Creative-Me-Podcast

Episode one is with Pinkie Maclure who is an artist and musician based in Scotland who specialises in working with stained glass. We discussed how Pinkie developed an interest in working with stained glass and some of the challenges involved with the process along with the themes conveyed in her work and how she has developed a sustainable career path as an artist in Scotland. https://www.pinkiema...

Episode 91 is the third and final conversation in the series of talks with dancers in partnership with City Moves. Today my guest is Wako Anindo who is an experienced dancer and athlete. We covered quite a bit during this episode and it was great to find out more about Wako's story and his involvement with City Moves over the years. https://instagram.com/wako_iii?igshid=snnrc93e4fb1 And thanks aga...

Episode 90 is part two of a series of conversations with dancers in partnership with City Moves Digital Festival of Dance. Today my guest is Natalia Pawelska-Kiala We spoke about how she became interested in dance from an early age. How she developed a career in teaching including working with young people in Aberdeen via project Strive. It was great to have a chat with Natalia and to hear about a...

Episode 89 is the first of three special conversations in partnership with City Moves as a part of the Dance Live Digital Festival of Dance. Today my first guest is MC aka Millennium Child who is a Rapper, Choreographer, Biochemist, and an individual who has an overall positive outlook on life. It was great to catch up with MC to find out more about all the interesting projects his been involved i...

Back with a brand new episode featuring musician Rachel Jack. I found out about Rachel during the lockdown period. So it was good to connect with her and have a chat about her career to date along with her new EP The Calgary Tapes and much more. And something of a first our conversation was recorded with #Squadcast, so let us know what you think. Big thanks for Rachel for taking the time out to co...

It's been a while since the last episode. So thought I'd check in with you all to have a catch up. The past few months have been challenging for a lot of us for many different reasons. And I speak on a few things that have been on my mind of late. It's good to be back, and thanks for the continued support ❤️ Host: Ica Headlam Sound mixing and editing: Jake Lawson https://instagram.com/jakelawsonau...

Episode 85 is something a little different this week. It's a podcast cross over with Ryan McLeod who is the creator and host of Creative Chit Chat Dundee Podcast. It was great to finally meet Ryan in person and hang out in his studio Agency of None to record this special episode of the podcast and also feature on an episode of Ryan's podcast which should be out this week. Thanks again Ryan for inv...

Episode 84 is with artist and owner of Junction Arts Elaine Thomson. I remember meeting Elaine back in 2016 when I was involved with the Creative Learning Teams Sustaining Life As A Creative programme (SLAAC) A lot has changed for both of us since then so when I saw that Elaine was on instagram I thought it would be great to get a catch up with her. We spoke about Elaine's time studying at Duncan...

Episode 83 is with artist and illustrator Jade Flannery. I briefly spoke with Jade last year on #episode71 with the Nudles group. So it was good to have the opportunity for a longer conversation with Jade. We spoke about Jade's experience studying history of art at Aberdeen University, and how this led to her deciding to venture into becoming an artist and illustrator and independent business owne...

We kick off 2020 with episode 82 of the podcast. I sat down for a chat with Andy and Jake who are two members of the band Gulls. We spoke about how the band came to be, their new EP, upcoming tour, and much more. Thanks again to Andy and Jake appreciate you both coming through to the Anatomy Rooms studio and being the first conversation of 2020. Be sure to check out all the links to Gulls 👇🏾 htt...

We close out 2019 of the podcast with episode 81 featuring artist  Fiona Michie. We spoke about Fiona's time at Grays School of Art, living abroad and how this influenced her practice and the importance of being in a position to teach and support the younger generation of creatives. I really appreciate Fiona coming along to the Anatomy Rooms studio space for the last conversation of the year. You...

Episode 80 is with Andrew Davidson who besides being an all round creative individual has recently completed an online historic archive called Fraserburgh On Film. We speak about how this project came to be, along with Andrews connection to the project coming from Fraserburgh himself. We also speak about his experiences with being a tv producer abroad, the importance of culture and community, lear...

Episode 79 is with local music producer and sound engineer Louis Seivwright. We speak about Louis early influences in music, his passion for producing and opportunities this has brought him, his new Ep Neverland and much more. Always good to speak with young creatives in Aberdeen who are passionate about what they do. So I look forward to seeing what else Louis gets upto in 2020. Neverland EP is o...

