Exploring Music E 08 60's R&B Soul and Northern Soul part 01 of 02 with Ivan Chandler and Billy Reeves

In this conversation Ivan Chandler and Billy Reeves discuss the origins, influences and the lasting effects of R&B, Soul and Northern Soul of the 1960's.

Click to listen to a Spotify playlist with all the music mentioned in the 2 parts of this conversation, all listed in order of mention. 

Ivan Chandler, of Musicalities which is one of the UK’s leading music consultancy companies, is an expert in music copyright. He is also a music supervisor, music licensing executive, music publisher, lecturer, a forensic musicologist, a music composer and a keyboard player (who, back in the 60’s played with Dusty Springfield and Cat Stevens among others). In the 1980's Ivan was head of Motown publishing in the UK.

And joining Ivan is Billy Reeves who is a songwriter, musician, record producer and an award-winning BBC Radio producer and broadcaster.

We decided that just conversation on podcasts was lacking atmosphere, so we have written and recorded unique music for each conversation. The players on this episode are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan.

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. 

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