Ben Around the World Diary – 23rd May 2018
ODO 493km Location Kermt ,Belgium Weather 12-24 stormy showers and noodle overcast Feelings Calm but tired I've reached the hump day in the trip where I usually feel the most…
Ben Around the World Diary – 22nd May 2018
ODO 357km Weather 14-28 Sunny all day with storm building over Ghent Location Ghent, Belgium Feelings Tired and blocked up. Calm. Yesterday after getting off the ferry I was in…
Ben Around the World Diary – 21th May 2018
Location Canterbury Feelings Sick and Sad After several weeks of stress and worry, working on three projects, taking exams, my farewell event at Look Mum No Hands, my 100km ride…
Why I’m Cycling Around the World
For my 16th birthday - around the same time I made the transition from long haired drummer in bands to the digital introspection of a computer nerd - I got…
Investor Updates, Hyperpersonal Communication and Telegraphy
TL;DR Vote up my latest project on Betalist, ta! Technology today is isolating right? Everyone is sitting on their phones swiping and scrolling. Headphones on. Avoiding eye contact. Wrong. Technology gives…
DIGITAL GENERATION: GETTING YOUR FIRST JOB IN MUSIC – ESTABLISHED OR INDIE?
Get an internship or start out on my own? That's the key question for young music industry wannabes who are starting out today. It's an important question. Working your way up…
Podcast Pick: The Pessimists Archive
Read any headlines recently about how technology is ruining our lives or perhaps the lives of our children? That's nothing new! The Pessimists archive Twitter has been a source of historic…
Podcast Pick: Such Great Heights – A New Music Industry Podcast
Last week I finally managed to meet Sunny, a music industry blogger wrioting on his self titled website. Whilst chatting he mentioned his new podcast Such Great Heights. The first episode…
NY:LON Connect Review
Last month I reprented MusicUp at the MusicAlly NY:LON Connect event along with Sachin Premnath, partner, global entertainment and industry group at Reed Smith; Graham Davies, director of strategy and digital at…
Podcast Pick: Motive Unknown
I'm a keen podcast consumer. Scrolling through my subscriptions for music industry inspiration I want to feature some of my favourite shows over the coming weeks. At the top of…