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PonderMed #10: Chris Odedun. Doctor, DJ and Radio Host

December 6, 2018 By Pondering EM Leave a Comment

About Chris

Chris is a senior Emergency Medicine trainee in London. He is involved with clinical leadership and is currently on the Royal College of Physicians Chief Registrar scheme.

Chris is also a DJ and Radio Host. He creates and produces Music Takes Me Up, which is played on Netil Radio. He curates old and new music from a range of genres with descriptive interludes. His aim is “to bring new music to your ears, and connect it to the music of your personal and auditory youth”.

Show Notes

05:10 Beers we were drinking: Beavertown Lupaloid and Inhaler Hoppy Pale Ale

06:43 Does Chris lead a double life?

07:20 How does Chris categorise himself in the music game?

08:00 Storytelling and narrative in music curation. Does Chris find automated Spotify playlists annoying?

09:40 The inception of Music Takes Me Up

12:50 The challenge of self-promotion. Musicians/DJs/artists are particularly rubbish at it as they want to spend more time being creative

15:20 How has Chris achieved such deep knowledge about so many musical genres?

18:10 Chris’s love of narrative… in the musical and medical environments (i.e. taking a patient’s medical history)

19:40 The phenomenon of online streaming and how it has disrupted the music industry. How has this influenced the creation of music?

24:40 How has Chris managed two careers?

27:20 Why has Chris kept his two careers so separate?

29:20 The challenge of authenticity. Case study: Comedian and ex-UFC fighter Brendan Schaub. Unanticipated skills you pick up in one pursuit will benefit others. If you are in a band, you will try and understand other bandmates roles as that makes the team work better – same applies in a medical teams.

32:20 Overall, has Chris’s musical career helped or hindered his medical career?
10,000 hours vs Deliberate Practice
The importance of a creative outlet

37:20 How is Chris feeling about becoming a Consultant?

38:45 Where will Music Takes Me Up be in 5 years?

39:45 Three artists that have affected Chris’s life most:
Radiohead, A Tribe Called Quest, J Dilla

Want more from Chris?

Music Takes Me Up

Chris’s about.me page

@chrisodedun on twitter

@chrisodedun on instagram

Chris on Linkedin

TV series recommendation

Until next week.
Robbie
@Ponder_Med

PS please give me a follow on instagram. I promise you won’t regret it!

Filed Under: Podcasts Tagged With: 10000 hours, A Tribe Called Quest, Chris Odedun, Creativity, Deliberate Practice, EM, Emregency Medicine, MTMU, Music, Music Takes Me Up, Utopia

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