In this episode of Incommunicado, the team are joined by London-based freelance musician, Troy Cook.

Troy divides his time between recording and performing with a number of bands (notably Eastern Fool), instrument tutoring, audio engineering and radio presenting.

Troy’s fascination with the use of jargon goes hand in hand with his fascination with the music industry in general.

Episode highlights

To Troy, “music is a jigsaw puzzle and the jargons used are the pieces connecting together to form the ever-growing picture.”

This week's "What Does It All Mean" is one deep musical terminology, and with names like Ghost notes and "Flams" what's not to like?!

In this episode, we are joined by Ahsen Bokhari, Landscape Architect turned Graphic Designer, specialising in branding.

Ahsen gives his insight into the jargon and terminology used in the graphic design world and uncovers some of the stark differences between working for Government clients and working for private clients.

Episode highlights

Ahsen tells us how much more he enjoys working for clients who validate his efforts! The general public are never keen on what their local council does and so it's no wonder he moved from determining bench positions parks to designing brand identities.

This week's "What Does It All Mean" is one that you will definitely have experienced, every day of your life, unless you are a rock, but you may have known that this was the name for it.

In this episode, we are joined by Nick Romluc and Matt Fisher, Owners and Directors of award-winning pro audio retailer, Giraffe Audio.

The guys give their insight into the jargon and terminology used in the pro audio world and uncover some of the stark differences between working as independent artists recording their own music and the lives of studio engineers and owners.

Episode highlights

Nick emphasises the importance of communication in the context of both music practice and business at Giraffe Audio, in being able to explain ideas and transfer knowledge from one person to another, and to understand how artists like to work and the processes that they have in order to recommend the best equipment for them. Matt discusses a few of the impacts of Covid-19 on his teaching role for universities and privately, highlighting the positive benefits of videoconferencing platforms such as Zoom.

Matt also give us one of the most challenging "What Does it All Mean" phrases to guess so far - expecting us to work out a whole sentence constructed with jargon!