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2022 Music Jubilees 1997 and 1972
In this jubilee year of 2022, it’s a good moment to celebrate two of the greatest years in popular music – the silver jubilee of 1997 and the golden one of 1972. This celebration was written and conceived as a networking 4Sight presentation back... read more »
The Tracks of my Years
The soundtrack of my life, from rock n’ roll to post-rock This post relates to a 4Sight presentation delivered at an online 4Networking ‘Midweek Music’ meeting on 25 May 2020. Various members who attend this group regularly have given presentations on the music that they... read more »
Films inspiring writing
Why writing about your business should be like a great film Films have always borrowed from books, with many of the most notable and famous films being adaptations of novels or stories – Gone with the Wind, Cabaret and The Remains of the Day are... read more »
Movies about music
Continuing my occasional diversion into the world of music, here is a piece looking at great movies about music. This follows on from this being presented as a 4Sight at the 4Networking online Midweek Music group. In this definition, I do NOT include musicals! This... read more »
Electronic Music
My journey through 60 years of electronic music For me, a fascination with electronic music started early. My dad, a keen collector of jazz records, was probably looking for an excuse to go to one of his favourite record shops in Hove - Wicker, Kimber... read more »
The world has changed...
As the benefits of the vaccine programme take effect, it looks like parts of the world, certainly the UK, are edging back towards a more normal life. And yet it won’t just be a question of waking up from a 15-month bad... read more »
Plan your 2021
Making new year’s resolutions is generally an overrated business, as we all know to our cost, looking back at our generally poor record of sticking to them. No? Just me then! However, taking stock at the beginning of the year does make... read more »
Books on music
Top 5 tips on seeking out great books on music + a list of recommendations Frank Zappa famously dismissed all writings about music by saying, “Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.” To me, though, far from being... read more »
Post-Covid writing
As you may have noticed (!), the world has tilted on its axis... permanently. Every assumption we had about life, work and business has been challenged by the pandemic and its effects. It’s not too dramatic to talk about needing to view... read more »
Start your book
How to start writing a non-fiction book For many people, the biggest barrier to writing their first non-fiction book is just the whole prospect of getting started. They never finish because they never in fact start. And the irony... read more »