Pop Shield

As you know, I am not a massive fan of awards ceremonies. I attended one his evening, for Rupert’s sake, as a programme we and G worked on was up for a technical excellence award. It was only when the category was called that I became suddenly clammy at the prospect of potentially being pushed on mic by my colleagues without having given a moment’s thought to what to say.

I breathed a sigh of relief when Mike, Rupert and Roger Andrews won the category for a different production and shuffled up on the stage in their anoraks. Looking rather like a bunch of technicians that had just won an award.

Later in the show, it transpired that a session that I had mixed for Bucket FM had won the Most Distinctive Moment Of The Year award. I can still recall the planning of this show with some affection. I am sure that had the contents been submitted to the judges that they would have awarded us for the Best Email Chain In The Technical Planning Of A Radio Session award.

See what you think.

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From: Roger Andrews

Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 05:10 PM

To: Nick; Pop

Cc: Sam

Subject: Ricardo The Bard

HI Nick and Pop

so Ricardo The Bard is a spoken word MC

and his set up fits the lounge to a T.

He’ll have a bass player, piano and ‘tings

and four vocalists with him, each of which sings.

The start time will be 10 am o’clock

and they will rehearse till the bands starts to rock

on air will be at about midday,

and hopefully for that you will stay.

I am likely to be unavoidably detained,

due to a breakfast show tour that’s been previously arranged.

I’m sure that you will find this is ok

and will mix as usual from 28A

Piano

4 BV’s

lead vocal

bass

Roger

Roger Andrews

Senior Producer for Live Music

YouthTube / Bucket FM

The Corporation

roger.andrews@corp.co.uk

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On 30 Apr 2013, at 17:29, Sam wrote:

Pop and Nick

Make it slick

Go with the flow

Mix real slow

For Roger bro

Who can’t make the party

Cos he got to go do Grotty.

Sam

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From: Pop Shield

Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 5:30 AM

To: Sam

Cc: Roger Andrews; Nick

Subject: Re: Ricardo The Bard

Roger – OMG! You got dat rhyme down to a Dogg Cuppa T (referencing when Nick politely offered rapper Mr Dogg a corporation cup of tea)

And Sammy too, you riddim sublime! You two are like Roger and Hammerstein.

So go dotty wit Grotty like a superfly guy. On me and slick Nick you can rely!

Pop

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