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Episode 27 of Sanj Surati Talks is live — and it’s a reminder that creative careers rarely follow a straight line.

On Tuesday 2nd December 2025, I sat down with stand-up comedian and actor Danielle Scott at Tiger Heart Studios for a conversation that was equal parts honest, funny and quietly inspiring.

Danielle shared how she first found her way into stand-up — not through a grand plan, but through saying yes before she felt fully ready. That courage to step on stage, test material and embrace discomfort became the foundation for everything that she is enjoying in her current era. From there, the conversation naturally moved into her work as an actor, including her success in Pooh Blood and Honey.

What stood out wasn’t just the credit itself, but the persistence behind it: the auditions, the rejections and the introduction into a horror acting genre that coexists with an exciting fan base.

It was a powerful reminder that:
Your starting point doesn’t define your ceiling.
Skills compound in unexpected ways.
Backing yourself often comes before external validation.

Danielle’s journey is proof that momentum is built one brave decision at a time — and that trusting your voice can open doors you never planned for.

So, here’s the question:
What’s one creative risk you’ve been putting off that might just change the direction of your career if you finally said yes.

Danielle can be can be contacted via:
https://www.instagram.com/__danielle__scott__/
https://www.facebook.com/thewanderingwhiterabbit
https://www.tiktok.com/@__danielle__scott__

What we talked about:
Performer
Acting
Stand Up
Fitness
Kids Entertainer
Storytelling
Writing comedy
Romesh Ranganathan - https://www.romeshranganathan.co.uk
Apple TV – http://tv.apple.com
The Labyrinth - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091369/
David Bowie - https://www.davidbowie.com
Modelling
Presenting
TV Hosting
Pacha - https://pacha.com
Bacardi - https://www.bacardi.com/uk/en/
Spotlight - https://www.spotlight.com
Aziz Kemal - https://www.theazizshow.co.uk
Pantomime
TIE – Theatre in Education
Mandy - https://www.mandy.com
Winnie the Pooh - https://winniethepooh.disney.com
Pooh: Blood & Honey - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19623240/
Tooth Fairy 5 - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18078462/
NME - https://www.nme.com
Jamie Lee Curtis - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000130/
Halloween - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077651/
Scream - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117571/
Skeet Ulrich - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000240/
F45 - https://f45training.com
Doom scrolling

Places:
South London
Wales
Netherlands
Thailand
Ibiza
Mexico

Advice:
Try to use your personal experiences in your storytelling.
Give things time to see if they work or not.
If you bomb onstage, focus on it for a bit but leave it on the shelf after 11AM the following day.
Stay hungry
Be good with people – Be interested in people
Make content
Look after your body and it will make you better at your craft
Try to have more strings to your bow that you enjoy
Limit how much social media you look at each day
Try to be more social – Meet friends
Be kind to yourself
Be patient
Have an open mind

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Launched over the Covid 19 lockdown, The Sanj Surati Talks Podcast is a channel for Sanj’s discussions with people he knows and a few discussions with himself. There is no agenda but hopefully some healthy debates. Feel free to tweet your thoughts using the hashtag #sanjsuratitalks on Twitter and Instagram, and we’d love it if you could rate, review, listen on all the podcast places including iTunes, Google, Spotify, Stitcher and the lot.

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Deezer - https://www.deezer.com/show/1036022
Castbox - https://castbox.fm/channel/id2779315
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🎙️ Episode 26 is live!
This one’s about ambition, access, and aligning talent with legacy brands.

In this episode of “Sanj Surati Talks”, I sat down with Raf McDonnell, Founder & MD of Talent and Brands, to dive deep into the business of cultural matchmaking — connecting global brands with world-class talent.

📍 Recorded at the brilliant Atomic Studios in London, Raf shared how he went from behind-the-scenes hustler to a key player brokering headline deals between household names and household faces.

What struck me most was his mindset: "Understand the value of who you represent — and then match that value with the right story."
It’s not just about access — it’s about alignment.

This conversation isn’t just for brand strategists or talent agents — it’s for anyone who wants to understand the anatomy of modern influence.

Raf can be contacted via: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raf-mcdonnell-709b462/

What we talked about:
Music Week - https://www.musicweek.com/
FMCG
Courage - https://couragebeers.co.uk/
Fosters - https://www.fosters.co.uk/
Walkers Crisps - https://www.walkers.co.uk/walkershome/
Monster Munch - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster_Munch
Coca Cola - https://www.coca-cola.com/gb/en
David Beckham - https://www.davidbeckham.com/
My Coke Music
Sun - https://www.thesun.co.uk/
Apple - https://www.apple.com/
iTunes - https://www.apple.com/uk/itunes/
Music Industry
EMI Music - https://www.universalmusic.com/label/emi/
Universal Music - https://www.universalmusic.com/
Warner music - https://www.wmg.com/
CAA - https://www.caa.com/
One Direction - https://www.onedirectionmusic.com/gb/home
Arianna Grande - https://www.arianagrande.com/
Kylie Minogue - https://www.kylie.com/
X-Factor - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_X_Factor_(British_TV_series)
Britain’s Got Talent - https://www.itv.com/britainsgottalent
Spice Girls - https://thespicegirls.com/
Gary Lineker - https://x.com/garylineker
Michael Owen - https://x.com/themichaelowen?lang=en
Amazon Tickets
Management
Luxury
High Street
Telecoms
TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/Instagram
George Clooney - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Clooney
Nespresso - https://www.nespresso.com/uk/en
Britney Spears - https://britneyspears.com/
Pepsi - https://www.pepsi.co.uk/
Looney Tunes - https://www.warnerbros.co.uk/brands/looney-tunes
Bugs Bunny - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugs_Bunny
Ulrika Jonsson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulrika_Jonsson
Paul Gascoigne - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Gascoigne
Licensing
Music Sync
The Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/uk
Tinie Tempah - https://www.tinietempah.com/
Robbie Williams - https://robbiewilliams.com/
Coldplay - https://www.coldplay.com/
Eliza Doolittle - https://www.elizalovechild.com/
Professor Green - https://www.instagram.com/professorgreen/?hl=en
Blackberry - https://www.blackberry.com/us/en
Maxfactor - https://www.maxfactor.com/
Mastercard - https://www.mastercard.co.uk/en-gb.html
Monster Energy - https://www.monsterenergy.com/en-gb/
Emilie Sande - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emeli_Sand%C3%A9
The Brit Awards - https://www.brits.co.uk/
Dumi Oburota
Atomic - https://atomic-london.co.uk/about
Supernova – https://go-supernova.com/
Rob Mayhew - https://www.instagram.com/robmayhewcomedy
Chip Shop Diva - https://www.tiktok.com/@desth.xo
Cannes Lions - https://www.canneslions.com/
Spotify
The Wanted - https://www.thewantedmusic.com/
Louis Theroux - https://www.louistheroux.com/
Paris Hilton - https://parishilton.com/
Seal - https://www.sealofficial.com/tour
Mark Ronson - https://www.markronson.co.uk/
Friday Night Dinner - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1844923/
Jimmy Carr - https://www.jimmycarr.com/

Places:
Leicester
United States
Japan
Australia
New Zealand
France
Spain
Germany
Madrid

Advice:
Start with the brands objectives.
What are they trying to achieve?
First understand the needs of both the brand and the talent before you try to broker the deal.
Meet with the artists and understand what they want.
Stick at what you are good at.
Watch some comedy in the morning.
Try to have a very healthy work life balance.
Keep active.
If you can, find your passion.
Be prepared to learn something new and new things.

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Sanj Surati Talks
Episode 25
Date: Saturday 14th October 2023

This is the twenty fifth episode of the Sanj Surati Talks podcast featuring award winning contemporary artist, Sara Pope. Sara Pope is well known for her bold, seductive paintings of voluptuous lips. Sara’s work has been shown in numerous solo exhibitions and art fairs across London and internationally, including Next Street Gallery, Paris, The Saatchi Gallery, London, The London Original Print Fair at the Royal Academy of Arts and SCOPE Miami. Sara is also the first British female artist in over 70 years to have a piece of work accepted into the Vatican collection. In this podcast, Sara talks about how she became an artists and talks through some of the production processes.

