Having a GAS with Greg

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Long-form conversations with the people who make the creative industries run - directors, illustrators, composers, animators - about how they actually built their careers: the breaks, the dead ends, and the difficult middle bit nobody talks about; and the music that means the most to each guest, and why.

Hosted by Greg Owens. New episodes fortnightly.

Episodes

Sep 24, 2021

Having a GAS with...Katy Sumption, Executive Creative Director at Atomic London

Sep 24, 2021

48 min

Today, I'm having a GAS with Katy Sumption, the newly established Executive Creative Director at Atomic London.

Katy, who previously worked agency side at Iris and as Creative Director at Exposure, was cofounder of The Elephant Room. She has also worked client side at Dyson.

Having a GAS™ is the podcast that talks to the great and the good of the creative industries, and in particular finds out what makes great music for film, for TV, for advertising; for dancing to, for cooking to, f*cking to, and more...

GAS™ Music is a music production agency in Manchester, UK. We compose and produce original music, create awe inspiring sound design and have a fully integrated audio post-production studio. We also have a great record collection, and welcome any additions, recommendations or criticisms.

http://www.gasismusic.co.uk

Sep 24, 2021

48 min

Sep 17, 2021

Having a GAS with...Yoad Nevo

Sep 17, 2021

1 hr 13 min

Today, I'm having a GAS with Yoad Nevo.

Yoad is a prolific mix engineer, having worked with artists including Sia, Giggs, Pet Shop Boys, Goldfrapp, Moby, Air, Morcheeba, Girls Aloud, The Dandy Warhols, Bryan Adams, Duran Duran, Sugababes, Sophie Ellis Bextor, KT Tunstall among others. As an audio technologist, he's worked on over 100 product releases for Waves Audio.

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Sep 17, 2021

1 hr 13 min

Aug 13, 2021

Having a GAS with...Rob Henderson

Aug 13, 2021

1 hr 19 min

Today, I'm having a GAS with Rob Henderson, a promising young intellectual at the University of Cambridge.

Rob grew up in foster homes in California. After working as a busboy, a dishwasher, and supermarket bagger, he joined the Air Force at the age of 17. Most of his enlistment was spent abroad, stationed in Europe and deployed in the Middle East. After serving, he attended Yale on the GI Bill and was subsequently awarded a Gates Cambridge Scholarship.

Once described as “self-made” by the New York Times, he is now a doctoral candidate in psychology at St. Catharine’s College, Cambridge. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and Quillette, among other outlets.

http://www.gasismusic.co.uk

Aug 13, 2021

1 hr 19 min

Aug 4, 2021

Having a GAS with...Kalle Hellzen, Chief Creative Officer at 180 Amsterdam

Aug 4, 2021

1 hr 36 min

Today, I'm having a GAS with Kalle Hellzen, the Chief Creative Officer at 180 Amsterdam; one of Europe's most renowned creative shops.

Kalle joined 180 after an eight-year European hiatus. He served as executive creative director at R/GA and helped build the company from scratch to over 75 employees in just two years. Previously he established the creative arm of ACNE in the US as partner, creative director and director. He also held executive creative and innovation positions at award-winning game development studio Toca Boca and Goodby Silverstein & Partners.

Throughout his career, Hellzen’s work for has garnered a swath of international accolades including Cannes Lions, Art Director's Club, SXSW, the One Show, Clio Awards, Epica, New York Festivals and many more.

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Aug 4, 2021

1 hr 36 min

Jul 29, 2021

Having a GAS with...Andrew Scheps

Jul 29, 2021

1 hr 27 min

Today, I'm having a GAS with Andrew Scheps, one of the most respected and well-reputed mix engineers in the music industry.

Andrew has worked with a number of incredibly successful artists on chart-topping albums such as By the Way by Red Hot Chilli Peppers, 21 by Adele and Beyoncé by Beyoncé.

These days Andrew resides in the UK, where he enjoys a peaceful life in the English countryside.

Having a GAS with...Digby Lewis

Jul 27, 2021

1 hr 13 min

Today, I'm having a GAS with Digby Lewis, a branded content creative director in London. Digby is a Swiss-army knife when it comes to the media.

He began his life as an accomplished musician studying at Eton College. He then embarked on a career as a producer / director for MTV and VH1, before movinig through a some of the coolest tech content businesses of the last decade like Dailymotion and Buzzfeed, before moving to Iris Worldwide to head up their branded content division.

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Jul 27, 2021

1 hr 13 min

Jul 16, 2021

Having a GAS with...Eric Valentine

Jul 16, 2021

1 hr 31 min

Today, I'm having a GAS with Eric Valentine, a renowned record producer with a wealth of best-selling albums under his belt, perhaps most notably Songs for the Deaf by Queens of the Stone Age.

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Jul 16, 2021

1 hr 31 min

Jul 13, 2021

Having a GAS with...Hermeti Balarin, Creative Partner at Mother

Jul 13, 2021

1 hr 7 min

Today, I'm having a GAS with Hermeti Balarin, the outgoing Creative Partner at Mother.

Hermeti is a superstar of the London ad industry who, along with his wife Ana, has been a key figure in shaping the culture at Mother. Under their leadership, Mother became one of the hottest creative agencies London has ever seen.

Since our conversation, it has been announced that Ana and Hermeti have made the decision to end their time at Mother and move to Wieden + Kennedy Portland. This had not been made public at the time of recording.

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Jul 13, 2021

1 hr 7 min

Jun 8, 2021

Having a GAS with...Karen James, Commercial Director at Chief

Jun 8, 2021

1 hr 2 min

Today, I'm having a GAS with Karen James, the commercial director of Chief Productions, one of Manchester's most respected and prolific film-production companies.

In the advertising world, Karen has seen it all - with the possible exception of media planning. Before Chief, she worked as an account manager for Ogilvy Sydney and McCann Manchester before a stint as a brand manager for the Little Greene Paint Company. Due to her extensive knowledge of both brand and agency side, she was snapped up by Chief to run their day-to-day operations.

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Jun 8, 2021

1 hr 2 min

May 13, 2021

Having a GAS with... Dan Watts, Executive Creative Director at Pablo

May 13, 2021

56 min

Today, I'm having a GAS with Dan Watts, the executive creative director at Pablo, one of the fastest rising independent agencies in London.

Dan's had a varied and successful career. He's worked on and around famous campaigns like Channel 4's relaunch of the Great British Bake-Off. So I was keen to get a handle on how he plans to distill the lessons learned over his career so far and use them to create unbeatable work for Pablo.

http://www.gasismusic.co.uk

May 13, 2021

56 min