Hatching Crows

12. Creative Extremes - Music Production & All Things Metal with Eyal Levi

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 21:00:00 GMT

This episode is a conversation with the music producer, guitarist, and creative entrepreneur, Eyal Levi.

We talk about Eyal's work as CEO of URM academy and of riffhard, the worlds biggest online school for producers working with heavy music and metal guitar players respectively. We discuss what a music producer actually does, creative leadership and the events that led up to Eyal picking up a guitar again to reform DAATH after not playing for literally years... Plus a whole bunch more.

Contains a light sprinkling of swears.

URM academy urm.academy

Riffhard www.riffhard.com

DAATH on facebook

DAATH on instagram

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11. Be Well to Create Well - Storytelling Through Movement with Sarah Perry

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 21:00:00 GMT

This is a conversation with Movement Coach and Movement Director Sarah Perry. Topics of conversation include her wide range of work, from blockbuster movies like Guardians of the Galaxy, to Netflix specials, to live streamed virtual theatre. We discuss her process for finding characterisation through movement, working with motion capture, finding space for playfulness within a creative process, and her approach to combining creative work with a wellbeing practice.

Sarah's website sarahperrymovement.com

Shapes in Motion shapesinmotion.com

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10. A Sweaty Pleasure - Talking Poetry with Lewis Buxton

Wed, 06 Jul 2022 22:00:00 GMT

This episode is a conversation with poet, performer and educator, Lewis Buxton. Topics of conversation include his book 'Boy in Various Poses' and the questions it asks about masculinity, relationships and much more. We also discus his writing process, the regular poetry nights that he hosts, crying on the way to work, being big tall white men and much more random tangents besides.

Enjoy

Lewis's website lewisbuxton.com

Boy in Various Poses at Nine Arches Press

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09. You Don't Say 'No' to Beyoncé - Exploring the World of Latex Fashion with Nina Kate

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 11:09:00 GMT

This episode features a conversation with Nina Kate. Nina is a model, actress and the driving creative force behind Jane Doe Latex, one of the worlds leading names in latex clothing.

Topics of conversation include Nina’s approach to designing and making latex clothing, her work ethic and entrepreneurial spirit, fetish wear going mainstream, growing up as a weirdo, and why a hot day in the UK is so terrible!

Probably contains a couple of swears, but only little ones.

Here's some links to Nina's various projects for your enjoyment.

Jane Doe Latex - shop.janedoelatex.com

Hollywood Villains - hollywoodvillains.com

Hillside House - hillsidehouseca.com

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08. Just Write! - Creative Writing with Ashley Hickson-Lovence

Tue, 17 May 2022 08:00:00 GMT

This is a conversation with the writer Ashley Hickson-Lovence. Largely about his newest work Your Show, a novel based on the life of Uriah Rennie, the Premier League's first and only Black referee.

Of course we stray into other topics like working habits, balancing teaching with your own creative work, terrible teenage poetry and a lot of other bits and pieces.

Contains some artfully and creatively chosen swears.

Links!

Ashley’s website ashley-hickson-lovence.com

Your Show at Waterstones

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07. When the Pen Tears the Paper - Pen & Ink Illustration and Beyond with Richey Beckett

Mon, 02 May 2022 18:00:00 GMT

This is a conversation with the illustrator and artist Richey Beckett. You'll know his work from album covers and posters for Mastodon, Queens of The Stone Age, Pixies, Deftones, Foo Fighters..... the list goes on!

We discuss Richey's working process in traditional media with pen and ink, where he finds inspiration and source material, his recent move into filmmaking and lots more besides. Enjoy!

Contains a sprinkling of conversational swears.

Here's some links to some things we mentioned

Richey's website richeybeckett.com

Johanna Warren "Twisted" Music video

Shaped by Fate "They Told Me You Were Dead" Music video

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06. Moving the Colour of Blue - Theatre & Science with Jack Lowe of Curious Directive

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 21:00:00 GMT

This is a conversation with Jack Lowe, Artistic Director, CEO and Technical Dramaturg of Curious Directive. The conversation is based around the groundbreaking work of Curious Directive that blends science and theatre into emotionally driven, unique and memorable experiences. Along the way, we touch on a range of topics including quantum biology, devised theatre, virtual reality and lots more beyond.

There are some swears, but they were carefully chosen for artistic expression.

