Merry Christmas from the Crown Lane Studio Team :) In this episode we are looking back at the incredilbe year we've had both at the studio and at Metronome. We will also be looking forward to 2026 and which exciting developments you should expect to see with us. A huge thank you to Chris Cruz, John Merriiman and Charlotte Brown for guesting on this episode. Also a massive thank you to the new Crown Lane Interns, Jazz and Khaim for helping to produce this episode. Merry Chistmas all, see you in the happy new year!

In this episode we are so lucky to be chatting with the the Musical Director GURU...Chris Hatt.

Chris Hatt is a conductor and composer of long and distinguished pedigree. He has been Musical Director on more than twenty shows, most recently conducting Guys and Dolls in London’s West End and, for a number of years, Billy Elliot – The Musical (not only in the West End but also for cinema and on DVD). He has composed music for BBC Television, and his musical Destiny is regularly performed throughout the UK, as well as two shows written for children. Chris and The London Quartet first worked together in 2008 in the Tim Rice / ABBA musical Chess in Concert at the Royal Albert Hall (also released on DVD) starring Josh Groban and Idina Menzel, on which Chris was Musical Associate.

Thanks to Chris for joining us at Crown Lane Studio :)

In this episode John, Lawrence and Chris talk about the release of Crown Lane Live Season 2.

Filmed across a music festival week in April 2025 across the Studio and Metronome we dive into the process, the artists, the tech and the joy!

You can find our latest videos here;

Crown Lane Youtube

CL Live Season 2 Playlist

In this episode we are so lucky to be chatting with the one and only...David Laudat. David is a singer and vocal coach with an incredible career behind and in front of him.

As a vocal coach he’s worked with artists such as The Spice Girls, East

17, Westlife, All Saints, Liberty X, Ash, Rick Astley, Heather Small, Blazing Squad, Lisa Maffia and 100 Reasons, to name but a few. He’s also appeared as the judges’ expert on the first two seasons of The X Factor, and as a judge or coach on a number of other TV shows and networks, including Blue Peter, E4 School of Music, VH1’s Wannabe, No Talent Required, Bring It On and GMTV.

David talks us through his past as a singer and gives invaluable advice on how warm up your voice and maintain a successful vocal performance.

You can find David here;

Insta

Book a vocal session with David here!

Thanks to David for joining us at Crown Lane Studio :)

In this episode we'll be talking to Sheya Lily about how to stand out as a new an emerging artist in 2025! Is it just a keen social media presence that's needed or are more traditional methods still valid to stand out?

Sheya can be found here;

https://www.instagram.com/sheyalilymusic/

https://www.facebook.com/SheyaLilyMusic/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWvxIWkd0fEXZm0APhVBJzg

In this episode we'll be talking about all things Music Tech in the world of Education. How can teachers be supported and a little bit of information on our brand new online course.

In this episode we'll be talking to an amazing special guest....The MASTER of MASTERING...Bill Sherrington. Bill is our in house Mastering engineer and is here to talk you through why you need your music mastered, the history, current state and future of the process.

Crown Lane - On The Record