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Maria Minerva

'My biggest fear is that I will end up sounding twee,' confides the Estonian electronic whiz...

By Anita Awbi 9 Jul 2014

Lost in Music

From disco to Daft Punk, Chic hitmaker Nile Rodgers gives us the story behind his songwriting success...

By Jim Ottewill 9 Jul 2014

Donovan

The Scottish bard talks us through his spiritual and songwriting journey from the sixties to the present day...

By Anita Awbi 8 Jul 2014

Paul Hardcastle

Ivor Novello award winning artist Paul Hardcastle is searching for new musical talent as part of a competition with NUA Recordings. We explore his songwriting career and find out what he’s looking for…

By Jim Ottewill 8 Jul 2014

Ella Spira

For the last four years Ella Spira's been working with Ladysmith Black Mambazo on a fusion score for the ballet Inala, which receives its premiere at the Edinburgh Festival. We hear about the project's journey from idea to reality.

By Anita Awbi 8 Jul 2014

Gazelle Twin

‘There’s the 20 year build, the point of saturation and then the inevitable rejection... And then the loop goes round again,’ says Elizabeth Walling, aka Gazelle Twin, as she ponders the future of electronic music, and her role within in.

By Anita Awbi 7 Jul 2014

Wireless Festival 2014

From Pharrell to Outkast, Rudimental to Kanye West, soul savers from both sides of the Atlantic are represented in this week's Wireless Festival-inspired playlist...

By Anita Awbi 4 Jul 2014

The The

The The’s Matt Johnson gives M a rare interview on how he wrote pop classic Soul Mining as it hits 30

By Jim Ottewill 4 Jul 2014

Ella Eyre

We met the feisty party starter at Glastonbury Festival to get the full low down on life in the songwriting fast lane…

By Anita Awbi 3 Jul 2014
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