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My guest on this week’s show is the visual artist and theatre director Ken Nakajima. We jumped into Ken’s experience of growing up in Japan and how he started performing in operas in Tokyo from an early age, how he went from the world of competitive street dancing to making experimental theatre in London and what he would do to make things 10% better for young creatives everywhere. 🕺 LINKS You can check out Ken’s movement and visual dance work right now - https://www.knakajima.com/ and follow him on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kxn.nak/?hl=en 🌐 WEBSITE LINKS YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIi5guf3usQ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesalmoning01/ Pirate Studios: https://pirate.com/en/

My guest on this week’s Voices Radio show is the multidisciplinary performance artist and researcher Ellen Gilbert. We jumped into Ellen’s experience of posting on Facebook for the first time with her school friends and how that effected her adolescence, how she found her artistic voice through performance art and what she really thinks about Elon Musk buying Twitter and so much more. 🎨 LINKS You can checkout Ellen's art and researcher work right now - https://www.ellengilbert.co.uk and follow her on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ellengilbert_/ 🌐 WEBSITE LINKS Voices Radio: https://www.voicesradio.co.uk Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/VoicesRadio/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesalmoning01/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncnYp2CbW7g

My guest on this week’s show is the fashion designer, artist and writer Amanda Colares Silvia. We jumped into Amanda’s experience of growing up and discovering her faith in God and how that continues to influence her fashion, art and written work, what's it like being The Face Magazine’s Autumn 2022 cover-star and the importance of building a more ethical and sustainable fashion industry and so much more! 🩰 You can checkout Amanda’s fashion design, art and written work and follow her at https://www.instagram.com/amandacolaresilva/ 🌐 WEBSITE LINKS https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCE9EhXyAp_TwfKKi-pOr8oQ

My guest on this week’s Voices Radio show is the 3D designer and special effects artist Mathilda Mace. We jumped into Mathilda’s experience of dropping out of university and discovering her true creative identity in lockdown, finding out she was dyslexic at sixteen and how she made her Baby Krampus suit that starred in the FKA twigs Thank You Song music video and so much more. 👺 You can checkout Mathilda’s 3D design, makeup, and prosthetics work and follow her at https://www.instagram.com/mug_queens/?hl=en 🌐 WEBSITE LINKS www.voicesradio.co.uk www.mixcloud.com/VoicesRadio/

My guest on this week’s show is the brand consultant and copywriter Ali George Hinkins. We jumped into Ali's experience of growing up and discovering his love and passion for technical outerwear, how he started his website www.aligeorgehinkins.com and broke into the fashion industry as a copywriter and the importance of writing for Sabukaru.online and exploring the cutting-edge of fashion and so much more. 🧗‍♂️ LINKS You can checkout Ali's articles, features and interviews at www.aligeorgehinkins.com and follow him on Instagram at www.instagram.com/aligeorgehinkins/ 🌐 WEBSITE LINKS www.voicesradio.co.uk www.mixcloud.com/VoicesRadio/

My guest on this week’s Voices Radio show is the co-founder and creative director of London-based sportswear company Acid Running, Oliver Powe. We jumped into Oliver's experience of running and its powerful health and meditative benefits, why he changed careers from being a political consultant to co-founding and becoming the creative director of Acid Running and the importance of high quality and sustainable sportswear and so much more. 🏃‍♂️ LINKS You can checkout and buy Acid Running sportswear at https://www.acid-running.com and follow Acid Running on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/acidrunning/ 🌐 WEBSITE LINKS www.voicesradio.co.uk www.mixcloud.com/VoicesRadio/

My guest on this week’s Voices Radio show is the amazingly talented London-based singer & songwriter Charles. We jumped into Charles's experience of growing up in Hertfordshire singing and performing for friends and family, how studying musical theatre changed his life, what's it like being a part of the hugely successful West-End musical The Lion King (1997) and performing on BBC Music's Introducing stage at this year's Bedford River Festival (2022) and so much more. 🎤 LINKS You can checkout Charles's music right now on Bandcamp - https://whereischarless.bandcamp.com and follow him on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/whereischarless/?hl=en 🌐 WEBSITE LINKS www.voicesradio.co.uk www.mixcloud.com/VoicesRadio/

