Creative Chit Chat - Dundee
224 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 months ago -A podcast of conversations with brilliant creatives connected to Dundee, exploring their journeys, thoughts and opinions. Hosted by Ryan McLeod.
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61 - Murray Chalmers
May 08, 2018 21:36 - 1 hour - 95.6 MBMurray has worked in music industry PR for over 30 years representing names like Kylie, the Petshop Boys, Coldplay, Yoko Ono and many more. He's been running MCPR for 10 years now and has decided to make the move back to Dundee to start a new chapter in his career. Murray talks about growing up in Lochee and always being part of an alternative scene and some of the difficulties that come with that. Eventually, the pull of the music scene in London became too great. He ended up living betwee...
Richard Cook - The best customer service in the world
May 01, 2018 20:27 - 1 hour - 86 MBRichard Cook is the man behind optical boutique Spex Pistols in Dundee’s Westport. Chances are if you see someone with interesting eyewear in Dundee, they’ve been to see Richard. Spex Pistols specialises in designer, vintage and classic frames as well as their very own range that’s due to launch soon. I think it’s fair to say that Richard is a big personality and well known throughout the creative community. He has built Spex Pistols to be that go to place for great glasses. Not only that bu...
60 - Richard Cook
May 01, 2018 20:27 - 1 hour - 86 MBRichard Cook is the man behind optical boutique Spex Pistols in Dundee’s Westport. Chances are if you see someone with interesting eyewear in Dundee, they’ve been to see Richard. Spex Pistols specialises in designer, vintage and classic frames as well as their very own range that’s due to launch soon. I think it’s fair to say that Richard is a big personality and well known throughout the creative community. He has built Spex Pistols to be that go to place for great glasses. Not only that bu...
59 - Annie Marrs
April 25, 2018 06:57 - 1 hour - 86.6 MBAnnie is Project Coordinator for UNESCO Dundee City of Design team & Place Partnership Programme. You may know her from events such as the Dundee Design Festival. We talk about how she came to apply for the roles she's in now and why her career has led her into wearing lots of different hats. Little known fact, she used to do the train announcements at Inverness station before it all got automated. Annie's real creative passion started around theatre production and performances. We get into ...
Annie Marrs - Wearing lots of hats and taking people along on the ride
April 25, 2018 06:57 - 1 hour - 86.6 MBAnnie is Project Coordinator for UNESCO Dundee City of Design team & Place Partnership Programme. You may know her from events such as the Dundee Design Festival. We talk about how she came to apply for the roles she's in now and why her career has led her into wearing lots of different hats. Little known fact, she used to do the train announcements at Inverness station before it all got automated. Annie's real creative passion started around theatre production and performances. We get into ...
Rachel Simpson - The weird and wonderful side of sound design for games
April 17, 2018 20:00 - 43 minutes - 59.9 MBComposer and sound designer Rachel Simpson joins me this week to talk about her day job working at games company Outplay Entertainment, some of her amazing musical work and cycling. I think Rachel must be one of the most modest guests I’ve ever had on and she did take a bit of encouragement to get her in front of the mic. It was specified that Fred the dog had to be present for moral support. So I suppose Rachel is also the first guest with a rider! Rachel is responsible for creating all th...
58 - Rachel Simpson
April 17, 2018 20:00 - 43 minutes - 59.9 MBComposer and sound designer Rachel Simpson joins me this week to talk about her day job working at games company Outplay Entertainment, some of her amazing musical work and cycling. I think Rachel must be one of the most modest guests I’ve ever had on and she did take a bit of encouragement to get her in front of the mic. It was specified that Fred the dog had to be present for moral support. So I suppose Rachel is also the first guest with a rider! Rachel is responsible for creating all th...
57 - Ali McGill
April 10, 2018 20:00 - 1 hour - 86.2 MBOn this week is Ali McGill an accountant and experience designer. You wouldn’t necessarily put the two together. Ali talks about making a start in his career training as a traditional accountant. Over the years of running businesses and being responsible for profit and loss sheets he started to see the real value of putting yourself in your customers shoes. Using design tools and methodologies to craft memorable experiences for your customers. He talks about how his daughter introduced him to...
