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Towards the end of 2019, I had the pleasure of hosting ‘Phonic Feature: Corey James’, a masterclass hosted by Liverpool Audio Network dedicated to the craft of Corey James. This podcast is a recording from the introduction to that sessions where Corey and I had a chat about life, his journey and some of his challenges along the way. Show Notes: www.yourmusicindustry.com/post/corey-james Highlights From This Episode: [00:00] Has it always been ‘Corey James’? We gain some perspective on the journey of Corey James as an artist and DJ in dance music. [02:35] Corey passes on how he approaches music production and how you can always tell that it’s a Corey James record. [03:40] Corey shares his experience and experience of going full-time in music. Is it all what it seems? [09:50] Feedback from friends, family and mentors, what’s Corey’s approach? Does he always listen and put it to work? [11:15] Corey talks musicality and how his father in his younger years inspired him and gave him a music perspective and understanding. [12:30] How does Corey James know when a record is ready and finished? In this section he enlightens us to his own little trick. [13:40] When it comes to focusing in the studio and getting tracks finished, how does he maintain his focus and not be overwhelmed? [15:07] Corey James walks us through the motivation behind starting ‘Mind Control’ and why running his own events has always been on his own ming. [16:09] Throughout the years, Corey has a wealth of collaborations under his belt but what is his perspective on Collaborations? Are they a good thing to regularly undertake? Corey opens our eyes. [21:00] Corey ends the conversation with the one piece of advice he’s offer to up and coming music makers and DJs. Keep in touch: Daniel@YourMusicIndustry www.YourMusicIndustry.com Your Music Industry podcast is brought to you by Daniel Fish from Liverpool, UK. Copyright © 2020 Daniel Fish, Liverpool, UK. All rights reserved. Credits: Host: Daniel Fish Producer: Daniel Fish Editor: Keiran Murphy Music: Elektra by Tide Electronic (via SoundStripe)