This Freelancer Life

S2E10 We talk to one of Singapore's top commercials director, Desmond Tan. His company, Atypical Films, was behind the viral McDonalds Ramadan video that grabbed international media plaudits and over 1 million views on YouTube. He shoots for major clients and when he came by to record this interview, he fell in love with our fancy pants headphones!

S2E9 - We talk to William Chan, one of Singapore's best designers, whose art collective PHUNK Studio won the President's Design Award in 2017. He's been part of PHUNK for 25 years with 3 partners who were all from LaSalle School of the Arts, spent several years at MTV learning about broadcast design and the last 6 years have seen William helming his own design firm, TMRRW. 

S2E8 | This Freelancer Life talks to Dave Tan. His creative career has crossed multiple disciplines during a career that has seen him signed to Universal Music as the singer / guitarist / songwriter for Electrico, a broadcast presenter, an on-air promos producer, a film director and an in-demand voice over talent.

This Freelancer Life talks to Jasmine Ng Kin Kia, a filmmaker who tells stories across different media. She's worked in film, television, theatre, and site-specific installations. Her credit list includes Moveable Feast, Eating Air, SHIRKERS, Lonely Planet Six Degrees, FUTURE FEED, Our Town, In The Silence of Your Heart).

She edited Eric Khoo's 12 Storeys (Cannes-Un Certain Regard), co-directed and produced Moveable Feast (Clermont-Ferrand, Museum of Modern Art-New York), and co-directed Eating Air with Kelvin Tong. (Rotterdam IFF VPRO Tigers Competition, FIPRESCI Special Critics Mention, SFC Young Cinema Award).

She also has many broadcast-commissioned hours under her belt, having directed narrative-factual programmes for Discovery Channel, National Geographic, and others. She's also passionate about giving back to the industry and is the first president of the Singapore Association of Motion Picture Professionals (https://sampp.org.sg) 

This Freelancer Life talks to Hossan Leong, a multi-talented artist with credits in TV, film, stage, radio and emceeing major events. Affectionately known as "Singapore Boy", he is a consummate performer who brings a joyous spark to everything he does. 

We discuss his upcoming final show in August of 2019, the things he learned on his first scene as an actor, the challenges of running a company that provides creative services and performers and how to strike the right work-life balance

Artist and Producer Vanessa Fernandez talks to This Freelancer Life about her musical journey from a member of ground-breaking hip-hop acts like Urban Xchange and Parking Lot Pimp through to her solo turn under the moniker of Vanetta, managing radio stations and performing at festivals around the world, such the Gilles Peterson Worldwide Festival (France), Laneway Festival (Singapore), BIGSOUND (Australia), V-ROX (Russia) and Concrete & Grass Festival (China).

She has also released music on major labels such as Universal & EMI, independent labels, Syndicate, Groove Note Records, Medallion Sounds, as well as her imprint, Ownself Records.

In this episode, she shares insight into her life as a musician and artist who has to wear multiple hats without losing sight of her musical vision. 

In this episode, we talk to Rob Middleton, a director, and channel creative director who also happens to be one of the best-known voice talents in Asia. Having been the voice of MTV Asia when the icon channel launched in Asia in 1991, Rob's voice, his voice has been used on countless TV ads, corporate videos and as the channel voice for other broadcasters.

Now running a team of over 200 in the on-air creative at Astro in KL, Malaysia, Rob shares how he got into the voice business while as a film director in Hong Kong and he's never looked back. 

We talk to Denise Keller, a multi-talented model, MTV VJ, Travel Show Host and an all-around super nice person about how working in media means a life lived in the public eye, how to deal with fame and how her journey has evolved over her career.

She's traveled the world as a model in her teens, then became the face of MTV Asia and a household name. She's hosted numerous travel shows around Asia for Discovery Channel & TLC and went from on-camera talent to behind-the-camera producer for award-winning shows that explore local culture.

She's always on the go, we were so happy to have the opportunity to talk to her about the challenges of being your own boss as a freelancer.

In this episode, we talk to a current affairs radio DJ and hugely popular voice over talent. She's worked in video production before changing her career path and hosting the morning show on MediaCorp's English language talk radio channel, 938NOW.

A popular voice over talent, she's recorded countless ads for huge international companies through to brand new start-ups.

This Freelancer Life talks to Daphne Lim

(Apologies for my very hoarse voice!)

This Freelancer Life is presented by Reels Asia, the leading directory for freelance creatives in the advertising, marketing, film, and video production industry of Singapore. 

Visit https://reels.asia to learn more

This Freelancer Life kicks off season 2 by talking to Mike Kasem, ex MTV Asia VJ and current co-presenter of the Breakfast Show on Gold905. The son of Radio Legend Casey Kasem, he's never been afraid to try new things, including house renovations, formal French cooking, hosting events, and lending his voice to products for ads on broadcast and beyond. 

This Freelancer Life is presented by Reels Asia, the leading directory for freelance creatives in the advertising, marketing, film, and video production industry of Singapore. 

Visit https://reels.asia to learn more