Digital Creators Podcast

Hamish McDonald is a Perth based fashion designer and stylist known for his one-off customised pants where he uses upcycled materials, paints and miscellaneous fabrics to create unique, cutting edge designs. I talked to Hamish about how he creates and customises his clothing, what’s inspires his style, where he gets his clothing and accessories from, where the best op-shops in Perth are. And he spills the beans on his best op-shop finds. Friends Bez and Harley jumped in as well. Bez is an Architect student, who has also been using his 3D modelling expertise to design rings for a few brands. Harley is a DJ, music producer who is head of the social media marketing here at District promotions where the podcast is held. Let jump into it. Hope you enjoy.

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@hamish_mcdonalds

@harry.digital

@bezpegler

@gnrley

Had a dope chat with James Kelaita, a Perth fashion content creator with an interest in marketing, social media and the creative process. We chat about growing your online personal brand as a creative, successful as well as up-and-coming fashion brands, sustainability in fashion, as well as NFTs and the Metaverse. Enjoy. Instagram: @digitalcreatorspodcast @harry.digital @prada.you

In this episode we chat about how Jada’s context and experiences growing up shaped her identity as a creative, her creative style and what she wants to communicate through her work. We also dive into her love for books, storytelling and the importance of maintaining an uncritical childlike sense of wonder when working on your craft.  Jada is super inspiring and I learned so much from her so I hope this episode will leave you feeling the same.  

Check us out on Instagram:  

@digitalcreatorspodcast 

@harry.digital 

@fujijada

Youtube link:

https://youtu.be/z0nED8qXGT4

In this episode I chat with some team at Outre Social who are a digital marketing agency here in Perth. met all of these guys through mutual friends and we all just clicked because were all creatives doing what we’re passionate about. These guys are honestly a big vibe, and I like how they aren’t your typical tight ass creative agency.. sorry I didn’t know how else to put that but there are a lot of those haha. This episode is more relaxed, we just hang out, talk about marketing and branding, eat Sabrina’s mystery green cupcakes, Play creative marketing games on the wheel of fortune and much more! So join us, hang out and have a listen!

Sev is not only one of the funniest people I have the pleasure of knowing but is also an inspiration to many. He's an example of how if you just keep on following your gut, enjoying the process and trying things, you'll eventually get to the place you want to be. He was a Tradesman, then a semi-pro football player, then a personal trainer, then a teacher and now he works as a wedding photographer, but more importantly he is now a TikTok celebrity where he posts funny, informative and educational videos about the things in his life, that he enjoys. People love it and so does he. Whether you're interested in promoting your business online, learning content strategy hacks or want to know how to deal with the haters, this one is for you.  

Instagram:

@digitalcreatorspodcast

@harry.digital

@sevspics

In this episode we talk about:  

2:00 Finding your niche 

5:00 Testing & Finding Your Passion 

8:00 The Power of Social Media 

14:00 The Joy of Creating 

16:00 From Teaching Maths to Teaching Social Media 

17:40 Working With International Brands & Clients 

19:50 Finding Success on Social Media  

23:00 The Moment Sev Knew He Was An Entrepreneur 

29:00 TikTok is about Being Authentic & Taking Action 

32:00 Dealing With Haters 

35:00 Sevs Life Plan 

40:00 Why Being Ahead of The Game is Important 

45:00 How To Create Content: The Hook 

48:00 Sevs Journey to TikTok Fame 

56:00 Being Consistent Online 

58:40 There's No Such Thing As Failure

Micca Young is a Perth based, self-taught artist specializing in digital drawings (where she turns her thoughts and feelings into conceptual illustrations), oil paintings (where she depicts surrealist fantasy scenes) and realist sketches (of her favourite musicians like Tyler the creator, Sadé, and Frank Ocean to name a few). In this episode we talk about our obsession with Van Gogh, learn from some insightful art philosophy TikToks, discuss overpriced paintbrushes, Chimpanzee Influencers, NFTs, crypto art & more! This was a good fun episode. Hope you enjoy:))    

