Season 2, Episode 2 - When Art Meets Business

Because sometimes, when life gives you lemons, creative people start companies.

Courtney PineInternationally renowned jazz musician, and founder of Creative People Music.  Possibly the most impassioned person we've ever met.  This episode is full of his gorgeous music.

Anne CurtisArtist, illustrator, and Founder and Creative Director of Shoo Fly Publishing.  And not afraid to tell it like it is.  Trust us.

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The 99% Team:

Produced & presented by Jay Sykes & Mark Stuart Bell Music production by Jed Stoker

About 99% Perspiration:

A weekly podcast, with interviews & advice advice from today's creative and artistic professionals - FOR tomorrow's. We're here to help you gain the inspiration, the confidence & the know-how to turn your creative calling into a career.

If you're interested in radio, presenting, producing, promoting, music, bands, artists, networking, marketing, content, TV, film, PR, social media, writing, acting, directing, video, production, website, graphic design, advertising, theatre, literature...  99% Perspiration is the podcast for you.

Season 2, Episode 1 - Maximising Your Voice Peff SoulsbyFreelance voice-over & voice actor, & Graduate Marketing Assistant at Newcastle University.  And, following the release of EVE: Valkyrie, pioneering sexy robot voices everywhere.

Tom CampbellDrivetime presenter on Heart North East Radio, and all-round Super-Human.  Also recently known as "Dr. Cuddles", prescribing free hugs in Middlesborough.  Awww.

Vik, aka VikkStar123One of the seven-strong Sidemen, a group of collaborating YouTubers who post pretty funny content.  Your typical video-gaming dude.  (Big ups to Niall McGuire for sharing with us.)

With new music, courtesy of the awesome audio producer Jed Stoker.

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About 99% Perspiration:

A weekly podcast, with interviews & advice advice from today's creative and artistic professionals - FOR tomorrow's. We're here to help you gain the inspiration, the confidence & the know-how to turn your creative calling into a career.

If you're interested in radio, presenting, producing, promoting, music, bands, artists, networking, marketing, content, TV, film, PR, social media, writing, acting, directing, video, production, website, graphic design, advertising, theatre, literature...  99% Perspiration is the podcast for you.

Episode 23 of 99% Perspiration

Both our guests on this week's episode studied creative degrees at university, before pursuing creative careers with media companies based in London.

Alicia Myers is currently the Insight Executive for BBC Worldwide.  Alicia's role involves leading a research team in a creative way; turning figures and facts into stories, to help BBC Worldwide sell their programmes worldwide.

But when we chatted a few weeks ago, she was about to enter her final week in the same role at Time Inc. UK, the magazine publisher behind InStyle, NME, Wallpaper, What's On TV, and a handful of other well-loved magazines.

Alicia shares with us how she finds creativity, how to develop a thick skin, and why PR and research roles can be ideal if you love storytelling.

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About 99% Perspiration:

This weekly podcast brings you interviews & advice advice from today's creative and artistic professionals - FOR tomorrow's. We're here to help you gain the inspiration, the confidence and the know-how to turn your creative calling into a career.

If you're interested in radio, presenting, producing, promoting, music, bands, artists, networking, marketing, content, TV, film, PR, social media, writing, acting, directing, production, website, graphic design, advertising, theatre, literature.......  Then this is the podcast for you!

Episode 22 of 99% Perspiration

Joanna Makepeace-Woods knows a thing or two about powerful pitching.  She gained her previous role, Talent Development Manager at the University of Sunderland, through pitching it to the staff there.  They were so impressed, so inspired, that they devised the role specifically for Joanna, and she's been there ever since.

Now Joanna is the Employability Manager with the university’s Arts, Design and Media faculty, and works with graduates and students to get them into the workplace.  She understands well the importance of networking, and getting your name out there.

I’ve listened to your feedback - some of you told me you wanted to hear more from people who help develop creatives, rather than just from creatives themselves; and Joanna Makepeace-Woods is just that person.

Joanna also worked in multiple TV roles, mostly in the production office, so this episode should be particularly interesting if you're interested in getting more stuck in with TV.

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A little aside:

I mentioned here in the description (but alas, not on the podcast) last episode that my radio drama, SeaBurn, was been nominated for "Best Speech Programming" at the Student Radio Awards 2015, one of 8 nominations from Spark FM in Sunderland, the community radio station I volunteer with.

