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Simon Cowell has built an entertainment empire on his ability to say exactly what he thinks and an uncanny ability to judge the public mood. From launching Pop Idol in 2001, The X Factor in 2004 and the cultural behemoth Britain's Got Talent in 2007, he has been at the helm of primetime around the world for over a quarter of a century. His TV shows and Syco record label have shaped the careers of everyone from One Direction to Little Mix, Susan Boyle and Leona Lewis. But his success hasn't come without its struggles. For the first time, Cowell opens up about his biggest failures and regrets - an extraordinary thing to hear from one of the most successful men on the planet. We chat about fame, bankruptcy, loss, being ‘obnoxious' and whether he has any regrets. Plus: what breaking his back and a near-death experience taught him and why he thinks we needs another referendum on Brexit. Britain's Got Talent is currently airing on ITV, and America's Got Talent celebrates its 20th year this summer on NBC. ‘The biggest risk is being safe' - Elizabeth and Simon answer YOUR questions in our subscriber series, Failing with Friends. Join our community of subscribers here: https://howtofail.supportingcast.fm/#content Have something to share of your own? I'd love to hear from you! Click here to get in touch: howtofailpod.com

We had the pleasure of interviewing Grace Davies over Zoom video!Grace Davies unveils her latest single 'Another Night,' a masterfully crafted, feel-good pop anthem which showcases her remarkable vocals and creative talent within songwriting & music production. The track's infectious energy immediately captivates listeners, creating an irresistible and timeless soundscape that will leave you instantly hooked.Crafted in collaboration with producer Paul Whalley & topliner Ben Lythe, 'Another Night' draws inspiration from Grace's childhood musical influences, notably ABBA, infusing the track with a nostalgic, warm, fuzzy feeling that resonates deeply with us all. The production masterfully balances retro elements with contemporary pop sensibilities - creating a unique for current times, yet universally appealing sound that wraps listeners in a comforting sonic embrace. ‘Another Night' is a result of an unconventional songwriting approach for Grace – working backwards from melody to lyrics. "I never work like that, normally" Grace reveals. "I usually have a specific topic I want to write about, come in with lyrics pre-prepared, and then find a melody. This time “Producer Paul” had the piano part already in his voice notes and I just mumbled gibberish over the top that happened to sound like the words “Another Night”. It was really fun to imagine what the song could be about from a title, rather than picking from past experiences." Grace, Ben & Paul have become somewhat of a “dream-team”, in their own words, across the forthcoming project - with ‘Another Night' being their inaugural co-write together. At its core, 'Another Night' explores the delicate balance of relationships pushed to their breaking point. The track delves into the territory of paranoia in love, chronicling the moment when small grievances snowball into irreparable damage. The song's gradual build-up mirrors this emotional journey, culminating in a powerful revelation of vulnerability and regret. Yet, true to Grace's artistic vision, she transforms this heavy narrative into an uplifting dance-pop experience. When listening to Grace Davies' single ‘Another Night' she playfully notes, "You can't help but dance... ‘Dance Cry', my personal favourite genre!" This brilliant juxtaposition of emotional depth and catchy chorus, paired with the nostalgic melodies, creates a fun pop anthem that is not only relatable but encourages listeners to find joy and have fun, even in life's more challenging moments.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​About Grace DaviesGrace Davies is a 27-year-old singer, songwriter, musician and producer from Blackburn, Lancashire. Since the beginning of her career, Grace has scored huge success, with over 100M+ streams for her songs on Spotify alone, support across the board at radio and acclaim everywhere from The Sunday Times to the BBC. At the age of 18, Grace's first self-released project received national BBC Introducing support, was championed by BBC 6 Music and had a track remixed by Radio 1 Dance Music DJ, Danny Howard. In 2017, she was invited to appear on the X Factor and her audition video of original song ‘roots' went viral. In a first for the show, Grace shook up the format by showcasing her original material throughout the competition and triumphed as runner up - gaining a top 2 iTunes chart position and numerous top 10s. 2020 marked the start of a new era in Grace's career – her debut EP Friends With The Tragic reaffirmed her reputation as an exceptional songwriter. Following the closure of her former label SYCO, she self-released her second EP I Wonder If You Wonder in 2021, which was an even bigger success - with standout release ‘roots' (written solely by Grace), reaching the Top 3 in the UK iTunes Single Charts, the Official Charts Top 100 and the UK Big Top 40, as well as plays on BBC Radio 1Xtra, BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2, Heart & Capital FM. Her last EP, It Wasn't Perfect, But We Tried sees her at her most confident and in the producer's chair for the first time. As well as writing credits on all five songs, she co-produced three tracks, and fully produced two of the tracks herself, proving her a true multi-hyphenate. Grace's catalogue continues to gain in popularity for sync in international TV programmes, including Love Island, Britain's Got Talent, I'm A Celebrity (Get Me Out Of Here), Strictly Come Dancing, American Idol, Eastenders, Hollyoaks and many more. Grace is completely owning her sound and is never happier than being at the forefront of her projects, both sonically as well as creatively. As a result, she is blazing a trail for women in a male-dominated industry. Grace Davies has had a consistent stream of incredibly crafted music that deeply connects her to her listeners; part of that body work includes her previous single “A Wonderful, Boring, Normal Life'  generating acknowledgement from Clash Magazine, Equate Magazine and The Official Charts Company.  Now with her latest single 'Another Night,' she channels her artistic excellence into a nostalgic pop anthem that proves Grace Davies is back better than ever, ready to dominate both playlists and dance floors across the UK.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​We want to hear from you! 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This week's in-studio guest is the highly talented TV producer and talent manager Tania Margolin.Tania shares her experience working at Syco Entertainment alongside Simon Cowell for over a decade and her early days after leaving school to secure one of the most coveted positions in the entertainment industry. Tania explains how she progressed at Syco and ultimately had her finger on the pulse of all their global divisions. Describing what it was like to take a leap of faith and manifest the outcome.Join us as we welcome the inspirational and truly talented Tania Margolin on MOVIES WITH…Send us a Text Message.Thank you for listening! Please visit our website at www.nrjmediagroup.com to learn more.

Anya Jones epitomises the reason for this podcast in that she is one of the only people I know to successfully make the transition from A&R where at Syco she was instrumental in  up 120 Million sales including for Little Mix, Susan Boyle and Ella Henderson to a world class songwriter currently enjoying success with Kylie, Birdy. Dylan, Benjamin Ingrosso , Tom Grennan and Rita Ora amongst others . Her emotional connection to music is one of many reasons why I've always adored her and you'll hear it so many examples of it throughout this wonderful episode. If you enjoy this episode please like/subscribe and explore earlier episodes including incredible conversations with artists and creatives including Mark Feehily, Claire Richards, William Baker, Biff Stannard, Richard X , Karen Poole and many many more. Thanks for listening.

This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share some new music that's flying underneath the mainstream radar - buried treasures! They'll also pay tribute to Mary Weiss of The Shangri-Las.Join our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3sivr9TBecome a member on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3slWZvcSign up for our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3eEvRnGMake a donation via PayPal: https://bit.ly/3dmt9lUSend us a Voice Memo: Desktop: bit.ly/2RyD5Ah Mobile: sayhi.chat/soundops Featured Songs:La Rosa Noir, "Red Motorcycle," Red Motorcycle EP, My Grito Industries, 2023The Beatles , "With a Little Help from My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967Courtney Hadwin, "Monsters," Monsters (Single), Syco, 2023Sprints, "Ticking," Letter to Self, City Slang, 2024Enhypen, "Sweet Venom (english version)," Orange Blood EP, Belift Lab, 2023Yussef Dayes, "Rust (feat. Tom Misch)," Black Classical Music, Nonesuch, 2023Katy Kirby , "Table," Blue Raspberry, ANTI-, 2024Pozi, "Pest Control," Smiling Pools, Prah, 2023Blusher, "Rave Angel," Rave Angel (Single), Atlantic, 2024Maggie Lindemann, "Hostage," Hostage (Single), SWIXXZ, 2024The Sunshine State, "Dating a Drug Dealer," In Another Life EP, Self-Released, 2022The Last Dinner Party, "Sinner," Prelude to Ecstasy, Island, 2024Kaleah Lee, "Rotting Fruit," Rotting Fruit (Single), Kaleah Lee, 2024Slow Pulp, "Cramps," Yard, Anti-, 2023Allie X, "Girl With No Face," Girl With No Face (Single), Twin, 2023The Shangri-Las, "Remember (Walking in the Sand)," Leader of the Pack, Red Bird, 1965The Shangri-Las, "Past, Present and Future," Past, Present and Future (Single), Red Bird, 1966Lindsey Buckingham, "Holiday Road," Holiday Road (Single), Warner Bros., 1983See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Danielle interviewed Radim Malinic, Creative Director, Designer and best selling author. He lives and works in Southwest London and runs Brand Nu, a multidisciplinary award winning studio.Before finding his calling in the creative industry, Czech born Radim was an ice hockey player, a bassist in death metal bands, an indie DJ, music journalist and student of Economics and Business management.At the break of the new millennium he moved to the UK to explore the music scene, only to find even greater interest in art and graphic design. Since then his eclectic interests have seen him working with some of the biggest brands, companies and bands in the world. Clients include Harry Potter, London Film Museum, SyCo, Sprite, WWF and USAID amongst many othersKEY TAKEAWAYSMindfulness is important for Radim and he believes it's especially useful in the creative industries; creatives have set a level of perfectionism, which may not even be possible. As a result we don't always know when to stop. This is reflected in his book ‘The Mindful Creative'.Radim has always loved trying different things. We discuss his new book releases - Creativity for Sale and The second Mindful Creative. Both books aim to provide anyone with a proven and tested framework for finding success in their career and systems to avoid burnout and stress. BEST MOMENTS‘I think my life motto is seeing something I like and thinking how hard is it to do? Let's give it a go and see if I can get through that entry point. OK, we'll do it for a while, if it doesn't work I'll just see something else. And I think, as a human beings, we are the collection of experiences of wins, failures, inspirations and information'‘I can tell you 20 different ways we can avoid burnout yet people will go and burn out because we followed that passion and expression in us. But it's then realising, OK, I have made a mistake even though I knew it was coming. How do I get out of this? How do I recover? Because we underestimate recovery. We underestimate the impact of the problem because it takes you to recover as long as it took you to break yourself'‘I just liken it to like the highway of life and creativity. Imagine a 5 lane motorway and you've got the self-made, self certified millionaires bombing it in the in the fast lane in their little flashy cars and you're in a slip road going, I'm sort of happy here going 20 miles an hour in your bashed up Fiesta and this is my beginning'ABOUT THE HOST - DANIELLE CLARKEDanielle Clarke is a Brand Strategist and University Lecturer. She spends her time consulting and working with health and wellness business owners to help them attract and retain their ideal customers.GRAB YOUR 3 ACTIONABLE STEPS FOR BRAND GROWTH: https://danielle-clarke.ck.page/b1043e5d05WORK WITH DANIELLE TO BUILD THE BRAND STRATEGIES YOUR BUSINESS NEEDS TO GROW: https://calendly.com/d/48p-6ck-vy4CONNECT WITH DANIELLE ON LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-clarke-brand-strategy-consultant/SUPPORT THE SHOW: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danielleclarkeThis show was brought to you by: The Media Insiders Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on Midday, host Tom Hall is delighted to welcome the Ndlovu Youth Choir to the Performance Space at our sister station WTMD, in Towson, Maryland. This talented singing group from South Africa — the troupe with us today is comprised of seven young men and six young women — has become one of the world's most popular and inspirational musical ensembles since it was formed in 2009. The creative outgrowth of an after-school program for orphaned and vulnerable children in Limpopo, South Africa, Ndlovu is now a youth portal to a career in music. Membership in the choir also instills values of togetherness, a work ethic and a sense of social responsibility, and promotes self-discipline, self-confidence, and leadership. The Ndlovu Youth Choir's extraordinary appearances four years ago on the popular TV show America's Got Talent made them the first choir in the history of that show to reach the finals. Their soulful sets won them millions of new fans around the world. On the strength of those AGT performances, they signed a recording contract with SYCO and Sony Music, and their first album debuted at number one on iTunes... Since then, the choir has completed two European tours, sold out every public concert and performed on numerous local and international television and radio shows. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the choir's musical public service messages for the UN's World Health Organization offered hope and inspiration. They also joined many of the world's top musical performers on a digital stage during Global Citizens' "One World: Together at Home" virtual concert.  Along with its founder and musical director Ralf Schmitt, the group is currently in the middle of a month-long Eastern US concert tour, and during today's stop in Baltimore, they'll also be singing up a storm at 7:30 tonight at the Keystone Korner Jazz Club at 1350 Lancaster Street. You can check out the link for ticketing info. But we're happy to have the Ndlovu Youth Choir to sing for us right now, and for the next hour... Check out WYPR's Instagram page for great video clips of this performance!Email us at midday@wypr.org, tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.

