Dear Music...

For the final episode of Season One, Emma talks with Denosh Bennett who is a dancer and backing vocalist for some of the biggest names in the music world including Mariah Carey, Justin Timberlake, Alicia Keys, Robbie Williams, Demi Lovato  and many more. They discuss the lifestyle of a self-employed performer and the realities of a tough touring schedule,  her connection to music through dance, the challenges faced when trying to  maintain your love affair with music when it is also your job.  They also touch on the importance of an holistic lifestyle approach and the value in nurturing your creativity as an artist. Whitney Houston 'You Give Good Love' [https://open.spotify.com/track/0t6DdFmFQhQYWhmfa5FJer?si=cVJ-RxhKSjugx2LB8miWxg] Faith Evans Drake Alicia Keys Robbie Williams watches Denosh singing Empire State of mind https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJT8snwUBtA [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJT8snwUBtA] Colbie Caillet Bob Marley and The Wailers 'Three Little Birds' [https://open.spotify.com/track/6A9mKXlFRPMPem6ygQSt7z?si=lxTYC-mrQyCVj2hfop5HqA] Alive Inside: A Story of Music and Memory: http://www.aliveinside.us [http://www.aliveinside.us/] Nordoff Robbins https://www.nordoff-robbins.org.uk [https://www.nordoff-robbins.org.uk/] Dear Music…’  is hosted and produced by Emma Hatton ‘DEAR MUSIC…’ SOCIAL MEDIA INSTAGRAM: @dearmusicpodcast TWITTER: @dearmusicpod FACEBOOK: Dear Music Podcast EMAIL: dearmusicpodcast@gmail.com WEBSITE: www.emmahatton.com/podcast [http://www.emmahatton.com/podcast] SPOTIFY PLAYLIST: spotify:playlist:01AgoYtV53WfBJcIy315rD [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/01AgoYtV53WfBJcIy315rD?si=vk19sfepQxmOqli87Vo8Eg] EMMA HATTON SOCIAL MEDIA INSTAGRAM: @emmahatton1 TWITTER: @emmahatton1 FACEBOOK: Emma Hatton WEBSITE: www.emmahatton.com [http://www.emmahatton.com/] CHARITY SOCIAL MEDIA INSTAGRAM: @RTMusicUK TWITTER: @RTMusicUK COVER ARTWORK The Write Girl Calligraphy https://www.thewritegirlcalligraphy.com [https://www.thewritegirlcalligraphy.com/] INSTAGRAM : @thewritegirlcalligraphy THEME MUSIC Anthony Strong https://anthonystrong.com [https://anthonystrong.com/] INSTAGRAM: @anthonystrong_

This week, Emma chats with Tom Billington  co-founder of the  hugely successful music charity Electric Umbrella who challenge perceptions of people with learning disabilities by enriching and empowering lives through music.  They discuss Tom's previous life as a member of rock band, Mohair, the phenomenal growth of the charity from 8 people in a room with a guitar to the thousands of people it reaches today and the huge benefits of music for those experiencing social isolation. ELECTRIC UMBRELLA SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE: https://www.electricumbrella.co.uk [https://www.electricumbrella.co.uk] REGISTER INTEREST/SIGNUP: https://electricumbrella.memberspace.com/member/sign_up/46c19cd4ef [https://electricumbrella.memberspace.com/member/sign_up/46c19cd4ef] FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/groups/electricumbrellacreativecommunity [https://www.facebook.com/groups/electricumbrellacreativecommunity] INSTAGRAM:@electricumbrellacharity TWITTER: @electricbrolly EMAIL:info@electricumbrella.co.uk [info@electricumbrella.co.uk] SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3CQEvYasV0N5WrCOZjB6d6?si=2_tYOLlQTJieY8NqO1Fh-w [https://open.spotify.com/artist/3CQEvYasV0N5WrCOZjB6d6?si=2_tYOLlQTJieY8NqO1Fh-w] Mr Jones by Counting Crows https://open.spotify.com/track/5DiXcVovI0FcY2s0icWWUu?si=iWYS4Mk5SZSWDsMYfbBWUA [https://open.spotify.com/track/5DiXcVovI0FcY2s0icWWUu?si=iWYS4Mk5SZSWDsMYfbBWUA] DAWES 'When My Time Comes' https://open.spotify.com/track/6y9Jj7NVcBOCsnn9Ps2CPN?si=XlEU5eNuT6GIfzgnP5ys0Q [https://open.spotify.com/track/6y9Jj7NVcBOCsnn9Ps2CPN?si=XlEU5eNuT6GIfzgnP5ys0Q] Nordoff Robbins https://www.nordoff-robbins.org.uk [https://www.nordoff-robbins.org.uk/] Dear Music…’  is hosted and produced by Emma Hatton ‘DEAR MUSIC…’ SOCIAL MEDIA INSTAGRAM: @dearmusicpodcast TWITTER: @dearmusicpod FACEBOOK: Dear Music Podcast EMAIL: dearmusicpodcast@gmail.com WEBSITE: www.emmahatton.com/podcast [http://www.emmahatton.com/podcast] SPOTIFY PLAYLIST: spotify:playlist:01AgoYtV53WfBJcIy315rD EMMA HATTON SOCIAL MEDIA INSTAGRAM: @emmahatton1 TWITTER: @emmahatton1 FACEBOOK: Emma Hatton WEBSITE: www.emmahatton.com [http://www.emmahatton.com/] CHARITY SOCIAL MEDIA INSTAGRAM: @RTMusicUK TWITTER: @RTMusicUK COVER ARTWORK The Write Girl Calligraphy https://www.thewritegirlcalligraphy.com [https://www.thewritegirlcalligraphy.com/] INSTAGRAM : @thewritegirlcalligraphy THEME MUSIC Anthony Strong https://anthonystrong.com [https://anthonystrong.com/] INSTAGRAM: @anthonystrong_

This week, Emma is joined by friend and fellow Elphaba, the incredible West End Leading Lady, Louise Dearman who made history by being the first and only actress to play both Glinda and Elphaba. They discuss their experience of portraying the green witch in Wicked, the benefits of music for babies and young children ; a subject of particular interest to Louise following the release of her album of lullabies, 'Bedtime Baby' and  their shared failures when it comes to operating a microphone at home! They also talk about their hopes  of shaking off the perfectionism and reclaiming the joy of just singing for the love of it. LOUISE DEARMAN SOCIAL MEDIA INSTAGRAM @louisedearmanofficial TWITTER @LouiseDearman TIK TOK@LouiseDearmanOfficial SPOTIFY ARTIST LINK https://open.spotify.com/artist/1BqLzHYSPwoJgEUw6bW94i?si=nb4MBzPARYO5Vfhd2CNc6A [https://open.spotify.com/artist/1BqLzHYSPwoJgEUw6bW94i?si=nb4MBzPARYO5Vfhd2CNc6A] 'BEDTIME BABY' Louise Dearman https://music.apple.com/gb/album/bedtime-baby/1540556270 Alive Inside: A Story of Music and Memory: http://www.aliveinside.us [http://www.aliveinside.us/] Wicked https://www.wickedthemusical.co.uk [https://www.wickedthemusical.co.uk] 'Dub Be Good To Me'  Beats International Playlists For Life https://www.playlistforlife.org.uk [https://www.playlistforlife.org.uk] Music For Dementia https://musicfordementia.org.uk [https://musicfordementia.org.uk] Prima Ballerina with Alzheimer’s listens to Swan Lake and starts to remember https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-j5yeRDBaU [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-j5yeRDBaU] Beams Breezy Babes John Wilson Orchestra Lianne La Havas John Legend Take That Etta James 'Because you loved me' Celine Dion Janet Jackson 'Kylie' Kylie Minogue Premature Baby Feeding with Lullabies https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/ 