Eric Siday has been played on NTS shows including Open Hand Real Flames , with Instant Breakfast first played on 7 June 2016.

Eric Siday (November 1, 1905, near London, England, UK–March 25, 1976, in New York, New York, USA) was a composer and musician. While most commonly known for his pioneering work in electro-acoustic music, his early career was that of a hot-jazz violinist in the London dance bands in the Roaring ’20s, including Ray Starita's Piccadilly Revels. Even then, as a young violinist, his improvised soloing style was amazingly advanced for his era. He played with a remarkably modern chromatic style, verging on…