The Entertainment Engine

This week we discuss Seamless Entertainment's Music Industry courses and mentoring programs for creatives pursuing their career goals! Seamless is launching the online courses in the coming weeks. Please see below an overview of the 3 different courses we'll be rolling out very soon via www.seamlessentertainment.co.uk Artist Management Mentoring Online Course - This course provides the most releva...

This week on the podcast we welcome Nubya who was born in Basel, Switzerland, her mother is Swiss and her father Nigerian. Nubya went to New York to study Jazz music at the New School for Social Research. When she returned from New York she started studying Economics and was singing in four Bands during that time. Nubya had recorded the first 5 songs of her debut album, and one day got a call from...

This week we welcome Celebrity Rock Star Journalist - Eileen Shapiro to the show. Eileen is an ICONIC journalist who is world-renowned in the realms of music, television, and film. A veteran entertainment personality, Eileen Shapiro gives readers an uncensored view of life as one of the most prominent celebrity journalists in the world on her international quest to meet and interview her biggest o...

This week on The Entertainment Engine we welcome special guest Leslie Brown, who is an independent Casting Director. Her specialty is helping independent directors and producers find undiscovered talent who will become the next stars, for their films, tv projects, and commercials. She has cast over 50 Public Service Announcements (PSA’s), dozens of product testimonial commercials as well as multip...

This week on The Entertainment Engine we welcome Evan Price. Artist Collective is the brainchild of CEO and artist manager extraordinaire Evan Price. Artist Collective is a music development company based out of Chicago, IL. The main goal is to assist independent artists with strategies, tools, and the means to create a sustainable business out of their passions and get them back to the music. Aft...

This week on The Entertainment Engine podcast we welcome Sheila Conlin President & CEO of The Conlin Company. Sheila owns and operates The Conlin Company, a full-service casting, development, and production company in Los Angeles, with additional resources in New York and Europe. Specializing in casting, development, and production of reality television shows, host and expert casting, commerci...

This week on The Entertainment Engine we welcome Dr. David Bull a medical doctor, a passionate campaigner, and an experienced, intelligent award-winning television presenter. He’s equally at home hosting live or pre-recorded shows and has worked for almost all major networks in the UK including the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Five, Living, Sky TV, and Food Network. He is also the host of a medical televi...

Welcome to Part 2 of our chat with US correspondent Ross King MBE, we discuss some of the biggest star interviews Ross had achieved over the years, with fun and games speaking about Gerard Butler, George Clooney, and Julia Roberts.... and spending time on the Isle Of Wight with his family growing up. Bringing back some great memories for him! Ross, Four-time News Emmy and Multi-Award winning, Los...

This week we welcome US correspondent Ross King MBE. Four-time News Emmy and Multi-Award winning, Los Angeles-based Ross King MBE is one of Britain’s most vibrant and versatile performers, having worked stage, screen, TV, and radio. Ross can be seen daily in the UK and Europe on ITV’s top-rated morning shows Good Morning Britain & Lorraine as their US Correspondent. He has covered the Oscars,...

Welcome to Part 2 of the conversation with film director John Crye. When John first came to Los Angeles in 95, John had no idea what development was. He had been a stage actor and theater producer in Boston but always had a fascination with film. John Crye's first job was at Summit Entertainment, first as a script reader and then an assistant in the creative department. It was then he learned the...

This week we welcome film producer and director John Crye. When he first came to Los Angeles in 95, John had no idea what development was. He had been a stage actor and theater producer in Boston but always had a fascination with film. John Crye's first job was at Summit Entertainment, first as a script reader and then an assistant in the creative department. It was then he learned the importance...

This week on The Entertainment Engine we welcome British Actor Billy Murray & Film producer Jonathan Sothcott from the UK Crime Thriller movie — “Nemesis”. Both Billy and Jonathan stopped by for a chat in the midst of the movie promotion just released on DVD and streaming channels including Apple TV & Amazon.  Billy Murray is an English actor , best known for playing Don Beech in The...

