and how tough getting to see live music is there as well as the PRS as he has been with the company for the last 12 years. As you w...
Emily Dolan Davies (Pro Drummer)
July 17, 2019 08:44 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBEP2. Emily Dolan Davies. Professional drummer and all round top person. I reached out to Emily via Instagram and we managed to arrange a chat via Skype a month or so ago. It was a little odd as we had never met before but it was great chatting to her and finding out about the inner workings of being a session drummer and business owner. She’s done some great things in the past with bands and artists including Bryan Ferry and The Darkness and is doing some great stuff at the moment with Kim Wi...
Rebecca Pickles (Songwriter, Vocalist, Promoter)
July 09, 2019 07:00 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MBWelcome back to series 2. Citing. This Episode is with Rebecca Pickles and it touches on two topics Being in a band and being a promoter. Bec has done and is still doing both. She talks about her time with the group 'The Pipettes' and the ride they went on and also chats about putting on small and big shows at opposite ends of the country (Brighton and Manchester). Check out Becs new group 'See Thru Hands (https://www.facebook.com/seethruhands/) ' here. Email the podcast at behindthebusinessp...
Stephen Barnes (Thousand Yard Stare, Upshot Management)
April 30, 2019 07:00 - 52 minutes - 48.4 MBHello again and thanks for returning for podcast #24. This time with lead vocalist of Thousand Yard Stare and freelance artist manager, marketing expert and lecturer Steve Barnes. Steve and I work together at a Bimm Bristol, in fact we both joined the business in the same year. We sat down for a chat in the Waterfront cafe in Bristol at the end of last summer to discuss Steves start in music and get some of his thoughts on the parallels between being in a band in the early 90s and today now t...
Cameron Cooper (Youtuber, Guitarmancam)
April 23, 2019 07:00 - 49 minutes - 44.9 MBAh hoi hoi to one and all. Episode 23 of my music business podcast is with Cameron Cooper (@guitarmancam on instagram) and it’s an awesome chat about motivation, self discovery and determination with an ex student of mine from up in Manchester which focuses on Cams guitar based Youtube Channel. Cam’s successful channel (https://www.youtube.com/cameroncooper) which as of time of writing has 25,000 subscribers (worldwide) and is growing rapidly graduated from BIMM Manchester with a First Class ...
Rupert Hollier (Music Supervisor Redfive Creative)
April 16, 2019 07:00 - 54 minutes - 49.7 MBHello and here we are at episode 22 of my behind the MUSIC business podcast. This week is a conversation with Music Supervisor and all round music in media Guru Ru Hollier. I met with Ru last year in the Hospital Club in London for a chat about all things sync and music in film and it was a really interesting chat. I know Ru from his time at Imagem Music (Now Concord Music) but last year he set up this new business ‘Redfive’ and things have been going from strength to strength ever since. Si...
Andy Bibey (Manager & Freelance Consultant)
April 09, 2019 07:00 - 47 minutes - 44 MBWell hello there, we meet again. Welcome back to the Behind the Business podcast where I sit down with an assortment of people from all areas of the UK music Industry to find out what they do and what makes them tick. We now at episode 21...Citing. This week's Chat is with my good friend Andy Bibey. Bibes and I went to Uni together (Uni of Hertfordshire if you were wondering) and studied Music and Entertainment Industry Management. Bibes is also from Wales and is a Cardiff City supporter (but...
Gerard Phillips (Young Turks Music Publishing)
March 12, 2019 08:00 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MBBloody hell this is episode 20 of my Behind the (music) business podcast where I sit down with an assortment of people from all areas of the UK music Industry to find out what they do and what makes them tick. Still a few more to come from this first wave of episodes but there might be a short break between this and episode 21 (just a heads ups). This week's episode is a chat I had in my kitchen in Bristol with Gerard Phillips. Currently heading up operations at the recently formed music publ...
Paul Carter AKA Benbrick (Artist, Composer, Arranger, Producer)
March 05, 2019 08:00 - 53 minutes - 48.7 MBThanks for coming back to EPISODE 19!!!! Of my music business podcast ‘Behind the Business’. This weeks is a corker and its with artist, producer and songwriter ‘Paul Carter AKA Benbrick’. Benbrick is a multi-platinum selling and award-winning songwriter currently producing & composing on George The Poet’s podcast. Obsessed with technology; Benbrick advises on a number of start ups, as well as writing about emerging technology and blockchain. Inspired by Tim Ferriss’ book The 4-Hour Work week...
