Julian Emery, Songwriter and Producer
About this episode
Julian Emery shares his insights as a songwriter and producer, discussing the role of keyboard players in music.
Julian Emery is a UK-based songwriter, producer, and guitarist whose credits include work with artists such as Nothing But Thieves, McFly, and Lissie. This episode is a little different as Julian doesn’t play keyboards himself, but he joins the show to share his unique perspective from the producer’s chair and offers some interesting thoughts on the role keyboard players play in songs. To listen / watch: Audio-only: click on the play button in the audio player above, or: Video: watch the embedded video below or check it and previous episodes out on our YouTube Channel Discussion topics covered during the show (links will open in new tab): Julian’s website Jules’ musical upbringing Moving into production and recognising the importance of synths / keyboards in the process Hear’Say Working with Matt Willis and co-writing his first three singles, including Up All Night Co-writing with McFly, including Star Girl Building rapport and co-writing with people you are meeting for the first time Jules’ long-term collaborative relationship with Jim Irvin Collaboration mistakes made the hard way The longstanding ‘gift’ of working with Nothing But…
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