Ep. 6 Reading music scene | Mike Bostock
Guest Name: Mike Bostock
Episode Description: In this week’s episode we talk to Mike Bostock, lead vocals and rhythm guitar in Dream Sellers, and founder of Raze the Roof, a charity that raises money for Royal Berkshire Hospital through it’s charity arm. Mike shares his tips for musicians and music lovers, shines a light on Reading’s music scene, as well as his cancer story.
Guest Bio: Mike is lead vocals and rhythm guitar in the band Dream Sellers. He also founded Raze the Roof to raise money for Royal Berkshire Charity (the charity arm of Royal Berkshire Hospital), after they helped him overcome cancer last year (2023).
Thank you to The Purple Turtle for letting us film our podcast in their wonderful venue!
Dream Sellers website: https://dreamsellersmusic.com/
Dream Sellers Social Profiles:
Raze the Roof website: https://razetheroof.com/
Raze the Roof Social Profiles:
UPCOMING EVENT | Raze the Roof Concert | Purple Turtle | 25th October 2024
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Episode time codes
00:25 welcome
00:53 Introduction to Mike
02:38 How music has played an important part of Mike’s life
05:49 About Dream Sellers and you’re never too old
08:07 Two things that contribute towards one’s success
10:16 Tips for musicians; how to promote yourselves
13:02 How you can learn more about the Reading music scene (and anything local)
16:32 About Raze the Roof. What has and hasn’t worked in raising money for the charity.
21:45 How can people help with Raze the Roof
23:37 Other lessons from Mike’s experience
24:18 Mike’s final takeaway
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Key takeaways
1. Don’t be afraid to approach people who have experience of doign something; they’re usually keen to help and share their advice.
2. Success is down to a combination of talent, hard work (and some luck!)
3. For Reading music you can experience great gigs at the Purple Turtle, The Butler, and The Fisherman’s Cottage.
Episode references
Read about Mike’s cancer journey: https://razetheroof.com/blog/
Listen to Mike’s One in Two song that he’s written to raise money for Cancer
Read about Mike’s cancer journey: https://razetheroof.com/blog/
Listen to Mike’s One in Two song that he’s written to raise money for Cancer
The Butler Events: https://whatsonreading.com/venues/butler/whats-on-events
Image credit: don cload, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=14226162
The Fisherman’s Cottage Events: https://thefishermanscottagepubreading.co.uk/events
Image credit: Christine Johnstone, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=122112825
The Purple Turtle Events: https://www.purpleturtlebar.com/events
Image credit: Tim Landy CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Purple_Turtle.jpg