Hello all you Private Parters, welcome back to the podcast where nothing is off limits.It's Friday and we've got a HUGE guest for you this week. Today, Jamie is joined by an incredible talent, an X Factor winner, a platinum selling artist… It's James Arthur. James won the ninth series of the X Factor, which saw him catapulted into fame, selling the most successful X Factor winner's single in the show's history.They discuss his life before X Factor, from voluntary foster care to living in a bedsit to being homeless and how the X Factor really was his last shot at success. He reminisces about the X Factor, the pressure that came with winning the show, and his downfall afterwards which resulted in him being dropped by his record label just a year after his victory. Plus he reveals how his comeback has made him stronger than ever. If you have been affected by any of the discussions in this episode, Mind have a lot of information and resources on their website.For information on James's tour, please click here.Don't forget to follow us on all our socials by clicking here, and make sure you don't miss out on our weekly episodes by subscribing! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello all you Private Parters, welcome back to the podcast where nothing is off limits.It's Friday and we've got a HUGE guest for you this week. Today, Jamie is joined by an incredible talent, an X Factor winner, a platinum selling artist… It's James Arthur. James won the ninth series of the X Factor, which saw him catapulted into fame, selling the most successful X Factor winner's single in the show's history.They discuss his life before X Factor, from voluntary foster care to living in a bedsit to being homeless and how the X Factor really was his last shot at success. He reminisces about the X Factor, the pressure that came with winning the show, and his downfall afterwards which resulted in him being dropped by his record label just a year after his victory. Plus he reveals how his comeback has made him stronger than ever. If you have been affected by any of the discussions in this episode, Mind have a lot of information and resources on their website.For information on James's tour, please click here.Don't forget to follow us on all our socials by clicking here, and make sure you don't miss out on our weekly episodes by subscribing! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot pay tribute to the late Cynthia Weil, one half of the songwriting duo Mann & Weil, famous for writing tracks like “We Gotta Get Out of This Place” and “You've Lost that Lovin' Feeling.” Jim and Greg revisit their 2011 conversation. The hosts also talk to Ryan Tedder of One Republic about writing songs for himself, Beyoncé, Adele and more. Plus, a review of the new album from rapper Killer Mike. Join our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3sivr9T Become a member on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3slWZvc Sign up for our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3eEvRnG Make a donation via PayPal: https://bit.ly/3dmt9lU Send us a Voice Memo: Desktop: bit.ly/2RyD5Ah  Mobile: sayhi.chat/soundops   Featured Songs: The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Capitol, 1967Killer Mike, "SLUMMER," MICHAEL, Loma Vista, 2023Killer Mike, "MOTHERLESS," MICHAEL, Loma Vista, 2023Killer Mike, "DOWN BY LAW," MICHAEL, Loma Vista, 2023Killer Mike, "SCIENTISTS & ENGINEERS (feat. Future & Eryn Allen Kane)," MICHAEL, Loma Vista, 2023Cass Elliot, "Make Your Own Kind of Music," Bubblegum, Lemonade &... Something for Mama, Dunhill, 1969Barry Mann, "Who Put the Bomp (in the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)," Who Put The Bomp, ABC-Paramount, 1961Bobby Vee, "Take Good Care of My Baby," Devil or Angel, Weton, 1960The Drifters, "Saturday Night at the Movies," The Good Life With The Drifters, Atlantic, 1963Tony Orlando, "Happy Times Are Here to Stay," Bless You and 11 Other Great Hits, Epic, 1961The Righteous Brothers, "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'," You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin', Philles, 1964The Crystals, "Uptown," Twist Uptown, Philles, 1962Eydie Gormé, "Blame It on the Bossa Nova," Blame It on the Bossa Nova, Columbia, 1963The Cookies, "On Broadway," The Complete Cookies, Sequel, 1963The Drifters, "On Broadway," Under The Boardwalk, Atlantic, 1963Barry Mann, "Soul and Inspiration," Soul and Inspiration (Single), Unreleased, 1966Barry Mann, "We Gotta Get Out of This Place [Original Demo]," Red Bird Story, Snapper UK, 2011The Animals, "We Gotta Get Out of This Place ," Animal Tracks, EMI, 1965Dolly Parton, "Here You Come Again," Here You Come Again, RCA, 1977OneRepublic, "Love Runs Out," Native, Interscope, 2013Timbaland (feat. OneRepublic), "Apologize," Shock Value, Blackground, 2007Leona Lewis, "Bleeding Love," Spirit, Syco, 2007Beyoncé, "Halo," I Am... Sasha Fierce, Columbia, 2008Adele, "Turning Tables," 21, Columbia, 2011Taylor Swift, "Welcome to New York," 1989, Big Machine, 2014OneRepublic, "Counting Stars," Native, Interscope, 2013Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, "Miles," Weathervanes, Southeastern, 2023Support The Show: https://www.patreon.com/soundopinionsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heute geht es im ClusterTALK um die dritte Season von Halo Infinite: Echoes Within. Flash, Syco und Ischma unterhalten sich über alles, was die Season mit sich bringt und was ihnen dabei am meisten und am wenigsten gefallen hat. Wie ist eure Meinung zu Echoes Within? Schreibt es gerne in die Kommentare auf unserem YouTube Kanal "Halo Cluster".

Advertising legend Carole Davids is the first guest on untalented by UNKNOWN ... Carole shares her experiences of working in the advertising industry for over 20 years.  From working for free, to creating one of the most famous adverts ever, to being hired as a Creative Director for Simon Cowell's Syco to now working for Virtue by VICE - we chat all things advertising, diverse talent accessing the industry, LinkedIn Crying CEO and whether Netflix is dying or not. Carole Davids: linkedin.com/in/carole-davids-38959914/

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Però non cambia proprio tutto La clip è un breve estratto da “Night changes” scritta e cantata, qua in versione acustica, dagli One Direction (etichetta Syco-2014 all rights reserved). Nell'immagine, Ponte Santa Trinita a Firenze

Welcome to the Rak-Su Podcast brought to you by the 2017 X Factor winners, Jamaal, Myles and Ashley. Join the boys in the studio each week as they discuss what it is really like to be working musicians making a living in the music game. This week on the show Rak-Su discusses what unravelled between the label and the management. They talk about charting and how at the start they were not so happy with how it was doing. You will hear a number of songs that they really like and how they planned to use those songs as a springboard for their next release. Listen in to hear the shocking ultimatum put to them and what they ultimately decided to do.Tune in to hear:What happened after they left the label, and what the process of signing under a new record label was like for them.They reminisce about funny moments during their Europe tour, including randomly jumping on each others' backs in Scotland.Their relationship with the new label, RCA Records. What it was like to be under a label that was okay with their visions and opinions from the get go, and how that differed from their previous label.The making of the music video for their song Rotate (Clockwise) in Rome. How they felt about the outcome of the song and the video.Their intention to do a TikTok dance challenge for their new song. They believed it would have helped to promote the song.For more information on what is shared in this episode head to https://www.raksu-official.com/ and you like what you hear, make sure you rate, review and subscribe on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcastsThe Rak-Su podcast is making waves as the band reveal all regarding what really goes on behind the scenes of TV talent shows, what it was like to win the biggest music contest in the world and pulling back the curtain on what actually happened in the fall out between the band's record label and their management which eventually led to the boys going independent! The boys share the journey from being gigging musicians, to playing Wembley Stadium, releasing smash hit singles like Dimelo, I Want To Freak You, I'm Feeling You to sharing the stage with musical icons like Wyclef. This is a show that shares the real story of the real music industry. Key Takeaways:They were decently surprised with RCA Records' attitude towards them as artists.Going on a Europe tour and filming for their Rome EP was a very enjoyable experience for all of them.ResourcesAshley Fongho LinkedIn | InstagramMyles Stephenson Instagram | TwitterJamaal Shurland Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the Rak-Su Podcast brought to you by the 2017 X Factor winners, Jamaal, Myles and Ashley. Join the boys in the studio each week as they discuss what it is really like to be working musicians making a living in the music game. This week on the show Rak-Su discusses what unravelled between the label and the management. They talk about charting and how at the start they were not so happy with how it was doing. You will hear a number of songs that they really like and how they planned to use those songs as a springboard for their next release. Listen in to hear the shocking ultimatum put to them and what they ultimately decided to do. On this episode you will hear about: Their songs Into It and Thunder and how they felt about releasing them soon after their debut. The struggle of deciding whether to stay with their management label at the time or to leave.How they each felt and thought about the ultimatum. They talk about how they ended up in the predicament in the first place and how it was handled.They discuss their individual feelings regarding Simon Cowell's request for them to choose between him and their management label. For more information on what is shared in this episode head to https://www.raksu-official.com/ and you like what you hear, make sure you rate, review and subscribe on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcastsThe Rak-Su podcast is making waves as the band reveal all regarding what really goes on behind the scenes of TV talent shows, what it was like to win the biggest music contest in the world and pulling back the curtain on what actually happened in the fall out between the band's record label and their management which eventually led to the boys going independent! The boys share the journey from being gigging musicians, to playing Wembley Stadium, releasing smash hit singles like Dimelo, I Want To Freak You, I'm Feeling You to sharing the stage with musical icons like Wyclef. This is a show that shares the real story of the real music industry. Key Takeaways:It was very tasking for the trio to choose between staying with their management label or going with Simon Cowell.After their first song, they were excited about releasing many other songs they had already made .ResourcesAshley Fongho LinkedIn | InstagramJamaal Shurland InstagramMyles Stephenson Instagram | Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Check out this weeks KICK ASS PODCAST with ya boy QPC and special guests HATE D and T-Bone from Mindjakked ... It's more fun than hangin with serial killers, I PROMISE !!! LOL !!! Topics discussed: What happens when your fan is a murderer?, waffle house fights, I.N.K, horror, Johnny Z, good advice bad advice and sooooooooo much more ... You're gonna LOVE THIS SHOW !!! CHECK IT !!!

Little Mix are activists and allies just as much as they are artists. In this episode, Jade, Leigh-Anne and Perrie open up about how they found their voices with their LM5 era. They discuss the inspiration behind their powerful ‘Strip' video, the difficulties of switching labels at the start of an album campaign and why staying silent about issues they care about is not an option for them. We also find out about the creation of ‘Wasabi' and what being a parent to a popstar is actually like, when Sam chats to the one and only MNEK and the legends themselves, Little Mix's mums. From creating LM5 to leaving Syco, this is how Little Mix took full control of their career. If you can't wait until next Monday for Ep 5, all 5 episodes are available now on Global Player! - https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/42Kthc/

Sad Girl Autumn continues… Singer, songwriter and X Factor runner up Grace Davies joins the girls to share her relationship, friendship and work lessons and spill some tea on releasing her single Roots 4 years after performing it on tv, going independent after Syco became defunct and why Hinge voice notes ain't it! Raj wants to know more about love bites (ahem - Pete Davidson) and Hardeep shares what gives her the ick (hint - it's a winter warmer!) What's your go to icebreaker on dating apps? Email hithankyounextpodcast@gmail.com and follow @thankyounextpod @_rajpander @hardzillaa xoxo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Playlist1.Myazisto - Mqongo2. Selfless3.Pierre Johnson, Simon - Love Me(Original Mix) 4.LaTique - 8000 Miles Away (Rare Dub) 5.Exte-CWhat You Need6.EnouSoul - God Knows When7.Nastic Groove - Honey and Clyde 8.Gabbana - Back to Groove 9.TimAdeep - Even If We Fight 10.EnoSoul - Joy

Playlist1.Myazisto - Mqongo2. Selfless3.Pierre Johnson, Simon - Love Me(Original Mix) 4.LaTique - 8000 Miles Away (Rare Dub) 5.Exte-CWhat You Need6.EnouSoul - God Knows When7.Nastic Groove - Honey and Clyde 8.Gabbana - Back to Groove 9.TimAdeep - Even If We Fight 10.EnoSoul - Joy

Tony Roberts is a hugely successful vocalist,  multi-instrumentalist, DJ, entertainer and producer. He has taken part in all the big the TV talent shows and is a scout for Simon Cowell's production company, Syco.He is the co-founder of the  90's garage and club classic brand 'Show me Love' and is one of the premier wedding entertainers in the UK.In this episode we talk to Tony about his early life and the influence his Mum and Dad had on his career path. He gives great advice on vocal training and talks about his experiences on the big talent shows, X Factor and Britain's got Talent as well as his friends in the reality show, The Only Way Is Essex.We look into, music platforms and self publishing, how to be a great DJ, remixing and music production.We discuss 90's garage and club classics as well as musical theatre and how Tony survived lockdown and the effect that complete shutdown of the entertainment industry had on him and his family.You can contact Tony directly through instagram - Tony Roberts DJ TRP (@tonykroberts)

