114: Tom Gray - Gomez & Chair of the Ivors Academy

07/28/23 • 71 min

Currently, an artist would need 62million streams on Spotify to break even on a £25k budget. This needs to change and our guest today Tom Gray is leading that change.
Tom is Chair of the prestigious Ivor Novello’s, and founding member of Gomez, and is doing more to try to change the music industry than most, through his Broken Records campaign which was backed by The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney and many more, to ensure the fairer distribution of streaming royalties to artists at every level.
Today we’ll be taking a deep dive into this topic, hearing how we as listeners can help, Whippin’ Piccadilly, and how the Ivor Novello's choose winners.
There’ll be no Pussyfooting around.
Hosted and Produced by Chris Simpson.
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115: Jessica Greenfield on experiencing postpartum depression & touring as a new parent

Jess Greenfield of Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds talks openly about some troubling experiences within the industry that took place over ten years ago, the treatment she received for post-natal depression, how NGHFB bandmates model how to best support parents separated from children when touring, and what needs to change in the music industry.
Useful resources for those impacted by the topics include....
Music Minds Matter - 0808 802 8008.
If you work in music and are struggling to cope then call Music Minds Matter, a free, 24/7 charity, which will listen, support and help. It doesn’t have to be a crisis, or even about music.
MIND - 0300 123 3393
Survivors Trust - 08088 010 818
Monday- Thursday: 10am-12.30pm, 1.30pm-4pm & 6pm-8pm
Friday: 10am-12.30pm & 1.30pm-4pm
Saturday: 10am-12.30pm
Sunday: 6pm-8pm
https://maternalmentalhealthalliance.org/resources/mums-and-families/
Support for new parents juggling work commitments.
https://survivorsnetwork.org.uk/resource/helplines-webchat-services/
A comprehensive list of a range of free numbers and web services.
You can reach out to us too at [email protected]
Chris Simpson is one of only two people in the UK qualified to train people fully accessibly in supporting others experiencing a mental health crisis, and is also available as a personal and professional development coach should you need support for yourself or your business.
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