Glitter & Gold: The Original Steps Podcast

Joining us on the podcast this month is legendary remixer Gareth Shortland. Having first had the opportunity to remix tracks for Claires solo album 'My Wildest Dreams' in 2019, Gareth has since been an instrumental part of all the Steps and Claire campaigns and become the go to person for mixes for other pop legends including Will Young, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Sarah Harding and Four of Diamonds (just to name a few).We chat to Gareth in-depth about how the relationship with Fascination Management and Steps began, the process of how a remix comes to life and the joy of hearing those vocal stems. He also shares an incredible story about the time he had the opportunity to do some songwriting with the ONE and ONLY Mark Topham and play the piano that some of THE biggest Steps hits were written on. Plus, we expose which UK boyband Gareth was briefly a member of.You can follow Gareth Shortland on Instagram @garethshortlandmusic and find all his remixes via his artist page on Spotify.Follow ‘Glitter & Gold: The Original Steps Podcast’:Instagram, TikTok & X: @glitterstepspodEmail: glitterstepspod@gmail.com Logo & Brand Design: BvrlyCreative

The party (on the dancefloor) continues this month with Part 2 of our birthday celebrations as we listen to more of your FABULOUS voice notes and questions. You all came through with the messages and we cannot thank each and everyone of you enough for the love and support.Along with our usual news round up, we also have a special recap from friend of the pod Frankie @justfrankstar who attended the musical launch at The Alexandra Theatre earlier in the month and was first in line to meet Steps and secure his tickets. He gives us a Steptacular run down of the whole morning including his dedication of lining up from 3am (we would do the same...)Follow ‘Glitter & Gold: The Original Steps Podcast’:Instagram, TikTok & X: @glitterstepspodEmail: glitterstepspod@gmail.com Logo & Brand Design: BvrlyCreative

We are BACK for 2024 and kicking things off with our 1st birthday celebrations. We put a call out for you all to send in voice notes and messages to read out and you delivered in a BIG way, with one particular voice note taking us all by surprise......While we took a break over the Christmas and New Year so much has happened in the Steps world, from the forthcoming vinyl reissues AND the BIG news of 'Here & Now: The Steps Musical' you can bet we discuss it all with a huge news round up.A MASSIVE thank you to all our loyal listeners for the support over the past year, we are just getting started. Look out for Part 2 coming in a fortnights time.Follow ‘Glitter & Gold: The Original Steps Podcast’:Instagram, TikTok & X: @glitterstepspodEmail: glitterstepspod@gmail.com Logo & Brand Design: BvrlyCreative

Things are getting festive on the podcast this month as we bring you the final episode for 2023, talking all things Christmas. We are covering everything from the 2000 Christmas tour (release that footage H), the one off tracks AND most importantly, we deep dive into the 'Light Up The World' album and tour.PLUS we have a very special message from 'H' (ie. Benny) from the cast of the forthcoming Steps tribute show '5,6,7,8 - The Steps Experience', to tell us all about the show and where you can see the tour coming to a venue near you in 2024 across the UK.Purchase tickets to '5,6,7,8 - The Steps Experience': https://5678.showplanr.com/tickets'Steps Into Christmas' tour audio: https://youtu.be/6cBtL_hG57U?si=xLi5xwpyam8IGkaeFollow ‘Glitter & Gold: The Original Steps Podcast’:Instagram, TikTok & X: @glitterstepspodEmail: glitterstepspod@gmail.com Logo & Brand Design: BvrlyCreative

To celebrate Claire’s recent album EUPHORIA, who better to chat to than the ONE and ONLY Mr. Steve Anderson.We chat to Steve about the entire creative process of making the record (where he served as Producer), the song selection, the ones that didn’t quite make it, hopes to take the album onto the road and most importantly, Claire’s cooking!!! We also touch on Steps recent Brighton Pride show, some burning questions we have always wanted the answers to and what the future may hold.You can follow Steve @mrsteveanderson on Instagram and X, and make sure you check out his podcast ‘Such A Good Feeling’ available on all digital platforms.Follow ‘Glitter & Gold: The Original Steps Podcast’:Instagram, TikTok & X: @glitterstepspodEmail: glitterstepspod@gmail.com Logo & Brand Design: BvrlyCreative

We had the absolute pleasure of talking to Gavin Scott from Chart Beats recently. While many of you may know him as the co-host of "A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman" and "A Journey Through Aussie Pop," for us, he's the former editor of Smash Hits Magazine here in Australia.Gavin initially worked for TV Hits in 2000 before transitioning to Smash Hits in 2001. As a massive Steps fan himself, he always made an effort to feature them in the magazines, even facing internal resistance at times. We actively read and consumed his work during this period, so it was incredible to discuss this moment in time and gain an understanding of what it was like working for these ICONIC magazines.In this chat with Gavin, we delve into the Steps Aussie journey during the 'Buzz' and 'Gold' era (which you might have heard snippets of in our previous episode). We explore what he did to ensure Steps received coverage, sharing incredible stories from the times he interviewed Steps and providing insights into the pop music landscape in Australia in the early 2000s.As always, we have a quick news recap from the last few weeks, including the recent re-release of 'Never or Now' and THAT article in The Sun after H & Claire's recent attendance at the Attitude Awards.Follow ‘Glitter & Gold: The Original Steps Podcast’:Instagram, TikTok & X: @glitterstepspodEmail: glitterstepspod@gmail.com Logo & Brand Design: BvrlyCreative