The Entertainment Engine podcast welcomes our next special guest US entertainment attorney   David Helfant . For the past 40 years, David has been practicing as an entertainment attorney specializing in music, motion picture, television, and video production and distribution . David is an expert in representing record producers, recording artists, record and publishing companies, major motion pict...

In this week's episode, we take a look at the DO'S and DON'TS of music supervision. A music supervisor is a person who combines music and visual media together. According to The Guild of Music Supervisors , a music supervisor is “a qualified professional who oversees all music-related aspects of film, television, advertising, video games, and other existing or emerging visual media platforms.” In...

This week on The Entertainment Engine we welcome Canadian pianist and composer Martin Mayer, who is described as "Canada's Prince of Piano" – by Beijing Times , China's leading English-language newspaper. Born in the Czech Republic, and now based in Vancouver, Canada, his music has been defined as instrumental fusion – a combination of smooth jazz, classical, pop, and rock. Mayer's European roots...

This week we welcome to show, special guest Nashville-based Music Producer | Engineer | Coach. Brad is a Music Cultivator and energizing producer, engineer, and coach to creators. An Oakland Bay Area native, he has been cultivating the craft, art, and community since his youth. Passionate about creating the conditions that allow music and people to grow, Brad has produced and engineered tracks wit...

In this podcast episode we are looking at how to put on a successful music festival in the GLOBAL pandemic, is this possible, or is this a step too far? Let us take a closer look - A lot of work goes into planning a music festival, from setting your goals to securing your team to then making it all happen. Even more so this year will require more planning and preparation to ensure that everyone ha...

This week we welcome to show special guest Chris Johnson. Chris is one of the world’s most recognisable musicians, described by Live Nation Ones to Watch as “Quite possibly one of the most in-demand international drummers on earth”. Regularly seen by audiences of millions, he works with icons such as Lady Gaga, Camila Cabello, Rihanna, Stevie Wonder, Snoop Dogg, Madonna, Seal, and J-Lo. Chris...

In this episode, Pete and BeX discuss different ways artists and bands can keep proactive during the pandemic. We look at the live sector and how this has been affected since the Covid-19 outbreak. So we look at time management, and how to use the time wisely to plan and maximise online activity, websites, social media, marketing, online concerts/streaming, creating new content, as people all over...

Welcome to Part 2 of the conversation with our special guest Lionel Lodge CEO of SyncLodge. Lionel was born in the early sixties in the Highlands of Scotland. His father, Tom Lodge was soon to become one of the top DJs on the first pirate radio station, Radio Caroline, which introduced Lionel at a very early age to the exploding sixties British music scene, with Lionel's dad interviewing the likes...

We welcome our next guest of Season 2 the Scottish-born singer - songwriter and producer—  Lionel Lodge to the show. Lionel was born in the early sixties in the Highlands of Scotland . His father, Tom Lodge was soon to become one of the top DJs on the first pirate radio station, Radio Caroline , which introduced Lionel at a very early age to the exploding sixties British music scene, with Lionel's...

Welcome to Part 2 of the Music streaming. This is such a HOT topic right now with the UK Government looking at this area closely, with labels, artists, and distributors to provide a fairer landscape for the indies. The adoption of music streaming is by far the most significant change in the industry in the last ten years. Streaming services are looking for ways to expand their customer base, devel...

In this episode, we talk about How music streaming works. Part 1 discusses: The music streaming services are looking for ways to expand their customer base, develop their product, grow revenues, and find a sustainable l ong-term business model. The music industry is caught up in the middle of this activity! Streaming has already changed the way the recording industry operates and the way in which...

Season 2, Episode 1 of The Entertainment Engine kicks off the New Year with a special guest interview with James Kennedy - a Singer-Songwriter, multi-instrumentalist & Producer from South Wales. Formerly the singer/guitarist in the political Alternative Rock band KYSHERA, Kennedy has been releasing music since 2002 as both a band member and as a solo artist. With a wildly eclectic ba...

Welcome to our Christmas podcast Episode for 2020. It's been a tough year for all, so we decided to take the podcast route which transpired over the weeks and months to produce our show, building awareness and visibility. We looked at ways for our company Seamless Entertainment to provide information, advice to the entertainment community, mixed with some fabulous guests for the show, with decades...