November 2010. A 19th-century chapel in North London fills with an unusual congregation. They haven’t come for worship – they’ve come for something that’s never been attempted before.
Sir Elton John sits at a white piano, about to make history. Not just with his performance, but with the invisible technology carrying his music into homes across Britain.
One artist, one piano and a bold gamble on what a live broadcast could become.
This is the story of how a small venue, an untested streaming technology and three songs that became thirteen changed everything.
How do you convince a man who could fill Wembley Stadium to perform in a chapel? What happens if the technology you’ve promised doesn’t work? And why did a global superstar choose to deliver hit after hit to a crowd of just 600 people?
From a cold night in Islington to the streaming services in your pocket today – this is a story of how courage, optimism, and curiosity rewrote the rules for digital media.
Listen now.
