AuroraCast

Andrea Ratti Returns! Andrea has experience in several areas in film production including: working with 16mm, sfx, and vfx, filming underwater, large crowds, working with animals, guns /other weapons, filming abroad, late scripts, challenging schedules and harsh weather. He is literate with Mac (own), MovieMagic and all AD administration and fluent in Italian. He has trained in Health and Safety with a current first aid certificate with a 100% safety record throughout all work. We talk face-to-face about the future of the film industry post COVID-19, the mess the cinemas are currently in, the cancellation of films, Netflix, Tenet and more…

This episode of AuroraCast features Andrea Ratti as a special guest.

Christophe Szpajdel is a Belgian illustrator. Christophe's work first came to attention in the mid-'90s with logos like Emperor, Old Man’s Child, Enthroned, Borknagar, Moonspell, Desaster & many more. Since then he has continued to make a significant contribution to the extreme metal scene having drawn for literally thousands of bands with the vast majority are still being used to this day, in some cases 30 years since their creation.

This episode of AuroraCast features Christophe Szpajdel as a special guest.

This episode features just Mike in his first solo podcast, which just so happens to be about podcasts... Join him as he runs through some of his new recording gear, explains his future plans for the podcast and how the idea of AuroraCast came about.

Episode 11 of AuroraCast is one of our favourites so far! Firstly because It's the first time we had two guests on the podcast, and secondly because we had the unique opportunity to discuss the process of filmmaking while learning more about the careers of film producer Al Eales and film director Paul Cheung.

In this episode, we talk through projects in which Al and Paul have collaborated and highlight some of their independent projects, all while learning about their approach to creating and facilitating their films on all levels. Al Eales (Mindless Intelligence) brings a ton of experience to the table having worked in the film industry as a producer, scriptwriter and production services manager.

Paul Cheung is the Director/CEO of FightGravityFilms. He has worked on an impressive number of projects over the years including; narrative, documentary, advertisement, music videos, personal projects and more.

This episode of AuroraCast features Al Eales and Paul Cheung as special guests.

Talisa Yorke is an experienced Saxophonist based in Surrey & Bournemouth, UK. She has been playing the sax for the past 9 years and has recently collaborated with SkyQuaker on both their debut singles… We hope you enjoy learning more about her work during this podcast, we are 100% behind Talisa and think you should be too! For more information & bookings, contact Talisa via email at [email protected].

This episode of AuroraCast features Talisa Yorke as a special guest.

Michael Lee Taylor (Solo, Rogue One, A Force Awakens, Jupiter Ascending) is a sound recordist and boom operator for film and TV. A graduate of the National Film and Television School in Beaconsfield, United Kingdom. Michael forged a career in London, working in the sound department on films and TV Dramas. Whilst also finding time to work as a sound mixer on documentaries, commercials and corporates. Michael now lives in Toronto, Canada with his wife and continues to work in the sound department.

This episode of AuroraCast features Michael Lee Taylor as a special guest.

Grant Borland hails from Michigan, USA. He can be easily defined as a musical storyteller and composer for Film, TV, Game, Advertisement and Trailer. Grant began writing cinematic music back in 2015 and has never looked back! He has composed music for various forms of media, some of which we unveil during this interview.

This episode is a special one! Firstly because despite talking for years over various social media platforms, this was the first time Mike and Grant spoke face to face... Secondly, this is AuroraCast's debut international interview which is a big deal for us!

We would like to take this opportunity to once again thank Grant for getting involved! Until next time buddy.

This episode of AuroraCast features Grant Borland as a special guest.

They say Brighton is full of creatives and we are starting to see just how true that is! A bit like Mike and Preston... Mike and Preston also go back around 15 years, initially meeting while both working in the games industry in Brighton. While conducting these interviews during the COVID-19 lockdown, it felt only natural to get in touch with Preston to see how his music career is going and we were pleasantly surprised.

Preston creates Electronica, but to break it down you could call his music Instrumental, Downtempo, Electronic, Techno, Electronica, Breaks, IDM and more! His latest Release is Replanar (Remix Album) is fresh onto the shelves... Preston is an avid Ableton user and supporter of Bandcamp where you can pick up all his releases. In this AuroraCast, he talks us through his approach, his setup, details some of his philosophies and gives us a ton of links to check out...

We would like to take this opportunity to once again thank Preston for getting involved!

This episode of AuroraCast features preston.outatime as a special guest.

Les defines the word awesome (and has done for many years now). He is a multi-instrumentalist playing guitar, bass and currently learning drums and keys. He is an incredibly active musician playing in multiple bands alongside entertaining his musical side projects. Les is currently playing Bass for Deathwish and Lightning Strike, Guitar with Two-Tonne Vice while working on his own doom, black metal, ambient and soundscape projects.

In this Skype conversation, we run through Les's current guitar setup, talk about amps, pedals, cabs, amp modelling, working in and out the box, playing live. DAWs, plugins, mixing, his introduction and journey into music, making his own guitar, future endeavours and generally have a catch-up!

We would like to take this opportunity to once again thank Les for getting involved! Until next time buddy!

This episode of AuroraCast features Les Plumridge as a special guest.

Joel is a DJ/Producer, playing Drum & Bass, Breaks, House, Funk & Hip-hop. Mainly producing Drum & Bass, although crossing over into other genres... Mike and Joel go back around 7 years, initially meeting while both working in the tech industry in London. Joel is responsible for introducing Mike to Drum and Bass, taking him raving for the first time and showing him the world of what it means to be a DJ...

In the episode conducted during the COVID-19 lockdown, Joel runs us through his current production and DJ setup, talks us through his journey into music, his vinyl collection, performance, family and gives us an insight into his future plans for both H1GHL1NE and his upcoming planned podcast! We also talk through some of the pros and cons of the COVID-19 situation from a human experience perspective. Until next time buddy!

This episode of AuroraCast features Joel Minney as a special guest.