Ali McGill - Combining experience design with accountancy
April 10, 2018 20:00 - 1 hour - 86.2 MBOn this week is Ali McGill an accountant and experience designer. You wouldn’t necessarily put the two together. Ali talks about making a start in his career training as a traditional accountant. Over the years of running businesses and being responsible for profit and loss sheets he started to see the real value of putting yourself in your customers shoes. Using design tools and methodologies to craft memorable experiences for your customers. He talks about how his daughter introduced him to...
56 - Jennifer Jones
April 03, 2018 20:00 - 1 hour - 88.5 MBThis week I’m joined by Dr Jennifer Jones. Who is many things: educator, digital ethnographer, social media & digital storyteller, citizen journalist and long dog lover. She moved to Dundee after completing her PhD in citizen journalism based largely around the Vancouver Olympics. From what we chatted about it seems like Dundee was an opportunity for her to get a clean break and she’s arrived like an absolute whirlwind. It’s great to see passionate, talented and driven people being drawn to ...
Fleet Collective - The rise and fall of a creative co-working space
February 20, 2018 23:47 - 1 hour - 98.8 MBThis week’s podcast is the announcement that Fleet Collective will be closing its doors. Donna Holford Lovell joins me to chat through starting Fleet with Lyall Bruce. We talk about the journey she’s been on and how the co-working space has grown and developed over time. We then finish up with talking about the reasons behind closing the collective. Afterwards you’ll about what Fleet meant to the people who were part of the collective and what they’re going on to do next. Here’s the official...
55 - Fleet Collective
February 20, 2018 23:47 - 1 hour - 98.8 MBThis week’s podcast is the announcement that Fleet Collective will be closing its doors. Donna Holford Lovell joins me to chat through starting Fleet with Lyall Bruce. We talk about the journey she’s been on and how the co-working space has grown and developed over time. We then finish up with talking about the reasons behind closing the collective. Afterwards you’ll about what Fleet meant to the people who were part of the collective and what they’re going on to do next. Here’s the official...
54 - Hayley Scanlan
February 13, 2018 20:03 - 52 minutes - 71.6 MBHayley is a Dundee born fashion designer with clients that include Little Mix, The Saturdays and Pixie Lot. We talk about how she got into the industry and established her clothing label H.S. It was clear from chatting to Hayley that style and appearance have been key considerations for her from a really early age. Sitting round the kitchen table with her Gran sewing clothes for her barbies and passing comment over strangers appearances in the street. I don’t think I’ve had someone on the po...
Hayley Scanlan - The realities of running a creative business
February 13, 2018 20:03 - 52 minutes - 71.6 MBHayley is a Dundee born fashion designer with clients that include Little Mix, The Saturdays and Pixie Lot. We talk about how she got into the industry and established her clothing label H.S. It was clear from chatting to Hayley that style and appearance have been key considerations for her from a really early age. Sitting round the kitchen table with her Gran sewing clothes for her barbies and passing comment over strangers appearances in the street. I don’t think I’ve had someone on the po...
53 - Shahbaz Majeed
February 06, 2018 22:40 - 54 minutes - 74.9 MBShahbaz Majeed is my guest this week and he is an amazing photographer based in Dundee, who brings landscapes to life from the air. If you haven’t heard of him already, chances are you will have seen his work. Shahbaz has had his photos used and featured in a lot of places as well as picking up a few awards along the way. Probably the most fascinating story is how he got his photo on Scotland’s first polymer note. Those blue plastic Clydesdale fivers feature his photograph of the Forth Road ...
Shahbaz Majeed - Bringing landscapes to life through a lens
February 06, 2018 22:40 - 54 minutes - 74.9 MBShahbaz Majeed is my guest this week and he is an amazing photographer based in Dundee, who brings landscapes to life from the air. If you haven’t heard of him already, chances are you will have seen his work. Shahbaz has had his photos used and featured in a lot of places as well as picking up a few awards along the way. Probably the most fascinating story is how he got his photo on Scotland’s first polymer note. Those blue plastic Clydesdale fivers feature his photograph of the Forth Road ...
52 - Hazel White
January 30, 2018 20:01 - 1 hour - 95.3 MBHazel runs service design agency Open Change along with Mike Press and has spent a significant part of her career in education but according to her that might have been a little too long. She started out at Edinburgh University with her first degree but after 5 years working she realised that art school was calling. Hazel found herself in jewellery and metal work apparently attracted by the materials and the naked flames! I find it really strange that the smallest things can highly influence...
