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Mikel Medley – aka Bristol-based ‘Mic Man’, Dread MC – talks about his role at The Music Works, helping disadvantaged and underrepresented young people access the music industry, tackling knife crime in the UK, and explains the high end Genelec studio gear The Music Works’ students have access to.

Keane songwriter Tim Rice-Oxley reflects on the band's landmark debut album Hopes and Fears, discussing their formative years and how the runaway success of the album shaped what was to follow.

New York-based composer and music producer, Jay Wadley, delves into his approach to composing the score for Apple TV’s latest miniseries, FRANKLIN. Starring and executive produced by Academy and Emmy Award winner Michael Douglas, the series explores the story of the greatest gamble of Benjamin Franklin’s career.

Multicultural hip-hop artist Steven Malcolm, who has just released a new music video for his single Nothing Into Something, from his highly anticipated fourth album BOATS, discusses how the track came together and how his inspiring outlook and ethos keeps him grounded in the music industry.

House music duo Soul Clap, made up of Eli AKA Bamboozle and Charlie AKA Lonely C, delve into the creative process behind their new EP, EcoSystemS, and their coinciding 2024 EcoSystemS Tour taking place across the US this spring/summer.

Richard Reed Parry, best known as a core member of the Grammy Award-winning art-rock band Arcade Fire, talks about scoring The Iron Claw, the Zac Efron and Lily James-starring film about the true story of the Von Erich wrestling family, and teases the upcoming Arcade Fire album.