Gareth Davies
@thesoundboutique.com
Composer of music, producer of podcasts. https://bio.link/garethsounds
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Gareth Davies
@thesoundboutique.com
· Jan 31
I'm setting out my stall for 2025. I'm actively looking for freelance opportunities around:
🎶 writing music to picture;
🎧 providing production services for audio podcasters;
🎸 music collaborations.
If you'd like to have a virtual cuppa and a chat it would be wonderful to say hello.
🎶 writing music to picture;
🎧 providing production services for audio podcasters;
🎸 music collaborations.
If you'd like to have a virtual cuppa and a chat it would be wonderful to say hello.
The vinyl store is set up 🤘 More this week about the release of Little Stones. Have a lovely Sunday 🎄
December 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The vinyl store is set up 🤘 More this week about the release of Little Stones. Have a lovely Sunday 🎄
Totally missed yesterday’s Bandcamp Friday 🤦♂️ Here’s my collection garethsounds.bandcamp.com
Gareth Davies
Composer of music; producer of podcasts.
garethsounds.bandcamp.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Totally missed yesterday’s Bandcamp Friday 🤦♂️ Here’s my collection garethsounds.bandcamp.com
I'm currently redesigning the website for 2026, and it means considering work to include. I created this audio series a few years ago as a response to people on what was then Twitter moaning about poetry. 1/3
December 5, 2025 at 10:12 AM
I'm currently redesigning the website for 2026, and it means considering work to include. I created this audio series a few years ago as a response to people on what was then Twitter moaning about poetry. 1/3
This does not count as Whamageddon.
December 5, 2025 at 8:53 AM
This does not count as Whamageddon.
Marshalling at a local Christmas street market this evening. Off to Whamhalla I go 😱
December 4, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Marshalling at a local Christmas street market this evening. Off to Whamhalla I go 😱
Reposted by Gareth Davies
Life is too short for compressors that don’t have auto-gain.
December 1, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Life is too short for compressors that don’t have auto-gain.
Reposted by Gareth Davies
Quick reminder of the rules for anyone playing Anschützageddon: the objective is to go the whole of Christmas without hearing Ernst Anschütz's 'O Tannenbaum'. Remember, remixes and covers DON'T count. Good luck!
December 1, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Quick reminder of the rules for anyone playing Anschützageddon: the objective is to go the whole of Christmas without hearing Ernst Anschütz's 'O Tannenbaum'. Remember, remixes and covers DON'T count. Good luck!
Well that sounds about right 😀
My most-used words in 2025 were:
1. "podcast" (65×)
2. "sound" (37×)
3. "music" (37×)
4. "album" (17×)
5. "session" (15×)
See which words you used the most here: anisota.net/harvest
My most-used words in 2025 were:
1. "podcast" (65×)
2. "sound" (37×)
3. "music" (37×)
4. "album" (17×)
5. "session" (15×)
See which words you used the most here: anisota.net/harvest
Anisota's Annual Bluesky Harvest 2025
A recap of your year on Bluesky. Discover patterns, connections, and insights from your journey in the ATmosphere.
anisota.net
December 3, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Well that sounds about right 😀
My most-used words in 2025 were:
1. "podcast" (65×)
2. "sound" (37×)
3. "music" (37×)
4. "album" (17×)
5. "session" (15×)
See which words you used the most here: anisota.net/harvest
My most-used words in 2025 were:
1. "podcast" (65×)
2. "sound" (37×)
3. "music" (37×)
4. "album" (17×)
5. "session" (15×)
See which words you used the most here: anisota.net/harvest
Game on!
Attempting the festive double this year: Whamageddon and Womblegeddon.
The rules are simple. From 1st December: (1/2)
The rules are simple. From 1st December: (1/2)
December 1, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Game on!
Reposted by Gareth Davies
Whamageddon: Britain’s most ridiculous annual descent into festive paranoia
Why do the British love playing Whamageddon, and what started it in the first place?
