
Curating Conversation
We talk to interesting people leading the way in the creative industries to find out how they got there, why they do it and what other people might learn from them. From artists, curators, actors and musicians to professors, freelancers, and technicians there are so many roles that fit in with being creative. We have these conversations to understand their passions from a different perspective and hopefully come away a bit wiser than we went in! Every episode features a new guest, having a relaxed, fun chat and sharing their experiences, enjoy! These conversations are hosted (usually) by the Director of RAFIKI STUDIO, Leo Sartain.
Curating Conversation is a RAFIKI STUDIO production.
Curating Conversation
James Minas | MINAS
This week's episode see's Leo in conversation with Musician and Producer James Minas.
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James is a Greek/Welsh Musician and Producer, who has made waves with his honest, emotional and energetic songs and performances, bouncing between hip hop, punk and rock, his music is hard to fit into a genre. Moving from Greece to Wales at a young age and with parents in the Circus, it wasn't a 'traditional' start for James. Growing up in the remote Welsh Valley's didn't necessarily scratch the creative itch he always had. At first producing instrumental music and DJ'ing before finding his feet as a writer and producer, James channels his experiences, both ups and downs into his music. Both autobiography and social commentary, his music finds a place that is inherently macho and aggressive but breaks it down to show the inner workings of why it came to be.
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During our chat, we get into how James found music, (thank you Spice Girls), how it became such an outlet for him and the impact it has had on his personal and professional life. Addiction, loss and mental health all play a part in shaping the music he produces and his outlook on life. Alongside his own musical output, he works to produce tracks for number of other welsh talents.
Discover all this and much more in this episode of Curating Conversation.
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Thank you so much to James for coming on the podcast.
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You can find James on Instagram
@minassound
And you can hear the music on Spotify
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Thank you so much.
Leo
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If you enjoy the podcast and would like to support it, you can do so via Patreon which allows you to become a patron of the podcast which helps me to produce more episodes and host interesting guests!
www.patreon.com/curatingconversation
Thank you so much.
Leo