Following the release of their latest single Queendom, we asked London duo Girlhood to make us a playlist.
'I think for people who are unsigned artists, it’s always a question of 'is it going to harm my career if the world knows that I am LGBTQ+?'
Following the release of his debut album, Breathe Deep, we asked South London nu-jazz stalwart Oscar Jerome to make us a playlist.
'I have a huge admiration for what Hans, Rupert and Lorne had done on the first two seasons. It was a daunting act to follow, but I was encouraged by the belief that Peter wanted the kind of score I liked writing, not just a continuation of what had gone before.'
‘I’ve realised how important to me it is now to sit and write a song all the way through, without stepping near any computer or recording equipment. If it can’t stand on its bare bones, then it probably won’t stand with a bunch of production and sounds lathered on it.’
'Artists should be able to focus on creating music, not on figuring out how music rights work. Sampling is an art form that has been repressed by complexity over decades.'
'I’m still a fan, man, you know what I mean? I still act like a fan in my head and I still ultimately relate to being the kid that came to London to find his f*cking fortune, you know.'
‘I can be pretty tough on myself, but you’ve got to write a lot of songs to make a few keepers. This one feels like a keeper.’
‘Sitting in the Cannes cinema, seeing women and grown men crying around me, was the moment I realised that we had gone down the right path in trying to reach and connect with people. Seeing them respond to the film in such a strong emotional way was total validation for all the work we had put in.’
Following the PRS 2020 AGM, M caught up with the Board directors to get to know them a little better.
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