@gemmagould.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
Why do the British love playing Whamageddon, and what started it in the first place?
@gemmagould.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
Whamageddon: Britain’s most ridiculous annual descent into festive paranoia
Why do the British love playing Whamageddon, and what started it in the first place?
centralbylines.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Whamageddon: Britain’s most ridiculous annual descent into festive paranoia
Why do the British love playing Whamageddon, and what started it in the first place?
@gemmagould.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
Why do the British love playing Whamageddon, and what started it in the first place?
@gemmagould.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
Attempting the festive double this year: Whamageddon and Womblegeddon.
The rules are simple. From 1st December: (1/2)
The rules are simple. From 1st December: (1/2)
November 29, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Attempting the festive double this year: Whamageddon and Womblegeddon.
The rules are simple. From 1st December: (1/2)
The rules are simple. From 1st December: (1/2)
Little bit excited as my new album will be available on vinyl. More soon on release dates, pre-orders and all that jazz. Have a very happy Friday one and all 🎶
November 28, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Little bit excited as my new album will be available on vinyl. More soon on release dates, pre-orders and all that jazz. Have a very happy Friday one and all 🎶
Reposted by Gareth Davies
Was very nice to listen to this documentary… very relatable, particularly, the realisation that you’re nodding and smiling during conversation, when you shouldn’t be nodding and smiling… and putting off getting hearing aids for so long…
A surprisingly lovely documentary in which Liverpool poet Paul Farley comes to terms with his hearing loss and the prospect of hearing aids. Also great to hear such Scouse phrases as “made up” and “give it a swerve” in a BBC doc. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Illuminated - Hearing Aids - BBC Sounds
Poet Paul Farley faces up to the fact that it’s time to address his hearing loss.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Was very nice to listen to this documentary… very relatable, particularly, the realisation that you’re nodding and smiling during conversation, when you shouldn’t be nodding and smiling… and putting off getting hearing aids for so long…
Here’s one for @adrianedmondson.bsky.social 🐸
November 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Here’s one for @adrianedmondson.bsky.social 🐸
Can confirm, it is not.
Suno’s CEO thinks typing a text prompt is ‘really active’ music creation
Suno’s CEO thinks typing a text prompt is ‘really active’ music creation
Suno CEO Mikey Shulman thinks typing a text prompt into an AI is “really active” music creation, and frankly, that’s insulting.
buff.ly
November 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Can confirm, it is not.
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damn. rip, mani
The Stone Roses - She Bangs the Drums (Official Video)
YouTube video by StoneRosesVEVO
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
damn. rip, mani
Star Wars Rebels Writer Promised to Stay True to Canon: “My Job is to Protect the Star Wars Brand.” - Comicbook.com
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Comicbook.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Star Wars Rebels Writer Promised to Stay True to Canon: “My Job is to Protect the Star Wars Brand.” - Comicbook.com
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German court rules that OpenAI violated copyright laws by training ChatGPT on music 🎵
• May set precedent for Europe AI copyright uses
• OpenAI disagrees & can appeal
"The internet is not a self-service store, and human creative achievements are not free templates"
— German Music Rights Society
• May set precedent for Europe AI copyright uses
• OpenAI disagrees & can appeal
"The internet is not a self-service store, and human creative achievements are not free templates"
— German Music Rights Society
November 12, 2025 at 12:26 AM
German court rules that OpenAI violated copyright laws by training ChatGPT on music 🎵
• May set precedent for Europe AI copyright uses
• OpenAI disagrees & can appeal
"The internet is not a self-service store, and human creative achievements are not free templates"
— German Music Rights Society
• May set precedent for Europe AI copyright uses
• OpenAI disagrees & can appeal
"The internet is not a self-service store, and human creative achievements are not free templates"
— German Music Rights Society
Morning all! The latest Sound Session is out…such an interesting episode. Listen here:
www.thesoundboutique.com/thesoundsess...
