Martin and Billy discuss live performance, mistakes, stagecraft, setlists, gear problems, rehearsal, audience connection and beabadoobee’s Pylon.

This episode looks at what happens when songs leave the rehearsal room and have to work in front of an audience.

A live set is not just a list of songs. It is the order, the gaps, the mistakes, the recovery, the tuning, the talking, the gear choices, the transitions and the way the band keeps going when something does not quite work.

Martin and Billy talk about road-testing new songs, choosing what to cut, using setlist notes, building confidence through smaller gigs, planning for technical problems and learning how to play through mistakes rather than stopping every time something goes wrong.

The album discussion is beabadoobee’s Pylon, with a focus on concise songwriting, vocal range, production choices, dynamic shifts, guest textures and the way short songs can still feel complete when the arrangement knows where it is going.

Topics include:

Live mistakes and recovery

Road-testing new songs

Setlist flow and stagecraft

Talking to the audience

Visual clicks, tempo and feel

Pedalboards, amp problems and backup plans

Playing through mistakes

beabadoobee

Pylon

Concise song arrangements

Vocal melody and dynamics

Production details and guest textures

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The Apollo Audio Podcast is hosted by record producer Martin Lumsden and musician and studio owner Billy Hills and is recorded at Apollo Audio Hertford.

Each episode offers insight into songs, records, and the creative process, drawn from real-world experience in studios and making music.

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