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Steven Devine is a conductor, harpsichordist and pianist who works with some of the finest musicians across the world. He has many recordings to his name: solo, as a member of an ensemble and as a director. Steven loves to explore new sound worlds, from early keyboards to 21st century Bach on synthesizers. He has a gift for engaging with audiences and delighting one and all with his comedic charm & musical sparkle. In Alexandria’s alternate life as a musician, she’s played with Steven many times over the years throughout the UK and further afield.
Listen to the full episode to hear stories of Steven’s most embarrassing moments on stage. And, yes, laughter guaranteed.
This book by John Steinbeck has special sentimental value for Steven. It was his grandma’s favourite book, the beautifully named Grace Devine.“It’s an astonishing book. For me it was life-changing and still is – I still go back to it. It’s a go-to book for me”.
We swap old instruments for an array of Moogs, Nords, Rolands, vocoders, guitar pedals and an Akai wind-synth, to create scintillating soundscapes and atmospheres undreamt of 300 years ago.
Steven and his wife, soprano Kate Semmens, found a new creative outlet during lockdown. Here are a couple of their charming Covid satires…
Watch Steven’s demonstration for a personal guided mini-tour…
Many performers and people who have had their livelihood transformed by the pandemic have needed to innovate. Whether you want to develop video/audio editing skills, like Steven, to create content for fun or you are looking to develop an entirely new career path, there are so many possibilities!
Skillshare and Masterclass are great places to start.
Alexandria has personally found Ripple Training an excellent resource when it comes to developing your video editing skills.
Whatever content you create, storytelling is bound to be at the heart of it. Always take your audience with you on a journey. Engage with your audience and, like Steven, you can diffuse even the most awkward moments with a twinkle and a few well-chosen words.
Branding doesn’t necessarily have to be sitting down and saying, okay, what are we going to look like? But it can be... what do we do and how do we want to do it?
Listen to the full episode to hear more about storytelling and performance.
Lavazza Rossa is my favourite brand – good balance between sweet and bitter. I know it’s sometimes frowned on by the purists but I haven’t got into the “roast your own” and our kitchen hasn’t got room for a grinder!
Water should not be scalding or too hot. It needs to not burn the coffee as it is forced through the espresso. Also, the coffee itself should slightly cool the water so that your coffee is already drinkable when it hits the cup. Even though my machine is basically automatic, there are settings for water temperature and hardness which I found made a difference.
Old coffee remnants in the filter, etc., do make a difference.
Simple, straightforward cool. Steven describes the Art of Moog aesthetic…
It’s really simple. It involves very sort of cool black t-shirts and jeans & a very simple clean, colour wash for the whole thing. We’ve actually invested in a bit of lighting for ourselves as well, cause we kind of know now what we want it to look like. So, it’s a clean thing, but it’s a kind of good looking thing. I think we spent a lot of time even worrying about how the cables are going to be.
Welcome to the ALSO in PINK podcast with host Alexandria Lawrence, a certified KonMari consultant, personal stylist and specialist in biophilic interior design.
ALSO in PINK offers candid conversations with industry leaders and influencers, clients and friends, about what it means to live well.
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