Nick and Nigel have fascinating chat with Pete Woodroffe (engineer/producer/writer) about the new age of royalty collection and streaming. Then they discuss the need/or not for a crucial ear-catching introduction for a song... and how that has changed over the years.Finally guess the intro....sorry for slight live piano distortion...Nigel gets very excited.Music used in order:Already Gone by Cutting Crew (from Add to Favourites album)(I Just) Died in Your arms by Cutting Crew (from Broadcast album)Come get Some by RoosterGlisten excerpt by Nigel Crouch One for my Baby (and one for the road) by Frank Sinatra

Part 2.  Very honest chat about compositions that N&N have written. The cross-over between writing Classical works and rock songs with all the usual banter and profanities!! Three "never heard  before" compositions here.  Absolutely their favourite podcast so far!!Music in this episode in order:  While Starlight Sleeps by Nigel CrouchLauren's Theme by Cutting Crew from Grinning Souls album https://www.amazon.co.uk/Grinning-Souls/dp/B01MU1INPBMio Fiore by Eede/Crouch/Sedona sung by Stephen Anthony BrownPenlee - For Those We Have Lost by Nigel CrouchBerlin in Winter by Cutting Crew from Add to Favourites albumhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Add-Favourites-Cutting-Crew/dp/B012B84QMQAnother one of my Big Ideas by Cutting Crew from the album Compus Mentus(written by Eede/MacMichael)https://www.amazon.co.uk/Compus-Mentus-Cutting-Crew/dp/B00004SL66/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=compus+mentus&qid=1633370173&s=music&sr=1-1

Nick and Nigel discuss the process of writing and the many routes it can take and sometimes with unexpected destinations.  Then a rare interview with former student of Nigel, Ruth Barrett, soundtrack writer for  Law and Order Organised Crime, Bodyguard, The Durrells and Victoria. Fascinating incites. Next week Part 2 gives never heard before music written by N&N and what it means to them and where the initial inspiration was born.  Intro music:  Another one of my Big Ideas by Cutting Crew from the album Compus Mentus(written by Eede/MacMichael)https://www.amazon.co.uk/Compus-Mentus-Cutting-Crew/dp/B00004SL66/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=compus+mentus&qid=1633370173&s=music&sr=1-1

Nick van Eede (Cutting Crew) and composer Nigel Crouch discuss how they met, Grammy nominations, Stravinsky's dissonance and recently un-earthed rare Cutting Crew demos. Music excerpts in order are Any Colour (Orchestral Version) from Ransomed, Healed, Restored, Forgiven by Cutting Crew; "Three Dances" written by Nigel Crouch; Four Notes written by Paul Harvey; Laid in Clover cassette demo written by Eede/MacMichael: Any Colour cassette demo written by Eede/MacMichael.