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DJ/Producer ROMAN CIGI has long ago stepped out of the box as a music maker and mixer. He can re-contextualize any music in a creative and novel way, and has a breadth and depth of knowledge, of different genres through which he can flow effectively. We have conducted a short interview with him about his new single ROMAN CIGI - Countdown To Fight (RC Edit). Why did you want to be a professional DJ? What were the other choices and what led you to music eventually? I would like to be a professional DJ/Producer - Because music means a lot to me. When I listen to music , I feel relaxed , music gives me energy and can't hurt me :D . This is something what I want to do in the future. It's still fresh, but the music makes me happy, and if people enjoy my songs or mix it makes me happy even more. What do you think (in part of your childhood/younger adult life that) cultivates creativity and allows imagination to create great music? If you want to create great mus...

Through her sketches and paintings, Rachel Walker seeks to find beauty and powerful imagery within social and political issues. After travelling and working with young people in South Africa and Burundi, she studied painting at Camberwell College of art. Now living in Hackney, East London, her work is an attempt to visually combine diverse and disparate environments and, depict the social and cultural richness found on the streets and spaces of everyday life. We have conducted an interview with Rachel. What challenges you the most when you try to visually combine diverse and disparate environments? As an artist, I have always been drawn to the images and stories that transcend social and geographical boundaries. In my work, I try to foreground the universality of human experience by presenting the most raw and authentic aspects of people. For me, this is often revealed within fleeting and transient moments of reflection, within the most intricate details in expression. It is...

Maddy Rose is an Austrian Soul and Pop singer as well Songwriter based in London. Her new single "The Unknown" will be available on all online music stores on 24th of April. "The Unknown" is part of her upcoming EP "Blossom" and is an uplifting and positive vintage Pop/Soul song that evokes optimism and captures the blossoming feeling of springtime. We have conducted an interview with Maddy about her new release. Tell us a little more about your EP "BLOSSOM" and what people can expect from the songs? For this EP I wanted to remind people of the powerful emotions that come from pure and acoustic music, the warmth of a cello, the sustained note on a piano and the vibrato of a soft and warm voice. All 3 songs feature only acoustic recordings and there is no synthesizer or electronic beat. As pure and beautiful as music should be. How would you describe yourself in 3 words and what is your music about? If I'd describe me as an ...

For Alan Delavan, being focused on himself is a good thing. That’s not to imply that this singer/songwriter is vapid in any way but rather that he looks for the value within instead of searching for reassurance by assimilation. It’s not a common approach for those in the music business but neither is the self-imposed solace that Delavan leads at times. There’s no way to completely shut the outside world off and in the song “ We Started Something ” Alan takes an uncommon (for him) opportunity to comment on it. Still, in doing so he always comes from a unique perspective with a personal tone. It’s immediately apparent that he is not writing music to sell sodas or automobiles. You won’t hear autotune or an 808 kick drum in “We Started Something” but what will be heard is the human fingerprint in both the instrumentation and the message of it. Delavan connects with exterior factors and channels a particular way of expression yet always with authenticity. He relates, “For me, music and art...

Fiona Ross is a Jazz vocalist, pianist, composer and music producer based in London. Her new album, 'Black, White and a Little Bit of Grey', explores the story of a husband, a wife, and a mistress: a web of emotions, of desires, of regrets, of ecstasy. We have conducted an interview with Fiona. photo credit: Alexander Barnes-Ross In your new album, 'Black, White and a Little Bit of Grey', which particular track is one of your personal favorite?  I don’t have any personal favourite’s I’m afraid, they all mean something different to me in different ways. So ‘Busy…..Always Busy’ and ‘Touch Me, You Make Me Feel So’ for example, are really fun to sing and have an easy groove to go along with so I like performing those without having to get too deeply emotionally involved. I think ‘The Evidence Suggests’ is the hardest one to sing, as vocally as it is quite challenging with the range of notes I have to hit and it is a song that shows a wide range of emotions. The...

Mystik Lilac is a 26-year-old mother of three from London who has just recently decided to enter the art world and loving every minute of it. She used to work as a care worker until recently and have just completed a degree in health and social care, but felt she needed to be able to work from home so threw herself into art and currently seeing where that takes her. We have conducted an interview with her. How did you develop this style of art? I have long had an interest in abstract art in it's many forms, so although I feel I'm still developing my own personal style, much of my inspiration has come from those styles of art, especially from cubism, surrealism and expressionism. I also love pop art, so I have taken some of my inspiration from there too. Why did you decide to go into art? Art is something I've wanted to pursue for a long time but there was never a good time to do it. Until recently I was working in the health and social care industry,...

Dieselle May is a Songwriter/Singer/Musician/Recording Artist based in London. She picked up a guitar at the age of 6 and was taught by legendary blues slide guitarist Sammy Mitchell who worked at her father's Music Shop and Studio in Putney, South-West London. At Fourteen she started playing gigs across London with the band My Weird Sister, and by 18, was playing 'sold out' gigs at London's Famous, Marquee Club. She has continued her musical journey as contributing songwriter and performer and has written, played and recorded with many bands, artists and Producers. We have conducted an interview with her. ( Photograph Kenny Evans- Fluid Image ) Why did you title your latest single “20 DAYS”? What events or who inspired you to write it? 20 Days is about a particular Twenty-days in my life. I think that we all (at sometime or another) have counted the days until the event or occasion that we are looking ‘forward to’ arrives. The same can also be said for c...

