“The perfect song” is the&nbsp;seventh (and the last) episode in the first season of podcast series&nbsp;where&nbsp;Abbie McCarthy&nbsp;chats with&nbsp;emerging talent &amp; industry professionals&nbsp;about big topics in the UK music scene right now.&nbsp;In this episode Abbie talks to the super talented singer-songwriter Oscar Lang and experienced writer &amp; producer James Earp about the secrets of songwriting.&nbsp;Is there a formula for the perfect pop song? Or are the best songs always a product of genuine emotions?&nbsp; Tune in to&nbsp;Driven by Music, a podcast fuelled by Firestone, to find out more about songwriting and to enjoy a live performance by Oscar Lang! Don’t forget to enjoy more music and to check out social media channels of Oscar Lang: Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/6deCiWT7ATcDWP2Cvlalvn?si=Dn_uqem7QnaTu_tVbrNspg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/artist/6deCiWT7ATcDWP2Cvlalvn?si=Dn_uqem7QnaTu_tVbrNspg</a>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/oscar.lang/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/oscar.lang/?hl=en</a>&nbsp;

The perfect song

“Who’s next?” is the&nbsp;sixth episode in podcast series&nbsp;where&nbsp;Abbie McCarthy&nbsp;chats with&nbsp;emerging talent &amp; industry professionals&nbsp;about big topics in the UK music scene right now.&nbsp;In this episode Abbie is chatting to Serra from Los Bitchos about their superb tropical &amp; trippy tunes and finding out their favourite new music discoveries.The second guest is Simon from the independent record label Fierce Panda who gives the inside scoop on scouting new talent and how scoring a record deal can boost your music career.&nbsp;And of course at the end of the episode there is a beautiful performance by Los Bitchos - not to be missed.Tune in to&nbsp;Driven by Music, a podcast fuelled by Firestone!Don’t forget to enjoy more music and to check out social media channels of Los Bitchos:Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/losbitchos/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/losbitchos/</a>&nbsp;Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/LBitchos" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/LBitchos</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thesebichezzz/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/thesebichezzz/</a>Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/07b9qW7pabKGO29JPWXn9m?si=XWCsGvi1TN-NcVPuXIpgFQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/artist/07b9qW7pabKGO29JPWXn9m?si=XWCsGvi1TN-NcVPuXIpgFQ</a>&nbsp;

Who's next?

“Musicians' working hours” is the&nbsp;fifth episode in podcast series&nbsp;where&nbsp;Abbie McCarthy&nbsp;chats with&nbsp;emerging talent &amp; industry professionals&nbsp;about big topics in the UK music scene right now.&nbsp; In this episode Abbie is chatting to Sports Team, one of the UK's hottest guitar bands, and also catching up with emerging pop star Josie Man.&nbsp;Would you like to find out more about their music?&nbsp;And also learn how to maintain a balanced lifestyle while working irregular hours as a musician?&nbsp;And enjoy a live performance at the end of the episode?Tune in to&nbsp;Driven by Music, a podcast fuelled by Firestone! Don’t forget to enjoy more music and to check out social media channels of our guests: Sports Team’s social media: <a href="https://bit.ly/sportsteaminsta" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/sportsteaminsta</a>Sports Team’s music: <a href="https://bit.ly/sports_team_music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/sports_team_music</a>&nbsp; Josie Man’s social media: <a href="https://bit.ly/josieman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/josieman</a>&nbsp;Josie Man’s music: <a href="https://smarturl.it/JMxJustMe?IQid=yt" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://smarturl.it/JMxJustMe?IQid=yt</a>

Musicians' working hours

“Just picture them naked”&nbsp;is the&nbsp;fourth episode in podcast series&nbsp;where&nbsp;Abbie McCarthy&nbsp;chats with&nbsp;emerging talent &amp; industry professionals&nbsp;about big topics in the UK music scene right now.&nbsp;&nbsp;The topic of this episode is stage fright. Is it normal to have it and how to get rid of it? This week, Lauran Hibberd, a singer-songwriter from the Isle of Wight, and John Bassett, therapist and artist coach, will talk about their experience and share some tips and tricks.And at the end of the episode get ready for Lauran’s performance. Tune in to&nbsp;Driven by Music, a podcast fuelled by Firestone! Don’t forget to enjoy more music and to check out social media channels of Lauran Hibberd: Facebook:&nbsp;https://www.facebook.com/lauranhibberdInstagram:&nbsp;https://www.instagram.com/lauranhibberd&nbsp; Twitter:&nbsp;https://twitter.com/lauranhibberd&nbsp;Website: www.Lauranhibberd.com

