Connected Sounds

In this bonus episode of Connected Sounds S2, we sat down live at Brudenell Social Club (Leeds) and discussed the differences between working in the Pop and Classical worlds, with bedroom-pop artist DT aka Tinyumbrellas (@tinyumbrellahs) and Manchester-based classical composer Phoenix Rousiamanis (@phoenix_rousiamanis) A huge thanks to Will Druid for stepping in as presenter for the episode. See y...

City or Countryside? An impossible question. In today’s episode, we explore the similarities and differences of rural and urban Queerness, and what it takes to build thriving LGBTQIA+ music spaces in Manchester VS Todmorden alongside Mix-stress (rebecca.never.becky, QueerLatifah) and EsmeTrax (Iconoclast). ---- We also wanna highlight the wonderful work of our sponsor Arts Emergency, an award-winn...

Welcome back to Connected Sounds - today’s episode is SOUND\VISION, a journey into creativity, collaboration and the everlasting mingling between music and film. We are joined by Sammy Paul and Martha D’ahro. Highlights may or may not include: Ratatouille, Housewives of Beverly Hills VS Bjork, and the ultimate secret to make music videos look good if you have no money. ---- We also wanna highlight...

In this episode, we take a closer look at our home, Leeds, and how queer night-life has evolved in the North from the 80s till today. Taking us through this journey in time, we have textile artist Andy Walk-er/: and the founder of queer-centric party 'Drip', Will Druid.

Today’s episode is all about radio. Together with Safi (NARR Radio, The Guardian) and Fuzz Chaudhrey (BBC Introducing), we discuss the relationship between DIY and industry, the reality of the changes at BBC Introducing, decentralising the industry and why, ultimately, radio will never die.

The Internet has changed EVERYTHING, and queerness and the music industry are no exception. In the OFFLINE\OFFLINE episode, we chat with Hollie Minto from CRAWLERS and Suzy Mason, founder of 90’s club night Speedqueen, about how the internet has impacted their life, their earliest memories of it and queer representation in the online era.

In this episode we speak with two artists based on opposite sides of the Atlantic, Shamir and Bored at My Grandma’s House, to explore the theme HOME\AWAY. This conversation took us everywhere, from their idea of success to impostor syndrome, how Cumbria is the Wyoming of England and having mixed feelings about playing Glastonbury. Highly recommended for artists and music fans.

Welcome to Connected Sounds SEASON 2, a Come Play With Me podcast that joins the dots between music, queerness and the North. GET IN! For all podcast updates, follow us on social media @cpwmco

Tom Aspaul is an independent singer/songwriter and producer from Wolverhampton. After writing songs for Celeste, Kylie Minogue and AlunaGeorge, in 2020, Tom released his debut album, 'Black Country Disco' - lauded as 'queer disco album of the year' by Gay Times, 'utterly luscious' by GQ, and featured in several end-of-year lists, including both The Guardian and Albumism. In less than a year, 'Blac...

From Self Esteem (Rebecca Lucy Taylor) to Kindness (Adam Bainbridge) , Denai Moore , Quinn Christopherson , Chardine Taylor Stone , Erin Rae , and Tom Aspaul , we wanted to put together a complication of best bits from our season one episodes!  Our host Maya Kally (she/they) is a genre-free singer-songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist with jazz, indie and experimental influence. Maya's mu...

Today's guest on 'Connected Sounds' is Erin Rae - a Nashville indie folk singer-songwriter gifted with a unique ability to fuse musical genres and influences to craft songs that feel fresh and wholly her own. Both lyrically and sonically, she strikes a fiercely independent chord, proudly releasing a deeply personal record Putting On Airs that reflects her own upbringing in Tennessee, including the...

Joining us on the podcast today is Denai Moore - a British-Jamaican genre-free artist who rose to prominence as a guest vocalist on SBTRKT's 2014 album ‘Wonder Where We Land’. Moore was born in Spanish Town, Jamaica, where she started to learn to play keyboard from her father. Her family moved to Stratford, London when she was 10. In 2020, Denai Moore returned with her third studio album Modern Dr...

Today’s guest on the podcast is Rebecca Lucy Taylor (she/her) - an unapologetic pop star hailing from Rotherham, UK, who has been releasing music as Self Esteem since 2017. In this episode, Rebecca talks candidly about female pleasure, relationships, the fears that come alongside being a woman, navigating personalities in a band and so much more.... Her critically-acclaimed debut album ‘Compliment...

This week's guest on the podcast is Chardine Taylor-Stone from the band Big Joanie. In this episode, she talks about being inspired by the Afropunk documentary, punk's roots as a working class subculture, gender roles in the punk genre and much more... Big Joanie are a Black feminist punk band whose passionate live shows and punk rock ethos have led to them becoming one of the most talked about ba...

Throughout today's episode Kindness speaks about everything from working as a producer and collaborator, their experiences being mixed race, non-binary, pansexual, and South Asian, and their grandmother's life as one of the longest-standing political prisoners. Kindness is a non-binary DJ, Producer, and Songwriter. With over 20 years of experience in the music industry, they have collaborated with...

Throughout today's episode, Quinn Christopherson speaks about winning the 2019 NPR Tiny Desk competition, his Indigenous heritage, and his experiences as a trans man in today's society. Quinn Christopherson is an Ahtna Athabaskan and Iñupiaq songwriter born, raised, and based in Anchorage, Alaska. He is the winner of the 2019 NPR Tiny Desk Contest and has since self-released two singles ‘Raedeen’...

Kindness (Adam Bainbridge) is a non-binary DJ, Producer, and Songwriter. With over 20 years of experience in the music industry, they have collaborated with the likes of Solange, Robyn, Blood Orange, and many more brilliant artists. Throughout today's episode, Kindness speaks openly and honestly about corruption within the music industry, being an independent artist, their gender, South Asian heri...