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Nainita Desai
#12 11 Mar 2021

Nainita Desai

The composer Nainita Desai is a master of innovative thinking in scores for film, television and games. She is best-known for her documentary work – including music for the Oscar-nominated ‘For Sama’ and a…

Emile Mosseri
#11 04 Mar 2021

Emile Mosseri

Composer Emile Mosseri is a rising star in Hollywood. In the past few years he’s scored three major films: Joe Talbot’s drama ‘The Last Black Man in San Francisco’, Miranda July’s quirky heist movie,…

Arlo Parks
#10 25 Feb 2021

Arlo Parks

As she releases her debut album, ‘Collapsed in Sunbeams’ the London-based singer, songwriter and poet Arlo Parks reflects on how she defines her sound. She tells us about the music and poetry she was…

Roderick Cox
#9 18 Feb 2021

Roderick Cox

Since graduating from Northwestern University in 2011, award-winning American conductor Roderick Cox has become a celebrated name in classical music. He served as associate conductor of the Minnesota Orchestra for three seasons before relocating…

Ben and Max Ringham
#8 11 Feb 2021

Ben and Max Ringham

Brothers Ben and Max Ringham are known for their immersive, 3D sound design for theatre shows such as ‘Blindness’ at the Donmar Warehouse last year, and ‘Anna’ at the National Theatre. They tell us…

Grant Kirkhope
#7 04 Feb 2021

Grant Kirkhope

Composer Grant Kirkhope has written the soundtracks for some very successful video games, including ‘GoldenEye 007’, ‘Civilization’, and ‘Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle’. He tells us about his career highlights and the importance of…

Midori Komachi
#6 28 Jan 2021

Midori Komachi

Violinist Midori Komachi has been performing as a professional soloist since the age of 12. She specialises in British and Japanese classical music, which she says are intrinsically linked; she is particularly interested in…

Johnnie Burn
#5 14 Jan 2021

Johnnie Burn

Throughout his career as a sound designer, editor and mixer, Johnnie Burn has worked on iconic TV commercials for clients such as Guinness; created the sounds you hear every time you log onto Skype;…

The Power of Sound: Susan Rogers
#4 07 Jan 2021

The Power of Sound: Susan Rogers

When Susan Rogers started out as an audio technician she had no idea that she would eventually contribute to some of the biggest pop hits ever made. She is best known for being Prince’s…

The Power of Sound: Jamie Cullum
#3 17 Dec 2020

The Power of Sound: Jamie Cullum

Grammy-nominated jazz star Jamie Cullum tells us about the making of his first ever Christmas album, ‘The Pianoman at Christmas’. He discusses the keys and chords that make classic Christmas songs, the festive music…

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