My guest on this week’s Voices Radio show is the awarding winning writer & director Lydia Rui. We jumped back into Lydia’s creative journey since our last interview in 2019, her life after screening her short film This Perfect Day (2018)at the Tribeca Film Festival, studying directing at one of the world’s most respected film schools The National Film and Television School and the challenges of writing and directing her latest sci-fi themed short film Virile (2022) set on a research boat in the middle of the ocean. 🎥 LINKS You can checkout Lydia's film work and up coming projects right now - https://www.lydiarui.com 🌐 WEBSITE LINKS www.voicesradio.co.uk www.mixcloud.com/VoicesRadio/

My guest on this week’s Voices Radio show is the founder & managing director of Hypha Studios Camilla Cole. We jumped into Camilla's experience of working her way up in London's private art gallery space, why she's so passionate about curating and championing independent art exhibitions and her mission to reimagine our high streets by working with artists and landlords to create cultural hotspots in empty spaces across the country!! 🖼 LINKS You can checkout Hypha Studios work and exhibitions right now - https://hyphastudios.com 🌐 WEBSITE LINKS www.voicesradio.co.uk www.mixcloud.com/VoicesRadio/

My guest on this week’s Voices Radio show is the co-founder and the director of The Cinema Museum Martin Humphries. We jumped into Martin's experience of growing up in the 60s & 70s shaped his lifelong passion for cinema, how he co-founded The Cinema Museum in 1984 with his partner film archivist and collector Ronald Grant and the very important fundraising campaign to buy the museum's historic building from property developers in 2022. 🎥 LINKS You can checkout and visit The Cinema Museum right now - http://www.cinemamuseum.org.uk 🌐 WEBSITE LINKS www.voicesradio.co.uk www.mixcloud.com/VoicesRadio/

My guest on this week’s Voices Radio show is the artist, educator and the director of The Crypt Gallery and the co-director of London Drawing Anne Noble-Partridge. We jumped into Anne’s experience of studying fine art in the mid-90s surrounded by the Young British Artist movement, how she found her feet in London’s drawing from life scene and teaching art classes at the Tate Modern and the importance of running The Crypt Gallery in Central London. 🎨 LINKS You can checkout The Crypt Gallery and London Drawing right now - https://londondrawing.com http://cryptgallery.org 🌐 WEBSITE LINKS www.voicesradio.co.uk https://www.mixcloud.com/VoicesRadio/

My guest on this week’s episode is drum and bass producer Stranjah, who started producing music in 1996, over his twenty five year career so far he’s released music on well respected labels such as Metalheadz, 31 Records, Hospital and Renegade Hardware. And he’s just released his six-track ‘Monkfruit’ EP on Worst Behavior back in October 2020. We jumped into Stranjah’s experience of growing up in Toronto, Canada and discovering drum and bass music for the first time, why he started his record label Deviant Audio in 2016 and the importance of his mission to demystify music production so that virtually anyone can succeed at making music. 🎹 MUSIC LINK You can checkout Stranjah’s music, production kits and music tutorial videos at Stranjah.com right now - https://www.stranjah.com 🎙PODCAST LINKS Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCORhDimQTXldJdHrCmTzjOg Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/iwasjustwondering Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4AUKZtEjjiMbkMfcTL9sv8?si=RSHA-VZTR_K7sXgEv6Ko0Q Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i-was-just-wondering-with-tom-salmon/id1457161378 🌐 WEBSITE LINKS https://roobla.com

