{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Johnny Thirkell: Jamiroquai, Spice Girls, BTS, 38 Number One Records - A Charmed Life! Ep. 149","description":"This episode of The Other Side of the Bell, featuring trumpeter performer and recording artist Johnny Thirkell, is brought to you by Bob Reeves Brass. This episode also appears as a video episode on our YouTube channel, you can find it here: "Johnny Thirkell trumpet interview"   Find the expanded show notes, transcript and more photos here: https:\/\/bobreeves.com\/blog\/johnny-thirkell-trumpet-interview-the-other-side-of-the-bell-149   About Johnny Thirkell: In a long and varied career, Johnny Thirkell has an impressive record of achievements and unparalleled experience as a trumpet player, producer and latterly as a tech entrepreneur.  Upon leaving Leeds College of Music, he studied trumpet in New York with the great Carmine Caruso before embarking on a playing career which would see him perform in many genres of music at the highest level. From the B.B.C. Radio Orchestra through the Buddy Rich & Gil Evans Orchestras, and on in to the Rock & Pop industry, Johnny established himself as a versatile and adaptable musician of the highest calibre.\u200b A measure of his success lies in the fact that his trumpet playing featured on at least 1 album in the UK album chart, continuously, without a break for over 13 years, and at one point he was playing on 11 of the top 50 albums in a single week.  He has performed on over 6000 recordings, more than 100 top ten albums and 38 US & UK No.1 records, including the recent BTS global smash "Dynamite." \u200b A natural progression along the way was into record production, and he has produced (or co-produced) over 250 commercial releases, and co-written many of the songs. Indeed, he has had over 500 songs published, including songs for artists as diverse as The Spice Girls (he co-wrote their early songs), Odyssey & The Three Degrees.  In recent years he has focused on building and selling a number of businesses in the music and technology space. Johnny also enjoys employing his communication skills and experience through writing and speaking, and is the Founder of Elite Music Camps - offering week-long residential music courses taught by some of the finest musicians in the world.   Episode Links: Buy the book, Blown It, Johnny's stories from his amazing life! Website: johnnythirkell.com Elite Music Camps:  elitemusiccamps.com Instagram: (@johnnythirkell) Facebook: (@johnnythirkell)   Bob Reeves Brass Upcoming Events and Appearances: Texas Music Educators Association Conference, Feb. 11-14, San Antonio, Texas https:\/\/trumpetmouthpiece.com\/products\/tmea-valve-alignment-special Dillon Music, Feb. 26-28, Woodbridge, New Jersey sales@dillonmusic.com National Trumpet Festival, March 20-22, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA https:\/\/trumpetmouthpiece.com\/products\/national-trumpet-competition-valve-alignment-special Metropolitan Music, April 10-11, Seattle, WA https:\/\/metropolitan-music.com Arkansas Trumpet Day, April 18th, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR   Podcast Credits: \u201cA Room with a View\u201c - composed and performed by Howie Shear Podcast Host - John Snell Cover Photo Credit - Johnny Thirkell Blog Photo Credits - David Harrison Audio Engineer - Ted Cragg ","author_name":"The Other Side Of The Bell - A Trumpet Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/www.bobreeves.com","html":"