EPISODE 49: BTS with Heavy Music Film Heavyweights Ed Reiss and Todd Farley
Back with the second ever 2024 episode in the last month of the year - but we’re here! In this one I got to chat to Ed and Todd who’ve directed and produced a huge list of incredible projects with names including Gerard Way, The Veronicas, I Prevail, Fender, Northlane (and a bunch of early days Backbeat guests including Warwick Hughes from our FIRST guest episode, and Jess and Jay from Episode 5!).
I was lucky enough to be involved with the latest Northlane music video shoot for ‘Dante’, where I connected with the guys and we managed to squeeze a near-2-hour episode into what has been a crazy past couple of weeks!
We go over video production and directing, lessons learned over their years in the industry, with a sprinkling of mental health and personal wellbeing, and ofcourse their current Aussie favourites.
EPISODE 19: BUBBLE PRODUCTIONS AND THE ETHICS OF CREATION
This time we chat to the duo behind Bubble Productions, a local ‘ethically focussed’ photography and videography production company that cater to events, advertising, documentaries, weddings, and modeling - and now, music!
Episode 5: Jess Hope & Jay Wennington - 'Mental Health and Everything Else'
In this episode we catch up with Jess Hope and Jay Wennington from Don’t Fret Club and Bad Seed. Jess and Jay are partners in crime in more ways than one, running multiple businesses within the music and media industries, and give us the low-down on everything they’ve been up to over the years. From their first gigs and first time meeting, to their first business (ad)ventures in music, fashion, journalism, photography and film, marketi…
Episode 2: Warwick Hughes 'Watch This Space'
It’s Episode 2! Already! We know! We just couldn’t wait.
In this episode we talk to local photographer, director, and producer Warwick Hughes, about his career thus far, his stories along the way, and some of his lessons and tips for those wanting to en…