Having a GAS...

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. -- @harryleopard -- www.gasismusic.co.uk -- © GAS™ Music 2020

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.  -- ht...

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, w...

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 -- www.gasismusic.co.uk -- © GAS™ Music 2020

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. -- https://www.thelanding.org.uk --...

Today, I'm having a gas with Paul Burke , a veteran creative who's seen it and done it all in adland. Paul is genuinely the most authentic character that I've spoken to for this series and he radiates charm and straightforward common sense. He's worked for top brands like Barclaycard, Heinz, Birdseye, Harvey Nichols, Boots, British Gas...the list goes on. Over the years, he developed a particular...

Today, I'm having a gas with James Cross, a creative director at BBC Creative . James tells all about his journey from interning for Alan McGee at Poptones and being given a shot at writing the press releases, all the way to leading the creative output for one of the UK's most beloved institutions. -- © GAS™ Music 2020 -- www.gasismusic.co.uk

Today, I'm having a gas with Sean Thompson, a founding partner and Executive Creative Director at WhoWotWhy . Sean has had an illustrious career, working with Wieden + Kennedy to establish Honda as one of the coolest brands around in the early 2000s. We sat down to discuss three of his more notorious TV Commercials with a strong musical component: Honda: Grrr! , Honda: The Impossible Dream , and G...

Today, I'm having a gas with Sally Miller. Sally has been in the industry for over 20 years, but her most recent project - the first ever TV Commercial for TikTok - has been making waves since it went live. -- Watch the Behind the Scenes for the TikTok advert -  https://youtu.be/umdv1rglNms -- www.gasismusic.co.uk -- © GAS Music 2020

Today, I'm having a gas with Clare Freeman, a podcasting pro from Manchester. Clare's knack for podcasting has kept her in demand as the medium has grown. Her most recent success has been being headhunted to produce the brand podcast for Slimming World.  

Today, I'm having a GAS with Richard Hillgrove, the founder of 6 Hillgrove PR , known for his work with a list of high profile clients like Vivienne Westwood, Joe Corré, Charles Saatchi, Julian Assange, Duncan Banatyne, and others. Richard gives his take on the business itself, some stories from his career and his take on Donald Trump's success in the social media landscape. -- © GAS Music 2020 --...

Today, I'm having a GAS with Neil Williams, the head of film at HAVAS Lynx , one of the most successful UK creative agencies outside London. He tells us all about growing up in the golden age of Brit Pop. -- © GAS Music 2020 -- www.gasismusic.co.uk

Today, I'm having a gas with Danny Edwards, the co-editor of Shots Magazine .  Ordinarily at this time of year, Danny is busy organising the Shots awards; one of the most anticipated and talked about events in the creative industries. However this year, the entire thing has been run online due to COVID 19. So I sat down with Danny to talk about how different his life, his business and his future w...

Today, I'm having a GAS with Steve Albini, the founder of Electrical Audio recording studios in Chicago. Steve is most widely known for having engineered In Utero, by Nirvana; Surfer Rosa by Pixies; Rid of Me by PJ Harvey and The Weirdness by The Stooges, but has worked on literally thousands of albums besides these in his extensive career. Steve is also notorious for his stance on analogue record...

Today, I'm having a gas with Rory Sutherland. The vice-chairman of Ogilvy UK .  Before founding Ogilvy’s behavioral science practice, Rory was a copywriter and creative director at Ogilvy for over 20 years, having joined as a graduate trainee in 1988. He has variously been President of the IPA, Chair of the Judges for the Direct Jury at Cannes, and has spoken at TED Global. He writes regular colum...

Today, I'm having a GAS with...Hugh Todd, a highly awarded creative director in London. He's worked for MullenLowe, Leo Burnett, VCCP, J. Walter Thompson and BBH. One of Hugh's more recent campaigns for MullenLowe was the ' We are Nurses ' campaign for the NHS, a 360 campaign to recruit much-needed staff for the UK's healthcare provider. The work proved incredibly successful, helping reverse the n...