Hold Onto The Colours Podcast

Paul Melia

Welcome to the Hold Onto The Colours podcast where I hope you enjoy some interesting talks from some interesting people. So tune in.

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20 episodes
Updated Mar 21, 2025

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Mar 21, 2025 · 1 hr 22 min
#98 Joe Boyd
Today's guest is Joe Boyd who is an author and music producer( Pink Floyd, Nick Drake). Joe has recently released And the Roots of Rhythm Remains book, which is a great read.Check out www.joeboyd.co.uk for more information
Mar 20, 2025 · 1 hr 13 min
#97 Brad McGowan (Louder Than Liftoff)
Today's guest is a musician and an inventor/CEO of Louder Than Liftoff. We discuss many things including Louder Than Liftoff's new 500 series Tape hardware, One Track. For more about Louder Than Liftoff visit https://louderthanliftoff.com/
Jan 22, 2025 · 1 hr 9 min
#96 Billy Hume
Today's guest is Grammy Award Winning Producer, Mixer, Musician and Composer Billy Hume. Billy also has a Youtube Channel called Freaking Out With Billy Hume. Check the links below https://www.billyhume.net @freakingoutwithbillyhume
Jan 4, 2025 · 1 hr 22 min
#95 Kevin Godley
Today's guest is one of the founding members of 10cc, Kevin Godley. After 10cc Kevin along with another 10cc member Lol Creme went on to form the duo Godley & Creme. The pair created music together and also directed videos for such artists as Kate Bush, George Harrison, Frankie Goes To Hollywood and many more. For more info on Kevin visit the links below. https://www.kevin-godley.com/ https://www.instagram.com/kevingodley
Jan 4, 2025 · 1 hr 1 min
#94 Cade Roberts
Today's guest is Cade Roberts. Cade is songwriter, musician, producer and engineer. He also has a Youtube channel where he does amazing re-creations of well known tracks. Check out his music at the links below. https://www.youtube.com/caderoberts https://www.instagram.com/caderobertsmusic/ https://www.caderobertsproducer.com/
Jan 4, 2025 · 1 hr 13 min
#93 Mark Rogers
Today's guest is artist Mark Rogers. Mark paints these wonderful paintings residing in the place he created called ''The Southwestern Bellows.'' We had a great chat about many things from art to music to John Carpenter. Check out Mark's art at https://www.markrogersart.com/ and follow him on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/markrogersart/
Jul 31, 2024 · 52 min
#92 Terry Brown
Today's guest is Producer, Engineer and mixer, Terry Brown. Terry is best known for his production on countless Rush albums. He also has worked with many artists from Jimi Hendrix to Cutting Crew
Jul 19, 2024 · 1 hr 1 min
#91 Jason Kruppa
Today's guest is Jason Kruppa who makes an amazing podcast called Producing The Beatles. I highly recommend checking it out if they haven't already. Jason has also contributed to a number of notable books about The Beatles, including Tune In by Mark Lewisohn; Way Beyond Compare and That Magic Feeling by John Winn; Maximum Volume: The Life of Beatles Producer George Martin, by Kenneth Womack; and Lennon: The Man, The Myth, The Music, by Tim Riley, on which he also served as photo editor Click the link below to listen to the podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/1piLzrXXHqBaOp683d79jY?si=a5c04d0193384205
Jul 19, 2024 · 1 hr 24 min
#90 Ben Wardle
Today's podcast is with author Ben Wardle. Ben has come back on the podcast to discuss the second edition his wonderful book Mark Hollis: A Perfect Silence. Visit https://eu.rocket88books.com/
Apr 17, 2024 · 53 min
#89 Ariel Lanyi