Sara can be contacted via:
http://sarapopeart.com
https://www.instagram.com/sarapopeartist

What we talked about:
Sara Pope - http://sarapopeart.com
Mathematics
Modern art
Painting
The Vatican - https://m.museivaticani.va/
Saatchi Gallery - https://www.saatchigallery.com
Communication
Creativity
Rolling Stones - https://rollingstones.com
Ronnie Wood - https://www.ronniewood.com
Katie Piper - https://katiepiperfoundation.org.uk
Pope Francis - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Francis
Shaun the Sheep - https://www.shaunthesheep.com
Wild in Art - https://wildinart.co.uk
The Martlets - https://www.martlets.org.uk

Places:
Shoreditch
Italy
Rome
Brighton
Hove

Advice:
Listen to the authenticity of what you are doing and why you are doing it.
Give your creativity time and support.

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Launched over the Covid 19 lockdown, The Sanj Surati Talks Podcast is a channel for Sanj’s discussions with people he knows and a few discussions with himself. There is no agenda but hopefully some healthy debates. Feel free to tweet your thoughts using the hashtag #sanjsuratitalks on Twitter and Instagram, and we’d love it if you could rate, review, listen on all the podcast places including iTunes, Google, Spotify, Stitcher and the lot. These Podcasts will also be running on YouTube.

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Deezer - https://www.deezer.com/show/1036022
Castbox - https://castbox.fm/channel/id2779315
Podcast Addict - https://podplayer.net/?podId=2844021
The Podchaser - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sanj-surati-talks-1108392
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Sanj Surati Talks
Episode 24

Date: Wednesday 23rd August 2023

This is the twentieth fourth episode of the Sanj Surati Talks podcast featuring award winning cinematographer, Denson Baker recorded on Wednesday 23rd August 2023. In this podcast, Denson highlights how he entered the film industry and his experience as a cinematographer helped him understand the perspective of an actor. Denson also talks about working with Jordan Peele and what being accredited by the Australian Cinematographers Society has done for his career.

Denson can be contacted via:
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/densonbaker/
Website – www.densonbaker.com

What we talked about:
Cinematographer
Director of Photography Film
Lighting
Camera
Grips
Visual Style
Cinema
Australian Film Television and Radio School - https://www.aftrs.edu.au
Australian Cinematographers Society - https://cinematographer.org.au
35-millimetre film
Siemens - https://www.siemens.com
World Expo Hanover - https://www.bie-paris.org/site/en/2000-hannover
Steve Pasvolsky - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1099262
BMX Bandits - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085204/
Nicole Kidman - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000173/
Deck Dogz - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0389911/
Tony Hawk - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005000/
The Black Balloon - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0865297
Toni Collette - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001057
Elissa Down - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1171959/
Berlin Crystal Bear - https://www.berlinale.de/en/festival/awards-and-juries/awards-generation.html
Sky - https://www.sky.com
BBC - https://www.bbc.co.uk
Netflix - https://www.netflix.com/
Tone meetings
Jordan Peele - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1443502/
Get Out - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5052448/
Toby Oliver - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002947/
Blumhouse - https://www.blumhouse.com
Insidious Chapter 4 - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5726086
/Key & Peele - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1981558
/Catherine Keener - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001416/
Claire McCarthy - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2113122/
The Waiting City - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1270850/
Ophelia - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5690810/
Daisy Ridley - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5397459/
Naomi Watts - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0915208/
George MacKay - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1126657/
The Luminaries - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8075008/
The Colour Room - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13468436/
Domina - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11694186/
Himesh Patel - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2797744/
Emily Blunt - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1289434/
John Krasinski - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1024677/
Parenthood

Places:
New Zealand
Perth
Sydney
Australia
Hanover
Frankfurt
Melbourne
Berlin
Los Angeles
Maroubra
Czech Republic
Indonesia
Calcutta
India

Advice:
Having an Art school foundation really helps you as a cinematography.
Try to ask how you can help so that you work with people you want to work with.
You always need some form of showreel so keep cutting this regularly.
Being a cinematography is very similar to being an actor as your tone and direction can typecast you so try to branch out into different forms of expression.
Try to be busy with your creativity in between jobs.
Use visuals to communicate what your vision will be.
Stay positive in between each job.
Make and find relationships that you think bring opportunities.

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Sanj Surati Talks
Episode 23

Date: Friday 28th April 2023

This is the twenty third episode of the Sanj Surati Talks podcast with Phill Webster, mystique and author of “Letting Glow”. This podcast was recorded on Friday 28th April 2023 in front of a live studio audience at “Books on the Rise” in Richmond Upon-Thames. In this podcast, Phill talks about how he experienced mysticism and what was the stimulus that led up to the writing of his first book. Phill also talks about loss and how the creative process of writing the book helped him to heal through his personal tragedy. This is the first time Sanj Surati Talks has been recorded in front of a live studio audience and was created in partnership with Shure microphones. “Letting Glow” is published by O-Books and available at all good independent retailers.

Phill can be contacted via:
https://phillwebster.com
https://www.instagram.com/phillwebster/

Letting Glow can be purchased from:

https://bit.ly/4214j1X

What we talked about:
Letting Glow - https://www.johnhuntpublishing.com/o-books/our-books/letting-glow-intuition-spirituality
Books on the Rise - https://booksontherise.com
O-Books - https://www.johnhuntpublishing.com/o-books/
Shure - https://www.shure.com/en-GB
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9419884/
Track 96 – www.Track96.com
Oxford University – https://www.ox.ac.uk
Oxford Imps - https://www.oxfordimps.com
Esoteric
Spiritual
Grief
Clairvoyance
Pandemic
Mediums
Indigenous Cultures
Shamanism
Eckhart Tolle - https://eckharttolle.com
Sylvester Stallone - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000230/
Jason Statham - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005458/
Acting
Drama School
Tom Cruise - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000129/
Mission Impossible - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9603212/
Bruce Campbell - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0132257/
Mick Cobb - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13026340/
Film
Benedict Cumberbatch - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1212722/
Alternate Universes

Places:
Richmond Upon-Thames
Oxford
Isle of Wight
London
Finland
Helsinki

Advice:
Meditation is useful not just as a mysticism technique

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Sanj Surati Talks
Episode 22

Date: Thursday 20th April 2023

This is the twenty second episode of the Sanj Surati Talks podcast with visibility coach, business mentor and actor, Florence Andrews recorded on Thursday 20th April 2023. In this podcast, Florence talks about her journey into acting, working with Ridley Scott and how being a dynamic creative has helped her to create her own mentoring and coaching agency that is helping to empower women to set up their own businesses.

Florence can be contacted via:
https://www.instagram.com/florence_andrews_coaching/
https://florenceandrewscoaching.com

What we talked about:
Theatre
Guildhall School of Music & Drama - https://www.gsmd.ac.uk
Film & TV
Covid
Stage fright
Acting
MGM - https://www.mgm.com
Singing & Dancing
Opera
Trevor Nunn - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_Nunn
Musical
Performance psychologist
Alma Thomas - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alma-thomas-a1109941
The House of Gucci - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11214590/
Jenny Gucci
Lady Gaga - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3078932/
Adam Driver - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3485845/
Al Pacino - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000199/
Ridley Scott - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000631/
Jared Leto - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001467/
Storyboarding
Halle Berry - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000932/
Gucci Wars - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gucci-Wars-Survived-Intrigue-Biggest/dp/1844545326
My So Called Life - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108872/
Queen of the Night aria - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_of_the_Night_aria
Coaching
Mindset
Entrepreneurship
Business
Group Coaching
Impact Accelerator Business
NLP - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuro-linguistic_programming
Manifestation works
Being a Mother
Mental Health

Places:
Surrey
East Sussex
United Kingdom
United States
Italy
Milan
Rome
Lake Como
London
Ibiza

Advice:
Don’t be shy about what you can offer
You can’t control the casting process – Play to your strengths
Nerves are good – lose the perfection and embrace the chaos
Use adrenaline as opposed to trying to avoid it
Be willing to fail
Plan to have time to relax and rest
Be mindful with moderation with your lifestyle
Understand what is your actual business?
Start before you are ready
Be patient
Try to get rid of your guilt
Have your boundaries
Work smarter not harder
Know and accept who you are

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Sanj Surati Talks
Episode 21

Date: Wednesday 20th July 2022

This is the twenty first episode of the Sanj Surati Talks podcast featuring Argentinian actress, Cinthya Klein recorded on Wednesday 20th July 2022. Cinthya was born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She began acting as a child in minor stage productions at Escuela Escocesa San Andrés. While in her final years of studying Business Administration at Universidad de San Andrés she rekindled with acting and started taking classes again. In 2019 she went on to do her Acting Conservatory at The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in LA and after graduating, moved to London, UK. In this podcast, Cinthya highlights how an existential crisis brought her to acting and how her journey through the artform has brought her such a diverse skillset and a wealth of experience.