Hazel White - Service design and proving people wrong
January 30, 2018 20:01 - 1 hour - 95.3 MBHazel runs service design agency Open Change along with Mike Press and has spent a significant part of her career in education but according to her that might have been a little too long. She started out at Edinburgh University with her first degree but after 5 years working she realised that art school was calling. Hazel found herself in jewellery and metal work apparently attracted by the materials and the naked flames! I find it really strange that the smallest things can highly influence...
Jamie Scott & Tasso Neofitos - From masterchef to guilty pleasures
January 23, 2018 21:11 - 1 hour - 109 MBThe chefs from The Newport Restaurant, Jamie Scott and Tasso Neofitos, join me this week to talk about their Masterchef experiences, getting inspired for new menus and their guilty pleasure. Jamie and Tasso came in for a chat about how they got into cooking and when their passion really began. They met at Dundee’s Byzantium restaurant and then went on to work at Rocco in St Andrews together. From there Jamie tells the story of the atmosphere and dynamic of a busy kitchen and how his Master...
51 - Jamie Scott & Tasso Neofitos
January 23, 2018 21:11 - 1 hour - 109 MBThe chefs from The Newport Restaurant, Jamie Scott and Tasso Neofitos, join me this week to talk about their Masterchef experiences, getting inspired for new menus and their guilty pleasure. Jamie and Tasso came in for a chat about how they got into cooking and when their passion really began. They met at Dundee’s Byzantium restaurant and then went on to work at Rocco in St Andrews together. From there Jamie tells the story of the atmosphere and dynamic of a busy kitchen and how his Master...
50 - Ryan McLeod
January 16, 2018 23:57 - 1 hour - 59.9 MBAfter a few requests and to celebrate the 50th episode of the podcast I’ve done an episode of my very own. I’ve got to thank Lyall Bruce for volunteering to take the role of host for the episode and Sam Gonçalves for the editing. I was also told I would not have editing rights over the episode. As I write this and the file uploads to soundcloud I’ve no idea what made the edit or what I said in the episode. All I can hope is that I don’t repeat all the things I’ve said over the last year. I ...
Ryan McLeod - My story
January 16, 2018 23:57 - 1 hour - 59.9 MBAfter a few requests and to celebrate the 50th episode of the podcast I’ve done an episode of my very own. I’ve got to thank Lyall Bruce for volunteering to take the role of host for the episode and Sam Gonçalves for the editing. I was also told I would not have editing rights over the episode. As I write this and the file uploads to soundcloud I’ve no idea what made the edit or what I said in the episode. All I can hope is that I don’t repeat all the things I’ve said over the last year. I ...
49 - Scott Byrne
December 19, 2017 22:11 - 46 minutes - 63.3 MBAfter working pretty much all over Scotland with a load of amazing museums Scott is now general manager at Hospitalfield House in Arbroath. He’s pretty much lived in every city in Scotland making his way around some amazing and prestigious galleries and museums curating their collections. Now at Hospitalfield House Scott is part of a wider team helping make everything up there happen. From tours to events and workshops to artist shows and collaborative working there's loads going on. The ho...
Scott Byrne - Showcasing art in a 13th century hospital
December 19, 2017 22:11 - 46 minutes - 63.3 MBAfter working pretty much all over Scotland with a load of amazing museums Scott is now general manager at Hospitalfield House in Arbroath. He’s pretty much lived in every city in Scotland making his way around some amazing and prestigious galleries and museums curating their collections. Now at Hospitalfield House Scott is part of a wider team helping make everything up there happen. From tours to events and workshops to artist shows and collaborative working there's loads going on. The ho...
48 - Jamie Simpson
December 12, 2017 21:52 - 1 hour - 98.2 MBThe only coffee roaster in Angus, Jamie is based in Arbroath and is 1 third of Sacred Grounds coffee company, creating delicious roasts ready to grind up and enjoy. We open up with a really interesting conversation about identity in relation to where you are from. It’s a strange one that I always ponder, am I now from Dundee? Or do I default to where I grew up just outside Edinburgh? It’s always a tricky on but I think it depends on who you’re speaking too and the place that you identify mo...
