Fast Facts: Pursuit: Singer/songwriter Definition of success: “Reaching as broad an audience as possible.” It was only a year ago that, if you’d Googled the de Botton family name, your most likely return would have been TV presenter, writer and philosopher Alain. Lately, though, there’s been a shift of balance within the family’s celebrity status that’s tilting towards Alain’s younger sister. Not surprising – given that everyone from the… Continue Reading Miel de Botton
Tania Zygar
Fast Facts: Pursuit: Electronic Dance Music singer/songwriter Definition of success: See below! EDM, or Electronic Dance Music, is huge. If you happened to spend your teenage years in the nineties as I did, you probably think of it as an entity born in Ibiza and procreated across the Mediterranean resorts before trickling across the Atlantic. And you’d be right: twenty years ago the staple equipment for an aspiring American DJ… Continue Reading Tania Zygar
EverYoung
Fast Facts: Pursuit: Vocal harmony pop group comprising Eyal, Jack, Hollie and Cherelle Definition of success: See below! As a music act, it’s hard to know when you’ve made it. So many parameters, so many different yardsticks to measure your success by: fame, money, status, notoriety…most extensive criminal record. While my next guests, I’m happy to say, haven’t indulged in the latter, what they do have is that other facet… Continue Reading EverYoung
Laura Sullivan
Fast Facts: Pursuit: Grammy winning composer/recording artist Definition of success: “Setting a well-defined goal and achieving it.” In the few months that The Secrets of their Success has been live, I have to say it’s been somewhat overwhelming to witness such a willingness to open up from so many prestigious guests. In a short space of time it’s been my honour to host MBEs, best-selling authors, multiple Olympic… Continue Reading Laura Sullivan
Alayna
Fast Facts: Pursuit: Country-pop music writer/performer, TSAI’s Female Songwriter of the Year 2014 Definition of success: The late Maya Angelou: “Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.” I’ve cheated again. And this time I’ve been even more shameless. This is my second interview with a music act whom I’ve attempted to catch at that moment where success is just beginning to spark. Honestly, I’m doing it for… Continue Reading Alayna
Ward Thomas
Fast Facts: Pursuit: UK Country Album of the Year winners Definition of success: “To see a number of people singing our songs back to us and seeing how the songs affect them.” I feel like I ought to be something of an expert observer when it comes to success, an authority almost, given the wide range of subjects I’ve studied. And yet, just like those cosmologists who study the far… Continue Reading Ward Thomas
William Price King
Fast Facts: Pursuit: Jazz singer and composer Definition of success: “Being happy in what one is doing and appreciative of what one receives in return.” My next guest is a jazz singer and composer hailing from Atlanta, Georgia. His music has taken him all over North America and he’s a regular performer across Europe. He has played New York’s legendary Rainbow Lounge as well as the top venues on Broadway.… Continue Reading William Price King