Hideaway Stories

Stories from beautiful people, who I met at the life-changing Jacob Collier Hideaway. It was a place, where everyone embraced exploration, openness, and curiosity. This podcast is a space to share who you are – stories, inspiration, creative aspirations… and struggles.

Hideaway Stories

Latest episodes

018 - Danielle (playing violin, managing hideaway 2025 deep dive)

018 - Danielle (playing violin, managing hideaway 2025 deep dive)

96m 23s

https://www.instagram.com/danielle__williams__/

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Chosen Sound:
The Who - Baba O. Riley (live at the royal albert hall) - Starting at 04:05 min.
https://youtu.be/iVs9r4U1v1E?t=4m5s

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In this conversation, Danielle shares how one song inspired her to start playing the violin for 12 years and singing. Also, she shares her unique experience about organizing and managing Hideaway 2025 from the perspective as the main contact person of the retreat. She shares her inspiring stories and behind-the-scenes moments about how exhausting, fulfilling and beautiful ist was to manage Hideaway on site.

017 - Rod (how good 90s music?, creating music software for better teaching)

017 - Rod (how good 90s music?, creating music software for better teaching)

99m 5s

https://www.musicalysis.com/
https://www.instagram.com/musicalysis.web/
https://www.instagram.com/rodolfo.gug

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Chosen Sound:
Live played beginning of "Don't Stand So Close To Me" by The Police

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In this conversation, Rod a.k.a. Rodolfo GUG shares his journey from childhood musical memories to innovative tools for music education. Discover how he developed a software – Musicalysis – which is transforming the way we can learn and communicate through music. Rod and Philipp discuss a different view on how "good" or "bad" the music of the 90s was and the influence it had for today. They go into how music markets are now (globalized and fragmented).

Later on Rod...

016 - David Deutsch (having found

016 - David Deutsch (having found "it", living of royalties, is there "new" music?)

111m 21s

https://www.instagram.com/_daviddeutschmusic_
https://www.daviddeutschmusic.com/
http://www.youtube.com/@daviddeutschmusic
https://soundcloud.com/daviddeutsch
https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/album/28rpro55OebpejJ3J7HkXP?si=2WxN7kLnQYejwAGCTEyODQ

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Chosen Sound:
Improvised Guitar Play in a unique tuning

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In this interview, David shares his journey of finding "it", something he was feeling in his body but couldn't yet express. He talks about folk music, breaking musical rules, and redefining his sound through unconventional guitar tunings.
Philipp and David explore how he makes a living as an artist through royalties and how he started finding jobs in L.A. through networking ... which is the wrong word for him. He share what he feels "networking" should actually be. They discuss, if radically "new" music...

015 - Orlane (feeling the song, playing bars, is love conditional?)

015 - Orlane (feeling the song, playing bars, is love conditional?)

108m 8s

https://www.instagram.com/orlaneenalro/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB01O5Ja9h_1SzTniKnjgXA

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Chosen Sound:
Andra Day – "Rise Up" (Live at KUTX)
Starting at: https://youtu.be/zlOfgLL_qi8?t=1

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In this conversation, Orlane shares her profound connection to music and how it has shaped her personal growth and confidence as a vocalist. She discusses the significance of specific songs in her life, the journey of finding her voice, and the emotional depth that music brings to her performances. The dialogue explores the balance between emotional expression and technical execution in singing, as well as the challenges of maintaining that emotional connection to a song over time.

Orlane shares her unique journey from...