Tell Craig Your Story

Episode 70- On the eve of our Full Throttle EP Launch at Lofas Shanghai, I sit down with vocalist Josh Pemberton and we go through track by track of the debut EP Full Throttle. The 6 track EP will stream live on bandcamp at 7pm this Saturday Shanghai time. https://fullthrottle.bandcamp.com/ Full Throttle EP- Mixed and Mastered by Jack Donovan 1) Full Throttle- 21:23 2) Reality's A Bitch- 30:09 3)...

Please welcome to the podcast the very talented Singer, Song Writer and Promoter Ray Dio. Ray was born in Corpus Christi USA, now residing in Shanghai China. At the start of the podcast we heard the tracks "Pearls" and "Do It All Over Again". We talk about his journey of growing up in a Christian family to moving and playing in bands in Colorado Springs, before deciding to move to China. Ray is re...

Please welcome to the podcast the very talented Australian Blue and Roots artist Dave Stone. Dave originally born in Taree NSW, grew up on the Central Coast, now living in Shanghai China. The 2 tracks we heard on the podcast were from the debut album "Money Breeds Flies". The first track Simple Life and River. In 2005 Dave got his break representing Australia at the World Expo in Japan. He also pl...

Finally! Please welcome to the podcast Oscar winning Crowd Supervisor for Walt Disney Studio's and one of my longest friends, Yasser Hamed. Yasser was born in Egypt, grew up in Australia, now residing in Hollywood USA. He has worked for Animal Logic where his first project was Happy Feet which won an Oscar. Moving to Sony and now Disney, Yasser has worked on some of the biggest movies in animation...

Episode 66 - Please welcome to the podcast originally from Hong Kong now living in Shanghai, the very talented Tiffany Pattinson. Tiffany is a fortune teller who has gained a regular client base throughout Asia. Tiffany predicted that there was going to be a major world wide issue before the pandemic actually happened. Her fortune telling has helped some of her customers be successful in business...

Part 2- Please welcome to the podcast the founders and the amazing performers of The Silk Room, School of Burlesque in Shanghai. I talked with Boobie BonBon from Belgium @boobiebonbon, Betty Snatch from Australia @betty_snatch, Mama Tequila from Ireland @karahkelleigh and Tia D'Inferi from Hong Kong @miss.inferi. For more Information on The Silk Room Classes please visit @thesilkroomschoolburlesqu...

Part 1- Please welcome to the podcast the founders and the amazing performers of The Silk Room, School of Burlesque in Shanghai. I talked with Boobie BonBon from Belgium @boobiebonbon, Betty Snatch from Australia @betty_snatch, Mama Tequila from Ireland @karahkelleigh and Tia D'Inferi from Hong Kong @miss.inferi. For more Information on The Silk Room Classes please visit @thesilkroomschoolburlesqu...

Episode 63- Please welcome to the podcast from Newcastle Australia, Damien Baguley. Damien is the lead vocalist of the popular Country and Western group The Viper Creek band. The band has done numerous tours and CMC festivals in Australia and the USA, gaining a large following. Their albums are consistently reaching number 1 in the ARIA charts and their video clips are played regularly on CMC TV....

Part 2 of my podcast with the ever talented Grant Oh is here. We start with why did he move to Japan?, how he met his wife, what Mike Jagger said to Grant? Dinner with Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne that will have you crying with laughter, Getting to work with Ferrari, Producing Kiss in Tokyo and the Gibson Guitar festival, a music festival in Shanghai? and many many more amazing stories @thepearlshangh...

It's an absolute honour and privilege to welcome to the podcast originally from Red Dear Canada now residing in Shanghai China, Grant Oh Buchwald. I sat down with Grant after he gave me a guided tour of the Pearl and 2 shows and to be honest we could have talked for hours. Grant or "Papa G" is the owner and co-ordinator of the Pearl Theatre, one of the most popular entertainment venues in Shanghai...

Please welcome to the podcast the amazingly talented and beautiful Actress/ Producer and Model, Emily Sweet. Emily is from Baltimore USA. Majored in Arts and Theatre and Spanish. Her latest movie Castle Freak 2020 has been released and is the remake of the 90's Horror movie. In 2017 she won best actress for the movie Nu World and was nominated again in 2019. She is most recognised for her movies F...

Episode 59-Horns Up! Getting a didi to down town Shanghai where I went to the famous Inferno metal bar to chat with Vocalist of the heavy metal band Chimera Cult Jason Schaller. Originally from Ontario Canada, Jason has spent the last 9 years in Shanghai China. He has played in previous heavy metal bands PVA and Hitobashira which has toured Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan before forming Chimera Cult i...

