We’re really excited to welcome onto this week’s show Naomi Palmer - the Managing Director of Earth Agency, the booking agency who’s roster includes the likes of Children Of Zeus, Chaos in the CBD, Erika De Casier and Kassa Overall. She was there at the birth of Brownswood Recordings with Gilles Peterson and has gone on to be an important player in the development of the beautiful Worldwide Festival in Sète. This is an important podcast for artists and people who are looking to take a step into the booking agency world. Zaid asked the questions you have always wanted to ask and Naomi was there ..read more

This week, Zaid was joined by the one and only, Lewis Jamieson - co-founder and communications manager of the environmental movement Music Declares Emergency, which has attracted interest from big names like Billie Eilish, Radiohead, The 1975, and many many more. He has been working in the music industry for over 30 years, across A&R, artist management, and PR, and has worked the press for some of the biggest UK names such as Oasis, Elbow, and Madness.  Zaid and Lewis chat about not only how he entered the industry, and the imprint he has left on the music industry but what it was tha ..read more

We’re honoured to welcome to the stage, Leroy F. Moore Jr. He is a poet, hip-hop artist, academic and co-founder of the Emmy-Award winning Krip-Hop Nation: the global association of disabled artists with the clear mission to connect, make great art and recognise the overlooked history of disability in music. Leroy takes us back to when Hip-Hop was diverse and inclusive in the 70s, when you would see people breakdancing with crutches, and why this changed. Growing up in these times with a disability was hard but he talks about how this made him the person he is today. We learn about how society ..read more

This episode promises to inspire as we welcome onto the show Ralph Derksen, the founder of Re-Record, the revolutionary company that makes vinyl out of plastic waste from the ocean. Tune in to hear about the very real impact that streaming our favourite songs has on the environment that needs to be spoken about more. You will learn about traditional vinyl pressing, its pitfalls, and how Re-Record, is changing the record (see what we did there). He forces you to confront the uncomfortable truth with the industry that we know and love and reminds us that we need to be making changes in the way w ..read more

In this week’s “Almost Famous” music industry podcast episode we catch up with the amazing Keeley Hudd also known as sadsugar - the Bristol DJ, music educator, and co-founder of Longthrow radio. In this episode, they talk about their nonlinear journey into the music world; it may or may not have started with a fruit platter, but they have developed their musical practice to tackle issues with intersectionality and accessibility in the club scene and changing perceptions of what being a talented DJ looks like, by being campy in a world of males in tiny roll-up hats. They talk about their experi ..read more

Metaverse? Blockchain? NFTs?? Why is this even relevant?? We invited AJ, songwriter & producer, founder of Help Me With Web3, and CCO of Launch My NFT, to illuminate the world of Web3 to us. His message is clear: Web3 is not something creatives should be intimidated by, this is an exciting opportunity that will revolutionise the music industry for the better. He explains why blockchain will be empowering for the individual artist both financially and emotionally. Tune in to get ahead of the game and find out what the future of the music industry is predicted to look like in the not-so-dist ..read more

It’s Women’s History Month, and as promised we’re releasing a collection of episodes about ‘Women Who Inspire Us’ in music, events and the creative industries - featuring a host of enterprising, motivated and inspiring professional women. Our second guest in this series is Milly Chowles. She’s a DJ, broadcaster, and radio and podcast producer who has made programmes for BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 4, BBC 6 Music and more. She’s the creator of Back 2 Life, the podcast exploring addiction, mental illness and recovery with the help of music and creative spaces. An all round inspiration, Milly is a tru ..read more

Happy Women’s History Month! To celebrate, we’re releasing a collection of episodes about ‘Women Who Inspire Us’ and have invited a selected group of talented women to chat with us about their experiences in the music, events and the creative industries. This series features a stellar lineup of enterprising, motivated and inspiring professionals. Our first guest in this very special series is Lucy Caswell! She’s an Events Producer at Team Love, Media and Journalism graduate, Marketing Assistant for Aspiration Creation Elevation and has experience of journalism and digital marketing management ..read more

In the lead up to Christmas, we had a conversation with GRAMMY award winning songwriter and founding member of glam rock band Mud (Lonely This Christmas, Tiger Feet, L-L-Lucy) to talk about all things songwriting, Christmas classics, working for Kylie Minogue and more. Associated artists: Mud, Kylie, Fragma, Spiller, Rachel Stevens, Holly Valance, Klaxons. Almost Famous is produced by Digital Bulls. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

The world of commercial music can be confusing. But don't worry as we're joined by the host of Behind The Music Business podcast, Danny Champion, to dive into sync and music publishing.  Danny has over 15 years of music business experience, dealing with music and general intellectual property licensing, and is a supervision specialist currently freelancing at DC Music. #AlmostFamous #podcastAF Almost Famous is produced by Digital Bulls. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more