Esquire article on songwriting An article in the May 2014 issue of Esquire magazine entitled ‘The Magic Ingredient: Is There a Recipe for Writing a Hit Song?’ features contributions from me alongside illustrious songwriters like Don Black, Neil Tennant, Brett Anderson and Guy Garvey. The highlight of course has to be the illustrations, which include a sketch portrait replete with beard. More
Sodajerker podcast turns 50 It’s that time of the year when people start to look back and reflect, and there’s no better moment for me to do so given that I published my 50th podcast this week: a conversation with the great British songwriter and producer Nick Lowe. In two years, Brian and I have managed to welcome some of the most successful songwriters... More
Fantastic Fest 2013 I’m just back from Fantastic Fest, which ran from September 19-26 in Austin, Texas. Fantastic Fest is the largest genre film festival in the United States. It takes place at one of the Alamo Drafthouse theatres in Austin, which is a chain of cinemas with a terrific culture of respect for the watching of movies. More
Imogen After a very busy six months or so, I wanted to take a brief moment to reflect on the most important news from 2013 so far. I became a father. More
The 360 Deal is now available! I contributed one of the 360 word articles to this new book featuring great music industry thinkers such as Derek Sivers, Ariel Hyatt, Bruce Warila, Martin Atkins, Andrew Dubber and Bruce Houghton. It’s for a great cause too, so follow the links below and grab a copy. More