My guest on this week’s episode is writer and producer CJ Walley, who wrote his first feature-length film Break Even (2020) starring Tasya Teles, Steve Guttenberg and James Callis. The film tells the story of four thrill seeking friends that find fifty million dollars in cash on a remote island, only to discover it was left by the DEA for a ruthless Cartel in a rogue deal gone wrong. We jumped into CJ’s experience of how his mental breakdown in 2012 lead him to follow his life long passion for screenwriting, why he started the free screenplay sharing website Script Revolution and what’s it like working and collaborating with Hollywood director Shane Stanley on Break Even (2020) and Double Threat (2021). ▶️ FILM LINK You can checkout CJ’s screenplays, short film and feature film work on cjwalley.com right now - https://cjwalley.com 🎙PODCAST LINKS Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCORhDimQTXldJdHrCmTzjOg Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/iwasjustwondering Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4AUKZtEjjiMbkMfcTL9sv8?si=PHiS3go1T-eFYMdOMYFpWQ Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i-was-just-wondering-with-tom-salmon/id1457161378 🌐 WEBSITE LINKS https://roobla.com

My guests on this week’s episode are director Anthony Nti and writer Chingiz Karibekov, the creative team behind the award winning short film DA YIE (2019), which tells the story of Matilda and Prince’s life-changing road trip from Ghana’s vibrant coast to its inner city streets plagued by crime and gangsters. We jumped into Anthony and Chingiz experience of how they first met studying film at the Royal Institute of Theatre, Cinema and Sound in Brussels, how Boaz Yakin’s film Fresh (1994) influenced their shared creative vision and what’s it like being European based filmmakers shooting a short film in Ghana. ▶️ FILM LINK You can checkout DA YIE on Vimeo On Demand right now - https://vimeo.com/ondemand/dayie 🎙PODCAST LINKS YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCORhDimQTXldJdHrCmTzjOg Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/iwasjustwondering Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4AUKZtEjjiMbkMfcTL9sv8?si=PHiS3go1T-eFYMdOMYFpWQ Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i-was-just-wondering-with-tom-salmon/id1457161378 🌐 WEBSITE LINKS https://roobla.com

My guest on this week’s episode is Peter McCormack the host of the What Bitcoin Did podcast, twice-weekly Peter interviews the brightest, boldest and most influential voices in the Bitcoin community. Launched back in 2017, What Bitcoin Did has gained a huge global following over its two hundred and eighty three episodes so far, becoming the number one Bitcoin podcast in the world. We jumped into Peter’s experience of buying Bitcoin for the first time, how Alex Winters's 2015 documentary Deep Web explored the controversy around the trial of Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, what are the major pit falls of the modern financial system and his love for Bedford Town FC. ▶️ SHOW LINK You can checkout the What Bitcoin Did podcast right now at https://www.whatbitcoindid.com 🎙PODCAST LINKS YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCORhDimQTXldJdHrCmTzjOg?view_as=subscriber Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/iwasjustwondering Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4AUKZtEjjiMbkMfcTL9sv8?si=jsusMJUWRkyrzp3uM5PrVw Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i-was-just-wondering-with-tom-salmon/id1457161378 🌐 WEBSITE LINKS https://roobla.com

My guests on this week’s episode are writer & director Paul Spurrier and producer David Allen Cluck, the creative team behind the three part television series Eullenia (2020) starring Alec Newman and Vithaya Pansringarm. Eullenia tells the story of wealthy businessman Marcus Hammond and his dark obsession to find the perfect deal in Bangkok, Thailand. We jumped into Paul and David’s experience of how they first met in working in the Thai film industry, how the dark side of successful businessmen like Steve Jobs influenced the characters and story of Eullenia and what’s it like filming at the famous aeroplane graveyard and avoiding Bangkok jail. ▶️ FILM LINK You can checkout Eullenia on Amazon Prime right now at https://www.amazon.co.uk/Eullenia/dp/B08CQ9LJ32 🎙PODCAST LINKS YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCORhDimQTXldJdHrCmTzjOg?view_as=subscriber Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/iwasjustwondering Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4AUKZtEjjiMbkMfcTL9sv8?si=q83VNVw4TiC5knbUTVCHIA Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i-was-just-wondering-with-tom-salmon/id1457161378 🌐 WEBSITE LINKS https://roobla.com

