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A Conversation with Jess Baker aka Ugly Ozo

Alia Smallwood Thomas May 1, 2025

It’s been a little while since I’ve shared a conversation from this project, but I’m so happy to be able to come back and share this next one with you. Last month I spoke with Jess Baker, also known as Ugly Ozo - a young and exciting up-and-coming artist from the Isle of Wight. Jess is a session musician and artist in her own right. I met Jess last year at Isle of Wight Festival and have worked with her a few times since, and having seen her tour as far as Australia already by the prime age of 24, she’s experienced things that some would only dream of. We speak quite a bit about touring, but also about the struggles of peformance anxiety and self-doubt, and how she’s pushed past these fears and become the artist you see here today.

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In Portraiture, Women In Music, Photography, Music Photography Tags Jess Baker, Ugly Ozo, Women In Music, Portrait Photographer, Portraiture, Portrait Photography, Editorial, Editorial Photography, Editorial Photographer, Photojournalism, Music Artist, touring, tour life, performance anxiety
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Women In Music: A Conversation with Josie Haskins

Alia Smallwood Thomas March 25, 2024

For my second conversation of this project, I spoke with Josie Haskins, a young singer and songwriter from Hampshire in the midst of the startup of her solo music career. We spoke about the importance and power of community, and what beauty there is in those relationships with family and friends that have helped her to become the artist that she is today.

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In Women In Music, Portraiture, Photography Tags Josie Haskins, Alia Thomas, Women In Music, Portrait Photography, Portrait Photographer, Music portrait, studio portrait, singer, songwriter, solo artist, country, pop
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Women In Music: A Conversation with Charlie Draper of Adharma

Alia Smallwood Thomas January 29, 2024

The music industry has been incredibly male-dominated for so long now. Slowly, we’re starting to see more and more female, trans, and non-binary artists on lineups, but there’s still a noticeable unbalance. A big topic of conversation in the news currently is looking also at the sexism and misogyny in the industry that is so harmful to women. So why is all of this still happening? As a female in the industry on the other side of it all, I wonder how it can be that we’re still not getting it right, so I’m creating a series where I speak to (and celebrate!) some incredible women in the music industry, from all varying genres, ranging from singers to guitarists, to drummers, from solo artists, girl bands, and the only female in the band, to get an insight into their experiences within music. To get insights and perspectives that may not be realised by a lot of us. To give them a voice. This is the first. So grab a cuppa and your favourite snack, and have a read.

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In Photography, Portraiture, Women In Music Tags Women In Music, Charlie Draper, Adarma, Portrait Photography, Portrait Photographer, Portrait series, Documentary Portraiture, Vocalist, Songwriter, Pop-Metal, Music Photographer, Music Photography, Artist Portrait
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