Listen to the full episode:   Spotify:  https://open.spotify.com/show/16thdQDGHGNf8Byw4rcMFO?si=ATzRX1sJRCmImsox1lrDbQ  

Apple Podcasts:  https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/digital-creators-podcast/id1528893285  

Social Media Links: 

Digital Creators: @digitalcreatorspodcast 

Harry: @harry.digital 

Micca: @miccaamoo 

Micc'as Art: @miccasart 

Micca's Website: https://www.miccamoo.com/

Kyle Smith went from working late night shifts at woolies to running a globally recognised YouTube channel and record label with over 320k subscribers from his laptop. Not only is he a full-time YouTuber but also produces music under @ezoh with over 58k monthly listeners. Kyle is living the Content creators dream! But it didn’t start off that way.

Social Media Links: Digital Creators: @digitalcreatorspodcast 

Harry: @harry.digital 

Kyle: @ezoh 

Aero's Website: https://aerorecords.net/

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It’s rare you find a creative with no formal photography training, someone who barely knows the settings of their own camera and yet within 3 years of photography they have already developed their own unique photographic style and the ability to capture loud, eye-catching images that scream out of its two-dimensional-format. Milky Hyde is a Perth based creative photographer and artist. In this episode, we chat about how the context of her upbringing, being out of the school system, self-taught, and surrounding herself with other creatives has influenced her out-of-the-box thinking and freedom to express herself through her work in an unhindered and unrestricted way. Milky doesn’t follow trends, she barely looks at other photographers works, and couldn’t care less about the latest camera gear. Her creative process comes from in the moment observation, diving into mediums without judgement, collaboration and play. Stay tuned to learn how to unrestrict your own creativity. Hope you enjoy!

Watch the Full Episode on Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8JUkHR7vUI

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Social Media Links:

Digital Creators: @digitalcreatorspodcast

Harry: @harry.digital

Milky: @milkyhyde

Milky's Illustrations: @milky0nline

Timestamps:

0:00 Intro to Milky's Photography Style

9:00 Formal Education in Creativity

11:10 Processing Disorder

22:20 Cypher Exhibition

23:41 Perth Creative Scene

25:00 Brisbane Perth Creative Connection

26:40 Creative Events

28:00 Creative Income

31:30 Pricing Your Work, Knowing Your Worth

35:40 Finding Your Style in Photography

37:00 Creative Block

38:08 Tafe

41:00 Alt Kids

42:00 Harajuku Girls

43:47 Self expression as a creative

44:16 Fashion

44:47 Club Kids

46:00 Growing Up as a Creative

47:00 High School

47:20 Thundermentals Tour Photography

48:20 Dream childhood for creative

49:30 How you’re Raised

50:16 Society Puts you in a box

51:53 Growing on Social Media (TikTok)

53:10 Instagram VS Tiktok

54:05 Tiktok Strategy

57:20 Experimenting in Photography

58:24 Don’t be restricted by gear

This is the story of how a kid from the Australian bush ended up in Berlin, creating video and photo content for huge brands like Nike, Adidas, Red Bull, Coca-Cola, artists such as Father and A$AP ROCKY and Football Stars like Nader Jindaoui. Bruce Thompson appeared on the scene in Perth not a few months ago, but I got the opportunity to chat with him in the studio and find out how he got to connect with these huge brands, artists and expand his portfolio as every good creator should aim to do.

Watch the Full Episode on Youtube:

https://youtu.be/WzcOcC7GTfU

Listen on Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/16thdQDGHGNf8Byw4rcMFO

Listen on Apple Podcasts:

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/digital-creators-podcast/

Social Media Links: 

Digital Creators: @digitalcreatorspodcast 

Harry: @harry.digital 

Bruce: @bettercallbruce 

Deadset Oceania: @deadset.oceania