Posts by Adrian Sykes

‘It’s about bringing in fresh energy. And that fresh energy will carry the work through.’

MBW’s regular check-in with the Did Ya Know? podcast sees Adrian Sykes talking to Ammo Talwar, a key figure in the Birmingham music scene and the Chair of UK Music’s diversity taskforce…

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‘I remember thinking, no way, I’m not doing that, it’s too much pressure.’

MBW’s partnership with the Did Ya Know? podcast continues, with Adrian Sykes talking to Kay Wrate, MD of Warp Publishing

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‘If everybody’s running one way, you can’t be running the same way. You don’t need to be the 20th version of something.’

MBW’s partnership with the brilliant Did Ya Know? podcast continues with Adrian Sykes in conversation with RCA UK Co-President Stacey Tang…

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‘Once they opened the door a little bit, I would just kick it in and go for it.’

The latest product of MBW's partnership with the brilliant Did Ya Know? podcast sees Adrian Sykes talk to the ground-breaking Lorna Clarke, Director of Music at the BBC...

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‘Don’t be afraid to make mistakes, it’s all part of the journey.’

The latest interview in partnership with the Did Ya Know? podcast shines the spotlight on Lunick Bourgess

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‘If I’m not impacting other people’s lives, in whatever way, then I’m not doing it right.’

MBW's partnership with the ground-breaking Did Ya Know? podcast returns with Adrian Sykes talking to artist turned songwriter turned exec/campaigner Michelle Escoffery

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‘I was speaking up in high-pressure environments, in meetings, trying to make an impact.’

Our latest feature in partnership with the brilliant Did Ya Know? podcast sees Adrian Sykes talk to Travis Beckford, co-founder of THE FUTURE IS

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‘I give artists my history, I give them what I’m made of.’

MBW’s partnership with the Did Ya Know? podcast continues with Adrian Sykes interviewing Marc Williams, a musical pioneer in his own right, who went on to discover Labrinth and found OddChild Music…

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‘Some of the most successful and prominent talent that I’ve worked with are also some of the most shrewd and commercial minds that I’ve worked with.’

Adrian Sykes talks to one of the UK music industry’s most prominent and respected lawyers, Nick Eziefula...

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‘Until there is a Black British superstar that everyone in the building gets behind, in the same way that they’ve done with Ed Sheeran, Adele and Dua Lipa, then there is no change.’

Adrian Sykes talks to David Miller about his career, how and why he now lives and works in the States, and the problems with the UK industry…

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‘I think it’s great that so many changes are happening – but it needs to be just how things are, not a response.’

Adrian Sykes talks to Amber Davis, Head of A&R at Warner Chappell Music UK, about her career to date, her inspirations and her future ambitions…

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‘With music, you can’t be afraid to take risks.’

They’re two of the most successful British music execs in history – and they don’t do interviews...