#018 Kelly Lee Owens on haunted hotels, tiny venues, and the value of music

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Kelly Lee Owens is one of the most notable UK electronic musicians to emerge over the last decade. An album artist, she released her first LP back in 2017 and the most recent, Dreamstate was released on dh2 in 2024.

We discuss her past as a Taekwondo black belt, experiences with the supernatural, making music without knowledge of theory, the mechanics of releasing music today, as well as the challenges facing musicians and the scene more widely.

This is a good one!

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Chapters: 00:00 Intro 03:18 Episode starts 03:43 Wrestling stan 06:13 The 5 tenets needed for Taekwondo and Music 07:30 Haunted hotels 10:35 Welsh folklore and wizardry 17:40 Music theory and the decline of music education 27:45 Waiting for the magic to happen 28:54 The importance of collaboration 32:42 "The weight of an album will never change'' 39:10 The creative process shouldn't be easy 43:30 Making the first album 49:55 The album campaign lifecycle 54:58 The rise in marketing and branding 58:40 Flogging artists and mental health 01:04:16 Working as a nurse 01:05:22 Ozzy Osbourne 01:07:24 The importance of a manager 01:09:45 Getting into Dance music 01:12:58 Decline of small venues and culture 01:18:23 The rise in touring costs 01:20:24 The Festivalisation of Dance Music Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.