Anna Meredith Discusses Bluecoats on BBC Radio 3 - Music Matters

Written By Mike Scott

Anna Meredith (photo: Gem Harris)

On Saturday Anna Meredith joined Tom Service on the UK radio program Music Matters, hosted on BBC Radio 3. She discussed Bluecoats’ use of three of her titles, focusing on the 2022 use of Nautilus in Riffs & Revelations.

When asked about the corps and its use of her music she said, “I love everything about it... the scale, the spectacle.” Anna Meredith scored the 2023 film “The End We Start From,” and her music has also recently been used across TikTok, amongst dancers & skateboarders, and in a recent iPhone 15 Pro commercial.

Click the audio player above for the Bluecoats-portion of the interview.

“I love everything about it... the scale, the spectacle!”
— Anna Meredith, on Bluecoats 2022 performance of Nautilus

You can hear the entire episode on the Music Matters website, here. The Bluecoats-portion of the interview starts at 16 minutes.

The corps used Meredith’s titles Nautilus and moonmoons in their 2022 production, and followed with a crowd-favorite rendition of Bump in their 2023 production The Garden of Love.

Mike Scott
Mike Scott is a clinician, consultant, and the CEO of Rhythm X, Inc., a non-profit music education company in Dayton, Ohio. Mike earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio in 2012. There he studied percussion and conducting and completed the Farmer School of Business Summer Institute. Before beginning his career as an administrator and teacher, Mike was an active performer in the marching arts. In 2011 Mike was the conductor of the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps of Canton, Ohio and was a performer in Rhythm X’s percussion ensemble from 2011-2012. Mike was also a member of the Miami University Marching Band for four years, serving as the drum major during the 2011 and 2012 seasons. In 2013 Mike began work at Rhythm X, Inc. as the Operations Director, managing the business development and logistics of the organization. He was also the Director of Instrumental Music at St. Ursula Academy in Toledo, Ohio. There he taught band, orchestra, and general music in grades 6-12. Prior to the 2015 competitive season, Mike became the first full-time employee at Rhythm X, Inc. as the company’s CEO. There he works with the organization’s President Tim Fairbanks to develop the future strategy of the company. During the summer months, Mike travels the country with the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps as the group’s Tour Administrator. He has also served as the tour manager of The Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps of Allentown, Pennsylvania. Mike proudly endorses Innovative Percussion, Etymotic Research, and Fred J. Miller Inc.
http://mikewscott.com
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