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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EP84 - Rhoda Dakar - Singer, Musician, Red Wedge... ”You see things can change...”
EP83 - Tracie Young - Pop Singer + Respond Records... ”I will learn, I will grow and for my pain, my strength shall show”
EP82 - Omar Lye-Fook MBE - Soul Music Legend + The Style Council / Weller Solo - ”Hello-Hurray - what a nice day!”
EP81 - Roger Nowell - Head Roadie / Guitar Tech... ”I don’t need a ship to sail in stormy weather...”
EP80 - Nicole Nodland - Photographer - Paul Weller & Prince... ”Come and rock my dreams but take the chance for me”
EP79 - Eddie Piller - MD of Acid Jazz Records - The Modcast - ”Like a gun, gonna shoot my best shot baby”
EP78 - Junior Giscombe - Soul Music Legend - The Council Collective - Red Wedge - ”There’s brother against brother, there’s fathers against sons, Let’s change that, let’s fight back!”
EP77 - Tom Doyle - White Label + Music Journalist - ”Tuesday’s slow, I just don’t know what’s happening here at all...”
EP76 - Chris Parry - The man who signed The Jam + Record Producer + Boss - ”All around the world I’ve been looking for new, ooh, ooh”
EP75 - Barbara Snow - Honorary Councillor - ”Daylight turns to moonlight, and I’m at my best...”
EP74 - Chris Bostock - Honorary Councillor + JoBoxers - ”They need the little bit extra, they don’t mind if it’s only conjecture...”
EP73 - Camelle Hinds - Honorary Councillor + Paul Weller Solo - ”Dry your eyes, they will call, sure is sure, we’ll be one...”
EP72 - Derek D‘Souza - Photographer - The Jam, Paul Weller Solo - ”True it‘s a dream mixed with nostalgia but it‘s a dream that I‘ll always hang on to...”
EP71 - Villagers - Conor O‘Brien - Singer-Songwriter -- ”Here‘s one for the Searching soul in the moonlight, it‘s alright...”
EP70 - Kenny Wheeler - Tour Manager - ”I tell ya that‘s entertainment, that‘s entertainment”
EP69 - Steve Ellis - Love Affair - Boom Bang Twang! - ”Yes, it feels like it‘s gonna last...”
EP68 - Sonja Phillips - Award-winning Writer & Director - Broken Stones / You Do Something To Me - ”Mixing my emotions, throws me back again”
EP67 - Andy Crofts - Musician - Weller Bandmate - The Moons - ”I‘ve been travelling through a tunnel of time now I need to break away...”
EP66 - David Lines -The Modfather - My Life with Paul Weller - ”Got a pen in my pocket, does it make me a writer? Putting on gloves don‘t make me a fighter...”
EP65 - Peter Wilson - Producer - The Jam, The Style Council - ”I play out my role, why I‘ve even been out walking”
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