48. Sam Ewens

In this week’s episode, Seb and Verity are let loose in South London to meet Trumpeter, Composer and Arranger, Sam Ewens. Sam has recently released his album Stuck in The Overthink - under the name Night Auras - mixing an acoustic brass sound with electronica. This album is a reflection on the last year with tracks including ‘Digital Dystopia’, ‘Waves of Hyperbole’ and ‘Letting Go’ giving an indicator of the themes he covers. They chat about the making of this album, experimenting with looping and the fear of pressing wrong buttons. They discuss his online collaborations and his feelings about writing to tight deadlines for T.V. Sam also talks about a personal low point when purchasing a valve trombone during lockdown, french horn issues and how his 18 month old son’s bedroom doubles as his studio in the most ingenious of ways. Sam recollects a painful ‘Von Trapp’ moment at a wedding......a memory he’d buried for many years. They also discuss how it came to pass that he found himself rapping a takeaway menu with comedian Ross Noble in a tiny box room in his flat. Warning: The full extent of Seb’s Creme Egg addiction is publicly uncovered during the episode! You can find out more about Sam on his website: https://www.samewens.com/ Follow Sam on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/samewens/ and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ You can listen to and purchase his new album Stuck in The Overthink, as well as lots of other NIGHT AURAS releases here: https://nightauras.bandcamp.com/ Musical excerpt from "The BFG" (1989). Composed by Keith Hopwood and Malcolm Rowe. Listen to the full soundtrack here: https://open.spotify.com/album/2jFzoLRU6sKuMWuKHfBREx?si=7JL_nJDsTriYb54prd22kA Watch in the film in full on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ86qPEsmK8&t=2324s REFERENCED IN THIS CHAT Sea Shanties on TikTok: https://newsroom.tiktok.com/en-gb/sea-shanty-tiktok-nathanevanss Jon Hopkins live at Glastonbury 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD4sLbNK-rw Field Music on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/5P1tdwsQdI6z9MXXfmYRDS?si=INctp7TDQJKE087T5ktluQ Watch in full on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ86qPEsmK8&t=2324s THREE IN A BAR ON THE SOCIALS You can follow Three In a Bar on Instagram @threeinabarpod https://www.instagram.com/threeinabarpod/ We are on Twitter @threeinabarpod https://www.twitter.com/threeinabarpod EMAIL US! Anything you’d like to share with us? Any guests you’d love to hear or anything you’d like us to do better? Drop us a line at [email protected] SUPPORT THREE IN A BAR ON PATREON This 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/threeinabar MEZZO PIANO PATRONS Leonie Hirst Anita Philpott