Cinthya can be contacted via:
Email: cinthyaklein@gmail.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cinthyaklein/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cinthyaklein/

What we talked about:
Acting
Business Management
Existential crisis
Writing
Art
The Lee Strasberg Method - https://strasberg.edu
Stanislavski - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konstantin_Stanislavski
Merit Scholarship
Bertolt Brecht - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertolt_Brecht
Stella Adler - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stella_Adler
Sanford Meisner - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meisner_technique
Angelina Jolie - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001401/
Producer
Community
Mental health
Improvisation
Vera Brittain - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera_Brittain
Testament of Youth - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1441953/
World War 1
Oxford University - https://www.ox.ac.uk
Your parent’s expectation
Sexism
Racism
Pandemic
Culture
Royal Academy Dramatic Arts - https://www.rada.ac.uk
Neuroplasticity
Twickenham Film Studios - https://www.twickenhamstudios.com
Dry Lab - https://www.drylab.io
John Mahtani - https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnmahtani
Warner Bros - https://www.warnerbros.co.uk
Sales

Places:
Argentina
Bueno Ares
Los Angeles
London

Advice:
Every teacher has their own perspective and that is useful as it gives you another view on how to create your character.
Try to focus on your learning and hone your craft.
Get your work balance right
When creating a character, know how to get into the character and more importantly how to get out of the character.
Now what you love and what makes you happy.
Be patient and empathetic.
Never give up.
Make noise and make your voice stand out.
Trust your preparation
Be yourself and be confident
Treasure your uniqueness

sanjsuratitalks

https://www.twitter.com/sanjsurati
https://www.instagram.com/artistryinsentiment
https://www.facebook.com/therealsanj

Launched over the Covid 19 lockdown, The Sanj Surati Talks Podcast is a channel for Sanj’s discussions with people he knows and a few discussions with himself. There is no agenda but hopefully some healthy debates. Feel free to tweet your thoughts using the hashtag #sanjsuratitalks on Twitter and Instagram, and we’d love it if you could rate, review, listen on all the podcast places including iTunes, Google, Spotify, Stitcher and the lot. These Podcasts will also be running on YouTube.

The podcast is downloadable from:
Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sanj-surati-talks/id1507958068?uo=4
Spreaker - https://www.spreaker.com/show/sanj-surati-talks
Google Play - https://bit.ly/2A1MLdY
Deezer - https://www.deezer.com/show/1036022
Castbox - https://castbox.fm/channel/id2779315
Podcast Addict - https://podplayer.net/?podId=2844021
The Podchaser - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sanj-surati-talks-1108392
Jio Saavn: https://www.jiosaavn.com/shows/Sanj-Surati-Talks/1/RRuVWagPatA_

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Sanj Surati Talks
Episode 20

Date: Tuesday 14th June 2022

This is the twentieth episode of the Sanj Surati Talks podcast featuring Improvisation Guru, Katy Schutte recorded on Tuesday 14th June 2022. Katy Schutte has performed and taught improvisation in over twenty countries across five continents. She is a Head Teacher and Curriculum Writer for Hoopla, the UK’s biggest improv school. A Funny Women finalist and both nominee and winner of the Brighton Festival Fringe Best Comedy Show award, Katy also stars in BAFTA winning online educational series History Bombs. In this podcast, Katy talks about how she got into improvisation, working with Augmented Reality in the arts and going out to the Arctic Circle to live on a boat for three weeks.

Katy Schutte can be contacted via:
www.katyschutte.co.uk
https://www.instagram.com/katyschutte/

What we talked about:
Improvisation
Performance
Coaching
Drama
Writer
Edinburgh Fringe - https://www.edfringe.com
Long form improv
The May Days - https://www.themaydays.co.uk
Rachel Blackman - https://www.vibrantbody.co.uk
Art
Second City - https://www.secondcity.com
Short form improv
Hoopla - https://www.hooplaimpro.com
Steve Roe - https://www.linkedin.com/in/roezone/
Maria Peters
Chris Mead - https://twitter.com/mrchrismead
Track 96 - https://track96.com
A Harold Improvisation style
Uber Eats
YouTube
Google
Welcome Festival - https://welcome.huddersfieldsu.co.uk
Music
Jazz
Rock
Mental health
Brené Brown - https://brenebrown.com
Inclusion
Joe Morpurgo - https://www.josephmorpurgo.com
Cards Against Humanity - https://www.cardsagainsthumanity.com
Augmented Reality
XR
Virtual Reality
Fred Deakin - https://freddeak.in/about/
Lemon Jelly - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemon_Jelly
Rob Armstrong - https://www.fandco.xyz
The Theatre & Tech Awards - https://www.theatreandtechawards.com
Science Fiction
Galactical Implosions
Flipside - https://flipside.ai
The Arctic Circle Residency - https://thearcticcircle.org

Places:
Germany
America
Edinburgh
Brighton
Chicago
London
Rome
Italy
Iceland
Arctic
Norway
Svalbard
New Zealand
Hollywood

Advice:
When coaching improv, ask questions about what your students want.
Regarding reviews, develop your filter
Know what you want your show to achieve
Sometimes surrender control
Understand what your focus is
Think about what you are excited about
Know when to take a break

sanjsuratitalks

https://www.twitter.com/sanjsurati
https://www.instagram.com/artistryinsentiment
https://www.facebook.com/therealsanj

Launched over the Covid 19 lockdown, The Sanj Surati Talks Podcast is a channel for Sanj’s discussions with people he knows and a few discussions with himself. There is no agenda but hopefully some healthy debates. Feel free to tweet your thoughts using the hashtag #sanjsuratitalks on Twitter and instagram, and we’d love it if you could rate, review, listen on all the podcast places including iTunes, Google, Spotify, Stitcher and the lot. These Podcasts will also be running on Youtube.

The podcast is downloadable from:
Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sanj-surati-talks/id1507958068?uo=4
Spreaker - https://www.spreaker.com/show/sanj-surati-talks
Google Play - https://bit.ly/2A1MLdY
Deezer - https://www.deezer.com/show/1036022
Castbox - https://castbox.fm/channel/id2779315
Podcast Addict - https://podplayer.net/?podId=2844021
The Podchaser - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sanj-surati-talks-1108392
Jio Saavn: https://www.jiosaavn.com/shows/Sanj-Surati-Talks/1/RRuVWagPatA_

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Sanj Surati Talks
Episode 19

Date: Wednesday 11th May 2022

This is the nineteenth episode of the Sanj Surati Talks podcast featuring Creative and Artificial Intelligence specialist Shama Rahman, recorded in collaboration with ISE live in Barcelona on Wednesday 11th May 2022. In this podcast, Shama discusses her journey into the arts starting from being a Sitar musician and then exploring artificial intelligence as a solution to help with stress and to amplify creativity.

Shama Rahman can be contacted via:
https://www.instagram.com/shamarahman/
https://twitter.com/TheShamaRahman

What we talked about:
ISE - https://www.iseurope.org
Tech
Projection
Music
Imperial College - https://www.imperial.ac.uk
Goldsmiths - https://www.goldsmiths.co.uk
WeChat - https://www.wechat.com
Sitar
Ravi Shankar - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravi_Shankar
Sanjay Guha - https://www.sanjayguhasitar.co.uk/About.php
Rare FM
Madame Jojos
Jazz
Drum & Bass
London Jazz Festival Serious - https://serious.org.uk
Antarctica Biennale - http://www.antarcticbiennale.com
Neurocreate - https://www.neurocreate.co.uk
Neuroscience
Innovate UK
Miro - https://miro.com
Google Docs - https://docs.google.com
Improvisation
Adobe - https://www.adobe.com
Artificial Intelligence
Acting
Cognitive Flexibility
Resilience to stress
Imposter syndrome
Neuroplasticity

Places:
Amsterdam
Barcelona
Bangladesh
England
United Arab Emirates
Tenerife
Antarctica
Kent
London
Berlin
Germany

Advice:
Believe in yourself

sanjsuratitalks

https://www.twitter.com/sanjsurati
https://www.instagram.com/artistryinsentiment
https://www.facebook.com/therealsanj

Launched over the Covid 19 lockdown, The Sanj Surati Talks Podcast is a channel for Sanj’s discussions with people he knows and a few discussions with himself. There is no agenda but hopefully some healthy debates. Feel free to tweet your thoughts using the hashtag #sanjsuratitalks on Twitter and instagram, and we’d love it if you could rate, review, listen on all the podcast places including iTunes, Google, Spotify, Stitcher and the lot. These Podcasts will also be running on Youtube.