I'm hugely happy to report that SeaBurn received a bronze award for "Best Speech Programming"; we couldn't have lost out to a better programme though, the incredible Both Sides of Dying by radio producer Jordy Cernik took the gold.  And Spark itself received a bronze for "Best Radio Station".  A very good day, and thanks for your support, everyone!

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About 99% Perspiration:

Weekly advice from today's creative and artistic professionals - FOR tomorrow's. We're here to help you gain the confidence and the know-how to make your creative calling into a career.

If you're interested in radio, presenting, producing, promoting, music, bands, artists, networking, marketing, content, TV, film, social media, writing, acting, directing, production, website, graphic design, advertising, theatre, literature.......  Then this is the podcast for you!

Episode 21 of 99% Perspiration

Jam-packed episode for you this week. 

On the 7th October, the Student Radio Association held training days around the country, inviting various radio professionals to give talks about their work, share their stories, and offer advice to tomorrow's radio professionals.

And that's exactly what 99% Perspiration is all about!  We're were lucky enough to be invited to the North East & Yorkshire training day.  So if you're interested in heading into radio/audio work - whether it's presenting, producing, journalism, or voice over - then listen on.  This is the podcast for you.

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This Week's Guests:

Steve and Karen, Breakfast Presenters on Metro Radio.

Doug Morris, Managing Editor at BBC News, Newcastle.

Anna Harding, Regional News Editor for Global Radio.

Tom Campbell, Drive presenter of Heart Radio.

Emma Snook, producer/presenter at Amazing Radio.

Kyle Wilkinson, the voice of BBC Radio 1.

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A little aside:

I'm pretty excited to announce that my radio drama, SeaBurn, has been nominated for "Best Speech" at the Student Radio Awards 2015.  This nomination is one of 8 from Spark FM in Sunderland, the community radio station I volunteer with.  So, wish us luck!

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About 99% Perspiration:

Weekly advice from today's creative and artistic professionals - FOR tomorrow's. We're here to help you gain the confidence and the know-how to make your creative calling into a career.

If you're interested in radio, presenting, producing, promoting, music, bands, artists, networking, marketing, content, TV, film, social media, writing, acting, directing, production, website, graphic design, advertising, theatre, literature.......  Then this is the podcast for you!

Episode 20 of 99% Perspiration

First up, I just have to say a huge thank-you to everyone who's stuck with us over the past couple of months - who've asked me "what's happened with the podcast?", or "when's the next episode coming out?"

I recently began working as an Academic Tutor at the University of Sunderland. That, alongside my arts role with ArtWorks-U, alongside my other radio projects, has found me working approx. 52 hours a week. So I've found myself stretched. But I'm determined to keep 99% Perspiration going, and going strong!

Thank you so much for sticking with the podcast, for listening, and for being so patient with me. Cannot tell me how much it means to me.

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This week's guests:

"I have worked damn hard to get where I am. And I have hustled...  A hustler just does stuff, they get stuff done, by any means possible. And I think that's my superpower."

Tiffany Rouge is the Marketing and Events Coordinator for the Hotel Richmond in Adelaide.  Since this episode of 99% Perspiration was recorded, Tiffany has become a radio producer at Fresh 92.7.

"In a way, making a show-reel is redundant...  You're better off putting your work into a big portfolio, on a website, because then people will be able to see on a project by project basis what your skills are."

Ed Westman is a freelance Video Content Creator based in Sunderland.  At the moment, he’s the video producer with the University of Sunderland’s Marketing and Communications department.

And finally, our music this week is kindly donated by Huddersfield based dubstep band "MXI" - on Twitter, they are @WeAreMXI.

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About 99% Perspiration:

Weekly advice from today's creative and artistic professionals - FOR tomorrow's. We're here to help you gain the confidence and the know-how to make your creative calling into a career.

If you're interested in radio, presenting, producing, promoting, music, bands, artists, networking, marketing, content, TV, film, social media, writing, acting, directing, production, website, graphic design, advertising, theatre, literature....... Then this is the podcast for you!

Episode 19 of 99% Perspiration

This is the first live special of 99% Perspiration. It was broadcast during Freshers' Week at the University of Sunderland, where I work as an Academic Tutor of radio. They invited us to create a special, live, one-off programme tailor-made to incoming students - "Making the Most of your Creative Degree".

A big thanks is in order for Matthew Donnachie and Grant Lowery, who were our sound-designers.