2009/05/090527210726.htm [https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/ 2009/05/090527210726.htm] 'How Will I Know' Whitney Houston Nordoff Robbins https://www.nordoff-robbins.org.uk [https://www.nordoff-robbins.org.uk/] MAGICAL MUSIC MOMENTS https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/magical-music-moments-tickets-142246754873 [https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/magical-music-moments-tickets-142246754873] Dear Music…’  is hosted and produced by Emma Hatton ‘DEAR MUSIC…’ SOCIAL MEDIA INSTAGRAM: @dearmusicpodcast TWITTER: @dearmusicpod FACEBOOK: Dear Music Podcast EMAIL: dearmusicpodcast@gmail.com WEBSITE: www.emmahatton.com/podcast [http://www.emmahatton.com/podcast] SPOTIFY PLAYLIST: spotify:playlist:01AgoYtV53WfBJcIy315rD EMMA HATTON SOCIAL MEDIA INSTAGRAM: @emmahatton1 TWITTER: @emmahatton1 FACEBOOK: Emma Hatton WEBSITE: www.emmahatton.com [http://www.emmahatton.com/] CHARITY SOCIAL MEDIA INSTAGRAM: @RTMusicUK TWITTER: @RTMusicUK COVER ARTWORK The Write Girl Calligraphy https://www.thewritegirlcalligraphy.com [https://www.thewritegirlcalligraphy.com/] INSTAGRAM : @thewritegirlcalligraphy THEME MUSIC Anthony Strong https://anthonystrong.com [https://anthonystrong.com/] INSTAGRAM: @anthonystrong_

This week, Emma talks to yoga teacher and  fellow podcaster, Sarah Malcolm and they discuss the very powerful link between music and movement and how pivotal a role music plays in her yoga teaching. They also discuss her starring role as a child playing Little Cosette in Les Miserables in the West End! Celeste 'I'm Not your Muse' https://open.spotify.com/album/3xdG9ztDWLaxfNupAPMflO?si=_wX3zdcoSMCHGcitaWANUA [https://open.spotify.com/album/3xdG9ztDWLaxfNupAPMflO?si=_wX3zdcoSMCHGcitaWANUA] Usher Whitney Houston Jojo Sinead Harnett Jordan Rakei Jon Batiste Kate Lister www.misskatelister.com [http://www.misskatelister.com] Kitchen Club Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/kitchen-club/id1481038965 [https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/kitchen-club/id1481038965] Hey, Mr Producer Anglia Ruskin University ADC Theatre, Cambridge The Greatest Show available on BBC iPlayer SARAH MALCOLM SOCIAL INSTAGRAM INSTAGRAM: @sarahmalcs WEBSITE: https://sarahmalcolm.co.uk [https://sarahmalcolm.co.uk] YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQeINdZDnfqQRkkNECPPmYA [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQeINdZDnfqQRkkNECPPmYA] Dear Music…’  is hosted and produced by Emma Hatton ‘DEAR MUSIC…’ SOCIAL MEDIA INSTAGRAM: @dearmusicpodcast TWITTER: @dearmusicpod FACEBOOK: Dear Music Podcast EMAIL: dearmusicpodcast@gmail.com WEBSITE: www.emmahatton.com/podcast [http://www.emmahatton.com/podcast] SPOTIFY PLAYLIST: spotify:playlist:01AgoYtV53WfBJcIy315rD [spotify:playlist:01AgoYtV53WfBJcIy315rD] EMMA HATTON SOCIAL MEDIA INSTAGRAM: @emmahatton1 TWITTER: @emmahatton1 FACEBOOK: Emma Hatton WEBSITE: www.emmahatton.com [http://www.emmahatton.com/] CHARITY SOCIAL MEDIA INSTAGRAM: @RTMusicUK TWITTER: @RTMusicUK COVER ARTWORK The Write Girl Calligraphy https://www.thewritegirlcalligraphy.com [https://www.thewritegirlcalligraphy.com/] INSTAGRAM : @thewritegirlcalligraphy THEME MUSIC Anthony Strong https://anthonystrong.com [https://anthonystrong.com/] INSTAGRAM: @anthonystrong_