The podcast is downloadable from:
Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sanj-surati-talks/id1507958068?uo=4
Spreaker - https://www.spreaker.com/show/sanj-surati-talks
Google Play - https://bit.ly/2A1MLdY
Deezer - https://www.deezer.com/show/1036022
Castbox - https://castbox.fm/channel/id2779315
Podcast Addict - https://podplayer.net/?podId=2844021
The Podchaser - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sanj-surati-talks-1108392
Jio Saavn: https://www.jiosaavn.com/shows/Sanj-Surati-Talks/1/RRuVWagPatA_

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Sanj Surati Talks
Episode 18

Date: Wednesday 29th December 2021

This is the eighteenth episode of the Sanj Surati Talks podcast featuring actor, writer and producer, Elliot James Langridge recorded on Wednesday 29th December 2021. British actor Elliot James Langridge started his career in television, his film debut came in 2014 with the BAFTA nominated feature film Northern Soul directed by Elaine Constantine. Most recently he can be seen on NETFLIX in historical WW1 drama “The War Below” with Tom Goodman-Hill and Sam Hazeldine; and “We the Kings” which, was voted Best UK Feature Film at Raindance; in which Elliot stars opposite Timothy West and Amanda Abbington. In this podcast, Elliot talks about how he got into acting, working with great actors including Gary Oldman and Jessica Alba and what it is like to be a working actor with dyslexia.

Elliot James Langridge can be contacted via:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/elliotjames87
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elliotjameslangridge/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@elliotjameslangridge
Life in Film Podcast: https://anchor.fm/life-in-film-podcast

Elliot James Langridge is represented by Scott Marshall Partners
https://www.scottmarshall.co.uk

What we talked about:
Elliot James Langridge – https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2930154/
Acting
Camera
Harry Potter - https://www.wizardingworld.com
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0373889/
Acting Agent
Television
Primeval - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0808096/
The Bill - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084987/
Film Catering
Extras
Producer
Director
Film Rushes
David Yates - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0946734/
David Heyman - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0382268/
Once Upon a time in Hollywood - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7131622/
Paddington - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1109624/
Northern Soul - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1837613/
Modelling Agent
Eon Electricity - https://www.eonenergy.com
Elaine Constantine - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4311206/
Robert De Niro - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000134/
Zac Efron - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1374980/
Hollyoaks - https://www.channel4.com/programmes/hollyoaks
Northern accents
Bafta - https://www.bafta.org
Casting Directors
Curtis Brown – https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk
Steve Coogan - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0176869/
Netflix - https://www.netflix.com/
The War Below - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10381014/
John Watts - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3563711/
Special Effects
Sam Hazeldine - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1486831/
Tom Goodman-Hill - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0329259/
Kris Hitchin- https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1106944/
Sam Clements - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5579092/
VFX
Luis Guerrero - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0346217/
Dyslexia
Jessica Barden - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1875238/
Gary Oldman - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000198/
Killers Anonymous - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8400758/
Martin Owen - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1966532/
UFC - https://www.ufc.com
MMA
Jessica Alba - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004695/
Chevy Chase - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000331/
Tim McInnerny - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0570570/
Blackadder - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackadder
Tommy Flanagan - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0281107/
Ealing Studios - https://ealingstudios.com
Gun Training
Martial Arts
Uma Thurman - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000235/
Tom Holland - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4043618/
Bentall Centre - https://www.bentallcentre.co.uk
Odeon - https://www.odeon.co.uk
Kingston Hospital - https://kingstonhospital.nhs.uk
More House School – https://www.morehouseschool.co.uk
Photography
Art
Deadeyes – https://headgum.com/dead-eyes
Tom Hanks - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000158/

Places:
Bolton
Bury
Manchester
Walton-on-Thames
Kingston-upon-Thames
London
Guildford
River Thames
Farnham
Liverpool

Advice:
Take chances
Put your head down and do the work
Do your homework
Make connections – You don’t know who you are going to meet.
Look for coping mechanisms to survive in this industry
Learn your lines
Greeness is actually a good thing because you have enthusiasm
Don’t be so hard on yourself
Try to write early

sanjsuratitalks

https://www.twitter.com/sanjsurati
https://www.instagram.com/artistryinsentiment
https://www.facebook.com/therealsanj

Launched over the Covid 19 lockdown, The Sanj Surati Talks Podcast is a channel for Sanj’s discussions with people he knows and a few discussions with himself. There is no agenda but hopefully some healthy debates. Feel free to tweet your thoughts using the hashtag #sanjsuratitalks on Twitter and instagram, and we’d love it if you could rate, review, listen on all the podcast places including iTunes, Google, Spotify, Stitcher and the lot. These Podcasts will also be running on Youtube.

The podcast is downloadable from:
Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sanj-surati-talks/id1507958068?uo=4
Spreaker - https://www.spreaker.com/show/sanj-surati-talks
Google Play - https://bit.ly/2A1MLdY
Deezer - https://www.deezer.com/show/1036022
Castbox - https://castbox.fm/channel/id2779315
Podcast Addict - https://podplayer.net/?podId=2844021
The Podchaser - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sanj-surati-talks-1108392
Jio Saavn: https://www.jiosaavn.com/shows/Sanj-Surati-Talks/1/RRuVWagPatA_

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Sanj Surati Talks
Episode 17

Date: Tuesday 14th December 2021

This is the seventeenth episode of the Sanj Surati Talks podcast featuring comedian and actor, Aziz Kemal recorded on Tuesday 17th December 2021. In this podcast, Aziz talks about his experience about working on Gangs of London, working with Humza Arshad MBE and highlights his experience working as an up-and-coming actor in our current era.

Aziz Kemal can be contacted via:
https://www.instagram.com/theazizshow/
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSsh4U4S/
https://www.facebook.com/theazizshowuk/

What we talked about:
Aziz Kemal
Apple TV - https://tv.apple.com
Actor
Content Creator
Cover teacher
Marvel - https://www.marvel.com
Eternals - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9032400/
Richard Madden - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0534635/
Salma Hayek - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000161/
Angelina Jolie - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001401/
Kumail Nanjiani - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3529685/
Background acting
Stunts
Stand-up Comedian
Film Industry
Comedy
Acting
Bryan Cranston - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0186505/
Tom Hanks - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000158/
Drama GCSEs
Animation
Barbour - https://www.barbour.com/uk/
Identity Drama School - https://www.identityschoolofacting.com/
Spotlight - https://www.spotlight.com
Showreel
Agencies
Turkish
Snapchat
Instagram
YouTube
Facebook
The Covid Lockdown
TikTok
Humza Arshad MBE - https://www.youtube.com/c/HumzaProductions/
The Chewing Gums - https://youtu.be/Vh_Br6z6oMg
Autism
Fatherhood
Immigrant parents
Gangs of London - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7661390
Gareth Evans - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2153088/
Matt Flannery - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2158807/
Narcos - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2707408/
Kurdish
Albanian
Jamie Demitriou - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5857152/
Stath lets flats - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7524382/
Bafta - https://www.bafta.org
Bradley Cooper - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0177896

Places:
London
Pakistan
Cyprus
Mediterranean
Hollywood

Advice:
Try to learn from others
Experiment with new ideas
Try to design and edit your own scripts and films
Practice as an actor
Be authentic – Be true to yourself
Find something that stimulates you mentally

sanjsuratitalks

https://www.twitter.com/sanjsurati
https://www.instagram.com/artistryinsentiment
https://www.facebook.com/therealsanj

Launched over the Covid 19 lockdown, The Sanj Surati Talks Podcast is a channel for Sanj’s discussions with people he knows and a few discussions with himself. There is no agenda but hopefully some healthy debates. Feel free to tweet your thoughts using the hashtag #sanjsuratitalks on Twitter and Instagram, and we’d love it if you could rate, review, listen on all the podcast places including iTunes, Google, Spotify, Stitcher and the lot. These Podcasts will also be running on YouTube.