Dan Vinci (Producer - Big Narstie, Sir David Attenborough, Laura Wright, Johny Dar)
February 26, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBIt's the end of February 2019 and here is a chat I had with the wonderful Dan Vinci in September 2018 for the Behind the Business Podcast. I have known Dan for a number of years due to an assortment of mutual friends in Saaf London. He is a great chap and a solid football play. He can run for days. He invited me round to his flat in Brixton and we chatted about getting into the world of producing. Dan has some really great insights (especially when it comes to the strategic use of Haribo in s...
Andy Rea (Events and PR - Redtarn, 2000 Trees festival)
February 19, 2019 08:00 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MBWelcome back to the Behind the business podcast. The UK music business podcast where I chat with a eclectic mix of music industry professionals about themselves, what they do and their motivations for doing it as well as a host of other stuff in between. This episodes conversation is with Events expert and co-founder of the 2000 Trees Music Festival Andy Rea. We sat down a few months before the 2018 editions of the music festival to talk all things live music and events. He let me in on some ...
Flash Taylor (Publishing A&R at Bucks Music Group)
February 12, 2019 08:00 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBHello again to you all and a very happy mid February if you are listening the week of release and a less happy (insert future date here) if you are listening in the future. How are the robots treating us in the post apocalyptic wasteland we call home? This week’s podcast is with publishing A&R man Flash Taylor. Currently working with UK indie publisher Bucks music but I first met Flash whilst working at SonyATV. We met last summer in his East London flat and had a lovely chat and a catch up a...
Jen Moss (Sync and Music supervision for film via Warner Music Supervision)
February 05, 2019 08:00 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MBTechnically we have arrived at the halfway point of this first series of the Behind the business podcast. The aim is for 30 chats per series but the wonderful thing about podcasts is that the only person I answer to about that is me. So watch out, there could be less than 30 or there could be more...who knows (well, I do). This weeks chat is with Jen Moss. Jen is currently a music supervisor working in house at Warner Records. Some of her recent credits include: Prevenge (Alice Lowe), I, Tony...
Matt Riley (VP A&R at AWAL)
January 29, 2019 08:00 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBWelcome to episode 14 of the Behind the Business podcast. My new music business focused podcast where I chat with an assorted mix of people from all over the UK music business. This week’s chat is with VP of A&R for AWAL Matt Riley. Matt’s story is one of self determination, quiet confidence and drive and this has helped him get to the top of the game at one of the most exciting and forward thinking music companies in operation at the moment. Massive thanks to Matt for having me round for a c...
Steve Marsden (Session Guitarist and songwriter)
January 22, 2019 08:00 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MBEPISODE 13 (my lucky number) IS HERE and it’s with songwriter and session guitar player Steve Marsden. I met Steve when I joined the team at BIMM in Manchester as one of the many hats that Steve wears is that of guitar and songwriter tutor. Something that I hope to get him back on to talk about in more detail in the future. Steve’s been working as a session guitar-player in all areas of live work, such as touring, fly-dates, TV performances and one-off shows, for over a decade... After an ear...
Silvia Gargiulo (HR and Recruitment - BIY People and Talent)
January 15, 2019 08:00 - 45 minutes - 41.3 MBEpisode 12 of the Behind the Business podcast. My new music business focused podcast where I chat with an assorted mix of people from all over the UK music business is brought to you by BIY people. No, I don’t have a sponsor now. My guest on this pod is BIY people and Talent owner and founder Silvia Gargiulo. I met Silvia when I started working for BIMM out in Bristol in 2016 and it was great that she agreed to be a guest on the opening season of my podcast. BIY People & Talent works with a r...
Ann Harrison (Music Law - SSB Solicitors)
January 08, 2019 08:00 - 56 minutes - 51.8 MBWelcome back. I took a break over Christmas and new year in order to sort out the many many episodes still to come in this first series of the Behind the Business podcast and have still managed to leave it all till the last minute to finalise. Episode 11 is a special one for me. It is a conversation I had back in September 2018 will Ann Harrison of SSB solicitors. As I mention in the pod Ann literally wrote the book on the music business in the UK. Her Book Music: The Business is now in its ...
Ray Pagden (Production Music - Motus Music)
December 03, 2018 08:00 - 58 minutes - 53.5 MBWelcome to the final episode of 2018 of the behind the business podcast. The UK music business podcast where I have the pleasure of speaking to those in the industry about what they do, how they do it and why they do it. Episode 10 is with Motus Music founder and CEO Ray Pagden. Ray and I go back to our days studying music business at the University of Hertfordshire and since leaving in 2010 Ray has made a considerable name for himself in the world of production music culminating in him setti...
Sam Broadbent (StereoHype Management & Black Cacti Publishing startup)
November 26, 2018 08:00 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBOh hi again. Here we are at Episode 9 of Behind the Business. The UK music business podcast where I pick the brains of an eclectic mix of those in all areas of the music business about what they do and why they do it. This episode is with Sam Broadbent. Recent Uni graduate and founder of Steroehype management (https://www.facebook.com/StereoHypeManagement) and Black Cacti Music Publishing (https://www.facebook.com/BlackCactiMCR/) . Sam was actually a student of mine during my first full year ...