Please welcome back to the podcast Founder of Victorian Grooming co and sponsor of the podcast Tony Fehr. Tony is also the host of the Footy and Toke podcast where they talk all things Football. www.victoriangrooming.com @victoriangrooming We also get an exclusive Footy and Toke part episode on Tell Craig Your Story podcast where Tony goes through the latest news Here we talk about how he created...

Episode 57- Part 2 of the podcast with Cristina Ryan. After listening to her amazing career as a touring musician in Orchestras around the world, we dive into her acting career as well as being a performer in Ballet and Singing. Cristina has been credited for over 30 movies and tv series. Here we talk about how she broke into the industry in 2014 with short film Disappear and The Speechless, Why s...

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all my family and friends. Thanks to everyone who has supported the podcast in 2020. Lets kick off 2021 with a 2 part podcast. Please welcome from Dublin Ireland Cristina Ryan. Now I love doing the podcast for this reason, I had all intentions of talking about her acting career but her music career was just incredible, playing around the world in Orchestra's...

Please welcome to the podcast from Ireland the very talented Marian Shanley. Marian is a qualified Medical Herbalist and is most recognised for hosting the Power of Dreams show on Dublin South Radio, most recently interviewing pop star Gloria Estefan. She is a former Journalist and has met the Dalai Lama. Marian has received some prestigious awards in Ireland- The Humanitarian Award and an award f...

Episode 54- Please welcome to the podcast the very talented and beautiful Hollywood Actress Eva Hamilton. Eva was born in Tempe USA and did plays and musicals while studying in Arizona. Her first on screen appearance was for a film clip Hot Rod Circuit. She moved to L.A and has featured in 31 movies and TV series. Eva's most recognised for the Horror movies Ruin Me 2017, Death Kiss 2018 and most r...

Please welcome to the podcast former Major League Baseball pitcher Peter Moylan. Peter from Lesmurdie Western Australia, signed a USA minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins at the age of 17 but was later released. Peter went back to Australia and started working as a Pharmaceutical Salesman. He worked hard and played in the Caxton Shield and made the Australian baseball team roster in 2006...

I am honoured to welcome to the podcast Mark Hughes, former NRL player and Founder of the Mark Hughes Foundation. Born in Kurri Kurri Australia, debuted for the Newcastle Knight's in 1997, winning premiership's in 97 and 01. Also in 01 played 3 games for the NSW Blue's State of Origin team. In 2013 Mark was diagnosed with Brain Cancer and fought hard to recover. 2014 he established the Mark Hughes...

Please welcome to the podcast the talented 16 year old Indie Pop Recording Artist Niamh Watson. Born in Scotland now living in the Central Coast Australia, Niamh has been busy in such a short musical career. She was won numerous talent awards and her brand new single "Sugar" (which we heard at the start of the podcast is streaming now). She recently signed with Origin Music Publishing and is curre...

Episode 50. Please welcome to the podcast the beautiful and talented Hollywood Actress Tiana Tuttle. Tiana stars as Melanie in the new Halloween horror movie "Fear Pharm" 2020. When she tried out for the part her character was described as a mix between Ronda Rousey meets Michelle Rodriguez. With the success of the first movie, Fear Pharm 2 is currently in post production. She has also featured in...

Episode 49 - Please welcome back to the podcast from Newcastle Australia Jason Aird. Jason is the founding member of Metclub Legacy Unofficial Facebook page. He has toured with Metallica for over 20 years and has a pure passion for the band. Here we talk about the release of S&M 2 which Jason was had tickets for, The Australian tour that never was, Metallica playing on NRL Friday Night Football, M...

Episode 48 - Please welcome to the podcast 28 year old Recording Artist Colm Gavin. From Dublin Ireland, Colm signed with Irish Record Label BEO and his first two solo releases "Your Endless Slumber" and "A Voice For The Urban Darling" reached number 1 in the Irish charts. During this time he released "Flamingo Variation Home Recording". Colm has also been played on over 40 stations around the USA...

Please welcome to the podcast, Helen Doron CEO and Founder of Helen Doron English. Helen is born in London England, now residing in Israel, has had over 3 million children enrolled in 1100 learning centres in 38 countries world wide. Helen has won numerous International Education Awards for "Best Educational Franchise and Global Franchise Award. Her major's being Linguistics and French, she develo...

Episode 46 - Please welcome to the podcast the beautiful and talented International fashion and runway model Hannah Glasby. Hannah from Brisbane Australia, started competing in modelling competition and doing TV commercials, before signing with Vivien's Model Management. She moved to Paris France at the age of 17 and built an amazing career appearing in front cover magazines, billboards and workin...