TakeAwayStudio project brings a new meaning to the phrase 'virtual studio' - an international collective of musicians and audio professionals ready to take your project to the highest level! Comprising a core team of Slavic Selin and Simon Allen (London, UK) takeawaystudio.com is an online studio hub, offering mastering, mixing, music production and other audio services to clients around the globe. We have conducted an interview with them. What are the unique features of your online studio hub 'TakeAwayStudio'? TakeAwayStudio is not just an online mixing and mastering service provider, we are a team of professionals, working together on projects. It is not a facility-based service, each of the members of our team has his own studio. Which are the benefits of producing music in using an online studio hub? First of all, you are not limited to a single studio or engineer. There is no universal facility to make music production, mixing, mastering or other ...

George Fairclough a soon to be 20 year old guy who's recently moved to London to train at theatre school on a musical theatre performance course at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. He started his blog to keep his friends and family back home up to date with his life but he has ended up reaching more people than expected across the world. We have conducted an interview with George. How did your first job experience for your audition change you? My first paid job experience in the industry was a bit of voice-over work for Nickelodeon's 'Yo Gabba Gabba.' They'd already had a great success with the programme in the US and wanted to transfer it to the British screen. That day was a very exciting day. I remember waking up extra early - it was like Christmas. I had so much fun just being in the studio and the team were all very friendly and helpful. This was the start of many other opportunities. It released a spark inside of me pushing me to gr...

Today our guest is Raymond Burke from London, UK. His new sci-fi book The Magna Aura Genesis has just been self-published. The Magna Aura Genesis is the first of a 10-book series called The Starguards - Of Humans, Heroes, and Demigods. We have conducted an interview with Raymond. Why did you write your book as "Greco-Roman mythology meets Battlestar Galactica meets Justice League America"? There are elements of each throughout the Starguards series . The first book is The Magna Aura Genesis. There is a creation myth weaved through the first book and the appendices echoing Greek and Roman pantheons. There are also character names based upon the same traditions. Besides Star Trek: TOS and Doctor Who, the next series I loved as a kid was Battlestar Galactica. The space journey, space ship battles, the uniforms were early inspirations. And as I was a comic book reader, how could I ignore the superhero element. The JLA are almost demigods just as the Celestian Knights ...

Chris Bemand is an eclectic music composer based in London. He has released many innovative leftfield electronic albums and writes musical scores for TV and film. His latest project is a live show ‘ Swing Punks ’ that features complete reworkings of classic 70s punk songs using a twenty piece big band. Which are the top three moments of your musical career so far? Singing in front of the Queen when I was eleven years old, playing Glastonbury with my Latin Electro band (Los Ladrones) and composing the score for BAFTA-nominated animated TV show King Arthur’s Disaster’s. Which do you prefer, composing or performing? I tend to oscillate between the two. Composing TV/Film score is creatively very satisfying, but it’s also generally quite a lonely existence in the studio. Sometimes the only contact you have is with the director or the producer of the show. Also, you are generally working to tight deadlines and some of the music that you stay up all night to write gets edited...

Magdalena is an Austrian Soul and Pop singer as well Songwriter based in London. Her artist name is Maddy Rose . She writes as many songs as possible, performing up to 3 times a week at well-known venues and has now her own band as well. With her Cellist, Jessica, and her percussionist, Steven, and herself on the piano they aim to give the audience a musical experience that touches the soul. We have conducted an interview with Maddy Rose about her upcoming Single and Music Video, called BEGIN AGAIN . What is your Single and music video "BEGIN AGAIN" about? My upcoming single Begin Again is about the unconditional drive, self-motivation, and passion that musicians and artists and any kind of talented person need to gather to face the everyday life when facing competition. Optimism and self-believe are crucial to survive in the competitive city London, or anywhere really. This song tells my own story, how support of others is that what kept me believing and showed me...

Shan Malik , the Entrepreneur and the diligent young man has recently opened up about himself and gave his fans an insight to his wonderful, hard-working personality. Very well-known in the industry by his character which is full of entertainment and love for others, he has yet again proved himself of being someone, the wondrous youth could look up to. The exchange of conversation between the two had been thoroughly interesting and the words echoed of the hard work and effort that Mr. Malik puts into his business and career. Some of the notable question and answers had been: "How do you judge your path from being an entrepreneur to an entertainer? What were your challenges?" [Shan]: "When you really want to become a person of your dreams, the path is never easy. It is not only tiring; it is very twisted and complicated. Often we do not even have the clear vision to what our struggles are leading us to. Entrepreneurship was the base to the goals I had set for m...

Art is something that we can all appreciate. Mike Mitchell, of course, is not alone in this. Like him, we all love to see art and we all want to bring beauty to the world. Mitchell, however, has dedicated his life to making this happen. He is part of 1st Art Gallery , and it is his goal to make sure that the people of the world can view sensational art pieces no matter where they are. 1st Art Gallery has remade famous art pieces, has helped communities to develop a stronger art community, and has spread art to wherever possible. Mitchell has been a large part of making all of this happen. We have conducted an interview with him. How do you dedicate your life to bring art and its beauty to the world? It is with great pride that I have dedicated my career to making art increasingly accessible, and I believe that there are several ways in which we can generate greater interest in and support for the beauty that art brings into the world. At 1st Art Gallery , we have long been ...