I'd love to hear back from you about whether this is useful (or not) if you're not based at the University of Sunderland - our Twitter is @99Podcast.

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Our guests:

Jill Kirkham is the Programme Leader of Fashion Product & Promotion at the University of Sunderland, and there are tons of opportunities and tips available for fashion students which will be applicable to fashion-conscious listeners.

Lily Clifford is the Learning and Engagement Officer at the National Glass Centre, based in Sunderland.  Lily began volunteering at the NGC whilst she studied at the University, and this volunteering experience led her straight into her current role.

Sarah Heseltine is currently a Graduate Intern within the Student Recruitment team at the University of Sunderland.  She joined us to give us insight into extra-curricular opportunities at the University; in particular the Student Ambassador scheme which she was involved in.

Sinèad Livingston is a graduate from BA Community Music, in partnership with the Sage Gateshead.  She's currently setting up a musicians' creative network, and working alongside me on a radio programme called ArtyParti on Spark FM (Wednesdays at 3pm) - and you can hear more from Sinèad on episode 4 of 99% Perspiration.

James Hamilton is currently studying BA Journalism at the University of Sunderland, and currently presents Drive Time on the student/community radio station Spark FM.

And Rute Correia, who you can hear more from in Episode 18 of 99% Perspiration, is an incoming student of MA Radio (Production and Management).  She previously studied at Universidade Nova de Lisboa in Lisbon, Portugal, worked with Nintendo of Europe, and now creates the weekly White Market Podcast and runs creative company Rute's Loot.

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About 99% Perspiration:

Weekly advice from today's creative and artistic professionals - FOR tomorrow's. We're here to help you gain the confidence and the know-how to make your creative calling into a career.

If you're interested in radio, presenting, producing, promoting, music, bands, artists, networking, marketing, content, TV, film, social media, writing, acting, directing, production, website, graphic design, advertising, theatre, literature....... Then this is the podcast for you!

Episode 18 of 99% Perspiration

Born in Lisbon, Rute Correia is now living in the UK, and working in crafts, radio and . Rute produces the White Market Podcast on Spark FM, owns a crafts company called Rute's Loot, and was previously Junior Online Content Coordinator for Nintendo of Europe in Germany.

Stephen Pritchard is the Executive Director of Dot to Dot Active Arts, writing a blog about socially engaged arts called Colouring in Culture, and is currently studying a PhD in participatory arts.

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About 99% Perspiration:

Weekly advice from today's creative and artistic professionals - FOR tomorrow's. We're here to help you gain the confidence and the know-how to make your creative calling into a career.

If you're interested in radio, presenting, producing, promoting, music, bands, artists, networking, marketing, content, TV, film, social media, writing, acting, directing, production, website, graphic design, advertising, theatre, literature....... Then this is the podcast for you!

Episode 17 of 99% Perspiration

After 30 years working in a non-creative industry, Diane Gray now manages the community radio station Hive Radio, based in Jarrow, UK. In 2014, Diane won the silver Charles Parker Prize for her radio documentary; and is now working on radio drama alongside her role at Hive.

Richi Jones is a singer/songwriter, and music production student based in the Midlands, UK. This year, Richi won the well-recognised national Open Mic competition, and he's currently working on his new EP.

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About 99% Perspiration:

Weekly advice from today's creative and artistic professionals - FOR tomorrow's. We're here to help you gain the confidence and the know-how to make your creative calling into a career.

If you're interested in radio, presenting, producing, promoting, music, bands, artists, networking, marketing, content, TV, film, social media, writing, acting, directing, production, website, graphic design, advertising, theatre, literature....... Then this is the podcast for you!

Episode 16 of 99% Perspiration

Laura Lucas is a leadership & business coach, and runs Inspirential, which specialises in helping ambitious business owners, leaders and professionals set & achieve their goals. You can find Laura on Twitter @1LauraLucas.

Alan Parkinson is a self-published novel writer living in Sunderland. He's currently working on book number 2, Idle Threats, and you can check out his first novel Leg It.

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About 99% Perspiration:

Weekly advice from today's creative and artistic professionals - FOR tomorrow's. We're here to help you gain the confidence and the know-how to make your creative calling into a career.

If you're interested in radio, presenting, producing, promoting, music, bands, artists, networking, marketing, content, TV, film, social media, writing, acting, directing, production, website, graphic design, advertising, theatre, literature....... Then this is the podcast for you!