Skip the Queue is brought to you by Rubber Cheese, a digital agency that builds remarkable systems and websites for attractions that helps them increase their visitor numbers. Your host is  Kelly Molson, MD of Rubber Cheese.Download our free ebook The Ultimate Guide to Doubling Your Visitor NumbersIf you like what you hear, you can subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, and all the usual channels by searching Skip the Queue or visit our website rubbercheese.com/podcastIf you've enjoyed this podcast, please leave us a five star review, it really helps others find us. And remember to follow us on Twitter for your chance to win the books that have been mentioned in this episode.Competition ends August  27th 2021. The winner will be contacted via Twitter.Show references:www.linkedin.com/in/jamesrpenfoldwww.itv.com/imacelebrityjunglechallengewww.itv.com/coronationstreettourhttps://village.emmerdalestudioexperience.co.uk James PenfoldJames is the Controller of Partnerships over at ITV and the name behind some of the prolific IP attraction, tour experiences and event ventures – including Coronation Street The Tour, Emmerdale Village Tour and the brand new (for 2021) I’m A Celebrity… Jungle Challenge. James has garnered an indisputable reputation during his 20+ year career at the forefront of leading British media and entertainment branded content formats. An instrumental and respected figure within the industry, James has directly influenced some of the most pioneering live events, UK visitor attractions and big-brand agency collaborations of recent times. His strategic vision, creative energy and unequivocal commercial drive has captured the essence of Intellectual Property (IP) immersive content as he continues to push the boundaries with trailblazing concepts for the biggest players within the media landscape today. With business development disciplines stretching across mergers and acquisitions, brand licencing, IP visitor attractions and participation services, cross platform content distribution, media strategy and commercial partnerships, James has carved out an illustrious career when it comes to brand experiential.Now, a distinguished and well-networked figurehead for immersive experiences and visitor attractions, James’ name is associated with new-format arena tours, big-brand visitor experiences, digital cinema trials, TV channel launches and live entertainment events.  Transcription:Kelly Molson: Welcome to Skip the Queue, a podcast for people working in or working with visitor attractions. I'm your host, Kelly Molson. Each episode, I speak with industry experts from the attractions world. In today's episode, I speak with James Penfold, Controller of Partnerships at ITV, the name behind prolific tour experiences including Coronation Street The Tour, and Emmerdale Village Tour. We discuss translating big brand IPs into commercial ventures, what the most successful formats are, and the brand new I'm A Celebrity Jungle Challenge, opening later this year.If you like what you hear, you can subscribe on iTunes, Spotify and all the usual channels by searching Skip the Queue.Kelly Molson: Thank you so much for coming on the podcast today. It's such a pleasure to see you again.James Penfold: Thank you. It's great to see you today.Kelly Molson: Well, I mean, you say that now, you might not say that after the questions that I'm about to ask you.James Penfold: No, no. Listen, I'm a regular listener and I don't know what's going to be thrown at me, so yeah, I've taken my Xanax and I'm ready.Kelly Molson: I had a lot of fun putting these together. I've gone for a theme. You might notice what the theme is. Okay, let's begin. Would you rather eat a fish eye or drink blended fermented duck eggs?James Penfold: The duck eggs, definitely.Kelly Molson: Oh, really? You'd go for the duck eggs? But the smell though?James Penfold: Yeah. But that's the eye thing, and I always say, the eyeballs or anything, it's that kind of crunch moment, I suppose. Mind you, a fish eye is quite small, isn't it? I was kind of thinking ... Yeah, no, I'll have to stick with my answer, sadly.Kelly Molson: All right. Blended duck eggs, okay. I was not expecting that. Right, who's funnier; Ant or Dec?James Penfold: Oh my god. Well, listen, I love them both, but it's got to be Dec.Kelly Molson: I agree, but then I had a bit of a crush on Dec when I was younger, so he's always been my fave.James Penfold: Yeah, I'm not going to say who my crush is with, but they're both lovely.Kelly Molson: Maybe we'll find out later when you've relaxed a little bit. If you could be any Coronation Street character, who would you be?James Penfold: William Roach. Ken Barlow. Because who doesn't want to work for 40, 50 years in the industry and get so many great storylines?Kelly Molson: He's been a bit of rogue as well though, hasn't he?James Penfold: Absolutely.Kelly Molson: He's been a hit with the ladies.James Penfold: Completely. And a returning hit with the ladies. And he gets great one-liners, he's been involved in amazingly iconic plots. So whenever I ask colleagues within the industry, if any actor can have anything, it's longevity within the industry, isn't it? So yeah, I'll go that road.Kelly Molson: Great. Thank you for answering those. Right, tell me what your unpopular opinion is?James Penfold: My unpopular opinion? Well, let's just say that this is formed off the back of a big reunion. It was controversial, certainly then at the time, certainly on the trips, it was simply that the live recording of any single is 99% of the time not as good as the single recorded in the studio. And obviously, I used to say things like, "Well it's not as good as in the studio," and yeah, it didn't go down that well.Kelly Molson: I think you're probably right though, aren't you?James Penfold: Yeah. I mean Adam Rickitt took it personally, but I think we'd all have to agree. I Breath Again, sitting in the fish tank, needs to be done in the studio.Kelly Molson: I cannot wait to talk to you about this. So James and I had a kind of pre-interview chat a few weeks ago, and I did share my huge love ... I mean, who doesn't love Ant and Dec really? I mean, maybe that will come up as someone's unpopular opinion some day, that they detest them. But I've been such a massive fan, I kind of grew up with them over the years as well, and when they came back a few years ago and brought out Ready to Rumble again, I lost my shit watching that episode. I can remember my friends texting me, it was like, "What is happening? This is amazing." And then for that to kind of expand into the whole big reunion thing was just phenomenal. But we will come to that.Kelly Molson: James, at the moment, you're Controller of Partnerships at ITV, which sounds like a very grand title. What about your background? How did you get to where you are today, and what big highlights have you had in your career?James Penfold: So, like anyone, I think career is all about a bit of a zigzag. Not many people go straight to the end role they hope to achieve. So, left school not knowing at all what I wanted to do, always absolutely loved television. I mean, was an avid fan of Multi-Coloured Swap Shop every Saturday morning. But how did I, therefore, end up in a BT technical apprenticeship at the age of 16, having just done the first year of GCSEs? So we were kind of guinea pigs on that front. Ageing myself here. But BT ran an amazing classic apprenticeship scheme. Three years, going across, two months at a time, every facet in the business. So you could be on estates one week, you'd be on customer residential services and installations, you'd be on externals, so working in the man-holes and those sorts of things and learning about that aspect, marketing, sales, customer service in the sense of operator services. It was a great induction, and all the while being able to go on block release, again, doesn't happen very often, paid for by the company during the day, three months at a time, to colleges and that to get a technical qualification. And then I was very grateful when they offered me, "Did I want to go to university and do a degree?"James Penfold: So I do those three years later than most, probably, at 21 rather than 18. But that meant that I was absolutely ready for it, I knew what I wanted to do, I loved commerce and commercial and the marketing sales. And so I went to Birmingham University, studied B-Comm there, Bachelor of Commerce. Again, coming back into BT in the summer holidays. The internet was just kicking off and so I was fortunate enough to have the choice of, "Which division do you want to go back to in those holidays?" And I went into a division that was just a startup division called the Internet and Multimedia Services. That was actually the precursor days of BT becoming an internet service provider, it was all about the narrow band, but we quickly learned, or the company quickly learned, like everyone, that whether you're an AOL operator or anybody else, that once the people had logged on, what were they going to go to? Because it was the early days of search engines. There wasn't a great lot of content.James Penfold: So I just opted to be a content development manager, which was basically business classic, business development. So looking to acquire content fees. So, in the day, you'd go to BT's various partners and obviously think to what you personally liked, whether it was Top of the Pops, the music, Bloomberg for financial services, and you'd pick off these various brands and go and do deals to acquire that. That moved into broadband services, then worked on a number of trials that were pioneering, I suppose, towards all the things we use now. Multimedia payphones. So they were a whole trial of payphones across Cardiff and Central London for people coming when not many people had email, and certainly, not many people had laptops at home and computers at home, but they did want to be able to send email messages or check their messages when they were between stations or travelling between offices.James Penfold: And then the early precursor to BT TV, which was an ADSL trial, so again using copper wire to send TV signals down it. Well, again, where's the content there. So I was lucky enough to ... again, all hands to the pump really when you're launching these trials, so I opted to talk to the music companies. So EMI, Sony BMG, [inaudible 00:07:33], to provide a variety of content to prove. And then we were really just looking to the customer to say what they wanted. These were only closed user group trials, two or three thousand people in Ipswich and those sorts of things.James Penfold: My boss then got snapped up by Sky. Sky was really taking off as a digital satellite broadcaster, and that inherently launched something called Interactive Services, or the Red Button services, which many of us might have used. He stayed very briefly at Sky, I should say, because he didn't get famously on with James Murdoch, but quickly learned that there was a real desire with multi-choice TV. The reason we had those 200, 300 channels, it's obviously refined itself now as technology has moved on, there are other ways of accessing content. But we settled on a company called the Interactive TV Group. I'm fortunate for Adam Faith, the singer, he'd set up a financial TV group based out of Wapping. Sadly, three weeks into operating that, he passed away. But the facility was available, and my then boss at the time, John [inaudible 00:08:37], picked it up at an absolute song, and we went in. And he'd reformed a team from people he'd worked with at BT and Sky to become an Interactive TV Group, so launching TV channels for other parties here in the UK, and some further afield.James Penfold: I was a business development manager at first, looking after studio facilities and winning clients to use those. And then also looking then into interactive services, which is, again, taking back, I suppose, the internet skillsets, some red buttons. We used to provide those red button services. If Sky didn't develop them for you and do all the coding and the content, then probably the Interactive TV Group did at the time. So BBC, all the Children In Need apps, the multi-screen sports, the Glastonbury multi-screen sports. Not all of it was just developed in-house at the BBC.James Penfold: That took me then to a company called Interaction TV because brands and branded content was becoming very much niche, but certainly a fad at the time, and obviously it's come back in many facets now. I was a commercial director at that company for about four years, which took me to 10, 11 years ago when a colleague, and now my boss, William Van Rest who had joined ITV, picked up the phone and said, "Do you want to come in for a conversation?" And I was lucky enough to literally join ITV.James Penfold: So, probably 20 years after starting my career, always having wanted to work in television, never thinking, "What's my route to being that?" Sadly I'm never going to be in front of a camera, not while Ant and Dec are around and other greats on like that. And there the role, it wasn't defined, which is always, again, a great opportunity where I thrive from. It was about classic business development or sales, looking at what the opportunities are, "Where aren't we making use of the assets that ITV might have?" ITV was absolutely just coming off the back of a transformation where the regions, all the various regions, Granada, HTV, Meridian, London Carbon, LWT, were all combining in to become under one brand for once.James Penfold: And so that journey began. And the team at first was called Brand Extension, which I think was really simple, did what it said on the tin, which was literally, if there's a brand that would have intellectual property that ITV has, owns or makes, what could we be doing with it that isn't the core show itself? And that took me into actually working with all the producers who make all of our shows, whether they're in-house or in the ITV Studios group or third parties, to see where there are opportunities. And often there aren't, but every now and again you strike lucky and there is.Kelly Molson: That's such a crazy path to get to where you really wanted to get to. I love hearing how people have got there. And that must be such an exciting thing to do, to have that opportunity to say, "We have this amazing brand that people love; what more do we do with it? How do we make that even more immersive for people? How do we build this into an experience?" What a fantastic role.James Penfold: Yeah, no, I mean I'm one of a great team, and it's been and is an incredible train set to play with. And you don't take any opportunity for granted, and the show must come first, and absolutely respect the IP in that sense. But sometimes it's not always necessarily the show itself, but there's something that happens off the back of that show. Or you feel, "Right, okay, a tour is warranted off the back of this." Whether that's a theatrical tour, whether it's an arena tour, whether there's obviously a set tour opportunity as we change buildings that we own and opportunities present themselves. Or, increasingly now, again with colleagues, the whole app generation, and games and gaming, and the natural brand extension that you might have to the very successful quiz shows that we produce.Kelly Molson: Well, this is one of my first questions really, because essentially, breaking down what you do is you translate big brand IPs into commercial ventures. So it's taking something and making it more than just a TV show.James Penfold: Yeah.Kelly Molson: What qualities does a brand need to have for it to succeed beyond the telly? What are you looking for?James Penfold: Let's see. It helps if it's got a super fan base. I mean, there is always one ... not one rule, something that we certainly began to find over the years. Again, because ITV's been around for 65 years, and it's a commercial broadcaster, but really this notion of brand extension beyond just simple merchandising is something that's only probably looked at in the last 10, 12 years. A super fan base is great. A show that's certainly finding its feet, so second, the third series, so you don't jump at the opportunity too quickly. That's not always the rule, and I'll come back to the big reunion. Broad appeal, longevity, again, that helps because you've got the fan base and it's really aligned itself with that fan base, viewer engagement. Repeatability is obviously a great commercial opportunity because one-offs tend to be expensive, and that's again a very good learning point. And sometimes we do things that are more celebratory about a show, and they're commercial, but ultimately they've not got the rerun factor or the repeat factor.James Penfold: And then a decent amount of context. I think that's another important thing. So with context, that could be timing in the sense of an anniversary. A talent anniversary, a show anniversary, or related events, so a season in the year where it's just summer festivals, or even just like the exhibitions field where certain things happen in spring and Easter and you think, "Do you know, God, that really resonates with what we do as a show?" And that was a really good example when we took This Morning to the NEC for three years running because as a show it lends itself, it is live, it lends itself to an audience. And you think of nature as a news and consumer affairs show, if you think of what the subject matter is, the broad base of it all, then God, you don't even need to think what the floor plan of the exhibition is, and you don't even really need to change from what people already do for exhibitions. You're just layering our IP onto it. So that's an easy one.Kelly Molson: Some of the things we're talking about today are what you're involved in terms of TV shows and real-life visitor experience. So we've got Coronation Street The Tour, we've got the Emmerdale Village Tour, and again, we'll mention the Big Reunion, there's been various tours and live experiences that have spun out of existing TV shows as well. But then you've also got something brand new that's launching this year, which I'm not going to mention just yet, we're going to keep the suspense, we'll talk about that a little bit later. What are the most successful formats that you find translate from the telly to real-life experiences?James Penfold: So I suppose the obvious ones, and this isn't unique to ITV, but certainly, it's about Mass Market big entertainment, stuff that appeals to the broadest audience; so with Syco and Fremantle, X Factor was an obvious tour in its day, at the height of unknown people becoming music talents, celebrities, recording artists, and then going on tour. You have it with the BBC, and they still do it with Strictly. With ourselves again, BGT, Britain's Got Talent, absolutely lends itself to scalability, and scalability leads to commercial success, and it leads itself to repetition. But everything has a life cycle.James Penfold: For ourselves, purely on your own, Saturday Night Takeaway. I've talked about anniversaries; Ant and Dec. What are we? Five or six years ago now it was their 20th anniversary in the industry, they wanted to do something, we'd actually spotted the opportunity; why are Ant and Dec not on tour? Well, there are many reasons. They're very busy and not everybody wants to be on tour the whole time. But the Saturday Night Takeaway show, it's just mass-market entertainment, and it's a show that's so professionally produced that when it airs as a live TV show if you arrived as an audience member, you don't have to arrive hours and hours and hours beforehand. You're slotted into your seats. There might be a few hits done to record some interim piece, some inter-show pieces that play out in the ads or links to that, but then you're straight onto the show. And the 90 minutes you see in the TV audience is the 90 minutes you get at home. God, if you're in that audience, there's a live buzz to it. So, taking that to an arena tour, 30 dates, matinees and evenings, 15, 16 days with the boys on tour around the country, absolutely lent itself. And hats off to colleagues in my team who helped to deliver that. The production company, ITV Entertainment and ITV Studios Entertainment, and of course working with Live Nation as a promoter. So there’s a great marry of partnerships.James Penfold: Big Reunion, again, that's the one, I would say, where it didn't need to be into its 10th series, it didn't need to be coming back like Saturday Night Takeaway was doing after a bit of a hiatus. That was, "Okay, it's been certainly 10 years since we've seen a lot of these acts in arenas or in larger-scale theatres. What have they gone on to do?" Michael Kelpie and Potato, one of the ITV labels, had had success with bringing back Steps for Sky, and they've made that format. I've looked at that format and there was an obvious journey there. And then it was, "Okay, how does ITV do that?" Well, we do it on the scale, so why bring back just one band? Why not let's bring back five every series? And we did two series because basically, there were about 15 real acts that when we thought about it and looked at chart successes and also their back story, what they've gone on to do and where they all are now, we didn't even have to air the first episode. And Twitter was really a thing by then and it was like, "Well, obviously there's going to be a tour." I can assure you there wasn't going to be a tour.Kelly Molson: Oh, so the public requested that? It wasn't the plan to start with?James Penfold: Well, there was a kind of concept. When you work with that many artists and that much talent and its confusing schedules, you think, "Okay, this could lend itself to be but let's be ready, waiting in the wings," but consumer demand, instant feedback. And then, by picking the right partnerships, you've got to be able to move quickly on those sorts of opportunities. And they don't often come along in that way.Kelly Molson: Yeah, it's fabulous. I mean, that show, for me, was really like reliving my childhood, because I'm of a certain age.James Penfold: Much younger than me.Kelly Molson: Thank you. I doubt that very much though. But I was into a lot of those bands at the time, on some level, and it just brilliant watching what they'd gone on and done, and then trying to get them back into shape to do the routines and stuff. It was so funny and so interesting.James Penfold: Kelly, I'm in the exact same situation as you. Don't think I'm not. As somebody in an 18-year-old apprenticeship, or working in and around Soho as I did, because that was where my apprenticeship was based, it was based in the West End of London, love pop music; if you'd ever said you'd then be working with those individuals, sitting on a couch, sometimes on short journeys, sometimes on long journeys, and sometimes in the craziest situations. Well, the show was playing itself out, and of course, the stories were, and then we were getting to take them on tour at the time. So yeah, no, you don't get many opportunities like that, and I'm ever so grateful.Kelly Molson: Fantastic experience for you. So, with the TV, what's interesting is you've obviously got a captive audience with the TV, and it was really interesting to hear how that audience demand kind of spurred ... there was obviously a little idea about the tour, but it really spurred it. How do you strike that balance between developing products to reach new audiences? How do you get that right?James Penfold: So I think, importantly for us, and this is done by trial by error, is you've got to, I suppose, look at does it feel right? Is it a natural extension for us, ITV, to be taking? Because we're not a theme park operator, we don't do reparatory theatre, those sorts of things, and there are other parties out there. And one of the principal roles, I suppose what my role's evolved into now, is looking at the licensing side, where there are many entities who might choose to look at something from a slightly less obvious position and take the thought.James Penfold: But from our perspective, it's really looking at ratings, it's looking at social media and how that talent engages with their audience. Do they engage with their audience? Don't they? Are there natural wins? Because of course, people can always involve them and move their careers forward. A really good example is Gino D'Acampo. So I think we did three tours with him. So Gino, incredible talent, was iconic from his season when he was on I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, he was obviously becoming a prominent TV chef, he was on This Morning pretty much every week or every other week. And then he starts getting his own show, and that's the test for the commissioners. They're almost like a litmus test; they spot these opportunities and take some of the pain out of it for us. And it was Gino ... I think was Italian Escapes, and that was where he'd go to a different part of Italy.James Penfold: And then we were talking again to a promoter, I think it was clean and Gyro, could he live, who also looked at Ed Sheeran, so talk about different ends of the spectrum for them. And they were talking about theatre shows and the successes they have, and they'd said, "Would Gino be interested?" And there was a quick conversation to be had, "If the talents are interested, then great." Of course, he was. And for him, it suits his purpose, because there he is, having done I'm a Celebrity, having done some TV chef shows, having done This Morning, and now with his own Italian Escapes, but what does he actually stand for? And he wants to evolve his career and put himself differently. So I'd like to think three sellout tours in theatres, 1500, 2000 seats a night, which we were told we were doing well at because we're doing 14 nights a run. And it wasn't just Gino who goes on stage and cooks, because that would have been obvious. It's Gino who goes on stage and does what he does best, which is to engage with the audience. The cooking almost becomes auxiliary to the evening.James Penfold: And then, quickly really, we learned that the audience ... it becomes almost a 50/50 divide. 