Kelly Lee Owens: Record Shops to Depeche Mode Stadium Shows

Описание: Kelly Lee Owens shares her £500m plan to protect UK music venues, why record shops matter more than music school, and how she built a career without compromise.

How does a musician go from an auxiliary nurse to the flagship artist on George Daniel’s (‪@the1975‬ ) new label, ‪@dh2records‬, and touring stadiums with ‪@depechemode‬?

In this episode of the Drowned in Sound 25th Anniversary series, electronic music pioneer Kelly Lee Owens (‪@KLO1ish‬) traces her path through:

£500M PLAN → Cultural leases, venue subsidies, infrastructure
RECORD SHOPS → What Björk & Robert Plant taught her
CLASS BARRIER → Why success doesn’t erase imposter syndrome

And why a £12 show in Bethesda, North Wales, felt more vital than the Warehouse Project.

0:00 - From North Wales to Depeche Mode Stadiums
3:12 - Why Record Shops are the "Only Real Music School"
6:20 - Meeting ‪@Bjork‬ at Pure Groove (The Art of Curation)
13:05 - DIY Culture: Pressing ‪@thexxofficial‬'s first single by hand
15:00 - Human Curation vs. Algorithms: Why Playlists aren't enough
22:10 - Playing Huge Rooms: Support for Justice, Bicep, and ‪@officialcharlixcx‬
31:52 - THE £500M BLUEPRINT: Kelly’s infrastructure notes
33:18 - Why the ‪@fabriclondonEC1‬ closure was a wake-up call
39:12 - Means-tested grants for working-class musicians
47:03 - Addressing Class Identity and Imposter Syndrome in Music
48:25 - Music in 2050: "Words cast spells"

ABOUT KELLY LEE OWENS
Kelly Lee Owens is a Welsh electronic producer and DJ known for her unique blend of techno and dream pop. She is the first artist signed to dh2 (George Daniel's electronic imprint under Dirty Hit). Having collaborated with ‪@jon_hopkins_‬ and ‪@danielmarkavery‬, and remixed St. Vincent, and The Chemical Brothers. Kelly is also a patron of the ‪@MusicVenueTrust‬, advocating for grassroots infrastructure.

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RESOURCES MENTIONED
Music Venue Trust — Protecting grassroots venues through cultural leases, legal support, and "Own Our Venues" campaign http://musicvenuetrust.com

David Byrne — How Music Works (architecture shapes sound) http://davidbyrne.com/books/how-music...

Record Shops:
• Pure Groove Records (London): puregroove.co.uk
• Piccadilly Records (Manchester): piccadillyrecords.com

Venues Discussed:
• Fabric London: fabriclondon.com
• Neuadd Ogwen (Bethesda, North Wales): neuaddogwen.com
• Warehouse Project (Manchester): thewarehouseproject.com

Artists/Labels Referenced:
• Depeche Mode & ‪@themutechannel‬ Mute Records: mute.com
• The xx (debut single Kelly pressed): thexx.info
• Daniel Avery: danielavery.com
• ‪@CocteauTwinsOfficiall‬
• ‪@theknife‬ theknife.net

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