Sound Affects #38: Keith Jopling, Atiya Gourlay and Bobby Brown

Sound Affectsis a night of talks about music and subcultures, ideas around how sound affects us and how music changes the world.

Hearing from writers, musicians, artists, superfans, photographers, filmmakers and everyday music lovers, we dive into personal stories, esoteric bands, fan communities, punk, pop, social change and much more.

It's organised and hosted by journalist and documentary filmmaker Jak Hutchcraft.Guest speakers:Atiya Gourlay - Born in Lahore but a resident of Brighton & Hove since the late 80s.

With a passion for arts and culture, with a particular focus on facilitating diversity in the arts, Atiya was inspired to set up The Mehfil Space CIC 18 months ago.

Since the first gig at The Rose Hill, the event series has continued to offer south Asian classical music for small audiences in intimate venues in Brighton and beyond.

Atiyas aim is to bring south Asian classical music to a wider audience.Bobby Brown - Creative producer, manager and cultural strategist working across arts and music, community and innovation.

He's worked with Frankie Stew and Harvey Gunn, FACESOUL, Tinie Tempah & Wiz Kid.

Recently, he worked as the strategic lead on Gilles Petersons Future Bubblers programme and is currently leading Lighthouses Future Creative Leaders programme.Keith Jopling - Music strategist, author, podcaster and mentor.

In 2021 he started the music podcast The Art of Longevity and before that, a music curation and writing site, The Song Sommelier.

He has held previous executive roles with Sony Music, Spotify, EMI and the BPI.

He has two new books in 2026 on music, business and culture: 'Body of Work: how the album outplayed the algorithm and survived playlist culture', and 'Riding the Rollercoaster: how artists survive the music business to become the legends we love'.