Life in lockdown has been tough on everyone, but, as one of the first to close and likely last to re-open, the music industry has ground to such a dramatic halt many fear it may never recover. Join Nick, Joe & Ollie from Follower, for the first ever episode of the 'Behind The Mic' podcast: the show where we'll be peeling back the curtain on life on and off-stage trying to learn a little along the way.

• 🎧 Listen on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/followerbtm
• 🎙️ Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLllJW_l2mS6T5yDg1ka5xhNE6SD2szB0r

Hot off the back of the #LetTheMusicPlay campaign, in Part 1 of this 3-Part Lockdown series, with 90% of grassroots venues under threat of closure, we discuss the effect on the industry at large - who's been hit hardest, what does it mean for the economy and what the road to recovery might look like. It's not all doom and gloom; over the next week, we'll be looking at the highs and lows of how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted us as individuals, as well as how people have been turning crisis into opportunity. Tune in later this week for Part 2! 

★ COPING DURING LOCKDOWN ★ 

Whether you’re a musician, fan, or working in the industry, let us know how you’re coping during lockdown - drop us a message in the comments below. Or, if you're in the music industry and looking for help, check out the links below. 

• #LetTheMusicPlay https://bit.ly/32nr6ZW
• Financial support information https://bit.ly/3gVwhnQ
• Emergency funding https://bit.ly/3fsHJHb
• PRS Members Fund https://bit.ly/2WlRMpU
• PRS COVID-19 member advice page https://bit.ly/3fxeRxF
• ACM's guide to creating content at home https://bit.ly/30sYyf1 

★ FOLLOW US HERE ★ 

• Facebook https://www.facebook.com/followerofficialuk/
• Instagram https://www.instagram.com/followerofficialuk/ 
• YouTube https://www.youtube.com/followerofficialuk

★ LISTEN TO OUR MUSIC ★ 

• Spotify https://spoti.fi/307gHOY
• iTunes https://apple.co/2WpZm2K
• Google Play https://bit.ly/3gVoGpk
• Bandcamp https://bit.ly/2WpztAb 

★ HUNGRY FOR MORE? ★ 

• Check out Ollie's music production channel https://bit.ly/32nydRN

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If you're new here, our name is Follower, a little band from the UK with a penchant for loud guitars and terrible jokes.

Having got our current lineup together just before lockdown hit, we're bursting with new tracks and ideas to share with you so will be flooding this channel with content over the coming months. In the meantime, you can listen to our previous EP via the links above.

Thanks for listening today and massive hugs/high fives/excited squealing in your general direction if you share this video on to a friend! 

Big love,

Follower