The Creative Industries

Dance

An interview with Carrie-Anne Ingrouille

Carrie-Anne Ingrouille is a performer, choreographer and director.. Carrie-Anne’s name has become synonymous with the global smash hit musical SIX for which Carrie-Anne received an Olivier Award NominatIon for Best Theatre Choreographer…

An interview with Tierney Heap

Tierney Heap is a First Soloist of The Royal Ballet. She trained at The Royal Ballet Upper School and graduated into the company in 2012, promoted to first artist in 2016 and to Soloist later that year…

An interview with David Donnelly

David Donnelly is is a First Artist of The Royal Ballet. He studied at The Royal Ballet Upper School and graduated into the Company in 2013, promoted to First Artist in 2016…

Music

An interview with William Sheats

William Sheats is a singer-songwriter from Atlanta. He has a number of songs released on Spotify and other streaming platforms, including ‘Obviously’ which has over 400,000 streams…

An interview with Parris O'Loughlin-Hoste

Parris O'loughlin-Hoste is a music publicist who was named Rising Star at the Music Week Women in Music Awards in 2018. In her role as senior urban artist manager at RCA, she worked on campaigns including Lil Nas X, which is nominated for the Music Week...

An interview with Rachel Fuller

Rachel Fuller is a successful music artist and composer. As an in-demand orchestrator, with her works recorded by the London Chamber Orchestra, Fuller met The Who's Pete Townshend in 1996, becoming the arranger for his ‘The Lifehouse’…

An interview with Levi Ransom

Levi Ransom is a young pop/rock artist from Atlanta, GA. Levi started singing in church when he was just 4 years old and began writing his own music at the age of 11. Levi himself is currently embarking on the tough journey into the music industry..

Acting

An interview with Melissa Nettleford

Melissa Nettleford is an actress currently playing Ali in 'Mamma Mia! The Musical' at The Novello Theatre. She has also performed in 'The Lion King', 'The Rocky Horror Show', 'Hairspray', 'Aladdin', 'We Will Rock You' and 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat'…

An interview with Rachel John

Rachel John is an actress, best known for her work in musical theatre. She was born in East London and grew up singing in church. Her passion for this art, and her talent grew, leading her to having a career for over 12 years performing on West End stages as well as regional theatre and internationally…

Interior Design

An interview with Phoebe Lewis

Phoebe Lewis has over 10 years experience in creative direction, interior and experiential design. With a background in architecture and interiors, she applies this knowledge to create bespoke, high-end experiences for brands. With a keen sense of international trends – she has worked in London, Europe, Australia and Hong Kong – she works from concept and pitch through to final creative production, bringing the brand story to life for a broad spectrum of clients…

Directing

An interview with Jeremy Herrin

Jeremy Herrin trained as a theatre director at both the National Theatre and the Royal Court. In 2013, Jeremy replaced Rupert Goold as Artistic Director of Headlong Theatre. In 2007, he directed Polly Stenham’s award winning That Face at the Royal Court, which was later transferred to London’s West End, where it starred Lindsay Duncan and Matt Smith

Tattooing

An interview with Luna Wilde

Luna Wilde is a tattoo artist based in Kent. She has always been very creative, drawing, painting and loving art. She took GCSE art at school which she passed with A grades. She then went on to the University of the Creative Arts and studied for her National Diploma in Art and Design…

Prop Styling / Set Design

An interview with Rebecca Jayne Hayward

Rebecca Jayne Hayward is a London based Prop Stylist and Set Designer creating work for both commercial and editorial projects. Some of her clients include Topshop, Adidas, The White Company and Elle UK…

Modeling

An interview with Erica Jean

Erica Jean is a model who in August 2015 made headlines by becoming the first plus-size model ever to appear on the cover of ‘Women's Running’ magazine. She has been profiled by publications like ESPNW and is known as a global ambassador for body acceptance…

Producing

An interview with David Soutar

David Soutar is a TV, Film and Music Video Producer as well as being a Director. He has produced pieces such as ‘Sunderland ‘Till I Die’ ‘Harry Styles: Behind the Album’ as well as producing a number of music videos such as One Direction’s ‘Story of My Life’, ‘History’ and ‘Drag me…

Presenting / Newsreading

An interview with Marcella Whittingdale

Marcella Whittingdale is a Brighton based Television Newsreader. She has worked both in the field as a Reporter and in the studio as a Presenter for the BBC, ITV and GMTV. Marcella also has a great deal of experience presenting and newsreading for radio…

Writing / Playwriting

An interview with Morgan Lloyd Malcom

Morgan Lloyd Malcom is a playwright and screenwriter. She was commissioned by The Globe to write Emilia which became a sell out in summer 2018 before transferring to the West End in 2019. In 2020 Emilia won three Olivier awards including ‘Best Entertainment and Comedy Play.’

An interview with Giselle Green

Giselle Green is an award winning contemporary fiction author. Giselle enjoys creating emotionally-gripping story-lines about family and relationships. She has most recently released ‘The Girl You Forgot’, a love story tackling thought-provoking issues around how we handle loved ones with memory loss…

Photography

An interview with Matthew Baron

Matthew Baron is a Los Angeles-based international professional photojournalist born in New York City and raised in Westchester County. He specializes in photography from the spectacular world of Hollywood celebrities…

An interview with Marc Brenner

Marc Brenner is a London-based photographer, specializing in theatre, film, corporate reportage and portraits. He has worked with some of the most successful and demanding creative leaders in British theatre. They have looked to Marc to create rehearsal and production images that sell the energy and beauty of their productions…

An interview with Jessica Richardson

Jessica Richardson is a professional photographer based in Kent. She is passionate about her art. She loves the challenge and the joy of creating unique portrait photographs for people. To Jessica, portrait photography is highly creative…

Art

An interview with Christian Hook

Christian Hook is a Gibraltarian contemporary artist. He studied illustration at Middlesex University in the United Kingdom, and then worked as a part-time lecturer at the Royal College of Art in London. In 2014 he won the Sky…

An interview with Paul Michael Graves

Paul Michael Graves is an experienced American painter with national exposure. A former helicopter pilot in the US Air Force, art eventually went from a spare-time passion to a veritable profession. Today, his work is centered around an abstract visual…

An interview with Jessica Sharville

Jessica Sharville is a Brighton based illustrator represented by Loveblood Creative in the Uk. she uses various mediums for her work including digital illustrations, packaging, vector illustrations, animation, live drawings, paintings and murals. Jessica has worked with a wide range of clients including Levi’s UK, Sony, Lululemon, Schuh, The Sunday Times Magazine, The Feminist Bookshop…

An interview with Alexandria Deters

Alexandria Deters is a New York based artist. In 2016, she graduated from the world-renowned Southeby’s Institute of Art with an MA in American Fine and Decorative Art. Primarily, Alexandria works with the medium of embroidery…