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Toucan Echo Podcast — 56 episodes
James shares EXCLUSIVE Jams of new songs!
Jungle Jams #1 - 28/07/22
We talk Festivals: Glastonbury & Love Supreme 2022, and our future ambitions
Behind The Song: Volunteer
Behind The Song: Room Wide Mind
What's Next for Toucan Echo? - Going to gigs and festivals, new singles, perhaps a tour?!
Gigging advice from a two piece jam band - A review of our gig at Northern Guitars 🤘
Why did we make an album? Plus plans for 2022, thoughts on the Kemper, jamming & buying random vinyls!
Our take on 'Get Back' and our Spotify 2021 Unwrapped!
What our new album title means, plus France, Britpop, Paul Simon, Songwriting, rugby and more!
Lucky Dip Episode! Reflections on the past year, NFTs, Whiskey!
Getting through creative blocks: Vision, deadlines, limitations, junkyard dogs and more!
Creative vision, how to create and promote a new album, whiskey and more!
New Album = New Guitars...? Yes, Apparently.
The Future of Music and Society, According to Toucan Echo
Digital Native, how audiences react to our music, the power of content, Linkedin, live streams, being weird, and more.
Digital Native (our new song), the role of technology in our lives, is everyone creative? Plus tungsten lights, bonfire-tasting whiskey, the interludes and more!
Planning: Necessary, But Naïve
Live streams and minimalism. . .J&H discuss!
Welcome...2021! New music coming, new years resolutions, Haruomi Hosono and more
Uncertainty is the root of the problem
Comparison Kills Creativity
Time to Take Responsibility.
Why multiple income streams are the future, also, are biscuits bad?
Why we're not getting a bass player. . .also a new flat, new practice space, and a NEW ANNOUCEMENT!
My Guitar Tone Journey - From distortion to clean, from tube amp to Kemper, now DIY guitar builds!
How Minimalism Can Inspire Better Music - The Police, Jack White. . .Toucan Echo?
Should I Be A Minimalist or A Guitar Collector?
Waiting won't get you anywhere (James' one man mindset rants are back!)
Live Jams or Studio Recordings? Coffee Shop Conversations - Part 2
Should We Make Singles Or Albums? (Coffee Shop Conversations - Part 1)
EPractice space, the importance of metronomes and a balanced groove diet, pub review, should we watch the news, and more...
That time a roadtrip inspired a song! (Mono Lake)
When you're starting out, all you control is quantity
Why you'll never be fearless (but fears are flimsy)
What if I'm wasting my time? (You're not)
Be selfish about your happiness. It's best for everyone.
Don't pursue your dream by doing the opposite thing
Choose Your Audience
Know Your Limits
The entirety of Toucan Echo back on the podcast... What a blast.
Face it - you're afraid to try.
Rewrite your stories. Step into Possibility.
Now is the best time ever to be a creator
Make People Happy
Be more junkyard dog, be less robot.
The Importance of Focus and Consistency
Future of Live Music (Part 1) - Why do we have setlists?
Future of Recording Part 1 - We should record multiple 'studio' versions of songs.
The future of guitar music...some thoughts
Are We Really Starting From Square One?
Home Sweet Home Studio - tales of recording Toucan Echo
Two piece bands are awesome!
How Can A Band Survive In Lockdown?
Small Hardships (James walking back from band practice)
Just Start!