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Singer/songwriter Louise Golbey chats with the UK's most successful songwriters about their work and career, in association with The Ivors Academy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Gay Tapes

Divan & the House of Quoi

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While recording his record 'The Gay Tapes', Divan, singer of Divan & the House of Quoi, started interviewing fellow queer artists, activists and other interesting gay voices. A personal, inspiring and motivating journey. Hop on and enjoy! (by @divanmusic & @divanandthehousofquoi) http://facebook.com/thegaytapes http://facebook.com/divanandthehouseofquoi
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Julian Hinton is a songwriter, arranger, producer, and conductor who has worked with artists such as Stormzy, Rod Stewart, Seal, Madonna, Robbie Williams, Sam Smith, Alicia Keys, Zac Abel and Ed Sheeran to name a few. With a career spanning over 30 years, his highly varied music career has seen him MDing Trevor Horn’s band, recording at world renow…
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Our guest for this episode is a gold certified, grammy nominated songwriter, producer and pianist who has recorded, produced and written with artists such as JP Cooper, Stormzy, Andreya Triana, Yola, TOBi, Layla Hathaway, Mousse T, and Cherri V to name a few. As one of the most in demand keyboard players in the country she has toured the world play…
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This episode on The Songwriters Podcast, Louise Golbey sits down with Cassell The Beatmaker — drummer, producer, songwriter, educator, and longtime collaborator of Plan B and Akala. He also talks about other collaborations including Jeff Beck and Eric Appapoulay. Cassell reflects on a multifaceted career that spans live performances, studio session…
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In this episode, Louise Golbey is joined by legendary producer, songwriter, and musician Fraser T. Smith. Known for shaping some of the biggest hits of the last 20 years, Fraser shares his journey through the music industry, his creative process, and what it’s like working with some of the world’s most iconic artists including Adele, Stormzy and Da…
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In this special bonus episode, we’re pleased to be joined by the legendary lyricist Don Black OBE. Don’s list of credits, awards and accolades goes back decades and right back up to the present day. From walls adorned with gold and platinum plaques and shelves decorated with six Ivor Novello Awards and a Golden Globe Award to five Oscars, Don Black…
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Sister Bliss is a British keyboardist, record producer, DJ and songwriter best known for her work as part of Faithless. In this exclusive interview, Louise speaks with Sister Bliss about how a trip to a local record store led her to meet her future Faithless collaborators, the slow grind the band experienced before reaching the top of the charts an…
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Kiris Houston is a Latin Grammy award-winning, multi-platinum selling music producer, composer, arranger, multi-instrumentalist, musician and artist. In this exclusive interview, the London-based producer joins Louise to talk about his adventures in the land of music. From his early days in Papua New Guinea tinkering with instruments to setting up …
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Laura White is an English singer-songwriter from Manchester, UK. In this exclusive interview, Laura joins Louise to take us down memory lane and bring us up to speed. Laura recalls her days on the hit TV show, The X Factor, what she learned about herself in the process and what it’s like to be the only singer to have the exit from the show discusse…
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Louise is joined by Producer and songwriter, Harmony “H-Money” Samuels. In this exclusive interview, the Grammy-nominated multi-instrumentalist shares details of his Tottenham upbringing, discovering his love for music in Church and immigrating from London to the US to follow his music dreams. Harmony also deep dives into the making of some of his …
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We are excited to announce the launch of the new series of The Songwriters Podcast in partnership with The Ivors Academy! Independent singer-songwriter Louise Golbey will once again be joined by some of the most successful British songwriters, sharing their creative processes and giving us a new look at how that hit record got made. All four episod…
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Eg White is a British musician, songwriter and producer and is one of the most successful and in-demand pop songwriters of the 21st Century. He has written for the likes of Adele, Will Young, Pink, Florence and the Machine, Ellie Goulding, Sam Smith, Mary J Blige, Take That, Celine Dion and John Legend to name but a few. He is behind number one sin…
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Sarah 'Baby' Blanchard has written global hits and multiple UK top ten singles for some of the biggest UK artists in the last decade. Her writing credits include artists such as Tom Grennan, Jess Glynne, Clean Bandit, Anne - Marie, Louis Tomlinson, Bebe Rexha, Galantis and Little Mix to name a few. She is the only female member of the Manchester-ba…