Skip Curtis (Artist, Producer, Songwriter - XY&O)
November 19, 2018 08:00 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MBWelcome to the Behind the Business podcast. A new music business focused podcast where I chat with an eclectic mix of people from the music business about them, what they do and why they do it. Episode 8 is my first chat with some on the Artist side of things in the Music Business. Skip Curtis, singer and 1/3 of the songwriting for Cardiff based band XY&O. I know Skip from my role as a uni lecturer in both Bristol and Cardiff as Skip also dabbles in this area making sure those coming up and l...
Olivia Hobbs (Marketing and creative director, Blackstar London)
November 12, 2018 08:00 - 52 minutes - 48.3 MBEpisode 7 of my Behind the business podcast where I talk to people from all areas of the music business about their day to day jobs as well as how they got to where they were. This episode is a chat I had with Olivia hobbs. Current founder of Blackstar London. An independent marketing firm that Olivia set up a few years ago after leaving her position at Fiction records (part of Universal). Olivia had spent a number of years as part of the Universal family in roles for Fiction and Polydor and ...
Leon Alexander (Red Light Artist Management)
November 05, 2018 08:00 - 50 minutes - 46.2 MBWelcome to episode 6 of the Behind the Business podcast. My new music business focused podcast where I chat with an assorted mix of people from all over the UK music business. This episodes is a chat with Leon Alexander of Red Light Management. Leon is the co-founder of Hope Management (1998), an independent management company specialising in electronic artists, and since 2011, part of Red Light Management. Leon heads up the Bristol Red Light office and is responsible for creative development...
Danny Roberts (A&R manager, Decca Records)
October 01, 2018 07:34 - 43 minutes - 40.3 MBWelcome to the Behind the Business podcast. A new music business focused podcast where I chat with an eclectic mix of people from the music business about them, what they do and why they do it. This episodes chat is with Danny Roberts. I went to University with Danny many moons ago so we go a fair way back. Danny is currently a senior A&R manager at Decca Records (Part of Universal). Danny's roster includes a diverse range of acts such as Aurora (https://www.aurora-music.com/) , The Wandering...
Bec Adams (Product Manager Columbia Records)
October 01, 2018 07:33 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MBWelcome to the Behind the Business podcast. A new music business focused podcast where I chat with an eclectic mix of people from the music business about them, what they do and why they do it. This episodes chat is with Bec Adams of Columbia Records. Bec is a Senior Marketing Manager at the major label and has been with them for almost 8 years. I met with Bec at the End of March 2018 to talk about what a product/marketing manager does in a major label and what life inside a major is really l...
Sarah Osborn (Incorporated Society of Musicians)
October 01, 2018 07:32 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MBWelcome to the Behind the Business podcast. A new music business focused podcast where I chat with an eclectic mix of people from the music business about them, what they do and why they do it. This episodes chat is with Sarah Osborn of the Incorporated Society of Musicians. Sarah joined ISM in May 2018 as Head of Services and Operations. She is a former CEO at the Music Publishers Association. This episode was recorded at the end of July 2018 and it was interesting to get an ever so slightly...
Gary Downing (Sync and composer rep at Leland Originals)
October 01, 2018 07:31 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MBWelcome to the Behind the Business podcast. A new music business focused podcast where I chat with an eclectic mix of people from the music business about them, what they do and why they do it. This episodes chat is with Gary Downing MD of Leland Originals. Leland Originals is the sister company to Abi Leland's Music supervision business and they represent a growing roster of composers who work across all areas of the media industries. Recent projects that the Leland Originals roster have wor...
Mike Burgess (Sound with Mike music business coach)
October 01, 2018 07:30 - 54 minutes - 50.2 MBWelcome to the Behind the Business podcast. A new music business focused podcast where I chat with an eclectic mix of people from the music business about them, what they do and why they do it. This episodes chat is with Mike Burgess. Mike has spent time in a number of different areas of the business. He has been a producer/remixer/creator as well as working in radio and in artist management and artist development. He has his own label and has worked with an interesting mix of varied performe...
Behind the (Music) Business Podcast trailer
September 19, 2018 10:23 - 3 minutes - 3.28 MBWelcome to the trailer for my new podcast. This is my opportunity to tell those interested what this will be about and also to test that all the stuff behind the scenes works. This podcast is a music business focused podcast where I speak with people in all areas of the business about what the do and why they do it. Im interested to learn more about all of this and I hope you are to. This isn't a one way dialogue though. I would love to hear from those who choose to listen and if you have any...