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This week's episode sees Leo in conversation with musician Bess Atwell-Bess Atwell is a British musician who has been making music for over 10 years. Her last album, 'Already Always' we met with widespread praise for her honest lyricism and beautiful songwriting. Having found a way to capture the emotions of her listeners like a few others, Bess chats with me about the build-up to this latest release and how her songwriting has changed. -During our meandering chat, we understand why Bes...

Join us in this episode of the Curating Conversation podcast as we delve into the fascinating world of the Infems Art Collective. Leo sits down with the talented directors of the Infems Art collective, Marie-Anne Mancio, Rebecca Fontaine Wolf, and Roxana Halls, to uncover the remarkable origins of Infems.Discover the captivating story behind their upcoming London exhibition, 'Lost Girls,' as we unravel the creative process and inspiration that led to its inception. But 'Lost Girls' is m...

This week's episode see's Leo in conversation with Musician Cyrano-Cyrano or James is an Edinburgh-based musician who has been making music for over a decade but only in 2021 did he start releasing tracks under his project 'Cyrano'. Described as music for the late night over-thinkers, his tracks have a percussive focus with electronic production and a personal, melancholy lyricism -During our chat, we get into how James came to music, and how he carefully crafted its releases and presentation...

This week's episode see's Leo in conversation with Scottish Photographer Rosie Biggar-Rosie Biggar, or rosie.sco as she is known to much of the industry thanks to her social media presence is a Glasgow-based photographer who works within the music scene. An introduction to photography via her mum's 35mm point-and-shoot film camera led her to capture much of the music scene she was immersed in on film. A lifelong fan of music and having found a sense of belonging within the scene, Rosie wanted...

This week's episode see's Leo in conversation with Artist Faye Woods.Faye Woods is a Scottish artist, she is currently working out of a tiny home studio in West Yorkshire. She graduated from Greys school of art with a BA in painting. Her current work acts as a love letter to the much-loved establishment of the British pub. To Woods, the pub represents a state of emotional freedom where the act of dancing, singing and drunken debauchery transcends time itself. The pub is a representation of th...

This week's episode see's Leo in conversation with Musician and Producer James Minas.-James is a Greek/Welsh Musician and Producer, who has made waves with his honest, emotional and energetic songs and performances, bouncing between hip hop, punk and rock, his music is hard to fit into a genre. Moving from Greece to Wales at a young age and with parents in the Circus, it wasn't a 'traditional' start for James. Growing up in the remote Welsh Valley's didn't necessarily scratch the creative itc...