Over the course of the past 3 years, we've discovered so much more about how Paul Weller has built one of the most prolific and influential careers in British music, and in this episode we get to peek behind the curtain.
Artist manager Claire Moon opens up about her professional journey, leading up to that first fateful meeting with Paul at V2 Records and how she later became his manager - overseeing the business operations at Black Barn Studios.
With stories about running the calendar, promoting albums, planning tours with Paul and the Wheeler's, and protecting his back catalogue, Claire reveals how she strategically manages Paul Weller's enduring career.
Their deep mutual trust allows her to support his constant drive to make music on his own terms.
We get a deeper understanding of his relentless creative spirit - how he is often already busy conjuring up new projects as previous albums are still being promoted - for instance, launching a clothing line or even taking an acting role in a movie...
What also really comes through for me is that Claire makes clear her role is to support Paul's ambitions, not to control them - a trust that has allowed one of music's true innovators to continue evolving without losing his essence.
Get ready for an all-access pass into Paul Weller's world with this illuminating conversation... It's a huge honour to have Claire on the podcast to share her experiences in the music industry and at Black Barn HQ...
I also chatted to Claire about her role working with Stan Kybert at Music Immersive - the UK’s only dedicated immersive music studio. The team pride themselves on meticulously and respectfully enriching artist's music, with the focus on preserving their original vision.
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EP176 - Joe Connor - Film Director - Wild Wood Documentary
EP175 - Chris Pope - The Chords UK - Songwriter, Singer, Musician
EP174 - Ben Gordelier - Paul Weller Band - Drums/Samples/Percussion + Musician & Producer
EP173 - Simon O’Brien - from The Style Council fan to Paul Weller Tour Crew…
EP172 - Dylan White - Legendary Record Plugger
EP171 - All Mod Cons - Barry Pugatch and Andy Cook share their story...
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EP169 - Carleen Anderson - Singer, Songwriter, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Writer...
EP168 - Sam Molnar talks Wake Up Woking, Wild Wood at Woking Hospice and a 50 year friendship...
EP167 - Keiko Egawa - Super-fan stories from Tokyo to London and beyond...
EP166 - Adrian Thrills - Music Journalist shares his experiences of The Jam and Paul Weller from 1976 to Solo…
EP165 - Bruno Gallone - on his Mod band, Reaction, supporting The Jam and more...
EP164 - Brenda Taylor and Karen McBride - Two super-fans help us to celebrate 40 years of The Style Council...
EP163 - Billy Sullivan - Singer, Songwriter & Musician - Paper Dreams Solo, The Spitfires
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