Thanks to composer Jo Gendle for her wonderful stories and deep dive on what grief sounds like when it makes its way into music 💛
www.thesoundboutique.com/thesoundsess...
Thanks to composer Jo Gendle for her wonderful stories and deep dive on what grief sounds like when it makes its way into music 💛
The Sound Session
The Sound Session explores how sound shapes our world - and how we shape sound.
From music and podcasting to storytelling, technology, and culture, this podcast delves into the creative and critical ...
www.thesoundboutique.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Morning all! The latest Sound Session is out…such an interesting episode. Listen here:
www.thesoundboutique.com/thesoundsess...
Thanks to composer Jo Gendle for her wonderful stories and deep dive on what grief sounds like when it makes its way into music 💛
www.thesoundboutique.com/thesoundsess...
Thanks to composer Jo Gendle for her wonderful stories and deep dive on what grief sounds like when it makes its way into music 💛
Reposted by Gareth Davies
Over 400 UK Podcasting and Audio Businesses Demand Government Recognition in Creative Industries Strategy https://podnews.net/press-release/audiouk-recognition-oct
Over 400 UK Podcasting and Audio Businesses Demand Government Recognition in Creative Industries Strategy
DCMS Commits to an Industry Wide Study to Gather Comprehensive Data on the UK’s Podcasting and Audio Landscape
podnews.net
October 16, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Over 400 UK Podcasting and Audio Businesses Demand Government Recognition in Creative Industries Strategy https://podnews.net/press-release/audiouk-recognition-oct
The nice thing about curating my own music collection rather than paying money to the music streaming overlords is that I can pay actual money to support fellow independent artists in return for their wonderful work. Looking forward to getting this album on for a road trip on Sunday.
I have a present for you: to celebrate 6 months of my album “House Of Stories” being in the world...
...get the full 11-track download version FREE / pay what you want here on Bandcamp (just enter 0 at checkout): penfriendrocks.bandcamp.com/album/house-...
This gift will self destruct in 24 hours!
...get the full 11-track download version FREE / pay what you want here on Bandcamp (just enter 0 at checkout): penfriendrocks.bandcamp.com/album/house-...
This gift will self destruct in 24 hours!
House Of Stories, by Penfriend
11 track album
penfriendrocks.bandcamp.com
October 3, 2025 at 7:48 AM
The nice thing about curating my own music collection rather than paying money to the music streaming overlords is that I can pay actual money to support fellow independent artists in return for their wonderful work. Looking forward to getting this album on for a road trip on Sunday.
Had a a fun time spent in lovely company pairing Hamhaugh Hops beer and Totally Tangerine Cookery's delicious food. Was delighted to be invited along in my local podcast / newsletter capacity (if you don't know about it 👉 thesheppertonian.uk )
September 26, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Had a a fun time spent in lovely company pairing Hamhaugh Hops beer and Totally Tangerine Cookery's delicious food. Was delighted to be invited along in my local podcast / newsletter capacity (if you don't know about it 👉 thesheppertonian.uk )
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It's a worry, but this might be the way we survive for a while. If you value a creator (or magazine) subscribe to them. You're helping to make them uncancellable and to keep their voice in the world. Anything dependent on advertising is vulnerable. (No Patreon here, go subscribe to someone you like)
This is a good time to remind you that if you love the shows and podcasts you watch and listen to, if you have the capacity to do so, support them on Patreon.
A recurring $5 a month Patreon or Ko-Fi pledge is the equivalent of you watching over 350 ads on behalf of your favorite creator.
A recurring $5 a month Patreon or Ko-Fi pledge is the equivalent of you watching over 350 ads on behalf of your favorite creator.
I expected YouTube to gaslight all of the creators out there and I'm *still* disappointed.
September 15, 2025 at 11:17 PM
It's a worry, but this might be the way we survive for a while. If you value a creator (or magazine) subscribe to them. You're helping to make them uncancellable and to keep their voice in the world. Anything dependent on advertising is vulnerable. (No Patreon here, go subscribe to someone you like)