On this episode of Did Ya Know Podcast, Adrian is joined by Aaron Hercules, who has manager, football agent, A&R man as well as many other titles under his belt. Aaron talks about his early music inspirations, learning invaluable lessons on the job, his move into football, and his hopes for the  future of the music business.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

"The beauty of this industry is that there are no rules” - Jazzie B Soul II Soul became the biggest sound system in the world. They redefined contemporary culture. Along the way the way they accumulated number one singles, Grammy Awards and sold millions of records and had ‘that sound’ -often imitated, but never bettered and heard around the world Jazzie B and the sound of Soul II Soul showcased the culture clash of UK Britain and the sounds that he absorbed. From the dub plates of he sound system, the West End clubs that he sometimes struggled to gain admittance to, punk, the homogenou ..read more

Kwame “KZ” Kwei-Armah Jr. is one of the next generation of fearless young producers. He’s already worked with Stormzy, Arrdee, Cat Burns, Wretch 32, Stefflon Don, Ray Blk and counts his contribution to the soundtrack for Marvels ‘Black Panther ‘Wakanda Forever’ among his long list of credits  His music he says “is inspired and motivated by my childhood and the music and melodies I was surrounded by. My family were music enthusiasts and creatives and I had access to instruments from an early age. My culture, history and social climate at the time of creating all serve to in ..read more

On this episode of Did Ya Know Podcast, Adrian is joined by manager, A&R man, and founder of The Future Is, Travis Beckford. Travis talks about his early love of football, turning his life around after making some mistakes, the chance encounters that changed his life for the better and so much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

The Did Ya Know team are proud top be a part of the Google Arts and Culture series 'Union Black' with three very special episodes.  UNION BLACK is an online multi-format content series across YouTube and Google Arts & Culture, featuring a curated collection of videos, audio documentaries, podcasts, stories and photographs taking us on a journey celebrating the contributions of Black British music artists, creatives, professionals and scenes. Told by the Black British music community, these stories will demonstrate the undeniable influence and impac ..read more

The Did Ya Know team are proud top be a part of the Google Arts and Culture series 'Union Black' with three very special episodes.  UNION BLACK is an online multi-format content series across YouTube and Google Arts & Culture, featuring a curated collection of videos, audio documentaries, podcasts, stories and photographs taking us on a journey celebrating the contributions of Black British music artists, creatives, professionals and scenes. Told by the Black British music community, these stories will demonstrate the undeniable influence and impac ..read more

On this episode of Did Ya Know Podcast, Adrian is joined by Shani Gonzales, Managing Director of Warner Chappell Music UK and Head of International A&R. Shani talks about her early music influences, the importance of being connected to her roots, what New York means to her, and the differences she has observed working in the US vs UK music business. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

On this episode of Did Ya Know Podcast, Adrian is joined by producer and artist manager Marc Williams, who has had an incredible career in the music business to date. Marc talks about the harsh realities he faced in his early career, how letting ego impact decisions can be a costly mistake, how making library music saved him and working with genre defying Labrinth.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

On this episode of Did Ya Know Podcast, Adrian is joined by Nick Eziefula, Partner at Simkins. Not only is Nick one of the top media and entertainment lawyers in the country, he is also an artist in his own right. Nick shares how he discovered his passion for music, how he manages to pursue two careers simultaneously, and how he gives back to the next generation. And listen out for an exclusive snippet of one of his upcoming tracks.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

On this episode of Did Ya Know Podcast, Adrian is joined by Executive Vice President at Atlantic Records UK, Austin Daboh. Austin shares how he fell in love with music via UK garage, how a random question about German politics got him a job at the BBC, and he even drops a bit of exclusive news about his upcoming work.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more