EP2 - Prt 1: Charlie Barnes - Singer/songwriter and touring musican with british band Bastille

The Connected Singer - A podcast by Julie Thompson

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Today we a are delighted to welcome a guest who is a talented multi-instrumentalist, singer songwriter and since 2015 a touring member of the British band BASTILLE. His passion and infectious enthusiasm for life and music has led him on a very colourful journey, from regularly touring nationally and internationally on a variety of sized stages, to on the side, recording and releasing his own albums the latest being ‘Oceanography’ which was released in 2018. On top of this he fit in a cheeky solo tour in Germany. As you can imagine this eclectic career path does come with its challenges not least of all time management. Therefore, we are very grateful that he had the time to chat to us and share his experiences on all his various roles whilst throwing in some helpful tips and advice on how to manage a professional career in the music industry both mentally and physically. To make it easier for you to revisit your favourite sections, we’ve time-coded some of the key themes Charlie covers. There are so many gems here, we’re sure you’ll want to listen again!”  Part 1 00:00 – 19: 19    - Intro and early life and influences. 19:19 - 35:12     - Learning the craft, humorous gig stories, touring with Amplifier. 35:12 – 45:04     - Physical and mental challenges of Juggling Bastille and being Solo Artist. Part 2 00:00 – 31:33    - Vocal health advice and dealing with your inner critic and performance anxiety. 31:33 – 51:13    - Studio recording challenges from Auto tune to Bastille Abbey Road Studios. 51:13 - End       - Future plans.   Links: Charlie - https://www.charliebarnesmusic.co.uk/ https://twitter.com/CharlieBarnes Bastille - https://www.bastillebastille.com/ Bastille at Abbey Road 2019 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OLp72eLLc4    Resources: Amplifier - https://www.amplifierband.com Your not Broken by Christopher M Duncan - https://go.yourenotbroken.com/freebook Chatter by Ethan Kross - https://www.ethankross.com/chatter/ Affect Labelling - https://www.scn.ucla.edu/pdf/Torre(2018)ER.pdf Sane New World by Ruby Wax - http://www.rubywax.net/sanenewworld.html