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Dublin-based songwriter Paddy Hanna today reveals “Cannibals”, the first track from his forthcoming album The Hill. “Cannibals” is out now on all digital platforms. The Hill, which will be released on September 25th, is available to pre-order via https://www.strangebrew.ie/ As Paddy explains about the new single - “Cannibals is a maze of conflicted thought, it asks the question, are we decent people or demons in cheap wigs? The track mixes organic with inorganic sounds to create that conflict, acoustic instruments blend with found drum sounds while woozy synthesisers create an uncertain haze. The end-result, I hope, is something resembling Ennio Morricone by way of Late period Tom Waits, but I’ll let you draw your own conclusions”. The album features Girl Band’s Adam Faulkner and Daniel Fox on Drums & Double Bass, Daniel Fitzpatrick (Badhands, The Mighty Stef) on guitar & Keys and Jill Redmond on Vocals. The record was produced by Daniel Fox and the artwork was designed by Jill Redmond. Paddy explains further about the album – “We lost ourselves on the Hill, Daniel, Daniel, Adam and I. a seemingly endless spell of isolation spent banging sheet metal, rusted hubcaps and blistering our fingers through non stop recording. The Hill is an internal musical about how the past and the present exist at the same time in our minds. It deals with the struggles of mental health, the sometimes difficult search for happiness and the moral conflict of growing up in Catholic Ireland. As a listener I want you to take a seat inside my head, to smell the west cork air, to feel the gravel under your feet. In order to get this we set up ambient mics outside our makeshift studio to capture the natural landscape, we wandered boatyards and an abandoned train station recording old bits of metal we would clang, to give the album a sense of place. Sonically we also wanted to step away from the String sections used on Leafy Stiletto, opting instead to create melodies and tones using vocals and synthesisers. Most importantly however, I just wanted to put the past behind me on this record, I wanted to leave it on the hill. I hope you enjoy my therapy”. Hanna’s third album will be released via Strange Brew
In life, there are often people you'd love to meet in person, but just can't. Paddy Moogan, co-founder of Aira, has been one of those people for me. This problem led us to create a podcast-only version of our "Content and Conversation" video series. As Paddy lives across the pond from our San Diego video homebase, it made sense to connect via audio to discuss everything pertinent to content marketing and SEO. In this episode, Paddy and I discuss the recent rel="Sponsored" and "UGC" news, Hannah Smith's recent article on always going viral, as well as how we see the future of content marketing and SEO proceeding. We also talk about how culture can be the difference between success and failure for agencies, and riff a bit about the right structure for a content marketing campaign. It was a great chat and hope you feel the same about all the wisdom Paddy shared. Subscribe to C&CListen on iTunes Show Notes: 0:45: What do you think of the "we always go viral" culture of many SEO presentations? 19:50: How will rel="sponsored" and rel="ugc" change link building/links? 32:00: How will content marketing and SEO change in 2020 and beyond, if at all? 45:34: How does Aira differentiate itself as a content marketing/SEO agency? Show Links: Listen on Stitcher Listen on Spotify MP3 File Link of Podcast Interview Skewing Reality by Hannah Smith How Not to Go Viral and Grow by 500k+ Monthly Evolving "nofollow" - new ways to identify the nature of links Follow Paddy on Twitter Aira's Writing on Culture We will start doing more of these podcast-only episodes as we highlight more guests we might not be able to get in-office. We're still bullish on our video format, but will mix these in to get more guests on who may be more difficult to get into San Diego. Audio formats for Spotify and other networks will be coming soon.
Full episode info and Show Notes: www.wearelookingsideways.com What’s the reality of life for a top action sports athlete? Sure, there’s all the good stuff you might imagine - acclaim, adulation, world travel, free stuff and all that. But what about the rest of the time? What about the injuries? The constant hustling to make projects happen? What does it take to make a career in this most unforgiving of industries? It’s a world that celebrated freeskier Paddy Graham knows inside out. Paddy’s come a long way since he first tried skiing at his local dryslope in Sheffield in the north of England. Today he is part of the renowned Legs of Steel production team and is generally considered to be one of one of Europe’s best-loved and most creative and progressive skiers. In April 2018 I caught up with Paddy at the British Ski and Snowboard Championships and sat down to discuss his career at the top of skiing, and find out how he got there. As such this is a fantastic insight into the reality of life as a top action sports pro, all narrated with absolute casualness from one of the coolest cats in the game. As you’ll hear, Paddy is the very model of a modern action sports pro. A sick skier, yep, but also a hustler, a producer, a networker, a creative, an organiser, and above all, an entrepreneur. As Paddy explains the twists and turns of his incredible career, it is an object lesson in how many hats you need to wear if you want to succeed in his particular game. How ambitious you need to be, yes, but above all how hard you need to work. Don’t be fooled by Paddy’s hype laid-back demeanour. Beneath his extreme likability and affability, this is one shrewd operator. And that’s the great lesson of this episode. Sure, you can have talent, but unless you’re prepared to be adaptable and work, you won’t succeed. Big thanks for Paddy for coming on the show. Really enjoyed this one; hope everyone else does too. As usual, thanks to Matt Ward (www.linguistine.com) for the theme tune.
As Paddy works remotely for almost all of his projects, he shares his positive and negative experiences on handling timezones, communication, results-based work and developing trust with clients. Ashley talks about her experiences hiring remote freelancers and the importance of face-to-face meetings. Slack Channel: We now have a Slack channel for listeners where we’re chatting about freelance life, doing what you love and also upcoming topic ideas, so if you want to join in the conversation, just send us an email on: info@workingoutpodcast.com.