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Exploring Music E 23 Touring Musicians part 01 of 02 with Jon Altham and Michael Patrick

Exploring Music Podcast

English - December 30, 2019 05:00 - 45 minutes - 62.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 47 ratings
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For this episode, which is titled ‘Tour Musicians’ we are very fortunate to have with us Jon Altham and Mike Patrick. They discuss tips and advice for touring musicians with inspiring stories.and some horror stories. All lessons along the way.

Click to listen to a Spotify playlist with all the music mentioned in the 2 parts of this conversation, all listed in order of mention.
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Jon Altham, who is CEO, Music Supervisor & Film Composer at SoundWave Studios in London which is a Premium Music Production Company providing bespoke music to high-end production companies with their team of award-winning Composers, Orchestrators, Engineers and Producers who are able to provide music across multiple film genres. Jon has been involved in many aspects of the music industry before joining SoundWave including Casting Professional at StarNow, Panelist for the Warner Music Group Soundboard, Artist Manager for Award-Winning Instrumentalists' NIRIS, and freelance Music Supervision and freelance Music Composition. 

And joining Jon is Mike Patrick, a recent addition to the SoundWave Studios team, is a keyboardist, composer, arranger and producer who started playing music as a toddler on a home electric organ his father bought. Growing up he developed a keen ear for exploring and developing sounds. Enjoying film and animated music especially, he architected his own unique sound demonstrating a signiture level of emotion through his playing. Mike is the first British musician to create a sound bank for the renowned Swedish keyboard company 'Nord', which shows the level of respect he is given for his knowledge of keyboards and programming. Mike has not only spent extensive time in production and arranging but also touring internationally as a keyboard player with top artists including Jake Bugg, James Arthur, The Streets and more. 

We decided that just conversation on podcasts was lacking atmosphere, so we have written and recorded unique music for each conversation. The players on this episode are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. 

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. 

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