I've got experience in most areas of marketing and social media but I've discovered I'm particularly skilled at social video and content repurposing. In particular, connecting with audience using humour. This makes me particulalrly good at creating social content for performers, YouTubers independent businesses and creative folks. I'm also really good at creating overarching marketing strategies with social video at their core.Headlines: - Award-winning video editor; - Over 15 years content production experience, particulalrly podcasting and YouTube; - Everyone agrees I'm super chill and fun to be aroundCurrent projects include: - Repurposing content for WeeblsStuff / Jelly Penguin to grow their audience and reconnect with existing fans on new social platforms. - Podcast editing (and occasional audio repair) for several shows including Cambridge Science and The Conversation Hat Podcast; - Regularly creating social media content for my own projects including LTGuitarist & The Conversation Hat Podcast; - Marketing campaigns for original music releases, including radio interviews, press releases and social mediaPrevious experinece: - Video editing for The Royal Opera House (ad hoc, 2022 - 2024); - Driven footfall to independent retail stores by producing humour-driven social video; - Generating B2B leads through social media and email marketing; - Creating humour-driven social media copy on an ad hoc basis through Fiverr; - Written content for Ultimate-Guitar, Music Tech Magazine, Podcasting Today; - Video content in collaboration with Ultimate-Guitar, BOSS and sE Electronics; - Video content featured on Thomann; - 8+ years media and technology support within a well-regarded music departmentSoftware experience: - Steinberg Cubase Pro (certified trainer) - Vegas Movie Studio 21 - Adobe Photoshop - Adobe After Effects - Canva - Apollo.io - Mailchimp

In 2020, between lockdowns, I worked on 2 short films inspired by Shakespeare plays, exploring links to climate change. Bound (Dir. Laura Elmer) and Queen Mab (Dir. Michelle Siu), were both published by Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. Working closely with the directors, I used a variety of sound design techniques to enhance their stories. We used a combination of found sounds from the shoot locations, electromagnetic field recordings, voiceover and traditional instruments.Between 2021-2022 I worked on the original score for short, sci-fi horror film Type Til You Bleed. The score used a combination of electronic instruments and experimental sound design techniques such as image sonification. From 2021, I've composed original music for the YouTube channel Peaked Interest. These pieces are often electronic, using a variety of synthesizers and cinematic sound design techniques. Attached is a Peaked Interest video which required me to study and take influence from traditional Russian & Eastern European music.Over the years, I have created music in the form of jingles and stingers for other YouTube channels, independent podcasts, radio stations and BBC Radio shows. One Past (2014), is my first composition credit for which I composed a handful of pieces to fit work created by the main composer.

In 2018 I released my first album as Blue Alatar. Originally, Blue Alatar music was a blend of modern rock with electronic instruments and cinematic orchestration. Since then I've developed the style to encompass traditional music from around the world, backed by a rock ensemble, occasionally bringing in synthesizers and cinematic sound design. This is best demonstrated by The Elements E.P. (2020). Inspirations include Peatbog Faeries, Ozric Tentacles and The Levellers. I release LoFi, funk and experimental electronic music as The Musical Endeavour. The first release was a collaboration between myself and Si Pettit, attempting to write, record and release an E.P. over a single weekend in 2019. Since then, I've released multiple singles and E.P.s annually. As well as co-hosting The Conversation Hat Podcast, I've also composed a lot of music for the show. In 2021 we released Mixtape Vol. #1, a collection of comedy tracks featured on the show, updated and remastered for commercial release. Musically, these tracks are inspired by They Might Be Giants and Vulfpeck; whilst we draw comedic inspiration from The Mighty Boosh, Flight Of The Conchords and Aunty Donna. Collabavirus was a collaborative charity album I was pleased to contribute to. The project was led by Jay Plent (Scatterchild) and saw contributions from several other Cambridge, London and Manchester musicians.

Following my experience running live music events, (as Stabbed Panda) and my relationships with local musicians, in 2012 I was asked to produce a podcast for a local magazine, Cult Media. In addition to the required audio tech I also found myself interviewing local artists and bands. When the Cult Media podcast ceased production we decided to alter the direction of Stabbed Panda so began reviewing indepenent music and interviewing local artists. Stabbed Panda today is a reasonably well known independent music blog, with regular YouTube content featuring up-coming artists. My experience with music journalism at this level allowed me to conduct interviews with personal heroes such as Dan Le Sac, 12Tone Videos and Tantactul, for my own YouTube channel. I've also been able to write about music and audio tech for publications including Ultimate-Guitar, MusicTech and Podcasting Today.

I started teaching guitar whilst still enrolled at Access Creative in 2010, and it was my primary focus until 2014 when I started work at Coleridge School. From 2014 I took on a handful of private students, teaching up to Rockshool Grade 8 and I'm pleased to teach occasional guitar and bass students. In 2021 I become a Steinberg Certified Trainer because of my twice-weekly Cubase livestreams and the benefits these provide to music students and producers of all ages. This allowed me to take private music tech students as well.Having spent 8 years working in music education, with a large catalogue of published music, I was asked to appear on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire with Spanners Ready as a spokesperson for music education and independent producers. I am occasionally asked back to BBC Radio which has led to collaborations with others including YouTube channel Tantacrul.

As well as providing bespoke media for independent brands and niche businesses, Odd Creative has produced a great deal of online content including comedy sketches, documentaries and short films. In 2022, Odd Creative produced the short film Freestyle Cowboy Showdown, a parody of The Power Of THe Dog (2021), for the DAFTAs film competition. We won Best Cinematography and Best Trailer. I was proud to have directed, co-written and composed music for this parody.Formed in 2018, Odd Creative's longes-running projects include Conversation Hat Podcast and the Stabbed Panda music blog. Odd Creative LTD was struck-off in 2024, although we may still use the brand name. Not sure. Probably not.

Main duties include classroom support, the upkeep and repair of musical equipment, live sound engineering, one-to-one work with students (aged 11-18) as an instrumental tutor or with technical aspects of coursework creation, and multi-media editing for music and the other arts subjects.Primarily based at the Coleridge Campus, (Radegund Rd), but occasionally at our Parkside or Trumpington sites.I've worked in various capacities for the federation's performing arts events, (from audio tech, to stage hand, to student safeguarding) at venues including The Junction, West Rd Concert Hall, The Mumford Theatre in Cambridge, and The Royal Albert Hall in London. School rewards and accolades:Artsmark Gold, awarded to Parkside Federation in Spring 2015;ISM Bronze Bronze Certificate, awarded to Coleridge School in Spring 2017;