Jamie Simpson - Roasting coffee and hipster culture
December 12, 2017 21:52 - 1 hour - 98.2 MBThe only coffee roaster in Angus, Jamie is based in Arbroath and is 1 third of Sacred Grounds coffee company, creating delicious roasts ready to grind up and enjoy. We open up with a really interesting conversation about identity in relation to where you are from. It’s a strange one that I always ponder, am I now from Dundee? Or do I default to where I grew up just outside Edinburgh? It’s always a tricky on but I think it depends on who you’re speaking too and the place that you identify mo...
47 - Scott Hudson
December 06, 2017 00:10 - 59 minutes - 81.7 MBArtist, printmaker and technician at the DCA print studio, amongst a few other things. He was one of the founders of Dundee Print Collective and has been part of many amazing projects since including print city. Scott chats about his first experience coming to Dundee from Sunderland and applying to art school with his big A1 portfolio in tow. Coming over the Tay on the train is always picturesque and it seems to have had an impact on Scott’s live as Dundee keeps drawing him back. We go on t...
Scott Hudson - The brogue printer
December 06, 2017 00:10 - 59 minutes - 81.7 MBArtist, printmaker and technician at the DCA print studio, amongst a few other things. He was one of the founders of Dundee Print Collective and has been part of many amazing projects since including print city. Scott chats about his first experience coming to Dundee from Sunderland and applying to art school with his big A1 portfolio in tow. Coming over the Tay on the train is always picturesque and it seems to have had an impact on Scott’s live as Dundee keeps drawing him back. We go on t...
46 - Gemma Connell
November 28, 2017 23:33 - 1 hour - 90.1 MBGemma is a dancer, choreographer and creative producer who trained under one of Kayne West's dancers and now runs The Artifact a company creating performance, directing movement producing arts events and research. Gemma briefly dives in to the history of Hip-Hop culture and the 5/6 pillars that make it up. She also has an amazing tree based analogy for the development and evolution of the culture which is genius. Gemma has already released 2 ebooks that are available here. There’s still 4 to...
Gemma Connell - Dance, choreography and hip hop culture
November 28, 2017 23:33 - 1 hour - 90.1 MBGemma is a dancer, choreographer and creative producer who trained under one of Kayne West's dancers and now runs The Artifact a company creating performance, directing movement producing arts events and research. Gemma briefly dives in to the history of Hip-Hop culture and the 5/6 pillars that make it up. She also has an amazing tree based analogy for the development and evolution of the culture which is genius. Gemma has already released 2 ebooks that are available here. There’s still 4 to...
45 - Russell Pepper
November 21, 2017 20:41 - 1 hour - 86.3 MBRussell is currently doing a PhD on community renewable energy systems and works from Fleet Collective. We chat about his journey to Dundee and how he created Dundee’s first street art trail Open/Close. Russell admits himself that he’s not very ‘creative’ but he enjoys facilitating others creativity and making projects happen. The co-working environment in Fleet Collective really spurred him on to start the Open/Close project and we had the people here to help him make it happen. Backed b...
Russell Pepper - Creating Dundee's first street art trail
November 21, 2017 20:41 - 1 hour - 86.3 MBRussell is currently doing a PhD on community renewable energy systems and works from Fleet Collective. We chat about his journey to Dundee and how he created Dundee’s first street art trail Open/Close. Russell admits himself that he’s not very ‘creative’ but he enjoys facilitating others creativity and making projects happen. The co-working environment in Fleet Collective really spurred him on to start the Open/Close project and we had the people here to help him make it happen. Backed b...
Hot Chocolate - Punch In/Punch Out
November 14, 2017 23:24 - 44 minutes - 60.9 MBThis week features the young people of Dundee answering questions loosely based on the theme future perfect. I organised it with Andy Robertson who runs the creative programme at the Hot Chocolate Trust based at the Steeple Church in Dundee's city centre. Over the course of 3 weeks we had various young people come in to the recording room and spend 2-3minutes answering a question. Once they had answered they could create their own question for someone else to answer. It's a great format that ...
