Paul Rose aka the musician, DJ, and A&R known as Scuba talks to people of significance from the world of electronic music about their experiences, observations, and attempts to cultivate a life for themselves in the murky and sometimes treacherous waters of the music industry.
This is almost certainly in our top 3 favourite episodes of the 170-odd we've done. The sound of it was originally pretty terrible though, it was a constant battle in the early days of the podcast to get people recording in good spaces. Luckily we kept most of the individual
...
mic channels and the software has come on leaps and bounds recently, so it's now very easy to convert a very roomy mic recording into something that sounds like it was done in a proper radio studio.
Steve Davis is easily the most famous person we've ever had on the pod. Certainly in the UK, where he was one of the very biggest sporting celebrities in the 1980s. He totally dominated the sport of snooker in Tiger Woods-like fashion, winning the world title six times and setting unprecedented levels of excellence in front of enormous television audiences. The 18m who tuned in on BBC2 to watch him lose the 1985 final on the final ball of the final frame, well after midnight, is still a record.
But he's also a major music head, DJ and modular synth-playing member of experimental group The Utopia Strong, who has always been a very interesting character. The Utopia Strong releases since we first broadcast this conversation two years ago are... well, strong, especially the BBC Sessions release which was recorded in a live session at the legendary Maida Vale studios.
So we talk about all of the above, but perhaps most interestingly the experience of fame at that level and how to cope with it. Having a really top manager helps, we discover.
This is well worth a re-listen if you caught it first time round, and if you didn't - well, you're in for a treat.
--
Music Not Diving is supported by AC55ID... head over to https://www.ac55id.com to check out the fastest growing electronic music marketplace, a central hub for music discovery, streaming and purchasing!
And for artists and labels... use the code Scuba6 for six months free use of the platform!!
Listen to all 150+ of our podcast episodes: https://scubaofficial.io/podcast
Register FOR FREE at patreon.com/scubaofficial to have every episode and bonus content delivered to your inbox!
You can also donate to the show over at https://scubaofficial.io/support
Join our Discord server: https://www.hotflushrecordings.com/discord
#podcast #musicindustry #housemusic #techno #electronicmusic
Read more
