The necessity of connection: a Q&A with Steve Pitt of the Cellars at Eastney

The music industry has changed – and continues to change – beyond recognition. So how has the Cellars at Eastney, one of Portsmouth’s great independent venues, fared in the new environment? In the first of a three-part series, Portsmouth University lecturer Tom Sykes and a group of his creative writing students quiz owner-promoter Steve Pitt and local singer-songwriter Andrew Foster. This issue they discuss the mechanics of promotion, the perils of Britain’s Got Talent and the wealth inequalities in the music business.