44 - Hot Chocolate Punch In/Punch Out
November 14, 2017 23:24 - 44 minutes - 60.9 MBThis week features the young people of Dundee answering questions loosely based on the theme future perfect. I organised it with Andy Robertson who runs the creative programme at the Hot Chocolate Trust based at the Steeple Church in Dundee's city centre. Over the course of 3 weeks we had various young people come in to the recording room and spend 2-3minutes answering a question. Once they had answered they could create their own question for someone else to answer. It's a great format that ...
43 - Roundtable #02
November 07, 2017 23:04 - 1 hour - 86.4 MBThis week it's a collaboration between the Beans Podcast and Creative Chit Chat for a roundtable all about story telling. We discuss the landscape of story telling today and get into some of our favourite storytellers. We then go off into an interesting debate over positive discrimination in storytelling and whether we should be consuming the content of disgraced celebrities. It was an absolute pleasure to have Erin, Sam and Valerie on the podcast and if you haven't caught The Beans yet then ...
Roundtable #02 - The landscape of storytelling
November 07, 2017 23:04 - 1 hour - 86.4 MBThis week it's a collaboration between the Beans Podcast and Creative Chit Chat for a roundtable all about story telling. We discuss the landscape of story telling today and get into some of our favourite storytellers. We then go off into an interesting debate over positive discrimination in storytelling and whether we should be consuming the content of disgraced celebrities. It was an absolute pleasure to have Erin, Sam and Valerie on the podcast and if you haven't caught The Beans yet then ...
Claire Dufour - Harnessing the power of creativity in Dundee
November 01, 2017 06:28 - 56 minutes - 77.6 MBClaire’s email - [email protected] Creative Dundee - http://creativedundee.com Dundee Wearable Arts - http://www.dundeewearableart.com/ Creative Industries Strategy - http://dundeecreates.com Creative Dundee’s 99 things to see and do guide - http://creativedundee.com/2017/05/a-brand-new-99-things-to-see-and-do-in-dundee/ Claire’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/byricohet
42 - Claire Dufour
November 01, 2017 06:28 - 56 minutes - 77.6 MBClaire’s email - [email protected] Creative Dundee - http://creativedundee.com Dundee Wearable Arts - http://www.dundeewearableart.com/ Creative Industries Strategy - http://dundeecreates.com Creative Dundee’s 99 things to see and do guide - http://creativedundee.com/2017/05/a-brand-new-99-things-to-see-and-do-in-dundee/ Claire’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/byricohet
Kevin Sinclair - Product design, retaining talent and championing small scale creative practice
October 24, 2017 21:23 - 54 minutes - 74.5 MBKevin is a 4th year product design student with a real understanding of aesthetic and form. During the episode we talk about what Kevin’s plans for the future post graduation. Basically he wants to stay if he can. Meaning if there are the right conditions to support his own product design practice or an attractive enough position at a company. Again and again this issue comes up of the reluctant leavers. We need to have a creative infrastructure that allows graduates to start their own busi...
41 - Kevin Sinclair
October 24, 2017 21:23 - 54 minutes - 74.5 MBKevin is a 4th year product design student with a real understanding of aesthetic and form. During the episode we talk about what Kevin’s plans for the future post graduation. Basically he wants to stay if he can. Meaning if there are the right conditions to support his own product design practice or an attractive enough position at a company. Again and again this issue comes up of the reluctant leavers. We need to have a creative infrastructure that allows graduates to start their own busi...
John Easson - A life in letterpress
October 17, 2017 21:09 - 1 hour - 110 MBJohn runs a private letterpress studio up in Coupar Angus making small and beautiful print runs. To tell you how I first met John I need to introduce Kevin Sinclair, a 4th year Product Design student and DJCAD. Kevin got in touch with me last year to go for a coffee and a chat. We left the meeting on the terms that we could potentially work on a project together if the right brief or opportunity arose. This summer Kevin got back in touch saying that he’s been up in Coupar Angus doing some ...
40 - John Easson
October 17, 2017 21:09 - 1 hour - 110 MBJohn runs a private letterpress studio up in Coupar Angus making small and beautiful print runs. To tell you how I first met John I need to introduce Kevin Sinclair, a 4th year Product Design student and DJCAD. Kevin got in touch with me last year to go for a coffee and a chat. We left the meeting on the terms that we could potentially work on a project together if the right brief or opportunity arose. This summer Kevin got back in touch saying that he’s been up in Coupar Angus doing some ...