The podcast is downloadable from:
Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sanj-surati-talks/id1507958068?uo=4
Spreaker - https://www.spreaker.com/show/sanj-surati-talks
Google Play - https://bit.ly/2A1MLdY
Deezer - https://www.deezer.com/show/1036022
Castbox - https://castbox.fm/channel/id2779315
Podcast Addict - https://podplayer.net/?podId=2844021
The Podchaser - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sanj-surati-talks-1108392
Jio Saavn: https://www.jiosaavn.com/shows/Sanj-Surati-Talks/1/RRuVWagPatA_

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Sanj Surati Talks
Episode 16

Date: Friday 25th June 2021

This is the sixteenth episode of the Sanj Surati Talks podcast featuring Creature Bionics practitioner, actor and motivational speaker, Ace Ruele recorded on Friday 25th June 2021. In this podcast, Ace talks about his journey into motion capture and how he saw an opportunity to innovate and become an authority in the space. We also talk about some of the challenges he has faced and how he has overcome them using a positive and consolidated mind set.

Ace Ruele can be contacted via:
https://aceruele.com
https://twitter.com/AceRuele
https://www.instagram.com/aceruele/

What we talked about:
Performer
Acting
Creature performance
Motion Capture
Avatar - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0499549/
Planet of the apes - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1318514
Creature Bionics - https://bit.ly/3jr0AHF
Visual Effects
VFXs
Motivation
Star Wars - https://www.starwars.com
Jurassic Park - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107290/
Legend of Tarzan - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0918940/
Marvel - https://www.marvel.com
Mocap Studio
Film
Video Games
Rehabilitation
Deportation
Citizenship
Family
Charity
Immigration
Young black youth
Idris Elba - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0252961/
Michael Jai White - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0925220/
Martial Arts
Xsens - https://www.xsens.com/motion-capture
Word of mouth
Wesley Snipes - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000648/
Andy Serkis - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0785227/
Jim Carrey - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000120/
Kevin Hart - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0366389/
Jay-Z - https://www.rocnation.com/music/jay-z/
Chadwick Boseman - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1569276/
Tony Robbins - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0730288/
Spotlight - https://www.spotlight.com
Practical Effects
Neil Newbon - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0627667/

Places:
United Kingdom
Jamaica
India
America
Canada

Advice:
Try to think about motion capture from an actor’s point of view.
Get on set as soon as you can and learn as much as you can.
Make your opportunities.
Think about how to stand out without trying to look like you want to stand out.
When designing the character, focus about the back story.
Be immersed and try to not overthink the character.
Have self belief in your art and skill.
Don’t be afraid of risk.
Know yourself and understand the value of yourself.
We all have small blips in our lives.
What do you want your name to be associated with?
Your personality will get you on the next job.
Reputation is big, so be nice.
Life inspires.
Be persistent and be consistent.
Find your niche and run with it till it burns out.

sanjsuratitalks

https://www.twitter.com/sanjsurati
https://www.instagram.com/artistryinsentiment
https://www.facebook.com/therealsanj

Launched over the Covid 19 lockdown, The Sanj Surati Talks Podcast is a channel for Sanj’s discussions with people he knows and a few discussions with himself. There is no agenda but hopefully some healthy debates. Feel free to tweet your thoughts using the hashtag #sanjsuratitalks on Twitter and instagram, and we’d love it if you could rate, review, listen on all the podcast places including iTunes, Google, Spotify, Stitcher and the lot. These Podcasts will also be running on Youtube.

The podcast is downloadable from:
Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sanj-surati-talks/id1507958068?uo=4
Spreaker - https://www.spreaker.com/show/sanj-surati-talks
Google Play - https://bit.ly/2A1MLdY
Deezer - https://www.deezer.com/show/1036022
Castbox - https://castbox.fm/channel/id2779315
Podcast Addict - https://podplayer.net/?podId=2844021
The Podchaser - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sanj-surati-talks-1108392
Jio Saavn: https://www.jiosaavn.com/shows/Sanj-Surati-Talks/1/RRuVWagPatA_

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Sanj Surati Talks
Episode 15

Date: Wednesday 22nd March 2021

This is the fifteenth episode of the Sanj Surati Talks podcast featuring Magician, Writer, Director and Producer R. Paul Wilson. The writer/star of hit BBC show "The Real Hustle", "Scammed" and "The Takedown" is also a world-renowned magician, has designed impossible effects for some of the biggest names in magic and acted as expert consultant and 2nd unit director on films like "Shade" and "Smokin' Aces" working with a who's who of A-list talent including Sylvester Stallone, Jamie Foxx, Thandie Newton, Melanie Griffith, Jeremy Piven, Hal Holbrook and Gabriel Byrne. In this podcast, Paul talks to Sanj about how he got into magic, his life as a hustler on The Real Hustle and how he became an awarding winning film maker.

R. Paul Wilson can be contacted via:
https://www.rpaulwilson.com
https://twitter.com/rpaulwilson
https://www.instagram.com/rpaulwilson/

What we talked about:
Magic
Ron Wilson – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Wilson_(magician)
F Paul Wilson – https://repairmanjack.com
Film Making
Army
Computer programmer
The Take Down
The Real Hustle - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0791615/
Casinos
Court TV - https://www.courttv.com
Anthony Owen - https://twitter.com/anthonyowenmagi
Alexis Conran - https://alexisconran.com
Drummond Money-Coutts - http://www.dmcmagic.com
BBC - https://www.bbc.co.uk
Jessica-Jane Stafford - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1883551/
Martin Turner - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1201550/
Watchdog - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006mg74
Covid 19
Scammed - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2061795
Sacha Baron Cohen - https://twitter.com/SachaBaronCohen
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13143964/
The Golden Globes - https://www.goldenglobes.com
The Three Card Monty
Shade – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0323939/
The Magic Castle - http://www.magiccastle.com
The Film Business
Slide of hand
Acting
Card tricks
Carl Mazzocone - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0563604/
Damian Nieman - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1195760
Jason England - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3021088/
Earl Nelson - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1501327
Johann Pachelbel - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Pachelbel
The Magic Box - https://youtu.be/DyfM7oLIlp0
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com
Our Magic - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4028066/
Canon 5D - https://www.canon.co.uk/cameras/eos-5d-mark-iv/
Mentalism
John Cleese - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000092/
Isolani - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6695106
Writing
Conmen - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5011604
Holographics
Pepper’s Ghost
2Pac Hologram - https://youtu.be/TGbrFmPBV0Y
RAF School

Places:
America
United Kingdom
Brighton
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Norway
Italy
Cyprus
Singapore
Scotland

Advice:
Do what you love
Find authenticity in what you do
Have no fear
And look for innovation
Look for trust and be respectable
Know when to quit
Prepare
Be able to dance with the unknowing actor
When in the situation try to still be creative
Unique experiences lead to different perspectives
Secrets are not interesting, what is interesting is what you do with the secrets
The creative industries in general have very little vision
Stop caring about what other people are going to think
Don’t look for permission on what you wish to do creatively
Be sincere and genuine

sanjsuratitalks

https://www.twitter.com/sanjsurati
https://www.instagram.com/artistryinsentiment
https://www.facebook.com/therealsanj

Launched over the Covid 19 lockdown, The Sanj Surati Talks Podcast is a channel for Sanj’s discussions with people he knows and a few discussions with himself. There is no agenda but hopefully some healthy debates. Feel free to tweet your thoughts using the hashtag #sanjsuratitalks on Twitter and Instagram, and we’d love it if you could rate, review, listen on all the podcast places including iTunes, Google, Spotify, Stitcher and the lot. These Podcasts will also be running on YouTube.

The podcast is downloadable from:
Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sanj-surati-talks/id1507958068?uo=4
Spreaker - https://www.spreaker.com/show/sanj-surati-talks
Google Play - https://bit.ly/2A1MLdY
Deezer - https://www.deezer.com/show/1036022
Castbox - https://castbox.fm/channel/id2779315
Podcast Addict - https://podplayer.net/?podId=2844021
The Podchaser - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sanj-surati-talks-1108392
Jio Saavn: https://www.jiosaavn.com/shows/Sanj-Surati-Talks/1/RRuVWagPatA_

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Sanj Surati Talks
Episode 14

Date: Friday 29th January 2021

This is the fourteenth episode of the Sanj Surati Talks podcast featuring Enspire Management CEO, The MOBO Organisation’s Event Director and Creative Consultant, Eunice Obianagha recorded on Friday 29th January 2021 during the Corona Virus Lockdown. In this podcast, Eunice highlights how she entered the events industry and her experience working at MOBO and being a Music Advisor for organisations like the PRS Foundation. She also talks about her Nigerian heritage and how she is championing Nigerian arts to a wider and global audience.