This week Emma chats with the hugely successful songwriter, Scott Alan, who reigns supreme in the Musical Theatre world with his notoriously honest and vulnerable style of writing..  They discuss  how music has played such a huge role in managing  Scott's mental health.  the process of songwriting and performing as a form of catharsis, the dedication required to release your own music independently  and their shared adoration of the Studio 54 era, Karen Carpenter and Joni Mitchell. LINKS Alive Inside: A Story of Music and Memory: http://www.aliveinside.us [http://www.aliveinside.us] Nordoff Robbins https://www.nordoff-robbins.org.uk [https://www.nordoff-robbins.org.uk] SCOTT ALAN SOCIAL MEDIA: INSTAGRAM: @scottalanmusic WEBSITE: www.scottalan.net [http://www.scottalan.net] SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/artist/36mPTvwUFmSOm3JcQyLuEy?si=1yd2rlAcSu2jEvbmpacohQ [https://open.spotify.com/artist/36mPTvwUFmSOm3JcQyLuEy?si=1yd2rlAcSu2jEvbmpacohQ] MENTIONS: Oliver Twist Cast recording Mariah Carey's  Autobiography 'The Meaning of Mariah Carey' Madonna 'Madonna' https://open.spotify.com/album/5lrlWKjNY0eTDXp9Bd3LpW?si=buj12FTSRKuiJfY51yeT-A [https://open.spotify.com/album/5lrlWKjNY0eTDXp9Bd3LpW?si=buj12FTSRKuiJfY51yeT-A] Cyndi Lauper ’She’s so unusual’ https://open.spotify.com/album/1FvdZ1oizXwF9bxogujoF0?si=i3qS6VwTTz2qZMc8Hshs2w [https://open.spotify.com/album/1FvdZ1oizXwF9bxogujoF0?si=i3qS6VwTTz2qZMc8Hshs2w] Whitney Houston ‘I’m your baby tonight’ https://open.spotify.com/track/3SmPl0CGxvvkQCrTv7edEE?si=C_B6ifzBRnaVIUusRZ-tMA [https://open.spotify.com/track/3SmPl0CGxvvkQCrTv7edEE?si=C_B6ifzBRnaVIUusRZ-tMA] Fame the Musical  ‘Out Here on my own’ Barbara Streisand, Linda Eder, Jason Robert Brown, Stephen Sondheim, Shoshana Bean, Cynthia Eritho Mariah Carey 'Rarities' https://open.spotify.com/album/0v1DRRYBXYg1uVN1CIsyy0?si=vD4Iv93pTp2gkgOxAia6xA [https://open.spotify.com/album/0v1DRRYBXYg1uVN1CIsyy0?si=vD4Iv93pTp2gkgOxAia6xA] Eternal Jade Mary J Blige Diane Warren Randy Graff Megan Hilty Joni Mitchell ‘Blue’ https://open.spotify.com/album/1vz94WpXDVYIEGja8cjFNa?si=5bcdXO1DR96W9tX7CQnPxQ [https://open.spotify.com/album/1vz94WpXDVYIEGja8cjFNa?si=5bcdXO1DR96W9tX7CQnPxQ] 'How to Fail'  with Elizabeth Day https://howtofail.podbean.com [https://howtofail.podbean.com] ‘It’s My Turn’ Diana Ross Covid Crisis song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ctpxs3kh_Q [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ctpxs3kh_Q] Dear Music…’  is hosted and produced by Emma Hatton ‘DEAR MUSIC…’ SOCIAL MEDIA INSTAGRAM: @dearmusicpodcast TWITTER: @dearmusicpod FACEBOOK: Dear Music Podcast EMAIL: dearmusicpodcast@gmail.com WEBSITE: www.emmahatton.com/podcast [http://www.emmahatton.com/podcast] SPOTIFY PLAYLIST: spotify:playlist:01AgoYtV53WfBJcIy315rD [spotify:playlist:01AgoYtV53WfBJcIy315rD] EMMA HATTON SOCIAL MEDIA INSTAGRAM: @emmahatton1 TWITTER: @emmahatton1 FACEBOOK: Emma Hatton WEBSITE: www.emmahatton.com [http://www.emmahatton.com] CHARITY SOCIAL MEDIA INSTAGRAM: @RTMusicUK TWITTER: @RTMusicUK COVER ARTWORK The Write Girl Calligraphy https://www.thewritegirlcalligraphy.com [https://www.thewritegirlcalligraphy.com] INSTAGRAM : @thewritegirlcalligraphy THEME MUSIC Anthony Strong https://anthonystrong.com [https://anthonystrong.com] INSTAGRAM: @anthonystrong_