Welcome to episode two of the Green Room podcast - a series of informal podcast talks brought to you by the UCL Electronic Music Society. Our Green Room series invites a number of different guests covering a range of different occupations within electronic music to give insight on what it’s like to work in the industry; expect artists, label managers, photographers and more as we delve into the industry and it’s key themes. Episode two features Kasra, the Critical Music boss, DJ and producer. Our discussion focuses on what it has been like to be running a record label in 2020, the history and growth of Critical, Kasra’s experience as a DJ and producer and much more.  Links:  @eq50dnb on Instagram : https://instagram.com/eq50dnb?igshid=1cpo0r79oszh Diversity report : https://www.ukmusic.org/equality-diversity/uk-music-diversity-taskforce-workforce-diversity-survey/2020-report/ Critical : https://criticalmusic.com

Welcome to episode one of the Green Room podcast - a series of informal podcast talks brought to you by the UCL Electronic Music Society. Our Green Room series invites a number of different guests covering a range of different occupations within electronic music to give insight on what it’s like to work in the industry; expect artists, label managers, photographers and more as we delve into the industry and it’s key themes.  This weeks guest is SP:MC. SP is a veteran MC of Drum and Bass and UK Dubstep, having started MCing on the circuit around 2001 and having MCd for greats such as Friction (who he toured with extensively), Andy C, Alix Perez and dBridge. Alongside his MC career, SP is a highly successful producer, having released on record labels such as Tempa and Shogun. His catalogue of releases is varied, ranging from garage, to UK Dubstep and DnB. SP has collaborated with artists such as Skeptical, Breakage, LX ONE and Youngsta.  Episode one explores a range of themes such as what it’s like to be an MC and producer in 2020, SPs career and chronology including the exclusive on his new label, the technical aspects of producing and MCing and finally a section including questions submitted by our audience.