It’s the final episode of ITMI, Season Two, and we’re going out with a bang! We speak with East Coast hip-hop legend, Kendrick Jeru Davis, a.k.a. Jeru the Damaja. Jeru has an incredible career that’s spanned over 30 years. He’s collaborated wi

PINS - 'The Girls Are Back in Town'

Jan 22nd, 2020 36m 59s

It’s Episode 9 of the ITMI Podcast! For this one, we link up with the amazing Manchester band, PINS.We chat with Faith, Kyoko and Lois at YES in Manchester and cover motherhood, mental health and their epic collaboration with Iggy Pop. Plus, a

Andrew Huang - YouTube's Most Creative Music Producer?

Jan 8th, 2020 38m 40s

Not only is Andrew Huang a successful YouTuber (with more than 200m views and as of now 1.88m subscribers), a music producer, musician, rapper and video producer (is there anything this guy can’t do?) – but he’s also the guest on the first ITMI

Becky Tong & Shivas Howard-Brown - "Tomorrow Never Comes..."

Dec 11th, 2019 36m 5s

For Episode 7, we’re gifted with a double dose of musical greatness, just in time for Christmas. Becky Tong (powerhouse DJ and Founder of radio promotion, label and management company, Juicebox) and Shivas Howard-Brown, (Founder of Regal Minds

Jurassic 5's Chali 2na - 'Swimming with Sharks'

Nov 27th, 2019 35m 24s

Episode 6 of ITMI is here and we’re joined by an absolute legend of the hip-hop game (and an old friend of Jen’s): Jurassic 5’s Charles Stewart, aka Chali 2na. Chali’s signature baritone voice has been a huge part of 2000’s hip-hop, from his s

Alan Sparhawk - Low - "That's What Living Is"

Nov 13th, 2019 37m 20s

It’s the 5th episode of ITMI Season 2 and we’re joined by indie rock veteran, Alan Sparhawk of Low.In this episode, we cover mental health, streaming, Low’s decision to stay in Minnesota and not give in to the LA-centric American music industr

DJ Yoda - 'A Time of Quantity or Quality?'

Oct 30th, 2019 36m 49s

For this episode, we head back to a summer afternoon in Shoreditch where we were lucky enough to catch up with the amazing DJ, producer, AV artist and all-round lovely fella, Duncan Beiny, aka DJ Yoda.We dive deep into topics around race, poli

Donna Missal - "A Product of Persistence"

Oct 16th, 2019 30m 53s

It’s Episode 3 of the ITMI podcast Season 2. Awesome LA-based singer-songwriter Donna Missal joins us for an inspiring chat via her Masterclass for BIMM Institute London students.In this episode, we talk about being unapologetic as a woman in

Jack McEwan - Psychedelic Porn Crumpets: "In It For The Good Times"

Oct 2nd, 2019 34m 10s

For this episode of ITMI, we caught up with Jack McEwan: lead singer, guitarist and songwriter of the awesome Psychedelic Porn Crumpets.P.P.C are part of the growing and hugely prolific Psych scene coming out of Australia at the moment. Jack c

Sage Francis - "Hip-Hop is Amorphous"

Sep 18th, 2019 26m 8s

Welcome to our second season of the ITMI podcast. To kick things off, we're joined by a legend in contemporary Hip-Hop: the inimitable Paul William "Sage" Francis.We caught up with Sage during the UK leg of his Epic Beard Men tour with B. Dola

Sick Joy: "I Hate Social Media"

Apr 17th, 2019 43m 50s

We’re 19 episodes in and this week it’s Michael and Danny from the incomparable Sick Joy.Jen and the boys chat about how moving from Newcastle to Brighton made them develop both as people and a group. They also discuss how you need to be focus

Orono Noguchi - Superorganism: "I Don’t Want to be a Good Example"

Apr 3rd, 2019 30m 40s

It’s Episode 18 and we are coming live (well not quite live) from Japan with the brilliant Orono Noguchi from SuperorganismAt only 18 years old, Orono is already fronting one of the most hotly tipped bands on the planet. So how did she get the

Joanne Shaw Taylor - 'Music for the Heart and Soul'

