Along with creativity and a talent for developing great visions, self-reflection and the ability to accept criticism are certainly among the most important characteristics of a good musician. Only artists who dare to keep challenging themselves and their own creative standards and learn from the past will be able to grow. For composer/keyboardist/producer Jem Godfrey, the debut album, Milliontown, was not only the first statement by his band Frost but also – as has materialised now, a good two years later – the basis for significant changes. “We were a four-piece for the last album, but one of the main criticisms of Milliontown was that my voice was rubbish. So I got Dec in to un-rubbish things,” summarises Godfrey public reactions to the debut offering and the consequences he drew from them. The aforementioned Dec’s second name is Burke, and he has proved to be a definite boost to the band on their new album, Experiments In Mass Appeal. “Dec is the new boy, but very much a revelation. To say he exceeded all my expectations would be massively understating it. A fantastic guitarist as well, he’ll outgrow us all and be a Prog megastar I’m sure.”

Along with creativity and a talent for developing great visions, self-reflection and the ability to accept criticism are certainly among the most important characteristics of a good musician. Only artists who dare to keep challenging themselves and their own creative standards and learn from the past will be able to grow. For composer/keyboardist/producer Jem Godfrey, the debut album, Milliontown, was not only the first statement by his band Frost but also – as has materialised now, a good two years later – the basis for significant changes. “We were a four-piece for the last album, but one of the main criticisms of Milliontown was that my voice was rubbish. So I got Dec in to un-rubbish things,” summarises Godfrey public reactions to the debut offering and the consequences he drew from them. The aforementioned Dec’s second name is Burke, and he has proved to be a definite boost to the band on their new album, Experiments In Mass Appeal. “Dec is the new boy, but very much a revelation. To say he exceeded all my expectations would be massively understating it. A fantastic guitarist as well, he’ll outgrow us all and be a Prog megastar I’m sure.”

Masters behind the mixing desk can also be consummate musicians in their own right as fans of Alan Parsons will testify. Parsons was originally a sound engineer at Abbey Road studios and was putting the finishing touches on Pink Floyd’s seminal classic “Dark Side Of The Moon” long before he chartered a successful career with the Alan Parson’s Project. Now another British studio wizard steps into the limelight and is about to carve his own niche in the rock world. Only with Jem Godfrey, there are worlds apart between his studio productions and his own compositions. While Parsons was inspired to create his own brand of original music from that which he produced in the studio, Godfrey, the mastermind behind Frost was driven more out of pure frustration …