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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 22, 2020
Sep 22, 2020
1 hr 1 min
Today, I'm having a GAS with Andy Bunday, the creative director at Manchester's branch of The&Partnership.
Like many top creatives, Andy cut his teeth at BBH in the 90s.
As a result, he gives some great insight on the culture, the creative and the transformations he's seen in the industry, over the last thirty years.
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Sep 3, 2020
Sep 3, 2020
54 min
Today, I'm having a GAS with Richard Denney, the ECD at St. Luke's.
Richard's success began early when he became the youngest ever board member of RKCR/Y&R in 1998.
He then made his reputation as a bankable creative director, cruising through the biggest name agencies in the industry - including Saatchi & Saatchi's, DDB and MullenLowe before settling in at St. Luke's.
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Aug 26, 2020
Aug 26, 2020
59 min
Today, I'm having a GAS with Michaela Longden.
Michaela has worked in many major playhouse venues, had roles in a variety of daytime and prime-time TV and has appeared in several award winning short films and feature films.
Most recently, she was written, produced and starred in Asphyxiate, a shockingly honest short film about her experience in an abusive relationship.
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Aug 24, 2020
Aug 24, 2020
1 hr 13 min
Today, I'm having a GAS with Ben Kay.
Ben has spent over twenty years making creative work for big brands (including The Economist, Guinness, Volvo & BT), Non-profit ventures (The RSPCA, Samaritans and Reprieve, to name a few), leading creative departments (a highlight being 6 years as Group Creative Director on Apple), running his own agency, writing novels and blogs and producing podcasts.
Ben's writing portfolio is here.
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Aug 19, 2020
Aug 19, 2020
1 hr 19 min
Today, I'm having a GAS with Dave Dye, adland's answer to Joe Rogan.
Dave is an esteemed art director with several creative shops under his belt.
Dave has also been developing a reputation as the custodian of advertising culture with his blog, Stuff from the Loft.
He also runs a couple of podcasts, both of which can be found here:
Wave + Dave - https://apple.co/329I4sK
Stuff from the Loft - https://apple.co/2Q4xsWq
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Aug 7, 2020
Aug 7, 2020
42 min
Today, I'm having a GAS with HMD, an up and coming artist in Manchester.
HMD has been self-producing records since his teens, but broke out with his debut EP - W16nter - in 2016.
He subsequently garnered the attention of Black Butter Records, who signed him up and released his first major-label release - Deen - in 2019.
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Jul 30, 2020
Jul 30, 2020
44 min
Today, I'm having a GAS with Simon Long, the executive creative director of Intermarketing.
Simon has been on the creative scene for two decades. During this time he has worked for some of London's best agencies, from international to independent, creating campaigns for several of the World's most respected brands such as Porsche, Chanel, Jack Daniel’s, Samsung and NatWest to name a few.
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Jul 27, 2020
Jul 27, 2020
58 min
Today, I'm having a GAS with Ben Sainsbury, founder and CEO of Marion Surgical, a VR surgical training company.
Ben has experienced enormous variety in his career, which has seen him modelling in a Levi's commercial; working in psychological operations in the U.S. Army, and spending time in Hollywood attempting to break into the film industry. His first film, Jailbait, starred Peter Dinklage, who went on to become an international star in Game of Thrones.
Ben is now attempting to innovate film production using virtual reality as an alternative to shooting in the physical world.
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Jul 24, 2020
Jul 24, 2020
43 min
Today, I'm having a gas with Jeremy Hagry, a mix engineer in London.
Jeremy set up his own studio at the age of 20, having worked briefly for the renowned plugin developer Waves.
You can see Jeremy's work here: https://www.duneaudioproductions.com
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Jul 22, 2020
Jul 22, 2020
51 min
Today, I'm having a GAS with Jon Corner, the CEO of The Landing; a tech startup hub in MediaCityUK, Salford.
Jon made his start in the music industry as a producer in London, but became intrigued by the potential of the digital technology that was emergent in music in the 1980s, and began down a path that led him to become the Chief Digital Officer of Salford.
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