001 - Bushwacka! on Mental Health and his new venture, ListenUp Therapy

Matthew 'Bushwacka' Benjamin has done it all in a career that has spanned over 3 decades. From the earliest days of Acid House, through to the era of breakbeat, his incredible partnership with Layo Paskin and their legendary residency at one of London's most missed venues, The End, to genre defining labels such as Oblong, Olmeto and Plank, and even mainstream chart hits, thanks to tracks such as 'Love Story' - it's been a career to end them all...and that's before you get to the wilder, more challenging side of a life so well lived and immersed in electronic dance music culture. It's a journey that has led him through some challenging times, but out of those challenges emerged a new path. A fascinating shift in gears has seen Matthew recently qualify as a psychotherapist, and is now launching a mental health and wellbeing platform, Listen Up Therapy, alongside his partner Belinda. In this, the very first episode of MYT - Beyond The Studio, Matthew and Belinda sit down with MYT Founder Paul Nolan to talk about this new and emerging path, the challenges that a life in electronic music presents from a physical, mental, emotional and spiritual perspective, and what they hope to achieve through Listen Up You can find out more information about ListenUp Therapy here - https://www.listenuptherapy.com/ You can follow Bushwacka on Instagram here - https://www.instagram.com/bushwacka/ MYT hosts live conversations and masterclasses such as this every month for their AAA Members, where you get to attend live, ask questions and interact with the brightest and best minds, thought leaders and artists electronic music has to offer - with over 20 courses also available, and a supportive community of fellow artists to feel support and inspiration from, it really is the key to becoming the artist you know you can be You can find out more information and sign up by heading to http://www.transition.studio Subscribe to MYT on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/makeyourtransition?sub_confirmation=1  Subscribe to Beyond The Studio on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/myt-beyond-the-studio/id1545962399 Subscribe to Beyond The Studio on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2wioBoFfzN1mBmXTXvzRz6?si=CV1WqvjhSy-eI5lo-4xmWw  AAA Member Featured Track! KOVU - Irukandji Each episode, we feature a track from our MYT AAA Members, that is of outstanding quality, and is yet to be signed!  First up is KOVU with the amazing Irukandji - a track that signifies a huge leap forward in confidence and sound from an incredible emerging artist who become a hugely significant and popular part of our ever growing community of incredibly talented artists! If you'd like to sign this record, then please email [email protected] and we'll take it from there!