Eunice Obianagha can be contacted via:
https://www.instagram.com/enspire_management/
https://twitter.com/EnspireMgt

What we talked about:
Music
Project Management
Black Music
The Roundhouse - https://www.roundhouse.org.uk
Bigga Fish - https://www.biggafish.com
Nii Sackey - https://www.linkedin.com/in/niisackey/
Creative Arts
Kentish Town Forum - https://academymusicgroup.com/o2forumkentishtown/
MOBO - https://www.mobo.com
Kanya King - http://www.kanyaking.com/index.html
ITV - https://www.itv.com
BBC - https://www.bbc.co.uk
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com
Help Musicians UK - https://www.helpmusicians.org.uk
Netflix - https://www.netflix.com/
Mobolise - https://www.mobo.com/mobolise
Ethnic Minority
Virtual Events
Virtual Red Carpet
Live Events
Wembley Arena - https://www.ssearena.co.uk
Covid 19
Social Media
Digital
TV Production
Nigerian Music
The Voice: Nigeria - https://www.thevoicenigeria.com
Unity TV - https://bit.ly/2KYbg1k
Afro beats
African Music
Echo Music Foundation - https://www.theechofoundation.org
Church
Tileyard Studios - https://tileyard.co.uk
Tileyard Impact - https://tileyardimpact.co.uk
Small Green Shoots - https://www.smallgreenshoots.co.uk
Natalie Wade - https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalie-wade-56b1a21a/
PRS - https://www.prsformusic.com
PRS Foundation - https://prsfoundation.com
Joe Frankland - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-frankland-94049457/
Middlesex University - https://www.mdx.ac.uk
Jazz
Hip-Hop
Gregory Porter - https://www.gregoryporter.com
Ben Affleck - https://twitter.com/BenAffleck

Places:
London
Wembley
Kings Cross
Leeds
Glasgow
Nigeria
Lagos

Advice:
Be agile and adaptable
There are always challenges so ensure you have a solid team
Team is everything
Think about what the big idea is
What makes you fulfilled in a project space?
Find out who is out there doing what you wish to do and contact them

sanjsuratitalks

https://www.twitter.com/sanjsurati
https://www.instagram.com/artistryinsentiment
https://www.facebook.com/therealsanj

Launched over the Covid 19 lockdown, The Sanj Surati Talks Podcast is a channel for Sanj’s discussions with people he knows and a few discussions with himself. There is no agenda but hopefully some healthy debates. Feel free to tweet your thoughts using the hashtag #sanjsuratitalks on Twitter and instagram, and we’d love it if you could rate, review, listen on all the podcast places including iTunes, Google, Spotify, Stitcher and the lot. These Podcasts will also be running on Youtube.

The podcast is downloadable from:
Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sanj-surati-talks/id1507958068?uo=4
Spreaker - https://www.spreaker.com/show/sanj-surati-talks
Google Play - https://bit.ly/2A1MLdY
Deezer - https://www.deezer.com/show/1036022
Castbox - https://castbox.fm/channel/id2779315
Podcast Addict - https://podplayer.net/?podId=2844021
The Podchaser - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sanj-surati-talks-1108392

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Sanj Surati Talks
Episode 13

Date: Tuesday 24th November 2020

This is the thirteenth episode of the Sanj Surati Talks podcast featuring Sarah and Geoff Yates the co-founders of Sea Arch and was recorded on Tuesday 24th November 2020. Sea Arch Drinks creates and produces distilled non-alcoholic spirits from the Devon coast. In this podcast, Sarah and Geoff talk about the challenges of setting up a new venture within a niche market that is still in its infancy. They also talk about the creative process that went into making Sea Arch.

Sarah and Geoff can be contacted via:

hello@seaarchdrinks.com
https://www.instagram.com/sea_arch/
https://twitter.com/sea_arch
https://www.facebook.com/SeaArchDrinks

What we talked about:
Sea Arch Gin - https://seaarchdrinks.com
Distilled Non-Alcohol Spirit
Wine
Beer
Gin
Ben Branson - https://www.linkedin.com/in/benbranson/
Seed Lip - https://seedlipdrinks.com/uk/
No and low
Pastry chef
Botanicals
Samphire
Sea Kelp
Premium Spirit
Pastry Chef
Food fairs
Mindfulness
Great experience
Frozen food
Hospitality
Munich Hilton - https://bit.ly/3mqubiM
London Hilton - https://bit.ly/3mqubiM
Steam distillation
Maturation
Extracting flavour
Japanese Kaizen
Imbibe Live - https://imbibe.com/events/imbibe-live-2021/
Ocado - https://www.ocado.com/
This Morning - https://www.itv.com/thismorning
John Lewis - https://www.johnlewis.com
Holly Willoughby - https://www.instagram.com/hollywilloughby/
Phillip Schofield - https://www.officialphillipschofield.com
Helen McGinn – https://twitter.com/knackeredmutha
Saturday Kitchen - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006v5y2
Covid
Ecommerce
Amazon Prime - https://www.amazon.co.uk/amazonprime
Sober
Mindful drinking
Healthy food
Diageo - https://www.diageo.com
Pernod Ricard - https://www.pernod-ricard.com/en
Venus - Women in Business Award - http://www.venusmovement.com/venus-awards/
No and low award winner – White Spirit
Men’s Fitness - https://mensfitness.co.uk

Places:
Devon
Torbay
Torquay
Germany
Munich
Saudi Arabia
London
England
Blackpool
Spain
Plymouth
Switzerland

Advice:
Try to be aspirational when creating your product
Do the groundwork before you take something to market
Have the courage to take chances
Look at your customers
Be creative
Challenge yourself
Be resilient
Get your ecommerce right
Be hard working
Speak to and research your customers
Work with mentors
You will never know enough so take the leap
Have self-belief but use some common sense

sanjsuratitalks

https://www.twitter.com/sanjsurati
https://www.instagram.com/artistryinsentiment

Launched over the Covid 19 lockdown, The Sanj Surati Talks Podcast is a channel for Sanj’s discussions with people he knows and a few discussions with himself. There is no agenda but hopefully some healthy debates. Feel free to tweet your thoughts using the hashtag #sanjsuratitalks on Twitter and instagram, and we’d love it if you could rate, review, listen on all the podcast places including iTunes, Google, Spotify, Stitcher and the lot. These Podcasts will also be running on Youtube.

The podcast is downloadable from:
Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sanj-surati-talks/id1507958068?uo=4
Spreaker - https://www.spreaker.com/show/sanj-surati-talks
Google Play - https://bit.ly/2A1MLdY
Deezer - https://www.deezer.com/show/1036022
Castbox - https://castbox.fm/channel/id2779315
Podcast Addict - https://podplayer.net/?podId=2844021
The Podchaser - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sanj-surati-talks-1108392

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Sanj Surati Talks
Episode 12

Date: Thursday 10th September 2020

This is the Twelfth episode of the Sanj Surati Talks podcast featuring award winning Studio Production Manager for Paddington Works, Henry Dymott and was recorded on Thursday 10th September 2020 during the Corona Virus Lockdown. In this podcast, Henry discusses how he got into the music production world and also a little bit about the Paddington Works Studios.

