We arrived at L’Escargot in Soho at 10:30 am and sat in the downstairs restaurant tucking into some pastries before we were ushered upstairs to the Salon Noir where we were due to watch our first act who was the Russian pianist, GeNIA. The room was beautiful and the large skylight above our heads created […]

Critically acclaimed Manchester-born singer-songwriter JP Cooper has partnered up with Viennese coffee roasters Julius Meinl’s ‘Pay With A Poem’ campaign for its fifth anniversary. To tie in with the latest World Poetry Day JP Cooper released a video which describes his inspiration for the song ‘Little Things’ created as part of his collaboration with Julius Meinl. JP Cooper kindly took […]

Stuck in a rut? Uninspired? Demotivated? Then read one of the most rewarding books this year ‘Creative Quest’ by four-time Grammy Award-winning musician and co-founder of The Roots, designer, producer, DJ, writer and entrepreneur Questlove (is there anything this guy can’t do?). In his new book, he explores creativity with enlightening nuggets of information about […]

The saying goes that “music tames the wildest beasts“. This is a maxim that appeals to the powerful effect that a melody can have on us. To people who have never experienced this “powerful effect” of music, imagine that you walk down a street, immersed in your day-to-day problems and suddenly, you hear a song. […]

The music industry is currently in need of a fresh injection, and a much-needed overhaul. The industry currently takes 86% of artist’s takings. Music creatives often find themselves ignored by Media conglomerates, lacking that exposure and funding to help propel the avenue to gain them recognition for their art. The music industry is in need […]