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#18: What is the Role of Inspiration in the Creative Process? | Ueno Nights

September 28, 2021 • Ueno Nights • Season 1 • Episode 18

In episode 18, Marc is joined by synth musician Nick Westcott aka Ueno Nights. Marc and Nick discuss the Nicks gigging history, writing music in a band vs a solo artist, musical and cultural influences (e.g. Nirvana, Stone Rose, Massive Attack, and more), band names, chilling out to music at night, albums ' 9 PM in Tokyo' and 'Nocturnal Animals' and much more...

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