Sanj Surati Talks
Episode 04
Bethzienna Williams
Date: Friday 24th April 2020

This is the forth episode of the Sanj Surati Talks podcast and features the actor, singer and writer Bethzienna Williams and was recorded on Friday 24th April 2020 during the Corona Virus Lockdown.

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What we spoke about:
Harmonising as a warm up
Digital Democracy
Deepak Chopra – Meditation led her to The Voice
https://www.deepakchopra.com/
Music Week
https://www.musicweek.com
Chris Difford Song Writing Retreat
http://www.chrisdiffordssongwritingretreat.com
Covid 19

Writing with:
Gary Clark
Mark Nevin - https://www.marknevin.com
Beth Nielsen Chapman - https://bethnielsenchapman.com
Ben Adams - https://twitter.com/benadamsuk
Shelley Poole - https://shellypoole.com
Pam Sheyne - https://twitter.com/pamsheyne


Acting:
Went to drama school at Mountview Academy
https://www.mountview.org.uk
Casualty
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006m8wd
Skins
Assassination of Katie Hopkins
Turbine Hall
https://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-modern/turbine-hall
Audition process – Recalls & rejection

Music:
Kate Bush - http://www.katebush.com
Will I Am - http://will.i.am
Olly Murs - https://www.ollymurs.com
Tom Jones - https://www.tomjones.com
Jennifer Hudson - https://jenniferhudsononline.com
Christina Aguilera - https://www.christinaaguilera.com
The Voice - https://www.itv.com/thevoice
Wawffactor
Duffy - https://www.iamduffy.com


Places:
London
Wales – Cardiff
Glastonbury

Advice
The Voice was something she took a chance on and that helped her to define her creative vision.
Warm ups? Drills, Lips drills
Nebuliser – steams your vocals
Straw work – Scales with a straw
Singing on a treadmill – engage your core

Launched over the Covid 19 lockdown, The Sanj Surati Talks Podcast is a channel for Sanj’s discussions with people he knows and a few discussions with himself. There is no agenda but hopefully some healthy debates. Feel free to tweet your thoughts using the hashtag #sanjsuratitalks on Twitter and instagram, and we’d love it if you could rate, review, listen on all the podcast places including iTunes, Google, Spotify, Stitcher and the lot. These Podcasts will also be running on Youtube.

Sanj Surati is a stand-up comedian, method actor and entrepreneur born and bred in London, England

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