50% of them were there because they wanted some cooking advice or to hear his anecdotes about Italian Escapes and what it's like to be on the road and cooking the food of his homeland, and 50%, of course, enjoy him because he was suddenly an overnight success in Celebrity Juice. And that audience wanted quite a different thing. And of course, Gino being Gino, he would play to the Celebrity Juice audience, and it made for an unpredictable but incredibly entertaining show. The first tour, it was fairly locked down in what they produced and what it would be and what the format would be. Number two and three, "You go for it. You know what you want to do. As long as you pitch it correctly to the audience as to what they're going to be getting," so Live and Unplugged was tour number two, "Then you've got success."James Penfold: Another good example is, I suppose, This Morning Live. So there we'd been approached by Media 10, the guys who deliver Grand Designs and the Ideal Home Show for a number of years. In fact, for probably nearly about eight or nine years. And they hit us when it was right to have a conversation, because I'd thought, "This is madness?" I'd be challenged; "Why aren't we doing festivals? Why isn't ITV more involved with festivals?" Because you had the Good Food Program for the BBC, you had The Clothes Show historically being such a success.Kelly Molson: Yeah, it is.James Penfold: And in truth, we have always been very successful in the daytime, and I think with This Morning, it was really ... well, we looked at all the shows, so Good Morning Britain, Lorraine, This Morning, and Loose Women, and could you take them all on the road, and would there be an exhibition? And then you start getting into the realities of cost, of logistics, of actually the quite disparate audiences that do come across those four different shows and what they want to engage with. And we quickly settled on This Morning, and then just simply This Morning Live, in that it has cooking in it, it has health issues, it does fashion, it does entertainment. And ultimately, at the heart of it are Phil and Holly, or Eamonn and Ruth at the time. And we learned very quickly that we were taking the show on the road whilst we had a replacement presenter team in London. So you'd have Phil and Holly in Birmingham and Eamonn and Ruth in the studio, or vice versa. They'd hand to each other. Great segments of the show were able to be done from the NEC.James Penfold: Yes, there were costs involved, but to us, that was more of a marketing vehicle. It worked really well for Media 10, because they absolutely know how to deliver a live exhibition. And from a Stand's perspective, and from all those consumer brands that want to sell to our audiences who would normally take advertising slots in those shows anyway, it was a no brainer for them to want to attend. And it was on for four days a week every year, 40 to 50,000 people attending over those four days.James Penfold: And then you get into the great hurdles of, "Oh my God, it's almost too successful in terms of capacities." And fans being more than just, I suppose, the typical ticket buyer and visitor. Everyone wants to meet the talent. And so meet and greets, I think that became a whole performance item in itself.Kelly Molson: So, a huge success. You can see that the formats work, you've got huge engagement from people, and then a global pandemic comes along and kind of smashes us all in the face. I mean, it's affected obviously your plans and things that you've got in fruition quite extensively; how has it affected you and how have you tried to overcome some of those challenges this year?James Penfold: Yeah. So if we look back to this time this year, or actually go back a further two, three weeks, when the UK government was still slightly in denial of the nature of this pandemic-Kelly Molson: I think we all were, weren't we? Because I think we were watching the news going, "Oh, it's all happening in Italy, isn't it? Oh yeah, that looks bad."James Penfold: Yes, the broad public were, but don't forget, ITV is a stakeholder in ITN, so we produce Channel Four News, Channel Five News and ITN News, the three variants, different editorial flavours. So I don't think you could avoid it from that point of view. And I'm based in Gray's Inn Road. Well, I was based in Gray's Inn Road, which is where the news studios are, so I think there was a real feeling there, most importantly about just hand sanitisers introducing themselves.James Penfold: But the thing came to was three weeks out of not even lockdown, us beginning to talk about it, so probably we're talking the back end of February. I was approached by my then division director to say, "At a board level, we think we need to curtail or stop set tours." So the set tours of Coronation Street and the Emmerdale Village Tour. Both were external sets, although there were some interiors to be seen, as in interior sets on the Coronation Street set. And that is principal because, first and foremost, we're a broadcaster and a producer of content, a producer of successful TV shows. These serial dramas have been going last year, 60 years for Corrie, and this year we're celebrating 45 years for Emmerdale.James Penfold: And so hearts and minds, which is a phrase that's very well known now within the business, is looking after staff wellbeing. And staff wellbeing is, therefore, the actors, the talent, all the production staff, all those many people that come on board. So, quickly the sets began to lockdown, and a wrapper was put around the productions to enable them to come on production for as long as they could. That wasn't feasible from the moment the national lockdown happened, and we had to then wait and work with health and safety committees and other people, and with the government, to work out what the safe way through production was.James Penfold: So from my perspective, it was, "Please turn off tours." And we were just starting the season. And we had loads of pre-bookings across Emmerdale, and we had loads of booking across Coronation Street. And of course, we'd just recruited our seasonal workers in the sense of our tour guides for that year, many who come back each year and have other roles when the tours aren't operated at weekends. So I think it was straight away onto the phones with Emmerdale, our partner, Continuum Group, Continuum Attractions, who will work with on many tours and attractions. And obviously, from their perspective, there was a quite rightful debate, "Are we jumping the gun and doing this too soon?" Because they weren't seeing that advice in the tourism market for their attractions. But ours was, "No, this is what we need to do." And we didn't want to let consumers down at the last minute, because with Corrie certainly, people travel quite a distance across the country to come to those weekends. They book hotels in advance, they book transport in advance, and so then it really is about you're just going into a situation of customer management.James Penfold: So there it was a case of, "Listen, sorry, we need to cancel down tours. Obviously, refunds were immediately available if you wanted them, or you can basically move to hold a voucher and we'll contact you as soon as." So that's a complete curtailment of that business, and it became then a reality that even with unlock-down, lockdown, over the backend of summer, that again the situation was even just worse. Think of where we are now in winter. So autumn and the end of summer last year, everyone was feeling great in the UK, and around most of the world. Some had fitted in summer holidays or done stay-cations and things like this. So again, from a consumer point of view, it's all about proactively managing the comms to them.James Penfold: But at the same time, for us, because we don't have a lot to say on this because we're not a true classic digital attraction, just enough communication where you're engaging, giving the consumers what they need to know. Of course, at all opportunities, offering refunds. When we began to realise, "Do you know what? We aren't going to be opening these in autumn, because if anything the pandemic's getting worse," and this was even before new variants, it was, "Okay, well we hope to be able to bring this back in in 2021." That's a realisation now that probably that isn't even a reality. And of course, it's incredibly disappointing to the team. Thank God in the early days, when the furlough opportunity was there, we absolutely used it. From a customer point of view, social media, thank God we've got decent outlets to be able to contact customers. And from being a broadcaster with viewer services, we were able to really talk about it's a business for them to help us to get in contact with as many consumers as possible.James Penfold: And even now it's a difficult one because we look to the advice from ALVA, we keep across Blooloop, we listen to your podcast, we talk to experts, we're talking with Continuum every day, and we have health and safety advisers from the tourist market as well. But from a set tours point of view, it just isn't realistic. There is nobody in any of our offices, we all work remotely. All the editing of the shows is pretty much done remotely, incredibly. In the early days of the pandemic, every show was produced remotely. The galleries all became laptops, so editors and directors were sitting at home. And the two teams that make the soaps have done an incredible job of creating cohorts where nobody overlaps, you're in your cohort group, and you move through, based on your plotline, through those cohorts so that you always stay safe. And then you have the people who go on sets, their costumes are already hung out for them, and their makeup they do themselves.James Penfold: And so I suppose the thought on the ITV Studios drama and production side, the thought of even entertaining us being able to welcome the members of the public onto those sets currently is still untenable. So the good news is very exciting plans for next year. What this has given, I suppose, the pandemic, let me come to the positives, is it's given us a time to reflect. We were very lucky six years ago when the old set became available, Coronation Street. The Granada building was sold quite quickly after 55 years of ownership by ITV. It would have just been quickly demolished, but I was like, "No, that can't happen. Let's think about this."Kelly Molson: Sacrilege.James Penfold: Yeah. Well, and also, to the developer who bought it, "When do you need the building by? You've got planning to do, you've got plans to put into council; when do you need it by?" "We need it probably in about 24 months time." So for 18 months, we were able to open that set, and 900,000 people came through that set tour in that period of time. And that's a success. And that felt completely natural.James Penfold: But now when we're working in a different environment, we're part of a living breathing production, a production community, so we're looking at it from a filming perspective and from that visitor perspective. The exciting thing is we are able to look at now how do we make the tours more accessible? Is there technology that can almost enhance them? We've worked with groups like Antenna. We've long resisted audio guides because we love the interpersonal nature of the tour guide, but actually, if you think of the amount of content and archive and things like that, it can actually bring sets to life, and everybody's got a different character they like on those shows, and different memory of the storylines. Some people like the '60s, the '70s, the '80s. Some people remember Emmerdale, and I'm going to say ITV sacrilege when it was called Emmerdale Farm. And so there are those angles to it. And it's given us time to reflect.James Penfold: Completely exclusive to you, where we're building a new building next to Coronation Street in Manchester. The pilings underway. The intention is to have it open by next Easter. What's it going to serve? It's multifaceted because it addresses multiple problems. The scriptwriters and there are about 200 in Corrie, normally meet in hotels and go to conference centres to marry all the plot lines together and to do the timelines. Again, with the cast, with all the principal production team, they'll now be able to haggle on the top floor of this almost event space building. The middle floor will have an exhibition space, which will be used by us from a Coronation Street perspective. And the ground floor will have a 70 seat theatre for those, like me, who believe that people will come back in some form to a similar environment. And we'll have a café and we'll have a retail outlet.James Penfold: So I'm going to call it a visitor reception area, as opposed to them just meeting somewhere in Media City and then we walk them over to the set and take them on the set there. That will allow us to be seven days a week from an experience point of view as people engage with the brand. It really plays for Peel, the landowner of Media City, because there's a brand new tramline that opened ... it was pretty much all whilst we've been in lockdown, that serves the Trafford side of Manchester and is a much faster link into Manchester. There's a stop right by ourselves and the Imperial War Museum, so there'll be that stop. There'll be a café there that which I say will provide to. So that's playing to an opportunity, that if we'd not had the pandemic, would have taken quite a lot longer because we've been able to do stuff when the set's been closed, when the filming hasn't happened, and it's a great positive.James Penfold: Something similar is happening with the village for Emmerdale for hopefully the backend of 2022 so that we can get more people into the village and really celebrate the sets and do Q and As and audience with cast and things like that. So yeah, so positives.Kelly Molson: Oh, I love that you've come on and dropped a few little exclusives for us, James. Thank you for sharing that. I mean, many of our listeners are in the attractions world, and they will be completely sympathising with the situation you've been in terms of having to shut down the sets, but it's such a different challenge that you have. I mean, the attractions now, they're planning for their reopening in May time, and are incredibly excited about that and what that looks like, that roadmap. But your roadmap is so much longer because of the logistics of filming, and I hadn't really taken that into consideration at all, how difficult that would be because obviously, you can't have the general public on the sets when you've got to protect the people that are on the sets recording each day. It's a huge challenge.James Penfold: I mean, they're such substantial principle revenue streams, and the most important audience drivers for ITV. The soaps still regularly get between six and eight million, depending on where we are in the storylines, five days a week. And that's incredible in the streaming platform and non-linear broadcast era that we all live within.James Penfold: That said, colleagues within my team who look after our Ninja Warrior brand, in lockdown we started last year with eight licensees and eight sites. By the time we get to the backend of summer, there will be 15 sites, because people are proactively taking and opening sites because they've seen properties becoming available. Previous guests of yours have talked about the nature of retail and leisure finally beginning to merge, which we haven't seen in the UK. It's been prevalent in Asia, very strong in the USA, and to some extent mainland Europe. But that's created a real opportunity. And so there's a real opportunity in that, and obviously those, they're nothing to do with show production, and so they can open, as you're talking about, with these May time scales, and I hope they go on to have really successful years. And whatever sort of restrictions we have in 2021, let's hope 2022 then gives them a full run.Kelly Molson: Yeah. And there's going to be a huge resurgence in people wanting to do things. We're all desperate to get back out and have new experiences because we've been stuck between our four walls for so long. But this brings me to something very exciting, which is the I'm A Celebrity Jungle Challenge. Is it opening this year? Maybe this year? Who knows at the moment? Tell us a little bit about it.James Penfold: I can tell you that based on current government guidelines and what we know of the roadmap, we're absolutely opening this summer. I mean, for me it's very exciting. It's the fruition of a three-year project in a sense, from talking with Peel Holdings, the landowner, to then working with various design companies and settling with Scruffy Dog Productions, and then the exciting part, which we started right back at the start of this podcast, working with the producers of the show. And Richard Cowles, Tom Gould and that ITV entertainment team are genius. I'm A Celebrity is his format, Saturday Night Takeaway is his co-format, Love Island is his format. That team know how to do live programming. And being able to look under the bonnet of what is the essence of I'm A Celebrity if we were going to make it an attraction, has been really exciting.James Penfold: So yeah, Media City, or Quayside Media City I should say, what was the Lowry Outlet, will be opening this summer.Kelly Molson: Oh, I'm so excited. You know, the team, we've already started planning that we'll come and do it as one of our Christmas do adventures because our Christmas do is always a thing. We go and have an experience somewhere. We went and did the Crystal Maze challenge, and then we'll go for dinner and drinks and stuff. And as soon as I mentioned this, they were like, "That's it. That's the Christmas do."James Penfold: I know, Kelly, I need you there soon. We need those guinea pigs for early summer, so I'll be calling you up.Kelly Molson: All right, we'll bring our Christmas to do forward. That's right, we missed out on one last year, so we'll be there.James Penfold: There are no restrictions on tinsel, so you're welcome.Kelly Molson: Fabulous, because I do love a bit of tinsel. Has COVID changed how you will deliver that visitor experience for that attraction, though? Because I think one of the things that we've been talking about quite a lot with attractions are actually some of the positives, of the visitor experience is better when the capacity has been reduced. So, for example, you want to go and visit the Mona Lisa. Well, on a normal day, if you go and visit the Mona Lisa, there are thousands of people that are doing it with you at the same time, and so that experience is just not what you might have hoped for. But actually, if you did it ... well, not now, but when they're open and you've got that reduced capacity, it's a nicer experience. It's more engaging for you. Maybe people will pay a slightly higher price for that as well. So how has that changed how you open and your strategy?James Penfold: So, obviously, when you design any of these attractions, and again, we work with good partners, and we're not experts. We hold people to flame as to how we want it to look and we want it to be delivered 100% to be true to the format, but you've designed it for this sort of flow, for this capacity, and people use it in this manner. And of course, only when we start getting to the customer testing, which we're pretty much just approaching now, will we see how that happens. Now we layer on the COVID factor, and the COVID factor is exactly what you've said. Probably a little more time in that attraction, yes, reviewing the price for that, but the capacity is being reduced, but then the experience is so much better. I think also all leisure attractions are getting price-sensitive, but I do think, and I hope when you see it ... the layering over the IP of the Jungle Challenge, and whether it's the thematic, and even a safety video from Ant and Dec, through to the gameplay we've put on what would traditionally be a rope and swinging course and a bit of Ninja Warrior in the middle, really does bring value to it. So I think we've got to, and we are, reviewing what that customer experience is.James Penfold: Similarly, on the tours side of things, it's absolutely about capacity. Less people maybe in tour groups, certainly fast-tracking this notion of pre-flow that colleagues have had, which is, "Okay, tour guides are wonderful and they give the as scripted and in the tone of a show version of events," but we know, especially as we look to the younger audiences, that it absolutely is all about the selfie moment, the racing to the bit of the set that you know most. Again, I mentioned characters earlier, so we've got to look at that. And then that looks at, "Okay, well how do we then convey some of the knowledge and depth and years of plot lines, characters, and why things look the way they do? Why the houses aren't as big as real houses would be and all those sorts of things." Then we're looking at the audio guide, or certainly the interactive guide, and how smartphones, that again really have got pretty much mass market penetration now across all age brackets, how we can use those.James Penfold: I think last week somebody raised a really ... so the podcast that aired last week, and I can't recall the chap's name, but oh my God, never did I think we'd be looking back at QR codes. And-Kelly Molson: QR codes; 2020 was the year of the resurgence for them. Who knew that was going to happen?James Penfold: Absolutely. It's like the spectrum of tourism, it's suddenly back.Kelly Molson: I was going to say Atari, but that would super age me.James Penfold: Yeah, no, that was 10 years before me.Kelly Molson: So we're coming to the end of the podcast, but one more question to ask you. But can you let us know what kind of things that we might find in this new attraction? Are there going to be any disgusting eating challenges? Because I feel like that is up there with what people really want to do.James Penfold: Listen, I'm A Celebrity just had its 20th season, even in an amazing cast in Wales, did record audiences, and I know we've got pandemic viewers and that people can't go out, and there are many facets to the show. And so I think this is the first iteration of what you're going to see and what we'd like to do with the I'm A Celebrity brand, working with not just property partners, but also with operator partners that we're currently engaged with. This one is all about the Jungle Challenge and getting stars because, at the heart of the show, you get those stars, and it is for the more physical aspects of it. So you've got to climb 15-meter rock-faces, you've got to zip line across the venue, you've got to do a treetop trail that doesn't have much to support you other than the harness you're clipped to, and so that'll test your heights. There's a spy ride, if you so wish, that you can strap yourself into and travel 20 miles an hour around the rooftop. There's Escape the Jungle, which is our variant on Ninja Warrior. So we've packed a lot into this. And if you want to test, again, your test of heights, there's Leap of Faith, where you go and you jump, you hang onto a cushion for as long as you can before you drop to the ground.James Penfold: Yeah, but don't worry, you're in a safe be like.Kelly Molson: Oh, it's going to be great. I feel super excited about it already, and I'm pretty sure that a lot of our listeners will be booking up tickets as soon as they can. Thank you so much for coming on and sharing that, James.James Penfold: Pleasure.Kelly Molson: We always ask our guests for a book that they would recommend to us, and it can be anything really. I used to always ask ... it was a book that had shaped someone's career, but I think actually just a book that you really love, or one that you would just like to share with our audience would be great.James Penfold: Okey-dokey. Well, I've changed my choice as of this morning, and it's courtesy, because of course, working from home, or even when I work in the office, I've always got ITV on, playing in the background. And a book that I found absolutely charming, and not a lifesaver, but just really resonated with me in this lockdown, being single, working on my own, working on a project quite distanced with a team that's quite disparate around the country, has been The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and the Horse. Charlie Mackesy.Kelly Molson: Oh gosh.James Penfold: And it comes into mind today because I saw him over my shoulder just because we came on the call because he was on This Morning and it's being made into a movie, which is incredible. An animated movie using his beautiful artwork. And as I understand it, it's going to extend the characters and give some background to those four wonderful subjects. And I just feel, with all that's going on, whether it's headlines in the news this week on any level, whether it regards ITV or not, that you put a bit of love out there and we'll all be good, and we'll get through this storm, as he likes to put it.Kelly Molson: Oh, do you know what? That book has given me so much comfort over the years, and I'm so glad that somebody ... nobody has recommended that book yet, I'm so glad that you chose that one today because it really does sum up what we all need right now. And like I said, for me, it's been a huge comfort on many different levels, and I think it has been a huge comfort for a lot of people through the lockdown as well.James Penfold: Absolutely. And yeah, you can turn to any page of it and there's a quote or a phrase that you can draw something from it. And I think there have been many books prior to that, and I'm not going to bankrupt you as others do, so that's my book.Kelly Molson: Thank you, just the one book. Just remember, I ask for one book, people.James Penfold: Yeah guys, just listen, one book, please. That's all Kelly wants.Kelly Molson: Costs me so much money. Oh, thank you so much, that's a great recommendation. As ever, if you want to win a copy of that book, if you head over to our Twitter account and you retweet this episode announcement with the words, "I want James's book," then you will be in with a chance of winning a copy. And you should do that because it is a really lovely book. I'm so glad that there's going to be a film as well, that's really nice.James Penfold: Yeah.Kelly Molson: James, thank you.James Penfold: Can I say thank you, by the way? Because I listen to your podcast every week; fascinating insights helps all of us, and yeah, so I'm really pleased that I was invited on. Thank you.Kelly Molson: Aw, that's very kind. All of our guests have said very lovely things about the podcast and I feel super humbled by it. I actually felt really humbled that you put us in the bracket of ALVA and Blooloop there, who are phenomenal organisations that have been doing brilliant things for attractions throughout this. Thank you, James, it's been an absolute pleasure to have you today. It's been wonderful, so thank you so much for your time.James Penfold: You're very welcome, you take care.Kelly Molson: Thanks for listening to Skip the Queue. If you've enjoyed this podcast, please leave us a five-star review. It really helps others find us. And remember to follow us on Twitter for your chance to win the books that have been mentioned. Skip the Queue is brought to you by Rubber Cheese, a digital agency that builds remarkable systems and websites for attractions that helps them increase their visitor numbers. You can find show notes and transcriptions from this episode and more over on our website, rubbercheese.com/podcast. 

