It's festival season, but how on Earth do bands and artists get to perform on the big stages, and what goes on behind the scenes to decide the all important line ups?

As the Artist Programmer for HebCelt and a veteran of other huge live events including the MTV Europe Awards, Celtic Connections and more, Michelle Shields knows the importance and impact of such decision.

She talks to Shaun Milne about planning, making connections, and always being switched on to the talent of today for the festivals of tomorrow, delivering some of the best live programming in the UK and beyond.

Good Stuff In Between Ep26 'Michelle' is streaming now.

Ciarán O'Toole is the co-founder of secure music sharing and streaming platform Songbox - a platform with a difference.

It is designed from the ground-up for artists and musicians to privately and securely share their music in the creation, collaboration, pitching, marketing and release process with whoever needs it.

What's more it includes powerful data, user analysis, and a one-stop-shop for including Electronic Press Kits, personalised links and more.

It is music player in design, providing a slick and familiar user experience.

Here Ciarán talks to Shaun Milne on the Good Stuff In Between podcast about how he and co-founder Michael Coll developed the idea, their pedigree, and the ethos and values that run through their business development.

But most of all, why it matters.

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As founder of Wee Studio and Wee Studio Records in the Outer Hebrides, every day Keith Morrison is help shape music careers across the islands, Scotland and the world.

Touring with his band Face the West and this year at HebCelt with his best friend Alasdair White, he's also leading from the front on stage.

Music is everything here.

From producing records to touring with bands, or getting that elusive sound to innovating with new ideas, all of it is forged with friendship, fun and for the right reasons.

In Episode 24 of the Good Stuff In Between he chats to Shaun Milne about his remarkable journey from Lewis to Las Vegas, festival site to main stage, and how the story may really only be getting started.

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https://weestudio.co.uk/

https://www.hebceltfest.com/

https://goodstuffinbetween.com/