My guest on this week’s episode is Xinyi Zhu who directed her latest short film Kindling (2020) starring Jill Renner and Nicole Falk. The film tells the story of childhood best friends Piper and Celeste, who are forced to reassess their relationship as they drive across America to a small-town abortion clinic. We jumped into Xinyi’s experience growing up in China and falling in love with filmmaking by secretly watching films on her iPod Nono, how studying psychology at UCLA influenced her approach to storytelling and what’s it like writing a new feature film screenplay in the era of Covid-19. ▶️ FILM LINK You can checkout Kindling and Xinyi’s other short film projects on Vimeo right now at https://vimeo.com/xinyizoo 🎙PODCAST LINKS YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCORhDimQTXldJdHrCmTzjOg?view_as=subscriber Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/iwasjustwondering Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4AUKZtEjjiMbkMfcTL9sv8?si=0A9bSrwwSXW35xsZBitjkQ Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i-was-just-wondering-with-tom-salmon/id1457161378 🌐 WEBSITE LINKS https://roobla.com

My guest on this week’s episode is Quinn Armstrong who directed, produced and wrote his first feature-length film Survival Skills (2019) starring Stacy Keach and Vayu O’Donnell. The film tells the story of Jim, the perfect policeman and the subject of a lost 1980s training video detailing his attempts to resolve a domestic abuse case outside of the law. We jumped into Quinn’s experience working with the police as a domestic abuse volunteer that inspired him to write and direct the film, the pitfalls of nineteen-eighties nostalgia and what's it like directing the Hollywood legend Stacy Keach. ▶️ FILM LINK You can find out more about Survival Skills right now at https://www.survivalskillsmovie.com 🎙PODCAST LINKS YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCORhDimQTXldJdHrCmTzjOg?view_as=subscriber Soundcloud - @iwasjustwondering Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/4AUKZtEjjiMbkMfcTL9sv8 Podcasts - podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i-wa…on/id1457161378 🌐 WEBSITE LINKS www.roobla.com

My guest on this week’s episode is Nick Sadler, a producer and talent executive at First Flights Media, which is part of The Goldfinch Group, a London based film, television and video game production company. First Flights has just launched a new short film fund that supports emerging filmmakers to create bold and ambitious short films with the potential to be developed into feature film projects for a global audience. We jumped into Nick’s experience working with filmmakers to financially support and market their films to a global audience, why he thinks short films are so important for an emerging filmmaker’s career and what are his top tips and advice on applying for the First Flights short film fund. ▶️ FIRST FLIGHTS SHORT FILM FUND LINK You can apply for the First Flights short film fund right now at https://www.first-flights.com/short-film-fund/ and the final submission date is October 1st 2020! 🎙PODCAST LINKS YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCORhDimQTXldJdHrCmTzjOg?view_as=subscriber Soundcloud - @iwasjustwondering Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/4AUKZtEjjiMbkMfcTL9sv8 Podcasts - podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i-wa…on/id1457161378 🌐 WEBSITE LINKS www.roobla.com

My guest on this week’s episode is HanXiong Bo who wrote, directed and produced his latest short film Drifting (2019), which tells the story of a young man struggling with his gender identity after being raised as a girl in China. Drifting has it premiered at the San Sebastian Film Festival in 2019 and was nominated for the best short film award at the festival and was a semi-finalist at the 2019 Student Academy Awards. We jumped into HanXiong's experience being a Maths student in Beijing and making his first no-budget zombie short film City of The Dead (2012), how he found his filmmaking voice studying at UCLA and what it was like working as a camera operator for one of American cinema’s most celebrated film auteur's Francis Ford Coppola. ▶️ FILM LINK You can watch the trailer for Drifting on HanXiong's Vimeo page right now! https://vimeo.com/bohanxiong 🎙PODCAST LINKS YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-go3YbgPwnY Soundcloud - @iwasjustwondering Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/4AUKZtEjjiMbkMfcTL9sv8 Podcasts - podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i-wa…on/id1457161378 🌐 WEBSITE LINKS https://roobla.com