Just picture them naked

“The road to success”&nbsp;is the&nbsp;third episode in podcast series&nbsp;where&nbsp;Abbie McCarthy&nbsp;chats with&nbsp;emerging talent &amp; industry professionals&nbsp;about big topics in the UK music scene right now.&nbsp; This episode is totally devoted to touring - this week, emerging singer-songwriter Matilda Mann and Afrojack’s tour production manager Jordi Bouman will tell us all about life on the road. And get ready for&nbsp;Matilda’s performance&nbsp;at the end of the episode! Tune in to&nbsp;Driven by Music, a podcast fuelled by Firestone! Don’t forget to enjoy more music and to check out social media channels of Matilda Mann: Facebook:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/matildathemann/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/matildathemann/</a>Instagram:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/matildathemann/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/matildathemann/</a>Twitter:&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/matildathemann" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/matildathemann</a>Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/76oY04bOzECod3aGVTDtzu?si=4_-FXHu0Tgy70MfFPnuUYg

The road to success

“Making it Big” is the&nbsp;second episode in podcast series&nbsp;where&nbsp;Abbie McCarthy&nbsp;will chat with&nbsp;emerging talent &amp; industry professionals&nbsp;about big topics in the UK music scene right now.&nbsp;In this week’s episode, Jack, the lead singer from the Scottish band The Snuts, and their manager Callum, will tell us about The Snuts’ journey and their amazing success up until this point. And get ready for Jack’s performance at the end of the episode! Tune in to&nbsp;Driven by Music, a podcast fuelled by Firestone!&nbsp;Don’t forget to enjoy more music and to check out social media channels of The Snuts: The Snuts Facebook:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheSnutsOfficial/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/TheSnutsOfficial/</a>The Snuts Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thesnuts/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/thesnuts/</a>The Snuts Tik Tok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@thesnuts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.tiktok.com/@thesnuts</a> The Snuts music:&nbsp;<a href="https://parlophone.lnk.to/MixtapeEP" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://parlophone.lnk.to/MixtapeEP</a>

Making it Big

This is the first episode in podcast series where Abbie McCarthy will chat with emerging talent &amp; industry professionals about big topics in the UK music scene right now.&nbsp;Due to the unusual circumstances we all have to deal with at the moment, this episode is devoted to:&nbsp;How to reach your fans – this is “Music &amp; musicians from their homes with L Devine, Jafaris and The Lutras”.We can definitely say that the UK music industry has been shaken up in the last few weeks - venues have been closed down and festivals have either been postponed, or cancelled. While lots of the gigs you have been looking forward to might not be on now, there has also been a spike in creativity and inventiveness to make it possible to still in the times of quarantine, bring live performances to people's homes.&nbsp;In this episode Abbie McCarthy will chat to our 3 guests about their experiences and they will share their advice on how to stay visible and creative as an artist, and how to make the best out of this whole situation. And of course you will enjoy a live performance from one of our guests!Tune in to Driven by Music, a podcast fuelled by Firestone!&nbsp;Don’t forget to enjoy more music and to check out social media channels of our guests:L Devine’s podcast:&nbsp;<a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnk.to%2Fldevine_podcast&amp;data=01%7C01%7CCaroline.CHABEAU%40bridgestone.eu%7Cbe21af9b1d064c8ef94b08d7f587abf0%7Ca1fdea5632014d009b76661338850557%7C0&amp;sdata=jCg0NA4N8Yi9XNZiiTpAUtlGnEoKl2DV4lDnePlmbWs%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lnk.to/ldevine_podcast</a>&nbsp; L Devine’s new single:&nbsp;<a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnk.to%2Fldevine-dontsayit&amp;data=01%7C01%7CCaroline.CHABEAU%40bridgestone.eu%7Cbe21af9b1d064c8ef94b08d7f587abf0%7Ca1fdea5632014d009b76661338850557%7C0&amp;sdata=Yzyt%2B2tOKPrsyTy4dVbuCxzKFlS575HRwRWGs2G7ou8%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lnk.to/ldevine-dontsayit</a> Jafaris social media: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jafarismusic/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3dA7bcj</a> Jafaris music: <a href="https://spoti.fi/2YTsPo3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://spoti.fi/2YTsPo3</a> The Lutras music:&nbsp;<a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/5KXUwAUe4yiJXi1yjrknG1?si=i8Cg10ruSO6DYckNctKIUw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://spoti.fi/2YRRIjO</a> The Lutras social media:&nbsp;https://bit.ly/3boGw0P

How to reach your fans

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Do you like discovering new music and upcoming talents?Do you often wonder what it actually took for an&nbsp;artist to get where they are now?Would you like to learn more about the life behind the scenes?&nbsp;All the touring, struggles &amp; success stories?&nbsp;In this podcast series we’ll invite upcoming artists and&nbsp;industry professionals to discuss their stories.Listen to the adventures that unraveled on the road and get ready for&nbsp;some high quality music!Stay tuned to Driven by Music - a podcast fuelled by Firestone!

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