On this week's episode I was able to sit down with the founder of Syco Life Co. A company that makes custom apparel for sports teams and company's but also donates a percentage of the profits to help kids who cannot afford to play sports!

Ryan Jenkins, the talent scout for SYCO for Simon Cowell, he creates for the biggest brands on the planet. Puma, RedBull, Candy Crush. He is a reality TV star from the hit Lifetime show 'Dance moms' and is the CEO of iD-Company, a dance education platform that has an App launching globally this year. If you want to learn about achieving, look no further, this is Ryan Jenkins.

The story is timeless, the words are painfully relatable and the whistle is everything.Join me, Kensington Brooks, on a trip down memory lane.  We will let the song "Changes" written by Harry Styles and recorded by country music icon, Cam, be our guide. From backseats and heartbreak to roads we have outgrown. Nothing is left to question in this week's episode with special guest, composer and musical legend, David Tolley (see his cinematic debut into the world of entertainment in the link provided below).https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IikaDKvC1as

My thoughts and analysis on the toxic culture of the music industry and its contracts after Jedward recently put on blast Simon Cowell, Syco.

mexico.sae.edu Referencias: James Horner - Avatar Soundtrack (Atlantic, Fox Music, Syco, 2009) - You Don't Dream In Cryo - War James Horner - Titanic Soundtrack (Sony Classical/ Sony Music Soundtracks, 1997) - Hymn to the Sea Extracto de video James Cameron Wins Best Director: 1998 Oscars https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJp7Wd6Af2A

This week's guest is true multi-hyphenate. Ged Doherty started his career booking bands in Sheffield, moved into artist management with Paul Young and never looked back. Ultimately he ended up as Chairman of Sony Music UK, where he launched the careers of an amazing array of world famous artists including Dido and Calvin Harris into a Sony firmament which included Beyonce and Bruce Springsteen. As Simon Cowell's boss he worked with the Syco team to help to bring the X Factor to our screens and he is now chair of the BPI, the UK music industry's trade association that runs The Brits. Having conquered the music industry, Ged then partnered with his friend Colin Firth to launch film and TV production company Raindog Films and the three titles released to date - Eye In The Sky, Loving and Official Secrets - have been critical and commercial successes. Ged takes us through his journey to date in a fascinating and thoroughly entertaining episode of the pod. Enjoy!

