Video from my workshop at the 2012 BBC Introducing Masterclass at Abbey Road on the psychology of songwriting. Unfortunately many of the people booked for this session got delayed at Maida Vale studios and didn't arrive - it felt a bit strange giving this 90 minute talk to a half-empty room - compared to the crackling packed energy of the hour-long 2011 workshop. As promised…
Read MoreMaida Vale audience [photo: Richard Banks] My new BBC blog launched this week - with a first post covering this week's happenings on 6 Music's BBC Introducing Week, and a new post today about last night's Maida Vale event - which I co-hosted with Steve Lamacq. We presented four of our favourite artists: Babe Shadow, Let's Buy Happiness, The Neat and Post War Years -…
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