Today's guest is Ariel Lanyi. Ariel is a fantastic pianist. Ariel received the the Prix Serdang, a Swiss prize awarded by the distinguished Austrian pianist Rudolf Buchbinder. He has played with many orchestras, performing Brahms Concerto No. 2 with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Andrew Manze. He was a prize winner in the inaugural Young Classical Artists Trust (London) and Concert Artists Guild (New York) International Auditions, also in 2021. He has also released recordings of music by Schubert which I recommend piano check out. For more info on Ariel check out https://ariellanyi.com/
Apr 7, 2024 · 1 hr 14 min
#88 Jérôme Leroy
Today I talk with talented composer, musician, arranger and conductor, Jérôme Leroy. We talked about many things from Jérôme's music career to him getting the call to Conduct the strings on the last Beatles song ''Now and Then.'' Do check out Jérôme's work on Spotify. For more information on Jérôme visit https://www.jeromeleroy.com/
Mar 22, 2024 · 1 hr 8 min
#87 Ali M. Ansari
Today's guest is a returning one, Professor Ali M Ansari. Ali has a new book out titled Iran (Polity Histories). It is a great book and I really enjoyed it. A link to the book can be found in this description. Always great chatting with Ali https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1509541519/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Feb 22, 2024 · 57 min
#86 Sorcha Ní Lochlainn
Today's guest is Sorcha Ní Lochlainn who is involved with the feminist organisation which is a non-profit, volunteer-led organisation formed to promote the rights and interests of women and children in Ireland. We discussed upcoming Irish Referendum slated for the 8th of March. #ireland #irish #referendum
Feb 21, 2024 · 1 hr 20 min
#85 Phill Brown
Today's guest is a returning one, the great Phill Brown. Phill just re-issued his fantastic book ''Are We Still Rolling?'' We had a great chat as usual. Go get the book #talktalk #bobmarley #jimihendrix
Dec 4, 2023 · 1 hr 31 min
#84 Elliot Roberts
Today's guest is Elliot Roberts. Elliot is a YouTuber with a huge following of over 100,000 subscribers. He makes really great videos on music, movies and most importantly, The Beatles. We had a great chat. Thank you to @ElliotRobertsVideos If you have not already, do check out Elliot at the following links below. Patreon patreon.com/elliotroberts Instagram instagram.com/elliotroberts Twitter twitter.com/ElliotRoberts5 Other Youtube Channel / @elliotrobertsactor Letterboxd letterboxd.com/elliotroberts
Nov 28, 2023 · 54 min
#83 Kenneth Womack
Today's guest is writer, literary critic, public speaker, and music historian, particularly focusing on the cultural influence of the Beatles. He is the author of the bestselling Solid State: The Story of Abbey Road and the End of the Beatles and John Lennon, 1980: The Last Days in the Life. We chatted about his latest book, Living With The Beatles: On The Road With The Fab Four, The Mal Evans Story.
Nov 4, 2023 · 1 hr 40 min
#82 Phill Brown
Welcoming back the great Phill Brown to the podcast. Phill has worked with everyone from Jimi Hendrix to Bob Marley to Talk Talk. We had a lovely discussion on music and life.
Oct 30, 2023 · 1 hr 12 min
#81 Ali M. Ansari
Today's guest is a returning one, Ali M. Ansari. Ali is the Professor in Modern History with reference to the Middle East at the University of St Andrews in Scotland, where he is also the founding director of the Institute for Iranian Studies.
Oct 5, 2023 · 56 min
#80 John Patitucci
Today's guest is bassist and composer John Patitucci. John has worked with many artists including Chick Corea, Wayne Shorter, Freddie Hubbard, Dizzy Gillespie and many more. He just released ''Scenes from an Imaginary Film.'' Check out the links below to listen to John's music. https://www.johnpatitucci.com/ https://www.instagram.com/johnjpatitucci/?hl=en
Sep 5, 2023 · 1 hr 57 min
#79 Dae Lims
Dae Lims is a musician/composer/producer. Dae has gain much recognition and praise with AI work with regard to The Beach Boys and The Beatles. He recently released his version of The Beach Boys Smile named DAE LIMS Presents SMiLE AI.