This week on the X Fac......whoops, sorry wrong show. Let’s try again: For episode 41 of Three In A Bar, Seb and Verity are joined by platinum album selling, 2010 X Factor champion Matt Cardle. Matt spent the early part of the ‘10s firmly in the public eye and achieved huge commercial success. He talks candidly about the ups and downs of this period in his life and about the joy of regaining control of his career, now able to create music he believes in.Matt has some great stories from his X Factor days, including nerve wrenching audition experiences, dubious song choices, vomiting on a man lift on the live tour and the aroma notes of Rihanna. He also discusses a cringe-worthy experience at the Kerrang Awards, his frustration at the lack of support from Syco and Sony post-X Factor and how he’s moved on with his career.Matt chats about performing on the West End stage, conquering self doubt and being an overly polite Pontius Pilate.They discuss Matt’s new single, Purple Crayon, his forthcoming album and plans for the future, finding a label with his best interests at heart and enjoying music again. Plus he’s an all round top bloke!SUPPORT THREE IN A BAR ON PATREONThis Show is purely funded by our patrons. Join our Members’ Club for a bonus podcast feed plus many more rewards.Click here: https://www.patreon.com/threeinabarMEZZO PIANO PATRONSLeonie Hirst Anita PhilpottLinkshttps://www.mattcardlemusic.com/https://www.instagram.com/mattcardleofficial/https://www.twitter.com/MattCardleMatt’s new single Purple Crayon: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dnG51TOrP60Matt performing The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face on the X Factor: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=E_wOnVbDtdg Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Vijana wa Somalia wametakiwa kuwa waleta mabadiliko na kushiriki kikamilifu katika siasa, upatanishi, kuleta amani, uchaguzi na juhudi zinazoendelea za kusaidia kuendeleza nchi yao. Anold Kayanda na maelezo zaidi. Huu ulikuwa ujumbe mkuu katika mjadala uliowaleta pamoja zaidi ya vijana 30 wanaowakilisha sehemu tofautitofauti za za jamii ya Somali kama vile koo mbalimbali, wanafuzi na hata wale ambao tayari wako katika shughuli mbalimbali.  

Halo: Infinite hat erstes Gameplay gezeigt und wie viele von euch haben wir es gesehen. Doch was taugt das Gameplay? Hat es uns überzeugt oder nicht? Erfahrt dies von Arvid, Vaniii, Eistea und Syco in der neusten Ausgabe des ClusterTalks und diskutiert gerne mit uns in den Kommentaren auf YouTube.

This week we talk about a whole bunch of stuff that has been happening lately with each of the 1D boys: -Harry Styles collaborated with Calm, the meditation app, and recorded a relaxing sleep story that you can now listen to! -Louis is no longer with Syco! What does this mean? -Niall Horan is featured on Ashe's new song, Moral of the Story. We talk about a cute interview they did together and a shirt they released -Liam is launching his "The LP Show" and we talk about what it might be -For our BLM segment we talk about a blues legend, Big Mama Thornton. Some of the articles we referenced: https://www.oxfordamerican.org/magazine/item/1098-the-thinning-of-big-mama https://timeline.com/lesbian-blues-harlem-secret-f3da10ec2334 http://andrejkoymasky.com/liv/fam/biot1/thornt01.html https://lgbt-history-archive.tumblr.com/post/154339474672/willie-mae-big-mama-thornton-december-11-1926 Check out Talk Direction Down Low on patreon.com/talkdirection for EXTRA PODCAST CONTENT!! This week we talk about the fake leaked One Direction track list that it turns out is not fake at all! Over the course of recording this tddl and going through each "fake" track we discovered EVIDENCE online that each track was a real thing. Some we have heard and some we probably never will! Get in touch with us! talkdirection.tumblr.com talkdirection@gmail.com twitter// @talk_direction instagram// @talkdirection FOLLOW CAITLIN: @caitlinirfoster on twitter & instagram FOLLOW LUCIA: @lucciaoh on twitter & instagram

CHEERS TO 10 YEARS! In this episode, we celebrate the big, double-digit birthday of One Direction. We also discuss Harry’s Calm Sleep Story, Hamilton, and Louis leaving Syco! We can’t believe 1D was formed ten years ago today. And we hope you all celebrate accordingly (safely, of course). Thanks for listening! Etsy Shop For 1D Guess Who: https://www.etsy.com/shop/guesswhobyrosie?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=796186054 Articles Mentioned: https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/2016/4/14/11418672/hamilton-is-fanfic-not-historically-inaccurate?__twitter_impression=true https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/10/opinion/sunday/favorite-songs.html https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/bring-the-noise/music-from-our-teens/zvfphbk Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/wmypodcast https://twitter.com/mfulms21 https://twitter.com/mollyeliizabeth

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(clickable segment timecodes below)This week on Beyond The Front Row we had breaking news, reunion tours, and 6ix9ine said what?! Jax broke down the facts on Megan Thee Stallion. She was shot in the foot this past weekend, and took to social media to set the record straight on what actually happened. Tekashi 6ix9ine has gone dark on social media thanks to his lawyer's advice, but then went on to say he was going to walk around NYC “Trump Style.” We also can't forget Post Malone's “dare” KC tattoo. Posty for the win. Trace Hamilton breaks down LANY's new album announcement and SURPRISE! Country singer Morgan Wallen is a dad.It's getting closer... Racquel breaks down the somewhat unofficial/official One Direction announcement. We could be seeing a special 10 year interactive anniversary website but will this be all we get? Ahead of the 10-year reunion, we found out about Louis Tomlinson's split from Syco Music and the fans were so happy about this, they managed to trend it on Twitter! The Spice Girls recently went on a socially distant walk in the UK and this begs the question - will there be another reunion tour or should a reunion tour be over and done with?!JRDN is the man on the street (grass)… literally, as he breaks down the facts and begs the question of whether or not people with a large social media presence should speak upon social issues even if it's uneducated?Let the roundtable commence! BTFR is recorded in front of a live digital audience every Wednesday at 9/8 ctPrevious clips, Podcasts, and Merch available at https://www.BTFRshow.comTIMECODES: INTRO: 00:02:03 Megan Thee Stallion explains her gunshot wounds: 00:03:07 Post Malone's Beer Bong Tattoo Bet (and loss): 00:06:00 Tekashi 6ix9ine's reason for ghosting the internet AND why he wants to copy Trump 00:09:39 Morgan Wallen is a DAD/Trace's Internet Struggle Pt 1: 00:11:30 Louis Tomlinson exits SYCO: 00:14:03 1D Reunion News Semi-Official?! / Trace's Internet Pt 2: 00:16:45 Luke Combs Breaks (Another) Record: 00:22:18 LANY's New Album: 00:23:21 JRDN's Op-Ed on Celebs & Politics: 00:25:27 FULL Spice Girls Reunion?/Reunion Tours in general: 00:36:16 Trace Internet Struggles/Roast Pt 3: 00:39:30 Equal Justice Initiative Fundraiser Results: 00:40:23 OUTRO: 00:47:32

Jabbo, Milli, Bling, & Stevie all sit down to discuss several current projects, life stories, TikTok, new music, and more!

Listen to some of battle rap's most influential battles with our special guests! Full battle located on YouTube! Follow DIRTBAG DAN: @DirtbagDan408 Follow REVERSE LIVE: @agent_dank Follow the RYD team: Follow RYD - @RUINYOURDAYNOW Follow Avocado - @avocadoisgod Follow Clayton - @DamnItsClayton Follow Laugh N Stalk - @DrLaughNStalk

In this episode we tell the story of the murders of Debra Kelley, Mark Niederbrock, Emma Niederbrock, and Melanie Wells in Farmville, Virginia in September of 2009 by Sam McCroskey.

In this episode we talk to X factor Winner Joe Mcelderry.  Joe won the 6th series of the ITV1 British talent show The X factor in 2009. His first single "The Climb" reached number one on both the UK singles chart and the Irish singles chart. He was also crowned the winner of the 2nd series of Poster to Operastar in 2011 and the first series of The Jump in 2014. In 2015, McElderry played the lead role of Joseph in the touring production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical Joseph & the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat.  To date he has released five top 20 albums – three of them reaching the UK top three, a record for a solo X Factor winner. He was the first X Factor contestant to release a fourth album. As of 2014, McElderry has sold over 2 million records worldwide In this episode Matt spoke to Joe about: What is in store for his 10 year anniversary tour and how to get tickets! Winning the X Factor. What was the best and worst thing about it? Was it all a huge dream and glamourous? Life in the spotlight…how that can effect your mental health when suddenly everyone knows who you are and everything you do is scrutinised What happens after you win the X Factor? Is life complete? Is it what people expect. Dealing with rejections with Joe's record label Syco dropped him.  Dealing with the press and online trolls and how it felt to be body shamed.    Please subscribe, download, rate and review our Podcast: iTunes - http://bit.ly/richinsuccess Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/user-124595234 Follow Ben Coomber here: https://www.instagram.com/joemcelderryofficial/  You can follow Rich In Success at: https://www.facebook.com/richinsuccess https://twitter.com/richinsuccess https://www.instagram.com/richinsuccess/ Rich In Success is a podcast hosted by cousins Matt Hall (actor/singer/multiple business owner) and Dan Ramsden (health & wellbeing coach). They are on a journey to define exactly what success is and how to implement this into your daily life. Each week they interview inspirational guests from all walks of life including successful sports people and famous actors to experts in health and millionaire business people. Are you ready to learn, grow and take your quality of life to the next level? Join them on their quest of self discovery and learn from the best.

Lauren is Senior Digital Marketing Manager at RCA (Sony) and Anya is Head of Audience Engagement (Parlaphone Music) at Warner Music Group - when we recorded this she was Head of Digital Marketing at Syco (Sony). We talk about digital marketing at a major record label, what the role involves and discuss their career paths to where they are now. WE TALK ABOUT: ✨ What Digital Marketing is + Anya and Lauren's roles at their labels now ✨ Their path to now which includes us chatting about The O.C and Dawsons Creek soundtracks! ✨ Advice to get into Digital Marketing and various job roles ✨ Shout outs to bodacious babes we admire! This week's podcast is dedicated to Phoebe Waller-Bridges : Photo above of her looking like a 1920's movie star at Emmy's after-party - surrounded by her Emmy's on a balcony, smoking a fag and drinking a margarita BODACIOUS icon GUESTS:  ✨ Anya Du Sauzay Head of Digital Marketing at Syco which is part of Sony Music Entertainment. She has been at Syco for 6 years and previous to that a Senior Account Exec for in PR for Ogilvy Group.  ✨Lauren Fitzgerald  Works in digital marketing and is currently Senior Digital Marketing Manager at RCA, Sony. Previously, freelance prior to that Digital Marketing Executive at Glassnote, Consumer Marketing at Twitter, Digital Channel Manager at Columbia. She's worked as a digital marketing and social media manager for over 5 years in the music and tech industries working with artists and brands to build online marketing and streaming strategies, create industry-leading content, and develop audiences. DINNER: Yogurt marinated chicken, then breaded in lemon rind, parmesan and desiccated coconut and Japanese bread crumbs with homemade pesto, pasta + wine!  DIGITAL MARKETING JOB ROLES: ✨ Head of Role - their role is to think of strategy, partnership. What will move the dial? + day to day management ✨ Audience Development Manager - used to be called Channel Managers ✨ Audience Development  - (used to be called Channel Management - managing channels, having logins, updating photos, website maintenance, metadata relevant). Now role focuses less on what looks like - now more strategic in terms of building an audience ✨ Digital Marketing management - Lauren's job now. Works closely with the Audience Dev team. The role now: what is the campaign? what is the overall tone? what are the right channels to do this on (aka focus on YT)? Plus, look after paid advertisements. ADVICE: ✨ Recognise the skills you already have in your day to day aka if you use Snapchat, if you have your own YT channel - you know how these platforms work - that is a skill. Have you ever done HTML? Do you run a blog? Have you ever shot a video for anyone? Start writing that list to help you figure out what job you want to apply for. ✨ The new generation is more digital-savvy than a-lot of people in the industry now! So recognise if you are and get reach out to labels! SHOUT OUTS: ❤️ Ally Watson - CEO Code Like A Girl ❤️ Phoebe Waller Bridge + her sister Isobel Waller-Bridger who is a composer, artist, musician and did the soundtrack for Fleabag ❤️ Jason Reed, who I met at Domino Records Co. when we both worked there, he now works at FUGA  ❤️ Alexandra Patsavas is an American music supervisor who has worked on over sixty films and television series, most notably The Twilight Saga, The O.C., Grey's Anatomy and Gossip Girl.  ❤️ Code First Girls FUN NOTES: ✨ 2018 streaming became chart legible ✨ 2014 streaming became chart legible ✨ The OC soundtrack ✨  Sergey Brin - one of the Google Funders, funded a science project funding science project to create humane meat - how can you create meat without the animal? MUSIC WE MENTION THIS WEEK: ✨ Modest Mouse ✨ Phantom Planet ✨ The Killers ✨ Little Mix ✨ Imogen Heap ✨ George Ezra

I’ve known Dustin Wendling since I was 12 years old. I joined Ralston Elementary School in 6th grade, and we hit it off pretty quickly. In one of the only projects I remember from that year, he and I (along with another kid) formed a company called “Syco, Inc.” that sold stress balls (balloons filled...

I’ve known Dustin Wendling since I was 12 years old. I joined Ralston Elementary School in 6th grade, and we hit it off pretty quickly. In one of the only projects I remember from that year, he and I (along with another kid) formed a company called “Syco, Inc.” that sold stress balls (balloons filled...

