Meeting Musos

By: Mark Macdonald
  • Summary

  • Mark Macdonald (musical director and pianist) chats to professional musicians from all corners of the music industry about their lives, the career paths they've taken to where they are today and what they've experienced along the way.


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Episodes
  • 012 Tim Goodyer
    May 17 2021

    In the final episode of Season One, Mark chats to West End drummer Tim Goodyer about the past twenty years playing for the biggest shows in town including his time on the recent smash hit musical, Hamilton in London. They also discuss how things have changed during the course of the Coronavirus pandemic and are rudely interrupted by an unannounced guest in Tim's studio.


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  • 011 Christian Henson
    May 10 2021

    Christian Henson is a multi nominated (including Ivor Novello and World Soundtrack Awards) and multi award-winning composer. With over 45 films to his name, he has proved to be a prodigious and versatile force within the UK film industry.




    In 2016 Christian scored Jason Connery’s feature ‘Tommy’s Honour’ which opened the Edinburgh International Film Festival that year. Most recently, Christian scored the ITV three-part series ‘Trauma’ starring Adrian Lester and John Simm, as well as their four-part drama ‘Tutankhamun’ the previous year. Prior to this Christian scored television movie ‘The Go-Between’ for the BBC, starring Vanessa Redgrave and Jim Broadbent.

    Christian composed for Jon Wright’s sci-fi epic ‘Robot Overlords’; a posthumous collaboration with Jerry Goldsmith on video game ‘Alien Isolation’ for Sega of America; the historic conclusion to the ‘Poirot’ franchise, for which Christian composed the final 9 feature-length episodes; cult TV series ‘Inside No. 9’ with Reece Sheersmith & Steve Pemberton; and the multi award-winning ‘Fresh Meat’ for Channel 4.

    Christian has also worked extensively in Europe. From the heart-rending holocaust epic ‘La Rafle’, one of the most successful French films of recent times, Dexter Fletcher’s BAFTA nominated debut ‘Wild Bill’ and Lee Tamahori’s disturbing ‘The Devil’s Double’, to a triptych of horror and comedy from director Chris Smith with ‘Severance’, ‘Black Death’ and ‘Triangle’.

    Christian’s musical background lies in the first-wave Drum and Bass and breakbeat music of the 90’s with acts such as LTJ Bukem and The Freestylers. This DNA is present in all his scores alongside his unique, self-taught approach to working with the orchestra. He has collaborated with an eclectic number of artists on his scores including Graham Coxon (Blur), Dot Allison (One Dove, Death In Vegas, Massive Attack), Leo Abrahams (Brian Eno), Skye (of Morcheeba), Natasha Khan (Bat For Lashes), Synergy Vocals (Steve Reich) and Ed Harcourt.

    Christian set up the company Spitfire Audio which provides tools for composers all over the world. The company has since developed a global following and has become a generous supporter of the UK music industry.

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    46 mins
  • 010 Tom Carradine
    May 3 2021

    Born and raised in Coventry, Tom studied Biochemistry at Imperial College London. Since graduating in 2004 he has worked extensively as a musical director and keyboard player on theatre shows, both in London and across the UK.

    Tom’s theatre credits include the UK tours of Hi-de-Hi and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (as Musical Director), Priscilla Queen of the DesertScrooge and Cabaret (as Assistant Musical Director), The Sound of Music (Children's Musical Director) and Associate Musical Director on The Sound of Music which toured to Jordan.

    Tom's pantomime credits include Mother Goose and Babes in the Wood(Pomegranate, Chesterfield), Aladdin: A Wish Come True (Theatre at the O2, starring Paul O'Grady) and Jack and the BeanstalkPeter PanCinderella and Snow White and the Seven Dwarves for UK Productions at the Assembly Hall, Tunbridge Wells.

    As keyboard player: Les Miserables (Queen's Theatre, London) Cinderella(Hackney Empire) and the UK tours of Blood BrothersHalf a SixpenceWaterlooMad About the Musicals and Gotta Sing Gotta Dance, as well as Catsand The Wizard of Oz for the Larnaca International Festival in Cyprus. 

    Tom has worked extensively as a pianist and musical director on the London cabaret circuit and has tickled the ivories at many prestigious venues such as Cafe de Paris, Crazy Coqs, the Grill Room at the Cafe Royal, The Pheasantry and the Savoy Hotel. He is also musical director for Champagne Charlie and the Bubbly Boys, a 1920/30s style dance band.

    He is currently resident Musical Director at Brick Lane Music Hall in London.

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    1 hr and 11 mins

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