Specialist Skills if Any: Directing talent, Reporting / Interviewing / Presenting / Voice Over
Ever Been on Air: Yes. Reporting, Presenting and V/O work
About You on Your Current / Desired Role: I’ve produced everything from half hour docs to thirty second spots in many genres from news and sport through to entertainment and music and can turn my hand to any audience, style and subject. My past work has frequently been client focused and often included pitching ideas to organisations as well as liaising with their PR and marketing teams. Former roles have helped me gain a great range of contacts within the entertainment and sport industry.
I’m freelance and available for anything creative from music radio to documentary and podcasts. I can also work remotely on location with 2x Beyerdynamic M58 Broadcast Microphones, a Fostex FR2 digital recorder and Adobe Audition.
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1. Interview Showreel
Client: Various - Syndicated to UK Radio
Interviews including Kate Winslet, Ben Stiller, Stephen Fry, Julie Andrews and Gwyneth Paltrow amongst others.
2. Kill Bill Feature
Client: Buena Vista UK – Syndicated to UK Radio
Interviews, production and script by myself.
3. Yards Spot
My voice-over. Broadcast on XFM
4. Movie Update
Non- Broadcast pilot. Created, scripted and presented by myself. I also conducted the interviews.
Current Status: Available
Experience: Over the past few years I have conducted broadcast interviews on news, sport and entertainment for the BBC, Tindle Radio Group, UKRD, IMG Audio, The Sun Online, Telegraph Online, IRN (Independent Radio News).
Entertainment (Film) interviews (Syndicated to BBC and Commercial stations) have included Kate Winslet, Ben Stiller, Stephen Fry, Julie Andrews, Gwyneth Paltrow, Halle Berry, Angelina Jolie, Robert Downey Jr, Jude Law, Val Kilmer, Arnold Schwarzenegger, John Travolta, Cate Blanchett, Bill Nighy, Nicolas Cage, Johnny Depp, Samuel L Jackson, Anthony Hopkins, Dawn French, Sasha Baron Cohen and Martin Freeman amongst many others.
Other (non film) entertainment interviews have included Phil Collins, Girls Aloud, David Blaine, Steve Coogan, Steve Irwin, Alistair Campbell, Alan Car, and Justin Lee Collins amongst many others.
Sport Interviews Roger Federer, Phil Vickery, Justine Henin, Brian Ashton, Lewis Hamilton, Philippe Sella, Zinzan Brooke, Edwin Moses, Will Greenwood, Thomas Castaignède, Martin Johnson, Joel Stransky.
Reporting:
I have reported live in the form of two-ways for several BBC local / regional stations as well as various commercial local / regional stations. Events covered included the BAFTA Awards on behalf of BAFTA and the Laureus World Sport Awards in Russia for IMG / Daily Telegraph Online.
Spots:
I have produced spots for Film4 (broadcast nationwide) and voiced spots for XFM London.
Programming credits:
Kill Bill Programme (Producer) 2003
Produced for Buena Vista and broadcast on SBN (Nationwide). Also syndicated to UK and Irish commercial radio stations. The programme focuses on Quentin Tarantino – looking at his past films as well as a behind the scenes look at Kill Bill. I conceived, pitched, wrote and edited the piece as well as conducted interviews with Tarantino, Uma Thurman and others involved in the project.
Seu Jorge Session (Producer) 2004
I recorded and mixed a live location session with Seu Jorge for broadcast on XFM.
The Chronicles Of Narnia Podcast Series (Producer / Reporter) 2005
Produced for Disney, this podcast made the iTunes Top ten for several weeks. It was a three part series scripted and produced by myself and presented by BBC Radio One’s Scott Mills and Virgin Radio’s Robin Scott. I also conducted all the interviews for the series and reported from the Red Carpet.
Tony Blair Podcast (Editor) 2006
I edited the former Prime Minister’s first ever podcast for News International.
VISA’s Rugby World Cup Debate Podcast – (Producer) Produced for VISA Online 2007
To tie in with VISA’s sponsorship of the 2007 Rugby World Cup I scripted and produced a short history of the tournament with many former stars including Martin Johnson. I also conducted all the interviews for the podcast.
Total Rugby (Producer) 2006 - 2008
Total Rugby, the IRB’s weekly rugby show, features the latest news from around the globe as well as innovative features you will not find anywhere else. Broadcast on over 30 stations worldwide including Radio Australia and SABC (South Africa’s National Broadcaster). I also produced a daily show during the Rugby World Cup 2007.
Programmer and Content Production: See Above
You Believe Your Role as a Producer is: To get the very best out of talent / presenters / voice-overs and wrap into memorable programming suited the audience.
