Having a GAS...

Today, I'm having a GAS with Ben Kay. Ben has spent over twenty years making creative work for big brands  (including The Economist, Guinness, Volvo & BT), Non-profit ventures (The RSPCA, Samaritans and Reprieve, to name a few), leading creative departments (a highlight being 6 years as Group Creative Director on Apple), running his own agency, writing novels and blogs and producing podcasts. Ben's writing portfolio is here. -- www.gasismusic.co.uk -- © GAS Music 2020

Today, I'm having a GAS with Dave Dye, adland's answer to Joe Rogan. Dave is an esteemed art director with several creative shops under his belt. Dave has also been developing a reputation as the custodian of advertising culture with his blog, Stuff from the Loft. He also runs a couple of podcasts, both of which can be found here: Wave + Dave - https://apple.co/329I4sK Stuff from the Loft - https://apple.co/2Q4xsWq -- https://davedye.com -- http://www.gasismusic.co.uk -- © GAS Music 2020

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.  -- http://www.gasismusic.co.uk -- © GAS™ Music 2020

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, who went on to become an international star in Game of Thrones.   Ben is now attempting to innovate film production using virtual reality as an alternative to shooting in the physical world. -- www.gasismusic.co.uk -- © GAS™ Music 2020

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

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 love for radio advertising due to the necessity of good writing to get the idea across. He's also had four novels published. One of them, Father Frank, is being turned into a film. -- © GAS™ Music 2020 -- www.gasismusic.co.uk

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 GiffGaff: The Big Swim. -- See more at: http://whowotwhy.com -- www.gasismusic.co.uk -- © GAS™ Music 2020