I think for some men it is sometimes difficult to conceptualise aspects of the female experience, and we have to remind ourselves of the dangers that women can face which often aren’t considerations for ourselves. It is quite shocking to see that in this day and age anyone should feel unsafe at a music gig due to their gender. I’m seeing a lot of debate about women not feeling safe at music gigs, any thoughts on what we need to do to help? Hopefully, I was continue to progress I will delve deeper into these hybrid genres and become more versed in each With this release, I wanted to move things in more of a pop-rock direction and incorporate some elements of blues. My first EP could best be categorised as folk-rock.

This has helped me to add more energy to my repertoire from my first release which was just me and an acoustic guitar. My latest release has more of an immersive band sound. How have your songwriting skills developed over time? My first EP was received well, I just keep plugging away and doing what I can. I grant you it’s not the easiest industry in the world, but if you get to know the industry, are prepared to work hard and are tenacious enough, it’s not impossible to navigate. The music industry is the hardest industry in the world to progress in, How do you feel you are doing? I brought out my first EP: And So The Light Returned in 2021, and have just realised my second EP: A Part of Me Will Always Be You I gigged a lot through my teens and took various routes after school, but eventually ended up studying at BIMM London on their songwriting diploma. I have been writing songs properly since I was about 15. Firstly, I wrote on the piano and then I took guitar lessons. Eventually, I also started writing songs.

However, when I was about thirteen I started with a new teacher who taught me how to improvise over pop songs as opposed to learning regimented scales in the traditional fashion.

I started playing piano at a young age but quit pretty quickly as the teacher I had at the time didn’t capture me. I am a songwriter and composer from North Yorkshire. Introduce us to you and your musical history. As I started to gig more and receive feedback from people I realised it was maybe something I should pursue with I’ve been writing songs and composing since my teens. What made you decide that music is a thing for you?

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