Links

Curious Directive curiousdirective.com

Arcade Fire - The Wilderness Downtown thewildernessdowntown.com (make sure you enable pop ups or it won't work and you'll be sad)

Music by Simon Rolfe

Thanks to Immersive Studios for letting me record in the office

Thanks to Niky for letting me use his microphones.

Thanks to YOU for listening

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05. Making It! - Music & Art with Karen Reilly

Mon, 28 Mar 2022 22:00:00 GMT

This is a conversation with Karen Reilly, Artist and Singer in the band The Neutrinos, who in turn are involved in an ongoing collaboration with the artist Sal Pittman which is called Klanghaus, a site specific performative experience that is part gig, part art installation, part immersive theatre.

The conversation covers a lot of ground including the processes of creating Klanghaus installations, the ups and downs of collaboration, finding your own way through a creative career and Karen’s brush with becoming a member of one of the biggest British rock bands of the 90s!

Links

Klanghaus klanghausinfo.co.uk

The Neutrinos neutrinos.co.uk

The Inner Game theinnergame.com

Music by Simon Rolfe

Thanks to Immersive Studios for letting me record in the office

Thanks to Niky for letting me use his microphones.

Thanks to YOU for listening

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04. The Painted Space - Getting Inside the Painting with Will Teather

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 23:00:00 GMT

This is a conversation with the artist Will Teather. Among other things, we discuss his career as a painter, his fascination with the uncanny, the idea of the painted space - a realm that blurs the line between the real and not real, the process of discovering new artistic techniques, and the practical realities of making a living from a fine art practice.

Links

Will’s website willteather.com

Extra stuff about the uncanny Sigmund Freud Essay

The Uncanny at the Freud Museum

Read about becoming a blood donor blood.co.uk

Music by Simon Rolfe

Thanks to Immersive Studios for letting me record in the office

Thanks to Niky for letting me use his microphones.

Thanks to YOU for listening

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03. What IS Fun Anyway? - Getting Deep on Game Design with Ben Fisher

Sun, 06 Feb 2022 15:00:00 GMT

In this episode I talk to veteran games designer Ben Fisher. Topics of conversation including some of the practicalities of games design, gamification of non-game experiences, games as art, and… what is fun anyway? Ben has a wealth of experience of the games industry having worked at multiple studios across many AAA titles and has some really fascinating insights into this corner of the creative industry.

We mentioned a lot of different games, but here's links to some that I think are particularly interesting.

Return of the Obra Dinn - obradinn.com

Journey - thatgamecompany.com/journey

The Stanley Parable - stanleyparable.com

Rebellion Games - rebellion.com

Music by Simon Rolfe

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02. Tactical Bombings - Life as a Film Director with Ryan Mackfall

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 22:00:00 GMT

In this episode I talk to the Director Ryan Mackfall about his career as a filmmaker, about the impact of Covid and its various lockdowns on his practice and his life. His philosophy as a filmmaker and a bunch of other stuff along the way, including Joseph Campbell, the special voices we use as directors, folk horror, and the art of “tactical bombings”.

Linkies

Backwoods trailer - vimeo.com/307522810

Ryan’s website - ryanmackfall.com Crashburn Media - crashburnmedia.com

Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched - woodlandsdarkanddaysbewitched.com

Music by Simon Rolfe

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01. Never Gainsay a Poet - Animation and Poetry with Suzie Hanna

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 22:00:00 GMT

This is a conversation with Professor Suzie Hanna. As well as a brief overview of her career and practice as an artist, academic and an educator, we mostly discuss the relationship between animation and poetry. Both in general and as reflected in her work. There’s also plenty of other stuff as we get distracted and the conversation meanders around. Topics include: staying motivated, film festivals, mud, Werner Herzog’s definition of ecstatic truth, and creating crossfades with a bolex. Enjoy!

Here are some links to things that we mention.

Tim Burton - Vincent

Jonathon Hodgeson - The man with the Beautiful Eyes

Oliver Harrison - Apocalypse Rhyme

Brent Green - Paulina Hollers Paulina Hollers live at Andrew Edlin Gallery

Suzie’s work - suziehanna.com Suzie's paper - Animating Poetry: Whose line is It anyway?

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Music by Simon Rolfe Thanks to Immersive Studios for letting me record in the office Thanks to Niky for letting me use his microphones. Thanks to YOU for listening