Making Tracks Podcast

Episodes

1. 14

   #14 - Stanlæy

   This week I speak to Stanlæy, an artist and musician who combines glitchy, experimental production with intricate compositions, belying a background in classical viola. They love sonic world-building - within songs, and in their physical sound Installations. Their track Fragility, (from their EP...

   Mar 7, 2022

   56m
2. 13

   #13 - Ayanna Witter-Johnson

   This week I speak to singer, songwriter and cellist Ayanna Witter-Johnson, whose music combines classical music with alternative R&B. We discuss her track “Rise Up”, which is both a dance track inspired by Missy Elliot, and a powerful anthem to enact change, which found it’s place in the 2020…

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   Dec 13, 2021

   56m
3. 12

   #12 - xyzelle.

   This week I speak to xyzelle., a soulful alt-RnB singer/songwriter who moved from the Philippines as a child, and we discuss our shared experiences of growing up as an Asian person in a predominately white area. She brings her track “Remedy”, which celebrates finding self-confidence as a teenage...

   Nov 28, 2021

   43m
4. 11

   #11 - Abi Flynn

   “What an inspiring conversation!” Those are the last words of this week’s episode, and I’m sure you will be inspired too by Abi Flynn's extraordinary story and music. Abi is a soul, jazz and R&B singer, with an amazing story. Diagnosed with cancer, and given a terminal diagnosis, she healed,...

   Jul 28, 2021

   56m
5. 10

   #10 - Jasmine Crowe

   I chat to Jasmine Crowe, a pop artist, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist from Los Angeles, who uses music to speak about mental health and addiction awareness, which she explores in her first album, “Symptoms”. She brings her track “Sky Is Falling”, a powerful tribute to the death of...

   Jul 14, 2021

   51m
6. 9

   #9 - Anusha

   This week, I chat to Anusha, whose pop/R&B sound combines her classical training, and her poetry (strongly paralleling my own songwriting background). She brings her track “Someone I Never Wanted”, written about her experience of sexual harassment at university. She describes her struggle to…

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   Jun 30, 2021

   50m
7. 8

   #8 - Grove

   This week, I share a fascinating conversation with Grove, a producer and vocalist who combines dancehall, punk, jungle & pop. Their track is “Black”, written about the toppling of the Edward Colston statue, which comes from their “Queer + Black” EP. We discuss what being queer means to them, and...

   Jun 16, 2021

   47m
8. 7

   #7 - RIZIK

   RIZIK is an instrumentalist from LA, whose work spans electronic music and neo-classical piano. Today’s track, “Alone Together (Panorama)” is a solo piano piece. In this fascinating conversation, RIZIK describes feeling pressured into a conventional path by his Palestinian parents - before taking...

   Jun 1, 2021

   53m
9. 6

   #6 - Andy Cato (Groove Armada)

   In this episode we meet Andy Cato, one half of Groove Armada, and discuss his first experience of dance music, the formation of Groove Armada and his transition into regenerative farming. Groove Armada, has been at the heart of electronic music scene for over two decades - touring…

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   May 18, 2021

   51m
10. 5

    #5 - Sam Brookes

    Alt-folk singer-songwriter and old friend Sam Brookes joins me to discuss his track '18 & Sleeping', taken from his latest album 'Black Feathers' (a "meditation on grief") written after the death of his father and a close friend. We discuss depression, healing through songwriting, the magic of…

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    May 4, 2021

    57m
11. 4

    #4 - Thomas Kam

    Singer/songwriter, poet, performer (and now podcast host!), this episode focuses on me, Thomas Kam. Beginning as a classical and jazz pianist, I first started songwriting when I began to set my poems to music. After school, I briefly studied at Oxford before leaving to become a musician. In 2017…

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    Sep 25, 2020

    23m
12. 3

    #3 - Eli Carvajal

    Singer/Songwriter Eli Carvajal joins me to discuss “Mom Song”, which describes his mom's transition from dancer to being a lawyer, and her recent heart attack, which inspired Eli to write “Incubabies”, an extraordinary autobiographical exploration of his family history. We also discuss Chinese...

    Sep 11, 2020

    58m
13. 2

    #2 - Kathryn Williams

    Singer/songwriter Kathryn Williams (Mercury Prize Nominee) explores "Heart Shaped Stone" which she wrote whilst on tour, taking her son with her for the first time. We talk about collaboration and teaching in songwriting, the nuances of silence, the nature of fame, and the value of failure.

    Aug 27, 2020

    55m
14. 1

    #1 - Dizraeli

    Poet, producer and rapper Dizraeli, straddles hip-hop, bassline, and folk. He brings his track “Everybody Here's Golden ”, about the moment of liberation from depression into a moment of clarity and love for everyone around him. It comes from “The Unmaster” (nominated for Worldwide Music Awards’...

    Aug 14, 2020

    54m
15. 1

    Trailer

    Making Tracks is about personal and musical journeys. My name is Thomas Kam Meadley, and I'll be interviewing music makers about the story behind one of their songs and the role music has played in their lives. I'm really excited to get started and I hope you'll be able to join me next week on…

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    Jul 30, 2020

    2m