Listen to some of battle rap's most influential battles with our special guests! Full battle located on YouTube! Follow CRUGER: @cruger7 Follow BAMALAM: @Bamalam Follow FRANKIE PHRASER: @Frankie_Phraser Follow ILLMAC: @IllmacTV Follow the RYD team: Follow RYD - @RUINYOURDAYNOW Follow Avocado - @avocadoisgod Follow Clayton - @DamnItsClayton Follow Laugh N Stalk - @DrLaughNStalk

Disruption is on the way, and Silicon Valley’s tech giants have an appetite for it. In episode 023 of Social Minds, we’re joined by Anya Du Sauzay, head of digital marketing at Sony Music Entertainment / Syco Music, to find out how social media has altered the way new artists are discovered and marketed. In this, we explore how important social media, brand partnerships and algorithmic Spotify playlists are to today’s rising stars—and vice versa. It’s clear that social has changed music forever, but is it a threat to the industry or a new opportunity?

In this episode of Blogosphere: Serious Influence, Alice Audley (Blogosphere’s founder) speaks to Nic Yeeles, who is the co-founder and CEO of technology company Peg. Peg is a business designed to streamline all aspects of influencer marketing - from finding which influencers to work with to reporting on the return on investment of campaigns. Nic first became involved in the influencer industry back in 2012, when he worked for Simon Cowell's company Syco on YouTube content. Alice and Nic discuss the move in advertising spend to Instagram, the threat third-party influencer platforms pose to the industry, and the need for a strong voice to set industry standards and ultimately protect its future.

Heute widmen wir uns im ClusterTalk erneut einem sehr kontroversem Thema. Es geht um die Frage, ob der Master Chief in Halo 6 sterben soll oder nicht. Wenn ja wie wird er sterben? Wer könnte ihn ersetzen? Wie geht es danach mit der Halo Reihe weiter und wie wahrscheinlich ist sein Tod wirklich? All diesen Fragen widmen sich Qwert, Phantom und Syco in diesem ClusterTalk. Schreibt uns doch gerne eure Meinung zu der ganzen Sache oder Ideen für Zukünftige Talks! Wir freuen uns wie immer darauf mit euch zu diskutieren.

Are you struggling to work out who you are as a designer? Working out your purpose and personal brand? In this weeks episode Ian talks with Radim Malinic to learn how he discovered his passion for design, and the journey he took to establish his personal brand. We also find out how he's been able to attract big clients, and more about his latest book, ‘Book of Ideas: Volume 2’. Radim Malinic is an award winning freelance creative director, graphic designer and keynote speaker based in London who’s worked with clients including Nike, Harry Potter, London Film Museum, SyCo, Sprite and WWF. Show notes and a full transciption of this episode can be found here: https://logogeek.uk/podcast/radim-malinic/You can listen to this and other great interviews from Logo Geek on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, Google Play Music or Spotify.   Resources & Books Mentioned Book of Ideas: Volume 1 by Radim Malinic  Amazon UK | Amazon US Book of Ideas: Volume 2 by Radim Malinic  Amazon UK | Amazon US Brand Nu   This Episode is Sponsored by FreshBooks I’m incredibly thankful to FreshBooks for sponsoring the Logo Geek Podcast, because without them I could not make this possible.FreshBooks is an cloud based accounting software that makes it easy to create and send branded invoices, track time and to manage your incoming and outgoing money. It’s designed specifically for creative professionals, so it’s beautifully designed, and continually optimised and improved. I highly recommend it, and you can try it out for yourself free for 30 days.  Go check FreshBooks out!

In this intimate and emotional interview, James Arthur chats to Dan Wootton about his unlikely comeback, how he re-signed to Simon Cowell's Syco record label and what it was like to work with legendary songwriter Max Martin.James also opens up about his drug and sex addictions, his relationship with Rita Ora and working with Cressida Bonas in the video for 'Naked'. Plus, there's his Bizarre Accent Challenge and a game of Shuffle / Delete / Repeat! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

X Factor's Reggie 'N' Bollie join Mirror Online showbiz reporter Vicki Newman (@Vicki_Mirror) to discuss the results of this year's final. The boys, who came second place on the show in 2015, talk about Rak-Su taking the crown and why they think it's so great that the judges have no power at the live shows now. They also discuss parting ways with Simon Cowell's label Syco, setting up their own record label and working on their upcoming album #xfactor For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

James is razzed off about robots in general but not adverse to jumping in the sack with them or roughing them up a bit. Illamandan and the squad get into trouble on route to SyCo. The boys play a blue Monday special version of what-would-you-rather.

Ein neues Update, ein neuer Talk. Es geht um Halo 5 und das potentiell größte Update bisher. Zwar nicht unbedingt vom reinen Umfang an Neuerungen im Spiel selbst, aber sehr wohl in Anbetracht der Erschließung einer weiteren Platform. Natürlich haben wir dazu wie immer eine Meinung als auch Eindrücke und möchten beides gerne mit euch teilen.Hosts: Syco, QwertTimecodes:00:00 - Intro00:58 - Allgemeines01:30 - Windows 10 Forge09:50 - Steuerung am PC16:30 - Lobbybrowser19:40 - Prefabs22:15 - Neue Forge Objekte23:00 - Forge Evolution24:15 - Eliten26:00 - Filebrowser29:20 - Mercy32:15 - Warzone Assault!!!11134:10 - Temple37:00 - REQs45:00 - Halo App46:20 - Windows 10 Voraussetzungen49:30 - Wir ham'sWir hoffen natürlich, ihr habt Spaß beim Anhören und sind natürlich wie immer auf eure Meinung gespannt, die ihr uns in den Kommentaren hinterlassen könnt!Aufnahmedatum: 15.09.2016

Und es ist wieder so weit. Eine neue Podcast Folge ist draußen. Diesmal dreht sich alles um Titanfall und im spezielleren um Titanfall 2, dessen Tech-Test wir vor nicht allzu langer Zeit anspielen durften. Wie hat uns das Ganze gefallen und kann Titanfall 2 uns überzeugen? Ist es ein Fortschritt oder ein Rückschritt im Vergleich zum Vorgänger und was halten wir von den bisher veröffentlichten Ausschnitten aus der Kampagne? Genau das wollen wir diesmal diskutieren.Hosts: Syco, Ischma, QwertTimecodes:0:00:00 - Intro0:01:30 - Titanfall 10:11:10 - Perks und Burncards0:18:30 - Fun Shooter0:21:45 - Titans0:32:50 - Maps0:40:05 - Neuerungen0:44:15 - TF1 Generationen0:50:00 - Abschließende Worte zum MP0:51:55 - Kampagne0:58:40 - Abschweif-Runde1:01:15 - Anfang vom EndeWir hoffen natürlich, ihr habt Spaß beim Anhören und sind natürlich wie immer auf eure Meinung gespannt, die ihr uns in den Kommentaren hinterlassen könnt!Aufnahmedatum: 02.09.2016

Eine weitere Folge unseres SIQ Podcasts. Wieder in voller Besetzung! Diesmal reden wir über Halo 5 nachdem nun alle angekündigten Updates von 343i veröffentlicht wurden und was genau das denn dann jetzt für Halo 5 bedeutet? Wie vollständig ist es? Sind wir nun alle zufrieden? Wenn etwas fehlt, was ist es?Hosts: Syco, Ischma, QwertDiesmal leider keine Timecodes ... es war einfach zu wirr. Und ich bin ganz ehrlich, ich war zu faul. Es macht mir Spaß den Podcast zu schneiden, aber Timecodes sind die Hölle ;)Das nächste Mal wieder!Wir hoffen natürlich, ihr habt Spaß beim Anhören und sind natürlich wie immer auf eure Meinung gespannt, die ihr uns in den Kommentaren hinterlassen könnt!Aufnahmedatum: 17.08.2016

Auch diesmal heißen wir euch wieder herzlich zu einer weiteren Podcast Folge willkommen! Heute sind wir auch wieder einmal zu dritt unterwegs und reden ein wenig über die Xbox und ihre Zukunft, die mit dem kürzlich erschienen Summer Update, Play Anywhere, Project Scorpio und Virtual Reality mal wieder so spannend wie schon lange nicht mehr ist. Auch die möglichen Auswirkungen auf unser Lieblingsfranchise Halo werden kurz angeschnitten.Hosts: Syco, Ischma, QwertTimecodes:00:00 - Intro00:27 - Themenvorstellung01:32 - Apps an der Xbox08:50 - Play Anywhere19:20 - Project Scorpio / VR30:20 - Kurzer Tech-Talk34:27 - Halo für den PC44:50 - OuttroWir hoffen natürlich, ihr habt Spaß beim Anhören und sind natürlich wie immer auf eure Meinung gespannt, die ihr uns in den Kommentaren hinterlassen könnt!Aufnahmedatum: 02.08.2016

Wieder einmal herzlich Willkommen zu einer weiteren Folge unseres SIQ Podcasts. Diesmal unterhalten sich Syco und Ischma über das kürzlich erschienene Warzone Firefight Update für Halo 5. Warzone Firefight ist das letzte große Update, dass von 343 Industires in ihrem Update-Fahrplan angekündigt wurde. Zwar wird es nicht das letzte Update insgesamt sein, aber bezüglich allen weiteren tappen wir im Dunkeln. Jedoch ist es nicht nur das letzte angekündigte Update, sondern auch das wohl größte bisher erschienene.Hosts: Syco, IschmaTimecodes:00:00 - Intro00:31 - Allgemeines01:10 - Warzone (Firefight)12:10 - Neue REQs19:04 - Neue Map "Molten"21:45 - Score Attack22:30 - Forge27:10 - Waffen Glitch28:25 - Weitere UpdatesWir hoffen natürlich, ihr habt Spaß beim Anhören und wir sind natürlich wie immer auf eure Meinung gespannt, die ihr uns in den Kommentaren hinterlassen könnt!Aufnahmedatum: 04.07.2016

In dieser vierten Ausgabe unseres SIQ Podcasts sehen sprechen wir ein wenig mehr über unsere Erfahrungen bezüglich Overwatch, speziell auch aus der Perspektive eines Halo Spielers und Personen, die Arena Shooter mögen (wenn wir auch keine Pros sind). Leider hat sich die Veröffentlichung aufgrund der E3 etwas verzögert, weswegen manche Änderungen, die Blizzard gemacht hat, hier nicht mehr mit einbezogen wurden ... oder noch nicht mit einbezogen wurden, viel mehr.Timecodes:00:54 - Helden13:45 - Balancing und Gameplay21:54 - Wie viel Arena steckt in Overwatch?29:34 - Leveling und Anpassung34:56 - TrendIch hoffe ihr habt Spaß beim zuhören! Natürlich sind wir, wie immer, sehr an eurer Meinung interessiert, also hinterlasst uns doch einen Kommentar!Aufnahmedatum: 11.06.2016

In dieser Episode wollten wir zwar eigentlich im Generellen über das reden, was auf der E3 bezüglich Halo so alles zu sehen war, jedoch mussten wir feststellen, dass sich das hauptsächlich auf die Halo Wars 2 Beta beschränkt hat.Hosts: Syco, Ischma, Qwert00:00 - HW2 Kampagne und Trailer13:00 - Multiplayer (Beta)Aufnahmedatum: 20.06.2016

How did Bill Withers' little blues inspire a 1990s R&B hit and a Simon Cowell-produced football anthem? Ian McCann charts its history. Credit: Columbia, Legacy, Sony, Ministry of Sound, Syco See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In dieser Episode wird kurz über das neue Hammerstorm Update geredet.Hosts: Syco, QwertTimecodes:00:00 - Intro00:40 - Hammerstorm03:11 - Torque07:00 - Grifball12:50 - CE Pistol16:35 - Kleinkram20:34 - kurze Ausblicke21:20 - VerabschiedungAufnahmedatum: 02.03.2016Shinboi Tonspur: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Td-OPe3ZJs

In dieser fünften Iteration des Random Talks gehen Ischma (aka Eddy), Qwert (aka Arvid) und Syco (aka Silas) auf diverse Themen ein, darunter Film und Fernsehen, Radio, Spiele, Politik und Waffen, schweifen aber auch gerne mal ab und verlieren sich. Weiterhin gibt es gleich zwei Premieren zu feiern: So ist das erste mal Ischma beim Random Talk mit dabei und es ist auch die erste Folge, die als Podcast zur Verfügung steht. Huzzah!Timecodes:0:00:00 Intro0:00:32 Ischma im Random Talk0:04:00 Produzenten und schlechte Filme0:11:00 Fury Road0:13:10 Adam Sandler0:19:00 Kaufhauscop und Zoowärter0:21:30 Eddie Murphy0:24:30 Raumsonde Kevin0:25:30 Randomness Eddy can't compute0:26:30 Flugzeuge0:28:10 Mehr Randomness0:30:26 Arnold0:32:40 Zombie hate!0:34:30 Survival0:36:00 CoD0:37:45 F&F hate0:41:54 Batman schaut dumm0:43:00 Christian Bale0:45:10 Paparazzi und Schauspieler0:47:25 Callum der Witzbold0:50:20 Schlechte Werbungen0:51:20 Nintendo ist tot??!!110:59:00 Obama, Amerika und Schwule1:04:10 Bundeswehr und Von der Leyen1:08:36 Schäuble1:17:10 Halo Reach Match1:18:10 Deutsches Fernsehen und Serien1:34:21 Radio ist tot?1:44:20 50 Shades of Grey1:50:00 Eddy's Side of Life1:54:30 Silas Seemannsgarn1:57:50 Arvid muss verdünnen2:05:30 Der Anfang vom Ende2:08:00 This is the end, my only friendQuellen:0:39:48 Batman vs. Twoface - 3Dudelsack30:43:49 Christian Bale rastet aus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0auwpvAU2YA1:49:00 Eminem - Mom's Spaghetti Remix (Original wurde von YouTube entfernt)Intro and Outro SFX is taken from our YouTube Intro, which can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVTljxWGW40´Kontakt:qwertworks@outlook.de

