Backstage with Robert Emery
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Backstage with Robert Emery
Robert Emery is a conductor, pianist, composer and record producer. The Times called him 'the eccentric barefooted maestro' and the Mail quoted that 'the assured baton was controlled by the rather energetic and brilliant conductor'. In this show, he digs deep into the psyche of world-class performer...
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17 episodi#17. Behind the scenes with Sarah Miles: I've got quite a few odd stories - Part II
"The only person that knew (about her affair with with Laurence Olivier) was my Mother, as she caught us together." - Sarah Miles
Robert Emery t...
#16. Behind the scenes with Right Said Fred: I once spent £2,500 on a pair of leather trousers
"The one thing I couldn't live without is music - I'd go mad" - Right Said Fred
Robert Emery talks to Fred and Richard Fairbrass, the brothers...
#15. Behind the scenes with Jim Mellon: The most outrageous thing I've purchased is a plane!
"There are three key things that a person needs to be successful; be curious and adaptable, read a lot, and apply yourself" - Jim Mellon
Robert...
#14. Behind the scenes with John Rutter: I'm 50% songwriter, 50% composer
"I would say to any composer: Talent is important, perseverance is important, hard work is important, but luck is important as well..." - John Rutter...
#13. Behind the scenes with Jodie Prenger: Don’t tell Cameron this, but I would have done it for free…
“You don’t strive to push your Gran down the stairs just to get that part“ - Jodie Prenger
Robert Emery talks to Jodie Prenger, a...
#12. Behind the scenes with Il Divo's David Miller: Classical music has an impact on the brain
"Seeding young minds with classical music is a bit of an emotional crusade" - David Miller
Robert Emery talks to David Miller, American Tenor wh...
#11. Behind the scenes with Cassidy Janson: How I persuaded Carole King to give me an unreleased song for my album
"There's never one big break, that's such a myth - there's degrees of getting recognised"
Robert Emery talks to Cassidy Janson, actress a...
#10. Behind the scenes with Peter Polycarpou: Madonna wanted to do a bit off-camera with me
Robert Emery talks to Peter Polycarpou, British stage, TV and film actor best known playing Chris Theodopolopodous in the hit TV series 'Birds Of A Fe...
#9. Classical music is dead - long live the dead.
"For me, music is about moving other people. I don't just want to move myself; I want to pass on my emotion and my feelings to an audience." - Robert...
#8. Behind the scenes with Jumoké Fashola: The Condition of Being A Woman
Robert Emery talks to Jumoké Fashola, the broadcaster, journalist, vocalist and live literature curator. Jumoké talks about how she began in TV and ra...
#7. Why is learning a musical instrument so hard - and how to solve it.
"The emerging picture is that ten thousand hours of practice is required to achieve the level of mastery associated with being a world-class expert—in...
#6. Behind the scenes with Willemijn Verkaik: It’s about believing in yourself
Robert Emery talks to Willemijn Verkaik, the singer and actress best known for her stage role in Wicked and singing the voice of Elsa for the German a...
#5. Behind the scenes - What does a Musical Director actually do?
"During a preview, I had the assistant director run up to me whilst I was conducting and said "you do know we cancelled the next piece for tonight?" A...
#4. Behind the scenes with Sarah Miles: I've got quite a few odd stories - Part I
"The only person that knew (about her affair with with Laurence Olivier) was my Mother, as she caught us together." - Sarah Miles
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#3. Behind the scenes: The secrets of making an album - Part II
In part II, this special episode of the ‘Backstage with Robert Emery’ podcast tries to discover and delve into the secrets to making a number one albu...
#2. Behind the scenes: The secrets of making an album - Part I
"This is where the journey starts in producing an album; concepts don't happen by accident." - Robert Emery
In this special episode of the ‘Back...
#1. Behind the scenes with Stewart Copeland: Why dumb shit makes me happy
"If the only reason humans pro-create is Vivaldi, we would all be fucked…" - Stewart Copeland
Robert Emery talks to Stewart Copel...