Season 2, Episode 2 - When Art Meets Business Because sometimes, when life gives you lemons, creative people start companies. Courtney PineInternationally renowned jazz musician, and founder of Creative People Music. Possibly the most impassioned person we've ever met. This episode is full of his gorgeous music. Anne CurtisArtist, illustrator, and Founder and Creative Director of Shoo Fly Publishing. And not afraid to tell it like it is. Trust us. ---------- Get in touch with 99% Perspiration: J...
Jun 04, 2016•30 min•Ep. 25
Season 2, Episode 1 - Maximising Your Voice Peff SoulsbyFreelance voice-over & voice actor, & Graduate Marketing Assistant at Newcastle University. And, following the release of EVE: Valkyrie, pioneering sexy robot voices everywhere. Tom CampbellDrivetime presenter on Heart North East Radio, and all-round Super-Human. Also recently known as "Dr. Cuddles", prescribing free hugs in Middlesborough. Awww. Vik, aka VikkStar123One of the seven-strong Sidemen, a group of collaborating YouTubers...
Mar 30, 2016•39 min•Ep. 24
Episode 23 of 99% Perspiration Both our guests on this week's episode studied creative degrees at university, before pursuing creative careers with media companies based in London. Alicia Myers is currently the Insight Executive for BBC Worldwide . Alicia's role involves leading a research team in a creative way; turning figures and facts into stories, to help BBC Worldwide sell their programmes worldwide. But when we chatted a few weeks ago, she was about to enter her final week in the same rol...
Nov 30, 2015•30 min•Ep. 23
Episode 22 of 99% Perspiration Joanna Makepeace-Woods knows a thing or two about powerful pitching. She gained her previous role, Talent Development Manager at the University of Sunderland, through pitching it to the staff there. They were so impressed, so inspired, that they devised the role specifically for Joanna, and she's been there ever since. Now Joanna is the Employability Manager with the university’s Arts, Design and Media faculty, and works with graduates and students to get them into...
Nov 16, 2015•31 min•Ep. 22
Episode 21 of 99% Perspiration Jam-packed episode for you this week. On the 7th October, the Student Radio Association held training days around the country, inviting various radio professionals to give talks about their work, share their stories, and offer advice to tomorrow's radio professionals. And that's exactly what 99% Perspiration is all about! We're were lucky enough to be invited to the North East & Yorkshire training day. So if you're interested in heading into radio/audio work - ...
Nov 02, 2015•31 min•Ep. 21
Episode 20 of 99% Perspiration First up, I just have to say a huge thank-you to everyone who's stuck with us over the past couple of months - who've asked me "what's happened with the podcast?" , or "when's the next episode coming out?" I recently began working as an Academic Tutor at the University of Sunderland. That, alongside my arts role with ArtWorks-U, alongside my other radio projects, has found me working approx. 52 hours a week. So I've found myself stretched. But I'm determined to kee...
Oct 26, 2015•30 min•Ep. 20
Episode 19 of 99% Perspiration This is the first live special of 99% Perspiration. It was broadcast during Freshers' Week at the University of Sunderland, where I work as an Academic Tutor of radio. They invited us to create a special, live, one-off programme tailor-made to incoming students - "Making the Most of your Creative Degree". A big thanks is in order for Matthew Donnachie and Grant Lowery, who were our sound-designers. I'd love to hear back from you about whether this is useful (or not...
Sep 30, 2015•50 min•Ep. 19
Episode 18 of 99% Perspiration Born in Lisbon, Rute Correia is now living in the UK, and working in crafts, radio and . Rute produces the White Market Podcast on Spark FM, owns a crafts company called Rute's Loot , and was previously Junior Online Content Coordinator for Nintendo of Europe in Germany . Stephen Pritchard is the Executive Director of Dot to Dot Active Arts , writing a blog about socially engaged arts called Colouring in Culture , and is currently studying a PhD in participatory ar...
Aug 20, 2015•30 min•Ep. 18
Episode 17 of 99% Perspiration After 30 years working in a non-creative industry, Diane Gray now manages the community radio station Hive Radio , based in Jarrow, UK. In 2014, Diane won the silver Charles Parker Prize for her radio documentary; and is now working on radio drama alongside her role at Hive. Richi Jones is a singer/songwriter, and music production student based in the Midlands, UK. This year, Richi won the well-recognised national Open Mic competition, and he's currently working on...
