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Hi friends, 

Happy Friday to you, this week dragged a bit and I'm delighted it's finally Friday. 

This week's podcast is dedicated to all the health care workers and all the frontline workers putting themselves in harms way to treat our loved ones and keep us safe during this pandemic. In particular today's show is dedicated to Euey, who's a doctor on a psych ward in Melbourne - the photo above is his. Also big love to Peza in London who's been volunteering at a vaccination clinic - what a man.

Elsewhere, big shout to Etienne F in Switzerland and everyone else who is supporting week in week out.

This week's podcast is fast, furious and is the perfect accompaniment to a run or a gym session. Time to turn it up!

The Guestlist - E175: Public Health Warning! (short version)

I’m Benjamin, a Japanese born, UK based writer, composer and musical director. I’ve written and produced music for movies including The Shallows with Blake Lively and TV shows such as The View. I’ve created and choreographed pieces for Germany’s Next Top Model with Heidi Klum and created original compositions for brands such as Victoria’s Secret, and Avon with Yasmin Le Bon. Elsewhere my compositions and productions have been featured on a number of TV shows such as Love Island USA and movies including Rough Night with Scarlett Johansson. 

As a producer and remixer I’ve worked with and for artists such as Max Richter, Ellie Goulding, LeAnn Rimes and Kylie Minogue. In a previous life I was a DJ and music journalist, spending five years as the Managing Editor of Yahoo! Music UK, creating original content with artists including Calvin Harris and Lily Allen.

As a Musical Director I’ve recently completed a forthcoming movie called Corazon City, set in the city of San Antonio, Texas, working with a diverse range of musicians and creators from the electronic, Latino and urban community.

Outside of music I’m a former fellow of the Museum fur Kunst und Gewerbe in Hamburg where I built prototypes and concepts for exhibitions and installations. I’ve also worked in the third sector on a range of issues including social mobility, the gender gap and BAME representation. I studied at The University of Westminster in London, completing a Masters Degree in Music Business Management.

I love the push and pull of collaboration and seeing a creative work take shape. My approach is based around listening to my co-creators and giving them space so the work can develop spontaneously. I love the unexpected, unplanned turns a work can take, nurturing it as it gains a momentum and energy of its own. In the words of the playwright Alan Bennett: 

“You don’t put yourself into what you write, you find yourself there.”

The Guestlist - E175: Public Health Warning! (short version)

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