The Pleasure Principle with English Americana Country Music Composer in Spain, Big Al-batross

by Meryana Tamera

Here at RADIOSPARX we celebrate fabulous musicians from all walks of life, from all countries, who compose in all genres, across every age range. It’s a massive deal for us to gather all of our wonderful composers in our global arms and shout out to the world just how great they are; because so many are signed with us. Our MEDIUM magazine serves to showcase a fraction of the brilliant out there, and we love doing this.

When BIG AL-BATROSS became a HOT NEW ARTIST in December 2023, I hopped on the phone to have a chat with him; I wanted to know more. I wanted to know how an Englishman living on the Mediterranean in Spain, had arrived at a place where he was composing Americana Country Music. It was a mystery but there’s a story behind every single one of our wonderful composers.

So, here’s BIG AL-BATROSS, also known as Alan Turton, with his take on our virtual studio questioning.

Imagine him — if you will — sitting on our comfy yellow-orange sofa chatting away with me, a cup of herbal tea in hand. He’s a charming chap, eloquent and debonair. His persona as a raunchy, sexy COWBOY is part of his carefully curated COUNTRY MUSIC image, and boy, do we love him for it! It’s all part of the story, and…