Part two of the Creative Me Podcast Birthday Specials concludes with various conversations I had throughout 2019. It features Mark Wood, Jaye Christie, Gemma Hare, Gidd Gamz, and Frieda Strachan. I really enjoyed having the opportunity to speak with these local creatives, so be sure to check out their work and give them a follow if you haven't already. Thanks again to everyone who's made it possib...

So it's been two years that Creative Me Podcast has been going. And I thought I'd put together a two part collection of interviews I've had throughout 2019 Kicking off part one of the birthday specials is the series of conversations I did with artists who took part in this years Look Again Festival. This was a five part series of interviews featuring Craig Barrowman, Steve Smith and Ian Grosz, Joh...

Episode 76 is with all round creative grafter Kayley MacLean from Pulp Stitchin. We speak about Kayley's career as scientist, early influences developing her practice over the years in Aberdeen, personal motivations, work life balance and much more. It was great to have Kayley on the podcast for a chat, check out her work on the links below and be sure to give a a follow and a like https://www.ins...

Episode 75 is with local musician Oliver Richard. We speak about his early music influences, his career path, our mutual love hate relationship for social media, his new single that "They Don't Deserve Me" his connection to previous Creative Me Podcast guest, and much more. It was great to have a chat with Oliver I look forward to seeing what else he gets up to for the remainder of 2019, and 2020....

Episode 74 is with returning guest Producer and DJ Vagrant Real Estate. We spoke about what he has been up to since he released his first album As Much As I Used To, and what he has learnt from producing his first album. We also spoke about how he has developed his work ethic, the need for networking and collaborating with others in person and online. we also spoke about Vagrants new album coming...

Episode 73 is with fellow Creative Accelerator member and Sustaining Life as a Creative alumni Lynne Hocking. We spoke about her career as a Scientist, how she developed an interest in weaving and her families generational connection to this practice. Her visit to Oaxaca Mexico for a research project earlier this year and much more. It was great to have a chat with Lynne for this episode and I'm l...

Episode 72 is a nice catch up with returning guest Adam Coutts from Ten Feet Tall Theatre. We spoke about what he has been up to since I last spoke him and Cameron Mowat in February 2018. Their new project Ten Feet Tall Academy which will be running in partnership with the International School in Aberdeen, the need for what they do in Aberdeen, secret performances and much more. It's always nice t...

Episode 71 is a collection of short conversations with the life drawing group Art Nüdles who have been meeting at the Noose and Monkey Cellar Bar on Tuesdays for a few years now. I spoke with event organisers and founders Andy Gaffron and Anna Bearn and a number of other people who participate in the group. It was a welcoming and chilled out vibe during my time with the group, so I hope you guy's...

Episode 70 is with Jewellery Designer Aubin Stewart. I first meet Aubin back in 2016 when she was one of my Sustaining Life as a Creative Mentor (SLAAC) with the Creative Learning Team. We spoke about Aubins time studying at Duncan and Jordanstone. Coming back to aberdeen and working for an independent jewellers in Aberdeen for ten years, working from her studio at home, mentoring and supporting c...

Episode 69 is something a little different. It's a pilot episode for a new podcast from Gary Kemp Films of the Nineties Podcast. So for this episode Gary goes through a list of 5 films that you may never heard of but should definitely give them a watch. We also drop some random nineties movie trivia throughout the episode. Really enjoyed being able to help out Gray with his pilot episode of his po...

Episode 68 is with local MC Rab Spitz. We covered quite a bit during our conversation, from early hip hop influences, his upcoming album Journey into Crazy that covers a lot of personal experiences for Rab. We also spoke about how scottish hip hop is perceived in the rest of UK. The hip hop scene in Edinburgh and Glasgow, and the graft his putting in right now. Really enjoyed catching up with Rab...

Episode 67 is with returning guest Mechelle Clark from Melt. We sat down to have a good old catch up about what she has been up to over the past year. The process involved with setting up #Melt2, the importance of maintaining good relationships with your customers and fellow business owners, imitation being some form of flattery, perfecting the menu for Melt 2 and much more. Always good to catch u...