Mar 20th, 2019 21m 53s

It’s Episode 17 and that can only mean one thing: Joanne Shaw Taylor is in the building.Yes, Jen catches up with the blues-rock singer and guitarist ahead of the UK tour for her seventh studio album Reckless Heart to talk about all sides of mu

Orchards: 'Make One Person Smile'

Mar 6th, 2019 43m 34s

We’re 16 Episodes in and the chat is still going strong. This week, Jen catches up with Lucy and Sam from Math Pop supremos Orchards!Recently signed by Big Scary Monsters, the band are heading for big things in 2019. Hailing from all over the

Lee Fields - 'The Last Soul Man'

Feb 20th, 2019 26m 50s

It’s Episode 15 of BIMM: Inside the Music Industry!It’s all about the soul this week with legendary American Soul vocalist Lee Fields.With 50 years in the industry as a performer, there is nothing Lee hasn’t experienced in music. So listen up

Nick Ruffini: Rhythm is a Podcaster

Feb 6th, 2019 45m 55s

Paradiddles ahoy! It’s Episode 14 of BIMM: Inside the Music Industry!This week we’re talking all things drums with Nick Ruffini, the man behind the world’s number one drumming podcast, Drummers Resource. Jen and Nick discuss how he has moved

Henry W-P: Spinning Hot Wax

Jan 23rd, 2019 45m 48s

Unlucky for none, it’s Episode 13 of BIMM: Inside the Music Industry!This week we’re waxing lyrical about all things promotion and vinyl with DJ Henry W-P.Having run and DJ’d at hundreds of nights across the UK, we couldn’t think of anyone b

Jeremy Pritchard: Everything Everything’s Gonna’ Be Alright

Jan 9th, 2019 45m 16s

What better way to start the New Year than Episode 12 of BIMM: Inside The Music Industry!? Jen travelled to Manchester to chat with bass aficionado and indie legend Jeremy Pritchard of the fabulous Everything Everything.Influential and success

Black Honey: 'Looking Out for Number One'

Dec 12th, 2018 47m 8s

Hang on to your Santa hats it’s Episode 11 of BIMM: Inside The Music Industry… This time around Jen catches up with Izzy and Tommy from the formidable Black Honey. Young, ambitious and successful, Black Honey are forging a path for many contemp

Dave Rowntree: 'Blur and Beyond'

Nov 28th, 2018 38m 9s

What a guest for episode 10 of BIMM: Inside The Music Industry... It's none other than Dave Rowntree, drummer from the world conquering Blur. Jen and Dave dive deep into the history of the band, how Dave got started as a musician and how not to

Zoe Alexander - A Peaceful Noise: 'Solidarity Through Music'

Nov 14th, 2018 31m 38s

In Episode 9 of our podcast, BIMM: Inside The Music Industry, Jen talks with Zoe Alexander, the founder of A Peaceful Noise. This annual gig is held in celebration of Zoe’s younger brother Nick, who tragically lost his life in the 2015 Bataclan

Adam Neely: "The Smartest Musician On Earth"

Oct 31st, 2018 41m 57s

For Episode 8 of the BIMM : Inside the Music Industry podcast, we asked who you want on the show and you answered...This week, genius musician, music theorist and YouTube polymath Adam Neely joins us to talk his beginnings in music, jazz, meme

Joel Gion - The Brian Jonestown Massacre: More than Mr Tambourine Man

Oct 17th, 2018 40m 24s

It's Episode 7 and it's a genuine character from the world of music on the BIMM : Inside the Music Industry podcast. This week Jen returns to her homeland of San Francisco through a chat with professional tambourine (and Maracas) player, songwr

Sam Kelly: 'Do Your Own Thing'

Oct 3rd, 2018 1h 3m

It's episode 6 of the BIMM : Inside the Music Industry podcast and it's a beaut! After our last episodes focus on Grime we move seamlessly from the inner cities to the rolling fields and apple scrumping of the folk scene. Our interviewee is the

Hattie Collins - ID Magazine: 'A Voice Typically Ignored'

Sep 19th, 2018 45m 1s

Praise be, episode 5 of the BIMM : Inside the Music Industry podcast is upon us. Grime is huge, I think we can agree on that. Stormzy, Skepta, Wiley, Dizzee et al have dominated the UK music scene for years, so this week we are talking to Hatti