Henry can be contacted via:
ellisionsound@gmail.com
https://www.instagram.com/ellisionmusic/

What we talked about:
Paddington Works - https://www.paddingtonworks.com
Music Production
Microphones
Covid
Editing Suites
Podcasters
DJing
Podcast.co - https://www.podcast.co
Rhodes - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodes_piano
Love Island - https://www.itv.com/loveisland
Spotify - https://www.spotify.com/uk/
Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/genre/podcasts/id26
Warner Chappell - https://www.warnerchappell.com
Sony Music - https://www.sonymusic.co.uk
Clarinet
Guitar
Fender Mustang - https://shop.fender.com/en-GB/electric-guitars/mustang/?rl=en_US
Warbeast - https://bcrich.com/product/warbeast-extreme-exotic-with-floyd-rose/
Logic - https://www.apple.com/uk/logic-pro/
Ableton - https://www.ableton.com/en/
Acoustics
Ikea - https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/
Academy of Contemporary Music - https://www.acm.ac.uk
Escape Hunt - https://escapehunt.com
Jamz Supernova - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05tqk1x
Radio 1 Xtra - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_1xtra
Future DJs - https://futuredjs.org
Entertainment Industry
Music
Film
TV
Music Week - https://www.musicweek.com
CDJ - https://www.pioneerdj.com/en-gb/product/player/
Design
Audio
Shona Guha - https://www.instagram.com/shonaguha/
Audio Synthesis
Audio Foley
Metal Music
Indie Music
Electronic music
Midifier - http://www.knzaudio.com/index.php?midifier
Eric Clapton Fender - https://bit.ly/33kCZza
Fender Telecoustic
ESP Extone - https://bit.ly/3fEBD7B
Sharnbrook Sixth Form - https://www.sharnbrook.beds.sch.uk/sixth-form/
Adder - https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/reptiles/adder
Rattlesnake - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rattlesnake
SEO
Keep Vibes Near - https://www.instagram.com/keepvibesnear/

Places:
Paddington
Paddington Station
Edgeware Road Station
London
Krakow
Amsterdam
United Kingdom
Guildford
Southampton
Spain
Northamptonshire
Cricklewood
Willesden Green
Minnesota
America
Bedford
The Grand Canyon
Yellowstone Park
Death Valley

Advice:
Make your own luck
Network
If there is an opportunity, take it
Always say “Yes”
Follow what interests you
Don’t be a master of everything
Work towards your strengths
Maintain relationships
Drip feed your narrative

sanjsuratitalks

https://www.twitter.com/sanjsurati
https://www.instagram.com/artistryinsentiment
https://www.facebook.com/therealsanj

Launched over the Covid 19 lockdown, The Sanj Surati Talks Podcast is a channel for Sanj’s discussions with people he knows and a few discussions with himself. There is no agenda but hopefully some healthy debates. Feel free to tweet your thoughts using the hashtag #sanjsuratitalks on Twitter and instagram, and we’d love it if you could rate, review, listen on all the podcast places including iTunes, Google, Spotify, Stitcher and the lot. These Podcasts will also be running on Youtube.

The podcast is downloadable from:
Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sanj-surati-talks/id1507958068?uo=4
Spreaker - https://www.spreaker.com/show/sanj-surati-talks
Google Play - https://bit.ly/2A1MLdY
Deezer - https://www.deezer.com/show/1036022
Castbox - https://castbox.fm/channel/id2779315
Podcast Addict - https://podplayer.net/?podId=2844021
The Podchaser - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sanj-surati-talks-1108392

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Sanj Surati Talks
Episode 11
Jake Lazarus
Date: Tuesday 28th July 2020

This is the eleventh episode of the Sanj Surati Talks podcast featuring Jake Lazarus Founder of Keakie, a music streaming service and was recorded on Tuesday 28th July 2020. Keakie went live in May, and with a modest £150 advertising budget, managed to attract over 400,000 listeners in less than a month. In this podcast, Jake talks about how he started as a tech entrepreneur in his teens, what challenges he has overcome and gives his advice on what to listen to when working in the technology world.

Jake’s current PR agent is Cathal Morrow and can contacted via:

https://quingenti.com

What we talked about:
Keakie - https://www.keakie.com/
Warwick University - https://warwick.ac.uk
Music Entrepreneur
Universal Music - https://www.universalmusic.com
Streaming
Music Festival
Radio
Culture
Spotify - https://www.spotify.com/uk/
Netflix - https://www.netflix.com/gb/
Discovery
Content Creation
Time to value
Forbes – https://bit.ly/2P2j00H
Social circles
Social Discovery
Credibility of that playlist
TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/en/
Counter culture
Drake - https://www.instagram.com/champagnepapi/
Advertising
Synth Wave
Curation
Music Week – www.musicweek.com
UK Bass
Underground genres
PRS - https://www.prsformusic.com
Licensing
Sound Exchange - https://www.soundexchange.com
Shazam - https://www.shazam.com
Elon Musk - https://twitter.com/elonmusk
Blockchain
Artificial Intelligence
Animation
Coding
Content Management System
Pop
Music Industry
Record labels
Intellectual Property
Jay-Z - https://www.rocnation.com/music/jay-z/
Kanye West - https://www.kanyewest.com
E-Commerce
Fraud detection
Audio
3M - https://www.3m.co.uk/
Covid 19
Steve Jobs

Places:
Warwick
Africa
Latin America
Jerusalem
Barnet
London
Sheffield
Nottingham

Advice:
Spend love and care on every part of your product. However, get the product up and out the door quicker.
Don’t force your product into a problem
Don’t over intellectualise your product
Try to reinvent the wheel
Try to find value in existing processes
Change the narrative so that it engages with your listening
Don’t take the common tropes. Just get really good at something!

sanjsuratitalks

https://www.twitter.com/sanjsurati
https://www.instagram.com/artistryinsentiment

Launched over the Covid 19 lockdown, The Sanj Surati Talks Podcast is a channel for Sanj’s discussions with people he knows and a few discussions with himself. There is no agenda but hopefully some healthy debates. Feel free to tweet your thoughts using the hashtag #sanjsuratitalks on Twitter and Instagram, and we’d love it if you could rate, review, listen on all the podcast places including iTunes, Google, Spotify, Stitcher and the lot. These Podcasts will also be running on YouTube.

The podcast is downloadable from:
Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sanj-surati-talks/id1507958068?uo=4
Spreaker - https://www.spreaker.com/show/sanj-surati-talks
Google Play - https://bit.ly/2A1MLdY
Deezer - https://www.deezer.com/show/1036022
Castbox - https://castbox.fm/channel/id2779315
Podcast Addict - https://podplayer.net/?podId=2844021
The Podchaser - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sanj-surati-talks-1108392

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Sanj Surati Talks
Episode 10

Date: Tuesday 7th July 2020

This is the tenth episode of the Sanj Surati Talks podcast featuring LA based entertainment manager and podcaster Tara Joseph and was recorded on Tuesday 7th July 2020 during the Corona Virus Lockdown. Tara Joseph has been an agent, manager and impresario within the entertainment industry for over 25 years. Originally from London but now living in Los Angeles, Tara started as a talent agent at the William Morris Agency representing some amazing artists such as Victoria Beckham, Jamie Dornan, Charlie Hunnam and Elle Macpherson to name a few. In this podcast, Tara talks about her thirty years in the entertainment industry working with greats such Michael Winner and Katherine Jenkins and what it is like to be a Brit living and working in LA.

Tara Joseph can be contacted via:
https://www.jamartistsgroup.com/podcast/
https://www.instagram.com/tarajoseph/
https://www.instagram.com/forloveandmusicofficial

What we talked about:
Music Management
Acting
Michael Winner - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0935382/
Robbie Williams - https://twitter.com/robbiewilliams
Talent agency
ICM Agency - https://www.icmpartners.com
WME - http://www.wmeagency.com
Charlie Hunnam - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0402271/
Jamie Draven- https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0237237/
Billy Elliot - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0249462/
Spice Girls - https://www.thespicegirls.com
All Saints - http://www.allsaintsofficial.co.uk
Nicole Appleton - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0032437/
Natalie Appleton - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0032436/
Music
Universal Music - https://www.universalmusic.com
Katherine Jenkins - https://www.katherinejenkins.co.uk
Dancing with the Stars - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006m8dq
For Love and Music - https://www.jamartistsgroup.com/podcast/
Dantar Productions
Dani Behr - http://danibehr.com
Covid 19
Decca Records - https://decca.com
Foodie
NHS - https://www.nhs.uk
British Consulate
Judaism
Chanukah
Real Estate
Television Productions
E1
Pilgrim Media - https://www.pilgrimmediagroup.com
Endemol - https://www.endemolshinegroup.com
Netflix – www.netflix.com
Quibi - https://quibi.com
HGTV - https://hgtv.co.uk
Patrick Hamilton - https://www.instagram.com/phamiltonmusic/
Emanne Beasha - https://www.emannebeasha.com
Arabs Got Talent - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabs_Got_Talent
America’s Got Talent - https://twitter.com/AGT
Josh Piterman - https://www.joshpiterman.com.au
Phantom of the Opera - https://www.thephantomoftheopera.com
Live Music
Isolation World Tour
Emmys - https://www.emmys.com
Music Industry
Digital
Tina Guo - https://tinaguo.com
Ronit Kirchman - https://ronitkirchman.com
The Sinner - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6048596/
UTA - https://www.unitedtalent.com
Charlie Harding - https://twitter.com/charlieharding
Switched on Pop - https://switchedonpop.com
Podcasts
Tank & the Bangas - http://www.tankandthebangas.com
Grammys - https://www.grammy.com
Jonathan Antoine - https://www.jonathanantoinemusic.com
The Trans Chorus of Los Angeles - https://transchorusla.org
La La Landed - http://lalalanded.com
Farrah Fawcett Foundation - https://thefarrahfawcettfoundation.org
Roxanne Vacker
London Academy of Performing Arts
University
Oscars - https://oscar.go.com
Cabaret
Pitcher & Piano - https://www.pitcherandpiano.com
Equity - https://www.equity.org.uk
Jenny Seagrove - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0780485/
Evening Standard - https://www.standard.co.uk
Chuck Julian Associates
Roxane Vacca - http://roxanevacca.co.uk
Family

