Academy award winning lyricist, Don Black CBE, known for his work on various James Bond films such as classics like Diamonds Are Forever, Thunderball, Tomorrow Never Dies, The Man With The Golden Gun and The World Is Not Enough reveals the stories behind the films and their legendary music. He also delves deep into his collaborations with icons such as Michael Jackson, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Quincy Jones, as well as his frequent partnership with composer John Barry.

Don also gives his advice to upcoming artists and songwriters, his take on the current music and theatre industry and why he is so dedicated to his work but detaches when he is away.

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From being hungry for fame in the music industry and working at a second-hand store to achieving 5 billion stream, 7 global platinum singles, and 12 top-ten airplay hits in just ten years, Sigala shares his origin story of his first number one 'Easy Love' which famously samples the Jackson 5's 'ABC', to the pivotal moment in his bedroom which led to him create one of his biggest hits.

Sigala talks about his collaborations with James Arthur, Ella Eyre, Ellie Goulding, Alok, John Newman, and Nile Rodgers, as well as hearing his song on the radio while in the studio with Craig David and playing Wembley Stadium. He also opens up about his initial struggles of making music he likes, how he channels positive, feel-good energy, the philsophy he uses to craft his signature sound and how he has sometimes made a song with over 100 versions.

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Hailing from North London, Freya Ridings is a singer-songwriter with hits like 'Lost Without You' & 'Castles'. From her dad being the voiceover for Daddy Pig in Peppa Pig to her musical journey and growing up around instruments, Freya shares her side of writing music and the industry.

Freya reveals how she knew when she wrote her breakthrough song 'Lost Without You' it would change her life and how 'Castles' happened due to an unexpected trip to LA. Freya also discusses her own musical journey, how it began at nine years old and the challenges she faced along the way.

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