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Emma-Jean Thackray shares her challenges around Sleep

Emma-Jean Thackray reflects on sleepless nights, vivid dreams and how nighttime is space for creativity. With music from BadBadNotGood, J Dilla and a 20-minute calming mix to end.

Grounding is a series which celebrates the unique perspectives and creativity of neurodivergent artists. Across the series they explore how neurodivergence shapes their relationship with music and highlight the songs that hold personal significance. Composer, producer, DJ and multi-instrumentalist Emma-Jean Thackray opens up about ADHD, OCD and autism diving into her lifelong struggles with sleep, from restless childhood nights to sleepless tours and vivid, dream-filled awakenings. She shares how masking, suppressing aspects of herself, and grief make it difficult to rest, but also how sleepless nights open space for creativity. Alongside personal stories, she offers the music that helps her through from BadBadNotGood to J Dilla finishing with a 20-minute calming mix to close the show.

Produced by Granny Eats Wolf, working with The Donaldson Trust, The National Body for Neurodiversity.

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Music Played

  • Jazzanova

    Beyond the Dream

    Remix Artist: musclecars.
    • BBE Music.
  • Deradoorian

    Set Me Free

    • Fire Records.
  • Surprise Chef

    Plumb Tuckered

    • Big Crown Records.
  • BADBADNOTGOOD

    Eyes Closed

    • Round Hill Records LLC.
  • GODTET

    Moon

    • La Sape.
  • Emma‐Jean Thackray

    Let Me Sleep

    • Parlophone UK.
  • Ian Fink

    Moonlite

    • !K7 Records.
  • Abhay Anand Gujadhur

    Moondrive

    • Radio Juicy.
  • Emma‐Jean Thackray

    Staring at the Wall

    • Parlophone UK.
  • Snoh Aalegra

    Peace

    • Artium Recordings, LLC.
  • Papa Romeo

    Night Flight

    • Land Before Time.
  • Elena Pinderhughes & Javier Santiago

    Trance - ReBirth

    • Hot Record Societe.
  • Pharoah Sanders

    Astral Traveling

    • Impulse!.
  • Bentley

    What's the Time

    • Foshe Records.
  • Jan Hammer Group

    Peaceful Sundown

    • Red Gate Records.
  • corto.alto

    4:16am (45)

    • Marathon Artists Limited.
  • Thandii

    Dream With You

    • Thandii.
  • BADBADNOTGOOD

    Rewind Your Mind

    • XL Recordings.
  • Sven Wunder

    Sundown

    • Piano Piano.
  • River Tiber

    Sunset

    • River Tiber.
  • Will August Park

    Nocturnal

    • UNO NYC/ Will August Park.
  • Laurie Torres

    Duvet

    • Tonal Union Records Limited.
  • Rosie Lowe

    Sundown

    • Blue Flowers Music.
  • Nala Sinephro

    Continuum 1

    • Warp Records.
  • GODTET

    Meditation I

    • La Sape.

Broadcasts

  • Tue 16 Sep 2025 23:00
  • Thursday 02:00