Joan Clevillé - The process of dance
October 10, 2017 21:22 - 53 minutes - 74.1 MBOriginally from Barcelona, Joan is an independent choreographer based in Dundee. He has worked for fourteen years as a dancer, teacher and rehearsal director in companies across Europe, including Scottish Dance Theatre, the Ballet of the Graz Opera (Austria), the company of the Choreographic Centre of Valencia, and Ballet Carmen Roche (Madrid). He now runs his own company called Joan Clevillé Dance based in Dundee. Personally I have very little experience or knowledge of performative dance a...
39 - Joan Clevillé
October 10, 2017 21:22 - 53 minutes - 74.1 MBOriginally from Barcelona, Joan is an independent choreographer based in Dundee. He has worked for fourteen years as a dancer, teacher and rehearsal director in companies across Europe, including Scottish Dance Theatre, the Ballet of the Graz Opera (Austria), the company of the Choreographic Centre of Valencia, and Ballet Carmen Roche (Madrid). He now runs his own company called Joan Clevillé Dance based in Dundee. Personally I have very little experience or knowledge of performative dance a...
38 - Angie Miller
October 05, 2017 20:49 - 51 minutes - 71.1 MBFrom Survivor to Superman to Schemers Angie has an impressive back catalogue of project but is now in Dundee as a script supervisor for Dundee’s first feature film, Schemers. Originally from Australia Angie was attracted over here by the film and TV industry and the sheer number of UK productions. She has a seriously impressive roster of projects under her belt including Peter Pan, Happy Feet 2 and Superman Returns. We chat about what it’s like to work alongside some big superstars like Tom...
Angie Miller - Working on set in blockbuster movies
October 05, 2017 20:49 - 51 minutes - 71.1 MBFrom Survivor to Superman to Schemers Angie has an impressive back catalogue of project but is now in Dundee as a script supervisor for Dundee’s first feature film, Schemers. Originally from Australia Angie was attracted over here by the film and TV industry and the sheer number of UK productions. She has a seriously impressive roster of projects under her belt including Peter Pan, Happy Feet 2 and Superman Returns. We chat about what it’s like to work alongside some big superstars like Tom...
37 - Malath Abbas
September 26, 2017 22:35 - 1 hour - 90.9 MBMalath is a brilliant artist, producer and games designer championing collaboration. We chat through his journey to Dundee from Baghdad to forming Biome games collective in Dundee. After moving Liverpool in 1991 Mal found his love of computer games through PC gaming titles like DOOM when he was at school. He then recalls saving up hard to get his hands on his first console, the playstation. After technology and gaming captured his interest he decided to study programming at university and th...
Malath Abbas - Making video games and challenging traditional models
September 26, 2017 22:35 - 1 hour - 90.9 MBMalath is a brilliant artist, producer and games designer championing collaboration. We chat through his journey to Dundee from Baghdad to forming Biome games collective in Dundee. After moving Liverpool in 1991 Mal found his love of computer games through PC gaming titles like DOOM when he was at school. He then recalls saving up hard to get his hands on his first console, the playstation. After technology and gaming captured his interest he decided to study programming at university and th...
PunchInPunchOut - Part 3 - Questions on creativity
September 20, 2017 08:19 - 47 minutes - 64.6 MBWelcome back to series 2 of the podcast. After a bit of a summer break I'm back and feeling refreshed. There's loads of great things lined up for the coming weeks but to get us started it's the last of the batch of recordings from Punch In/Punch Out at the Dundee Design Festival. If you haven't listen to one before it's a collection of mini chats with the visitors to this year's Dundee Design Festival at West Ward Works. There was an amazing range of people at the festival and these episodes ...
36 - Punch In Punch Out - 03
September 20, 2017 08:19 - 47 minutes - 64.6 MBWelcome back to series 2 of the podcast. After a bit of a summer break I'm back and feeling refreshed. There's loads of great things lined up for the coming weeks but to get us started it's the last of the batch of recordings from Punch In/Punch Out at the Dundee Design Festival. If you haven't listen to one before it's a collection of mini chats with the visitors to this year's Dundee Design Festival at West Ward Works. There was an amazing range of people at the festival and these episodes ...