This episode we are joined by Jim Baron from Crazy P who talks about his career in music, starting a band in Notts that became internationally renown, soundtracking for film and TV and his new venture White Elephant...
Jim Baron is best known as one of the founders of Notts electronic music titans Crazy P. Their sound is a fusion of house, disco, and soul and between 1998 and 2024 they released nine studio albums. Previously known as Crazy Penis, they are one of Nottingham’s most successful music exports. They’ve played at festivals all around the world including most years at Glastonbury in some form or other and they get around a million listens on Spotify each month.
Crazy P were formed from the Nottingham club scene of the mid 90s and their most recent album from 2024 Any Signs of Love received a lot of critical acclaim. However, lead vocalist Danielle Moore sadly passed away a few months after the release and it’s put the live band on hiatus for a while.
However, earlier this year Jim unveiled a new (old) project called White Elephant, which features his fellow Crazy P co-founder Chris Todd, alongside another old Nottingham uni mate Ben Smith (of Smith & Mudd fame). He tell us more about that and plenty more in this podcast.
This interview was conducted by LeftLion Editor in Chief Jared Wilson in January 2026.
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