The Culture Bar

In this episode of The Culture Bar, we reflect on the learnings and outcomes of the COP26 conference in Glasgow and how these can be integrated into delivering global creative projects whilst still conserving the planet. Our discussion also considers the merits (or not!) of digital and virtual experiences vs in-person interactions, as well as discussing what future methods are out there to ensure...

In our ​‘speed pod’ mini-series of quick insights into music and culture from around the world, we talk to music industry professionals about the music of their homeland, to give us a view into different music, composers, sounds and instruments which make music both unique and universal.  In this episode, we will be talking to HarrisonParrott Marketing Intern Kerry Chen to tell us more about the s...

In this Speed Pod mini-series episode, we talk to Birdsong Publishing Manager Milly Paine to tell us more about, and demystify, the world of music publishing. As well as telling us what music publishing is, Milly also enlightens us as to what a publishing manager does, what happens to composers’ music, how they get paid, creative outlets for their music, and how a publishing manager can help a com...

In our ​‘speed pod’ mini-series of quick insights into music and culture from around the world, we talk to music industry professionals about the music of their homeland, to give us a view into different music, composers, sounds and instruments which make music both unique and universal. Today, we will be talking to HarrisonParrott Artist Coordinator Theodor Küng to tell us more about the sounds o...

A special podcast episode for Black History Month, we delve into race and the civic responsibility of the arts.  In this insightful and inspiring conversation, we are thrilled to be joined by these wonderful panellists: Michael ​‘Mikey J’ Asante – producer, composer, musician, dancer and DJ; co-founder and co-artistic director of the hip-hop dance company, Boy Blue Kaya Brown – Artist Coordinator...

How does your brain respond to music? We discuss the links between music psychology and neuroscience, investigating topics such as exposure to music in young children, music perception and the cognitive neuroscience of music. We are joined by three expert panellists to help us navigate this fascinating topic: Professor Lauren Stewart Lauren is a Professor of Psychology at Goldsmiths where she foun...

Welcome to Creative Iceland – a special The Culture Bar mini-podcast series focusing on the creative scene in Iceland.  This series is hosted by Icelander Arna Margrét Jónsdóttir from HarrisonParrott. Arna will be speaking with fellow Icelanders about various topics related to the creative scene in Iceland. In this first episode, we are joined by Dr. Arnar Eggert Thoroddsen an Icelandic music jour...

To celebrate Earth Day (22 April 2021) we discuss how the arts can respond to the climate emergency. "if we can turn those powerful machines and those artists and those platforms into the direction of normalising the changes that need to happen, and the shift that people need to make, and the sacrifices that people need to bring into their lives, supported by government, then I think the arts is g...

In this special podcast episode, we celebrate LGBTQ+ awareness month (February 2021) and discuss LGBTQ+ awareness and representation in the arts. In this lively conversation, we are thrilled to be joined by three wonderful panellists: Mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton who, in 2019, lit up the Last Night of the Proms as well as being named Personality of the Year by the BBC Music Magazine Awards. Jamie ha...

We are excited to be joined by Laura Hendricks who is a mixed media artist and lives in Utah, USA, and Wells Fray-Smith, Assistant Curator of Special Projects at Whitechapel Gallery. In this episode, we talk about the opportunities and challenges digital technologies present to the art world by talking to a practising artist and assistant curator to give us different perspectives on this important...

In episode #6 of The Culture Bar, we are joined by Jamie Stone Liberal Democrat MP for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross. Jamie is also the spokesperson for Defence and Digital, Culture, Media & Sport. In this lively and pertinent interview you will hear:>Jamie talk about the arts and culture sector in the UK>how UK arts and culture have been impacted by Brexit and the COVID19 pandemic>technol...

Here is our third podcast in the new 'Voices of the North' podcast mini-series in collaboration with Talent Norway and Sparebank1 Nord-Norge, Samfunnsløftet. In episode No.3 ​‘Conversations with Nordic talents and their mentors: Benjamin Mørk: a mechanical pianist from Senja' we listen to a conversation and reflection between a young musician and his mentor. They discuss sources of inspiration, th...

Welcome to The Culture Bar a podcast series brought to you by international classical music management agency HarrisonParrott. The Culture Bar is a bi-monthly in conversation interview show featuring panellists from across arts and culture sector from professional musicians and artists, the bright minds behind orchestras, arts venues and festivals, to academics and specialists such as authors and...

We are excited to share with you our second podcast in the new series  'Voices of the North' podcast mini-series in collaboration with Talent Norway and Sparebank1 Nord-Norge, Samfunnsløftet. In episode No.2 Elle Sofe Sara: a Sámi film director from Kautokeino’ we listen to a conversation between a Nordic talent and a mentor from the Talent Norway programme ‘Mer Film’. Mer Film is a programme aime...

We are delighted to share with you our new podcast mini-series ‘Voices of the North’ made in collaboration with Talent Norway. In this podcast series we will introduce you to some of the finest talents and rising stars of the North and bring you the voices of cultural and artistic leaders of Scandinavia. In our first episode we explore ‘Peak Performance: Art in Context’. In today's society, the ar...