Hello beautiful listeners! We’re super excited to bring you our fifth episode! This week we talk about Niall becoming a zombie, the big Louis story, and 1D’s first two music videos– fall color palettes, emo stares, and all. (Note: This episode was prerecorded on Friday and there have been loads of new things going on since then but don’t fret, we’ll cover them all next week!) In this episode: - Fellow boybander Nick Carter asked Niall via twitter if he’d play his brother in an upcoming zombie movie, Dead 7, created by the same people that brought the cinematic masterpiece that is Sharknado into the world. - The Sun posted an article saying that Zayn would be dropped from Syco, the record label One Direction is on. - On July 14th, People Magazine posted an article saying that Louis was going to soon be a dad. This is a huge story so we do discuss it, but we really tried to be respectful and not speculate since this is a very personal story. - We tried to make our main discussion a light and nostalgic one this week! We delved into the 1D vault and re-watched the videos for What Makes You Beautiful and Gotta Be You and talk all about them. Their baby faces, excessive boyband-y pointing, beach frolicking -- we cover it all, pals. - We introduce a segment we call One Direction movie connection where we say movie titles and challenge the other person to think of a 1D song that encapsulates the film. We may go on a few tangents about classic Disney Channel movies but hey, High School Musical was a masterpiece, there’s no denying it. - We read out the feedback we’ve gotten about our questions of the week! Thank you so much to those of you who have written in! Y’all are amazing. QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK: Between the first two 1D music videos-- What Makes You Beautiful and Gotta Be You-- which is your favorite and why? Please let us know! You can get in touch with us by: // sending us your thoughts in our ask box on talkdirection.tumblr.com // tweeting us at @talk_direction // emailing us at talkdirection@gmail.com Also – feel free to send us any thoughts on things we talked about on the show or topics you’d like to hear us discuss! Please rate and subscribe to us on iTunes, we’re trying to make our moms proud. Thank you so much for listening! Intro music by: www.bensound.com

I felt like a bit of a change, a bit of an up-tempo feel to the mix to warm those toes in the murky winter weather… I’d recently put together a nice acid house feeling dub for a Brazilian vocalist to work on and wanted to fit it into the mix… It is Hacienda style Acid House… This mix flows from Acid House to techno and back down to Acid… I wanted to bang it up to full-on Adam Beyer style techno and add in some Goa Trance but unfortunately couldn’t get the tempo geared up that high in 80 minutes… Some nice Laurent Garnier tracks thrown in and he has been a big influence on me as a DJ – I’ve never seen anyone at all demonstrate crowd control on a dancefloor like he does… He’s like an operatic conductor and his versatility and range of music in his sets is astonishing… I started off in the scene listening to a lot of techno and playing it so I guess this mix is taking me back full circle… 1. Wez G – Brasil Acid (Dub) [White] 2. Joey Beltram – Energy Flash (Original Mix) [Transmat] 3. Irregular Synth, Andrea Frisina - Dub City (Lutzenkirchen Remix) [Gate Null Recordings] 4. The Japanese Popstars - Heavy Hitter (Sharooz Remix) [Bedrock Records] 5. Paul Ritch - Run Baby Run (Original Mix) [Drumcode] 6. Gabriel D'Or, Bordoy - Kepler 69 (Original Mix) [MKT rec] 7. Soulik - Enjoy This Trip (Original Mix) [Audio Elite] 8. Möd3rn - Mö 3 (Original Mix) [Mod3rn] 9. Scan X - Midnight (Laurent Garnier Edit) [WTF! Music] 10. 04LM - Tragicaller (Original Mix) [Soma Records] 11. Gayle San - The Porter (Original Mix) [H-Productions] 12. Kollektiv Turmstrasse - Grillen im Park (Dreher & Sm.art Remix) [DJ Series] 13. Mark Henning - Blackout (Original Mix) [Soma Records] 14. Syco – Danaka [Oxygen Music Works] 15. Laurent Garnier - Jacques In The Box (Chicago Bordelo Remix) [Ed Banger Records / Because Music] 16. Dax J - Spotlights (Original Mix) [Unknown Territory]

Dies ist die erste Ausgabe des SycoGamesTV Podcast. Dieses mal dreht sich alles um das Thema Zeitreisen und was damit so alles zusammenhängt.Zur Verstärkung habe ich mir dabei den guten Arvid ( Qwert ) und den guten Eddy ( Ischma ) dazu geholt.Wir philosophieren ein wenig über das Thema, aber auch darüber wie die Zukunft den so aussehen könnte.Podcast als Video ( für Kommentare, Feedback etc.) : ( Link coming soon)Teilnehmer:Eddy's Kanal: http://www.youtube.com/user/NostradamusGamingQwert's und mein Kanal: http://www.youtube.com/user/Syco198Mein Kanal: http://www.youtube.com/user/SYCOGamesTVViel Spaß beim hören!Über Feedback freuen wir uns sehr!Timecodes00:00 - 01:00 Intro01:00 - 01:35 Begrüßung01:00 - 03:08 Philosophie über Pfannkuchen03:08 - 06:10 Vergangenheit oder Zukunft?06:10 - 10:30 Paralleluniversum, Paradoxon?!10:30 - 33:30 Wohin geht die Reise? Wie sieht die Zukunft aus?33:30 - 46:30 Überwachungsstaat, Google-glass46:30 - 51:00 Facebook und der Mitfühlbutton51:00 - 58:00 Filme zum Thema58:00 - Ende Youtube vor Jahren, abschweifen, VerabschiedungIntro/ Outtro: Massimo Ruberti - Sabotage

In dieser Folge gehen Ischma und ich (Qwert) auf die neue Xbox (namens Xbox One) und ihre Vorstellung am 21 Mai ein.Dabei gibt es viel Verwirrung, Chaos und sinnlose abschweifende Unterhaltungen ...Gäste:• Ischma von Nostradums Gaming (https://www.youtube.com/user/NostradamusGaming)Kommentare bitte hierhin:http://youtu.be/7C3XqmpsJi4Ich hoffe ihr habt Spaß beim anhören! :DLG QwertTimecodes:00:00:00 Intro00:01:13 Begrüßung00:01:48 Themenvorstellung00:02:14 Erste Eindrücke00:03:03 Das Design00:04:57 BluRay und HD DVD00:06:26 Die Präsentation00:08:00 Apps n' Shit00:10:50 Skype00:12:52 Freunde!00:14:08 Mehr Spiele / Mehrspieler / Meerspieler00:15:23 Mätschmaking, Server, Cloudbäised und Speicher00:18:43 Ähh ... sontiges00:20:43 Multitasking00:22:37 360 und One?00:24:35 Activation Fee00:28:24 Kostenpunkt00:29:26 Kinect Einrichtung00:32:11 Verschwörung!00:35:15 Kinect ... again!00:36:42 Ein Thema! Spiele ...00:41:30 Sprachsteuerung und Smartphones00:45:15 Halo 2 Anniversary00:54:28 ODST 200:56:51 Halo: Reach01:01:42 Halo 401:04:02 Xbox One ... once again01:06:56 Controller!01:10:40 Xbox Hardware / Performance01:12:26 Konsole treibt die Entwicklung voran?01:18:02 Einfach abwarten!01:20:15 Aufgrund der Länge ...01:33:08 Verabschiedung01:34:29 Outtro (mit 2x "t")We are ODST Trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IklqPx3unjsXbox One Präsentation:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bFVptu6QbYAufnahmedatum: 25.05.2013Lied aus Intro und Outtro:Amor Antiquita - Try Again

In dieser total verspäteten Folge widmen sich Agly und Syco der Halo 4 Story und erzählen ihre schönen als auch ihre schlechten Momente in der Halo 4 Story!Eigentlich sollte diese Folge hier das Pendant zur Videoversion auf unserem Youtube-Kanal werden ... jedoch ist dies schon 2012 erschienen und ich bin leider erst seit kurzem dazu gekommen diese Folge hier fertigzustellen ... :(Ich hoffe ihr werdet mir verzeihen!Gäste:• Agly von UNSC TV (http://www.youtube.com/user/UNSCTV)Kommentare bitte hierhin:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI-6oehbLkwAnsonsten, viel Spaß beim zuhören!LG QwertTimecodes:00:00 - Intro01:17 - Begrüßung, Themenvorstellung01:45 - Eindrücke der Kampagne07:01 - Eastereggs08:05 - Syncro08:56 - Grafik09:53 - Kleinigkeiten11:05 - Palmers12:40 - Johnson14:54 - Elitception16:12 - neue Charaktäre19:26 - Chiefs Bestimmung21:40 - Der Didaktiker30:25 - Frevel!30:43 - Eliten gewinnen!31:37 - Der Didaktiker mal wieder :P33:05 - Der weitere Storyverlauf35:06 - Inspiration Star Wars36:27 - Digitalisieren ist kein Spaß37:20 - Cortanas Befürchtungen38:00 - Todessternsequenz39:30 - Einbrechen beim Didaktiker42:30 - Das Finale44:01 - Cortanas Abschied46:47 - Halo ohne Cortana?50:40 - Arbiter und Chief vereint?52:06 - Master Labertasche56:22 - Soundtrack1:00:48 - Unsichtbare Wände1:04:30 - Recap1:04:46 - Geisterschiffe1:06:30 - kleinere Kampagnenmängel1:09:50 - Aglys Fazit1:11:14 - OutroAufnahmedatum:29.11.2012Lied aus dem Intro und Outtro:Amor Antiquita - Try Again

In dieser Folge schließen wir die Lücke aus der 2. Folge, dem "E3 Recap", und sprechen ein wenig über Halo 4.Schon seit langem aufgenommen und deswegen etwas verspätet ...Wir behandeln die Kampagne, Spartan Ops und den Multiplayer, des weitern gibt es auch noch viel Randomness zu hören, so wie man es von uns kennt!Auch diesmal keine Gäste ;(Viel Spaß beim zuhören!LG QwertTimecodes:0:00 - verpeilte Begrüßung1:32 - Themenvorstellung2:30 - Kampagne18:30 - COD-Hate-Versuch von Syco19:20 - Spartan Ops23:40 - Multiplayer47:52 - Schmiede49:00 - "wilde Spekulationen"50:00 - zweifelhafte Unterhaltungen über Eliten51:17 - M. I. B. 351:51 - RandomnessAufnahmedatum:24.06.2012 Lied aus dem Intro und Outtro:Amor Antiquita - Try Again

In dieser Episode besprechen wir alle Games, die uns bei der E3 2012 interessiert haben.Zu Halo 4 kommt nochmal ein extra Podcast.Wir haben auch nicht alle Spiele angesprochen, sondern nur die, die uns interessiert haben.Gäste haben wir diesemal keine.Findet uns auf Youtube:www.youtube.com/syco198Timecodes:0:00 - 0:25 Intro0:25 - 1:02 Begrüßung1:03 - 8:39 Skyrim: Dawnguard8:40 - 24:38 Alien: Colonial Marines24:39 - 32:00 Battlefield 3 Premium, Halo 4 Special Edition und Valve32:01 - 45:15 Nintendo nur noch Casual ?! WiiU kaufen ?45:16 - 59:30 Smartglass, Smartphones und noch mehr smarte Dinge 59:31 - 01:14:00 Sony, Bewegungssteuerung und wieder smarte Sachen01:14:01 - 01:17:40 The last of us01:17:41 - 01:23:04 Beyond: Two Souls01:23:05 - 01:34:35 Far Cry 301:34:36 - 01:48:00 Dead Space 301:48:01 - 02:01:35 Crysis 302:01:36 - 02:06:52 Tomb Raider02:06:53 - 02:16:10 Splinter Cell Blacklist02:16:11 - 02:22:13 Metal Gear Rising Revengence02:22:14 - 02:29:52 Black Ops 2 und die Anpassung der Games am Beispiel Resident Evil02:29:52 - 02:33:02 South Park: Der Stab der Wahrheit 02:33:03 - 02:37:35 Lost Planet 302:37:36 - 02:41:03 Dishonored02:41:04 - 02:43:20 Star Wars 131302:43:21 - 03:00:24 Syco schwelgt in Erinnerungen an Knights of the old Republic03:00:25 - 03:03:34 Watch Dogs03:03:35 - 03:05:48 Assassins Creed 3, Borderlands 2 und Hitman Absolutuion03:05:49 - 03:09:33 E3 2012 und die Entwicklung der Games03:09:34 - 03:13:30 ThatGameCompany und Team Ico... kleine Entwicklerstudios sind gut03:13:31 - 03:16:10 Halo 4 der einzige Stern am E3 Himmel ?03:16:11 - 03:18:35 Blizzard/Activision und erneut Valve 03:18:36 - 03:27:30 Sinnloses Zeug, Gamescom 2012 und Verabschiedung

In dieser schon etwas *hust* älteren Folge unseres Podcastes beschäftigen wir uns mit den Games die im Winter 2011 erschienen.Des weiteren haben wir uns ein wenig über andere Dinge unterhalten, die die Welt im Jahr 2011 bewegt haben.Unser Gast:Erik (SgtJunior)Findet uns auf Youtube:www.youtube.com/user/syco198

In diesem ersten Community Talk reden VireS, GGC Toast, ODST Bullet, Syco und Qwert über Halo 4 und seiner Präsentation auf der E3, sowie alle anderen Details, die veröffentlicht wurden.Aufnahmedatum: 07. Juni 2012ODST Bullet: http://www.youtube.com/user/ODSTBulletSyco & Qwert: http://www.youtube.com/user/Syco198GGC Toast: http://www.youtube.com/user/GermanGamerClan49VireS: http://www.youtube.com/user/TryhardVIRESAuf Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wGvAC5jS2M