Jul 29, 2015•30 min•Ep. 17
Episode 16 of 99% Perspiration Laura Lucas is a leadership & business coach, and runs Inspirential , which specialises in helping ambitious business owners, leaders and professionals set & achieve their goals. You can find Laura on Twitter @1LauraLucas . Alan Parkinson is a self-published novel writer living in Sunderland. He's currently working on book number 2, Idle Threats, and you can check out his first novel Leg It . ---------- More ways to get in touch with 99% Perspiration: Join ...
Jul 23, 2015•29 min•Ep. 16
Episode 15 of 99% Perspiration Dan Makaveli is the co-founder of Media Savvy Training Solutions , a community interst company based in Sunderland. They deliver media training to people around the region, and Dan has a great deal of advice & insight to share - and, we chat about their new upcoming project, which launches in August - Media Savvy Ghana Training Academy . And we delve into the interview archives of 99% Perspiration's past; with more funding advice from Jan Williams, co-founder o...
Jul 15, 2015•30 min•Ep. 15
Episode 14 of 99% Perspiration Jamie Benson is a dancer, choreographer, dance instructor and PR specialist in New York City. A huge advocate of the power of effective PR and marketing, Jamie has a ton of essential advice for anyone interested in working creatively; especially dancers. Anne Tye is the Creative Industries Development Manager at Sunderland City Council. Her most recent project was organising the Sunderland Shorts Film Festival . ---------- More ways to get in touch with 99% Perspir...
Jul 08, 2015•30 min•Ep. 14
Episode 13 of 99% Perspiration features two Sean Rameswaram produces Sideshow, a Studio 360 podcast. It's a project shared between New York's public/speech radio station WNYC, and Public Radio Internation; "the greatest podcast in the world". It's awesome. You should check it out. Clare Jenkins co-owns Pennine Productions, a UK-based radio production company. With a back-catalogue of dozens of features and interviews on BBC radio, particularly in connection with Women's hour, Clare has great ins...
Jul 01, 2015•34 min•Ep. 13
Episode 12 of 99% Perspiration Advice from two employees of Eutechnyx , a videogame production company based in Gateshead, UK. Luke Withington is a games programmer, and Erin Turnbull is a HR manager. They've got tons of advice if you're interested in working in videogame design, or programming - and they also offer an awesome sounding graduate scheme, Level Up . And a brief clip of my gold award-winning radio drama, " SeaBurn ". In the podcast you'll hear it had made "finalist" but since record...
Jun 24, 2015•30 min•Ep. 12
Episode 11 of 99% Perspiration Alex Burgess is a presenter at the UK commercial radio station Capital FM North East , and owner of band promotions and management company Lonewolf Promotions . She currently divides her time between managing three bands, coordinating live music gigs, and as part of the Capital team. Ross Coverdale runs his own freelance marketing and design company, Content Marketing Creative , and is the Marketing and Communications Executive for Head Resourcing . Ross recommends...
Jun 17, 2015•30 min•Ep. 11
Episode 10 of 99% Perspiration Kylie Ann Ford is an actor from South Shields, UK. She was recently part of Northern Stage's North 15 programme, performs around the country with various theatre companies, and can next be seen in Theatre Space North East 's Hamlet, from the 2nd to 5th of July. Iain Rowan is the facilitator of Holmeside Writers , a collective writing group based in Holmeside Coffee , Sunderland, UK. The group meet fortnightly to hang out, critique each others work, and enjoy writin...
Jun 10, 2015•30 min•Ep. 10
Episode 9 of 99% Perspiration Bryan Talbot , well-known and well-loved for Alice in Sunderland, Brainstorm, the Adventures of Luther Arkwright & Granville. Caroline Mitchell, a senior lecturer of radio at the University of Sunderland, and one of the founders of the Bristol-based all-female radio station Fem FM . For extra content, head to our official website , or follow us on Twitter . Produced by Jay Sykes --------- More about 99% Perspiration Weekly advice from today's creative & arti...
Jun 03, 2015•30 min•Ep. 9
Episode 8 of 99% Perspiration Radio Feature Production, Pocasting & Content Marketing Featuring: Eleanor McDowall, Senior Producer at Falling Tree Productions , and series producer of Short Cuts on BBC Radio 4 Chris Marr, Learning Everyday & the Marketing Academy Podcast For extra content, head to our official website , or follow us on Twitter Produced by Jay Sykes ------ More about 99% Perspiration Weekly advice from today's creative & artistic industry experts - FOR tomorrow's. We'...
