Adam is MUSIC BOY! Musician, music teacher, studio owner, producer, rockstar! Being in pop-punk tribute bands, and coming up with puns for names - Blinked-182, Dookie and Half-Real Lavine. Supportive parents, and living out their rock fantasies. Starting young and finding music. Is 8 too young to learn guitar? NO! Seeing Adam playing drums at Teddy Rocks with pyrotechnic flames on stage - ultimate rockstar. Starting to learn drums at 10 and getting Grade-8 by 13 - Yep, he’s a prodigy! Grades maketh not the drummer. The student became the teacher - doing a postgrad PGCE and learning to teach. Teaching a 44 year old to play drums when you’re 16. Is playing in a tribute band more satisfying than playing original songs. Tribute festivals. Why are Noasis better live than Oasis. Being on tour and buying your equipment its own seat on planes. The ideal Gregg’s snack stop strategies for touring. Where are the best service stations? Needing a wee on stage and liquid consumption strategy. Three wee central before stage time. You don’t want to be dehydrated on stage! What does a drummer do if they need a wee on stage? Why should you move to Derbyshire if you love live music. Being in bands where the members live all over the country. More big ups for Tom from Teddy Rocks! Finding a new singer for a Green Day tribute band. Setting up Card Trick Music studio with rehearsal and recording spaces, and music lessons in Chelmsford. Now with videography capabilities and a green screen performance studio. Are music live streams a vibe kill? Building the next generation of bands in Essex. Big up Hot Box, Chelmsford Theatre, Radio City Social, The Fleece for having live bands. What’s the best way to start to learn an instrument? Calling music shops about starter instruments - it’s scary but necessary. Music shops are AWESOME and professional. RIP Sound Attak. Big up Peach Guitars in Colchester. Do they sell Hello Kitty ukuleles? Adam commits to starting ‘Kitty Vacant’ a Sex Pistols Hello Kitty punk band with Nick. Learning the recorder - The only instrument that still sounds bad if you are playing it well. Taking music more seriously in school now compared to the olden days of the 80s and 90s. Versatility is key to making a career with music. Should Adam be the universal ambassador for music - he’s amazing and his energy is infectious! Nick and Sangita talk about ‘Sounds Good’ festival in Chelmsford - brilliant work by everyone involved.

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Are You Creative? will be recorded live at Essex Podcast Festival at Chelmsford Theatre on 28th Sept 2024 co-hosted by Adelle Barker (Sangita is on hols) with special creative guest Andy Pilgrim - stunt coordinator for movies and TV.

Recorded at City Sound Chelmsford by Jaiden
Edited by Nick
Artwork by Alpaca Antenna

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Recorded in Chelmsford, Essex, UK