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Jin Jin is a number one hit-making, multi-platinum-selling songwriter and artist who is behind some of the biggest pop, R’n’B and Dance songs of the last 10 years. Her work has won Brits and BMI Awards and an Ivor Novello nomination. Her biggest songs have reached nearly 500 million streams and she has written on multiple number one singles and alb…
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Fiona Bevan is a multi-platinum songwriter, singer and multi-instrumentalist who has fast become one of the most in-demand top line writers on the UK music scene. She has written international hit songs for the likes of One Direction, Lewis Capaldi, Tom Walker, Joy Crookes, Stefflon Don, 5 Seconds Of Summer, Mika, Steps and the Backstreet Boys and …
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Dan Dare: platinum selling, number 1 hit making songwriter, artist and producer. How did the main ‘dum dum dum’ hook of MNEK and Joel Corry’s Head and Heart come about? Louise Golbey asks Dan about his songwriting journey and what it is like being behind one of the biggest selling singles of 2020. Discover Dan’s music here. Dan Dare has worked with…
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I had the honor to talk to British Iraqi performer, writer and director Mia Georgis. We talk about their just released short movie "Ishtar", queer culture, activism, London, heroes and... bats. Mentioned in this episode: Mia's shortmovie "Ishtar", The Queer House, Hungarian filmmaker Béla Tarr, "Tongues untied" (Marlon Riggs), "Caravaggio" (Derek J…
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Rob Davis: Producer, Composer and Songwriter. Which artist regrets turning down that iconic hit for Kylie? Louise Golbey asks Rob about his 70s glam rock days, high-spirited recording sessions with Enrique Iglesias, and what was unique about the chorus on 'Can't Get You Out of My Head'. Discover more music by Rob Davis. BIO Rob Davis is responsible…
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Mary Leay: Songwriter, Topliner and Recording Artist. Who else did the writers have in mind to record Cher's hit 'Believe'? Louise Golbey asks Mary about her love of lyrics, why she's passionate about music for film and why being a performer isn't for her. Discover more music by Mary here. BIO Mary Leay is South London based S. Signed to Big Life a…
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Omar Lye-Fook MBE: British multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and Neo-Soul Pioneer. Which 'recreational activity' influenced the lyrics to There's Nothing Like This? Louise Golbey asks Omar about his unique compostition style and how his collaboration with Stevie Wonder came about. And who really 'invented' Neo Soul? Discover more music by Omar here…
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Michelle Escoffery: Award Winning British Singer, Songwriter and Vocal Producer. Who was 'Just a Little' written for before it got passed on to Liberty X? Louise Golbey asks Michelle about her process of writing songs, how song ideas came about, what triggers certain lyrics, subject matters and delving further into her work and discussing her highl…
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WELCOME TO THE KAPS FORMULA ONE PODCAST. THIS WAS EPISODE 2 WHERE WE TALK ABOUT THE GERMAN GP AND THE HUNGARIAN GP. SORRY FOR THE DELAY IN RELEASING THIS EPISODE, WE ARE AWARE IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE RELEASED WAY EARLIER BUT WE RAN INTO A FEW DIFFICULTIES. THE DIFFICULTIES MAINLY BEING BOTH OF US BEING TOO LAZY TO RECORD IT. THESE WERE BOTH VERY GOOD…
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Hello and welcome to the Kaps Formula one podcast where we will talk everything formula one. Hosted by Vishmay Naik and a guest every-week. In this episode we talk about the British Grand Prix weekend. We also discuss how teams have performed this year and our expectation for the future. Apologies fo the quality of the sound, as we don't have any e…
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HI AND WELCOME TO THE KAPS FORMULA ONE PODCAST WHERE WE TALK ABOUT ALL THINGS FORMULA ONE. HOSTED BY VISHMAY NAIK AND A GUEST EVERY-WEEK. THIS IS THE TRAILER TO THE UPCOMING PODCAST EPISODE FOR THE BRITISH GRAND PRIX. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING AND WE HOPE TO HEAR ANY FEEDBACK POSSIBLE --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh…
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While attending the DIY Musician Conference last week in Valencia (Spain), organized by CD Baby & Berklee, I bumped into the American vocalist & actor Rhys Gilyeat. He just moved to Spain with his boyfriend and was willing to share some thoughts on LGBTQ+ issues, the United States, musical, his Mormon background and much more. Rhys is an optimistic…
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On a sunny terrace in Berlin, I had a wonderful talk with Kaey. She's a trans activist, a performing artist and and editor at Siegessäule, Germany's biggest queer magazine. We talk about her life, my record 'The Gay Tapes', finding your audience and how I look at boys... Enjoy! http://www.divan.be http://www.facebook.com/divanandthehouseofquoi http…
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This is episode zero aka the prologue of The Gay Tapes podcast. Just me, welcoming you and telling you something about my record, also called The Gay Tapes and the starting point for this podcast. Next episode, it's time for the first inspiring interview. But for now, enjoy.... me! xDivan http://www.divan.be http://www.facebook.com/divanandthehouse…
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