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Sonic Bytes

Sonic Bytes, with Leo Kelly-Gee and Jonny Cheung. A series of freewheeling musical conversations and interviews covering everything from our favourite music, new releases we’re listening to and life as working musicians in the UK.

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Episode 23 - Music News and Season 1 in Review from 2020-12-29T08:00

Hello and welcome to Sonic Bytes, the freewheeling conversation and interview series for the eclectic music lover.

We’ve reached the end of Season 1 of the podcas...

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Episode 22 - The Christmas Episode from 2020-12-15T08:00

This week we take a trip down memory lane and talk about everything Christmas. From Nat King Cole and Frank Sinatra to Michael Bublé and Taylor Swift, we discuss what makes a Christmas song sound t...

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Episode 21 - Aidan Bricker/The Happy Bluesman on Teaching, Guitars and the Blues from 2020-12-01T08:00

This week, we’re excited to have Aidan Bricker on the show, also known as the Happy Bluesman. Aidan’s a guitarist and teacher from the UK, who has recently taken on Leo as a guitar student. An afic...

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Episode 20 - Saad & Tristan from Ugly Yeti chat new EP 'Emergence' from 2020-11-24T08:00

This week we’re extremely excited to have our first band interview on the podcast with Saad Shaikh and Tristan French from London-based hard rock band Ugly Yeti. In this episode, we discuss how the...

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Episode 19 - Bethany Graves on Composing for ‘The Book of Laws’ from 2020-11-17T08:00

This week we have our very good friend Bethany Graves on the podcast to discuss her up-coming feature film ‘The Book of Laws.’ She composes the music to the film (which we were ecstatic to be as...

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Episode 18 - Perle Solvès on Singing, Writing in Different Languages and Creating 'Just A Matter Of Time' from 2020-11-10T08:00

Perle is a singer, songwriter and voice actor currently living in Corsica and performing across Europe. Born to a musical family, Perle was exposed to everything from Mozart to Michael Jackson f...

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Episode 17 - Alex Marshall discusses Crouton Cannon + New Single "Share" from 2020-11-03T07:33:57

Alex is a guitarist, composer, session musician and teacher from the UK. After completing a masters degree in biology, Alex has pursued a wide-ranging music career, performing with a bun...

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Episode 16 - Ned Stranger from 2020-10-27T08:00

This week, we’re thrilled to introduce our 5th musical guest, Ned Stranger. Ned is a singer, songwriter and guitarist born and raised in Sussex currently living and performing across the UK. Aft...

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Episode 15 - Adam Haddour from 2020-10-20T07:00

Our fourth guest on the podcast - Adam Haddour! Adam is a singer and songwriter born and raised and now performing in London and across the UK. A regular feature in both bands and musicals throu...

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Episode 14 - How to Learn Classical Music: Part 2 (with Min Seo) from 2020-10-13T07:00

Part 2 of our conversation on classical music with violinist, violist and close friend Min Seo. From buying his first violin to nerding out over the price of our various instruments, we compare our...

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Episode 13 - Hannah Elkins from 2020-10-06T07:00

We’re delighted to welcome our third musical guest on the podcast - Hannah Elkins! Hannah is a British based R&B and soul-pop artist, singer and songwriter from Bournemouth living and perfor...

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Episode 12 - How to Learn Classical Music: Part 1 (with Special Guest: Min!) from 2020-09-29T07:00

This week, we have Part 1 of a 2-part conversation with a very special guest: violinist, violist and close friend, Min Seo. From reflecting on the significance of music exams and grades, to reve...

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Episode 11 - Phill Vidler from 2020-09-22T07:00

Introducing our second musical guest on the podcast - Phill Vidler! Phill is a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Medway currently living and performing in London and across the U...

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Episode 10 - Jonathan Blake from 2020-09-15T07:00

We’re excited to introduce our first musical guest on the podcast: Jonathan Blake. Jonathan is a guitarist, singer and songwriter from Leicester currently living and performing in London and the...

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Episode 09 - Acoustic Guitars Vol. 1 + Underrated Players from 2020-09-08T07:00

This week, we have a special extended episode recounting our experiences with one of the most popular musical instruments of all time - the acoustic guitar. From arguing whether Taylor Swift is ...

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Episode 08 - Tears For Fears: Songs From The Big Chair and the Second British Invasion from 2020-09-01T07:00

For Episode 8, we're jumping forward to the new wave sound of the 80s with Song From the Big Chair by Bath-based synthpop bastions Tears For Fears. From the unmistakable instrumental virtuosity ...

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Episode 07 - Rumours by Fleetwood Mac + ‘This Or Stat’ from 2020-08-25T07:00

For Episode 7, we’re beginning to focus on classic albums and discuss one of the greatest albums of the 1970s and probably of all time, Rumours by Fleetwood Mac. From our own personal experiences w...

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Episode 06 - Why do we cover other people’s songs? from 2020-08-18T07:00

In Episode 6,  we’re discussing our favourite covers, why artists cover songs and what makes a good cover. From “I Will Always Love You” by Whitney Houston to “Mrs Robinson” by Lemonhead, w...

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Episode 05 - When 2 Become 1: The World of Musical Collaboration from 2020-08-11T07:00

This week we’re exploring the whimsical world of musical collaboration. From Run DMC and Aerosmith’s “Walk This Way” to David Bowie and Mick Jagger’s “Dancing In The Street,” we discuss some of the...

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Episode 04 - When music goes too far… from 2020-08-04T07:00

This week we talk about when artists go outside the box and defy the expectations of what was previously thought of as conventional. From the complex harmony of Jacob Collier and the obs...

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Episode 03 - How do we find new music? + Guess The Release Year Game! from 2020-07-28T07:00

We thought we’d start Episode 3 a little differently by challenging each other to a game of “Guess The Release Year” for some of our favourite records. We then go in depth and discuss our favourite...

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Episode 02 - What's the perfect function band song? from 2020-07-21T07:00

In Episode 2, we discuss what makes the perfect function band song, creating function band sets and repertoire, and the role of function music. From Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison to Mr...

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Episode 01 - Can you stay relevant for 30 years in music? from 2020-07-14T07:00

In our first episode, we discuss a question posed by artist Jordan Rakei on whether there is a band or artist who has had a 30 year career where their most recent albums are still relevant. We d...

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Episode 00 - Trailer from 2020-07-12T14:12:28

Welcome to the Sonic Bytes podcast with Leo Kelly-Gee and Jonny Cheung, a series of freewheeling musical conversations and interviews covering everything from our favourite music, new releases we’r...

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