The first interview in the How To Cut It–In The Hairdressing Industry podcast, is with Tom Connell, the art director at Trevor Sorbie. Seeing Trevor Sorbie perform in a one-man-show, Tom knew from that moment onwards he wanted to work for the man himself. So, if you've been similarly inspired to work for a great name in the industry, stick around as Tom shares with you what's involved.

Having kicked off his career working in his parents salon, Tom then spent time at Andrew Collinge in Manchester, UK, before finally heading south to work at the Trevor Sorbie salon in Covent Garden, London. Through his dedication and passion, Tom is quickly building a reputation for being one of the most exciting and innovative hair talents in our industry. His journey in hairdressing is a great example of what happens when you are totally absorbed by your craft and how this can reward you with amazing career opportunities.

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What the heck is the 'How To Cut It In The Hairdressing Industry' podcast all about?

A series of podcasts giving you the insights, inspirations and information to take your hairdressing and barbering careers to the next level! Devised by Dom Lehane, the 'How To Cut It' first HTCI podcast is a welcome to the series. Listen to Dom explaining what you can expect to hear over the coming weeks, months and years. He's also sharing a little more on his hairdressing career to date including starting out as a 16-year-old working at Trevor Sorbie in London’s Covent Garden. You can find out how his path eventually led him to become a salon owner, and to the lightbulb moment when he dreamed up HairClubLive.

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Back in May, HairClubLive collaborated with Johanna Cree Brown and Roger Spy on Wash Bright Colours Separately: a short feature film created exclusively for Colour World UK. The film was premiered at the two-day hair event in Dalston, London, to great acclaim, and now the film has been recognised by a new audience – the AIPP judges.

The AIPP (Association International Presse Professionnelle Coiffure) host the annual AIPP awards, that recognise outstanding achievement by hairdressers in photography and presentation of their work. We caught up with Johanna following the nomination this week.

You made Wash Bright Colours Separately for a UK audience. How do you think it translates to a European audience?

Hopefully, because it is so visual people will get the humour of it. We were thinking of taking out the original soundtrack, but we decided that we could leave it and it would translate to other audiences. It is very visually London, but street style and street energy is the same everywhere. It’s a very global community. It opens up the whole world for people to share and be inspired.

What is your favourite memory from creating the film?

It has got to be shooting the hologram. It was the first hot day of Summer. We started at 3 o’clock, headed to Portobello, and ended up down one of the side streets. The sun just shone on the hologram. We had tried the hologram in all sorts of light, but to see it in the purest form of natural light was just amazing. Everyone in Portobello stopped and just watched as it gleamed and glittered.

What would it mean to you win the best video AIPP? What are your plans for the future?

It would be amazing, after all of our collaborations over the years, to win this award. I believe in fashion and film; everyone wants to see video., and I think that it is so important for capturing hair in motion. In the future I hope that we can keep creating inspiring and exciting content as hairdressers and artists, producing things that people can enjoy.

The winners will be judged by an expert panel of hairdressing magazine editors, and be announced on Sunday 6 October at the Alternative Hair Show 2016, at the Royal Albert Hall.  We are all crossing our fingers for a win! Check out the film below. 

P.S. There are some more HairClubLive names on the AIPP shortlist, so look out for more news stories!

The Spring #OpenChairNight Tour 2016 was a great success. 96 incredible performers stepped up to the stage across our five destinations: Glasgow, Birmingham, London, Oxford and Cardiff. We were thrilled by the standard and quality of work throughout the tour and look forward to seeing you all again in the Autumn...

In the meantime, revisit the atmosphere and watch our video capturing London's #OpenChairNight at Dingwalls on the 12th April:

To see films from our previous tours click here