I Wanna Jump Like Dee Dee - S10 E2: Tony Njoku

S10 E2: Tony Njoku

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06/30/23 • 58 min

I Wanna Jump Like Dee Dee

Tony Njoku is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, musician, producer and visual artist whose music is impossible to categorise. It has so many influences that its identity is unique – just like it should be.
He's assembling his art in ways that tell a story that helps him and helps others by bringing us together over shared experiences. Asking those big questions about our own identity and evolution, exploring what matters in life, gets me really interested in the personal intent and commitment that this involves whether through necessity or choice and in the courage, resilience and emotional intelligence.
The visual work that he produces to accompany his music is as beautiful and captivating as the music itself - the sonics and the visuals get your attention and make you think about what’s inspiring this. You can't help but apply that to yourself. Check out Rhododendron, a song about metamorphosis, healing and new beginnings. The stripped down piano and vocals version is just beautiful.

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Previous Episode

S10 E1: Stephen Mallinder

Curiosity is one of the most endearing things that we have as children – the never ending barrage of “why?”.
It’s also one of the things, along with playfulness and adaptability, that can get kicked out of us as we get older.
Stephen Mallinder is one of the most prolific, influential and pioneering DIY sound, art and writing radicals, from opening up new sound terrains with Cabaret Voltaire to making soundtracks, experimental filmography, forming DIY record labels, radio shows, festivals, solo stuff, remixes, collaborations such as the brilliant Wrangler, Ku-Ling Bros, getting himself a PhD, writing academic journals and now lecturing in Digital Music and Sound Arts at the Uni of Brighton.
In a nutshell, he has constantly explored those unknown spaces where intense curiosity is not only possible but essential for constant development.

Next Episode

S10 E3: Becca Mancari

Our mindset is super important to how we handle life and what the future might hold for us. The importance of maintaining and regenerating our friendships and relationships shouldn't be overlooked but they often are. Of course, how we view them can be wrapped up in things that happened to us going way back. I’m also interested in how friendships evolve over our life – do they come and go, is it as commonplace to maintain lifelong friendships as much these days and in fact how do we ourselves evolve and stay friends with ourselves? Nerd alert!

Anyway, Becca Mancari has created the most beautiful album called Left Hand – their third solo album actually – and, alongside the exquisite songwriting and arrangements, the notable themes running through it are, you guessed it...friendships and relationships, both in terms of themes and awesome collaborators – and with more than a sprinkling of self evolution and acceptance.
This is a fabulous conversation with someone who is transforming their life from the darkness of self-reckoning to illuminating self-acceptance.