May 27, 2015•30 min•Ep. 8
Episode 7 of 99% Perspiration: Fine Art, Marketing & Showcasing Your Business Featuring: Johnny Woods, Creative Director at the Newton Aycliffe creative strategic communication business Thrive Adam Wilson Holmes , a fine artist who recently showcased his work at SOLO Arts in Sunderland Music by the Sunderland-based duo Click Chase For extra content, head to the official website , or follow us on Twitter Produced by Jay Sykes More about 99% Perspiration Weekly advice from today's creative &am...
May 21, 2015•31 min•Ep. 7
Episode 6 of 99% Perspiration: Graphic Design, Life Coaching & Starting Your Own Business Iraa Kadchha, Managing Director of graphic design & web company RGB Media - @IraaKad & @RGBltd Gillian Casson, Life Coach & Management Coach at Sky - @Gilly45 Featuring music from experimental dubstep duo MXI - @WeAreMXI You can find us via 99podcast.com - and on Twitter - @99Podcast Produced by Jay Sykes - @JaySykesMedia More about 99% Perspiration: Weekly advice from today's creative and a...
May 11, 2015•30 min•Ep. 6
99% Perspiration - Weekly advice from today's creative industry experts - FOR tomorrow's. Broadcast on Spark FM (Mondays at 2pm) & Hive Radio (Thursdays at 6:30pm) Episode 5: Gem McNair, Crafty Wee Cow - @CraftyWeeCow Joe Collins, member of Lilliput - @LilliputBand & co-owner of Holmeside Coffee - @HolmesideCoffee You can find us via our official website - 99Podcast.com - and on Twitter - @99Podcast Produced by Jay Sykes - @JaySykesMedia
May 06, 2015•30 min•Ep. 5
99% Perspiration - Weekly advice from today's creative industry experts, FOR tomorrow's. Broadcast on Spark FM (Mondays at 2pm), & Hive Radio (Thursdays at 6:30pm) Episode 4: Jason Legget, Project Director of Fab Lab Sunderland - @JasonLegget & @FabLabSund Jan Williams, "Mother" of the Caravan Gallery - @CaravanGallery Michael Davidson, Freelance Photographer - @MikePDavidson Music by Sinéad Livingston - @Sineadey You can find us on Twitter - @99PodcastOr email us - 99PercentPodcast@gmai...
Apr 29, 2015•30 min•Ep. 4
99% Perspiration - Weekly advice from today's creative industry experts, FOR tomorrow's. Broadcast on Spark FM (Mondays at 2pm), & Hive Radio (Thursdays at 6:30pm) Episode 3: Bridget Hamilton - Founder of Verbal Remedy - @Verbal_Remedy Ben Tompkins - BA TV & Radio student at the University of Sunderland Music by Click Chase - @ClickChase You can find us on Twitter - @99PodcastOr email us - 99PercentPodcast@gmail.com Produced by Jay Sykes - @JaySykesMedia This episode features a 30 second...
Apr 22, 2015•30 min•Ep. 3
99% Perspiration - Weekly advice from today's creative industry experts, FOR tomorrow's. Broadcast on Spark Sunderland, (Mondays at 2pm) & Hive Radio (Thursdays at 6:30pm) Episode 2:Rachel Kershaw - @RachMotorMouthCopywriter for Bauer Media & North East Blogger Donna Petch - @theNorthEastHubManaging Director of the North East Hub. You can find us on Twitter - @99Podcast Produced by Jay Sykes & Mark Stuart Bell@JaySykesMedia / @MarkStuartBell JaySykesMedia@gmail.com This episode featu...
Apr 15, 2015•32 min•Ep. 2
99% Perspiration - Advice from today's creative industry experts, FOR tomorrow's. First broadcast on Spark Sunderland, every Monday at 2pm. Episode 1Allan Verth, Studio Manager of Harlow PrintingCorinne Kilvington, Creative Director of Theatre Space North East& representatives from various organisations at the University of Sunderland's latest Student Jobs & Volunteering Fair You can find us on Twitter - @99Podcast Produced by Jay Sykes@JaySykesMedia JaySykesMedia@gmail.com Original conc...
Apr 08, 2015•32 min•Ep. 1