Places:
Los Angeles
United Kingdom
London
Kensington High St
Oxford St
Palm Springs
Sherman Oaks
Richmond Upon Thames
Chiswick
West Hollywood
West End
Rome
Barcelona
New Orleans
Hyde Park
Hollywood

Advice:
You have to wade through the bullshit
Build relationships and do the best you can
Be innovative in the face of challenges
You have to be a survivor to be a good manager – You need tenacity and drive
You have to believe in yourself
Keep learning everyday
You need to put in the years
Never presume

Sanj Surati
https://twitter.com/sanjsurati/
https://www.instagram.com/artistryinsentiment/

sanjsuratitalks

Launched over the Covid 19 lockdown, The Sanj Surati Talks Podcast is a channel for Sanj’s discussions with people he knows and a few discussions with himself. There is no agenda but hopefully some healthy debates. Feel free to tweet your thoughts using the hashtag #sanjsuratitalks on Twitter and Instagram, and we’d love it if you could rate, review, listen on all the podcast places including iTunes, Google, Spotify, Stitcher and the lot. These Podcasts will also be running on Youtube.

The podcast is downloadable from:
Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sanj-surati-talks/id1507958068?uo=4
Spreaker - https://www.spreaker.com/show/sanj-surati-talks
Google Play - https://bit.ly/2A1MLdY
Deezer - https://www.deezer.com/show/1036022
Castbox - https://castbox.fm/channel/id2779315
Podcast Addict - https://podplayer.net/?podId=2844021
The Podchaser - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sanj-surati-talks-1108392

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Sanj Surati Talks
Episode 09
Dan Winch
Date: Tuesday 9th June 2020

This is the ninth episode of the Sanj Surati Talks podcast featuring Film and Television Producer, Dan Winch and was recorded on Tuesday 9th June 2020 during the Corona Virus Lockdown. In this podcast, Dan highlights how he entered into the Film and Television production world from the Stage Management & Technical Theatre world and talks about the parallels of both sectors. In 2017, Dan produced “A Very British Scandal” which won many awards and received critical acclaim. Dan’s latest production “Quiz” aired during the Covid 19 lockdown and has already been tipped to win big over the awards season.

Dan Winch can be contacted via:
https://www.instagram.com/danwinchdan/

What we talked about:
Television Production
Theatre
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School - https://www.oldvic.ac.uk
Stage Management & Technical Theatre
https://www.oldvic.ac.uk/course/production-arts-stage-two-year-fda/
Film
Running
3rd Assistant Director
Stage Production
Writer
Director
Casualty - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006m8wd
Lighting
Sound
Set Design
BBC Wales - https://www.bbc.com/wales
Score - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0254761/
Sue Johnson - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0426855/
Alun Armstrong - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0035605/
Silent Witness - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115355/
Amanda Burton - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0123511/
Drama
16 mm - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16_mm_film
Bloody Sunday - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Sunday_(1972)
Sunday - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0307875/
Factual based films
Chief Communicator
Bird Song - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1127876/
Sebastian Faulks - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0269127/
What we did on our holiday - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2725962/
Billy Connelly - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0175262/
David Tennant - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0855039/
Rosamund Pike - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0683253/
Ben Miller - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0587950/
Andy Hamilton - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0357725
Guy Jenkins - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0420746/
Outnumbered - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1086191/
A Very English Scandal - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6938856/
Dominic Treadwell-Collins - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1273245/
Russell T Davies - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0203961/
Stephen Frears - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001241/
Hugh Grant - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000424/
Scripts
Composer
Make-up Designer
Daniel Phillips - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0680066
Covid 19
Budgets
Content
Norman Scott - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9837609/
Quiz - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10228230
James Graham - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3037341/
West End Play
Left Bank Pictures - https://www.leftbankpictures.co.uk
Alice Pearse – https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5758879/
Andy Harries - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0364170/
Gameshow
Broadchurch - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2249364/?
Production Designer
William Village - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10963810/
Charles Ingram - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Ingram
Diana Ingram
Who wants to be a Millionaire? - https://bit.ly/2Uw47qK
Normal People - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9059760/
Visual Effects

Places:
Bristol
Northern Ireland
Derry
Somerset
Wales
Severn Estuary
Tunisia
America
Europe
Malaysia
Hungary
West Coast of Scotland
Hollywood

Advice:
It is important that you are clear in your head on what sort of projects you wish to work on.
Take the leap
Be keen to learn
Challenge yourself
Think about the audience and how you are going to connect with them

sanjsuratitalks

@sanjsurati

Launched over the Covid 19 lockdown, The Sanj Surati Talks Podcast is a channel for Sanj’s discussions with people he knows and a few discussions with himself. There is no agenda but hopefully some healthy debates. Feel free to tweet your thoughts using the hashtag #sanjsuratitalks on Twitter and instagram, and we’d love it if you could rate, review, listen on all the podcast places including iTunes, Google, Spotify, Stitcher and the lot. These Podcasts will also be running on Youtube.

The podcast is downloadable from:
Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sanj-surati-talks/id1507958068?uo=4
Spreaker - https://www.spreaker.com/show/sanj-surati-talks
Google Play - https://bit.ly/2A1MLdY
Deezer - https://www.deezer.com/show/1036022
Castbox - https://castbox.fm/channel/id2779315
Podcast Addict - https://podplayer.net/?podId=2844021
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Episode 08
Farren Blackburn
Date: Wednesday 27th May 2020

This is the eighth episode of the Sanj Surati Talks podcast featuring Bafta award winning Director, Producer and Writer, Farren Blackburn and was recorded on Wednesday 27th May 2020 during the Corona Virus Lockdown.

In this podcast Farren talks about understanding the mechanics of a scene, his experience working on Marvel’s Daredevil and why Netflix is wonderful to work with.

Farren Blackburn can be contacted via:
https://twitter.com/FarrenBlackburn

Farren Blackburn is represented by Cathy King at 42 Management
https://www.42mp.com

What we spoke about:
Film
The Arts Council - https://www.artscouncil.org.uk
Football
Norwich City - https://www.canaries.co.uk
Cambridge United - https://www.cambridge-united.co.uk
Black & White Film
Casablanca - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034583/
Maltese Falcon - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033870/
Masters in Film & TV
Bournemouth Arts - https://aub.ac.uk
BBC - Production Training Scheme - https://bbc.in/2XNsD7I
Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/uk
Music
Arts
Script Development
Drama
If you could see me now - https://bit.ly/2Mb6OcG
Going for Broke - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1774386/
Channel 4 - https://www.channel4.com
Dogma TV - Dead Meat
David M. Thompson - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0860045/
BBC Film - http://www.bbc.co.uk/film/
Northern Soul Manchester
Late 60’s
Woody Allen - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000095/
16-millimetre film
Life is Sweet - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100024/
Mike Leigh - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005139/
Independent talent - https://www.independenttalent.com
42 Management
Fatherhood
Doctors - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006mh9v
Ridley Scott - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000631/
Shot processes
Storyboard artists
Finding a US Agent
Netflix - http://netflix.com/
The Fades - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1772379/
Bafta - http://www.bafta.org
Luther - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00vk2lp
Marvel - https://www.marvel.com
Daredevil - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3322312/
Iron Fist - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3322310/
The Defenders - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4230076
CAA - https://www.caa.com
Marvel Television - https://www.marvel.com/tv-shows
Intellectual property
The Innocents - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8021824/
New Pictures - https://www.newpictures.co.uk
Elaine Pike - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1821347/
Covid 19
Simon Utlley – https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3221038

Places:
United Kingdom
Lincolnshire
London
Bournemouth
Canada
Greece
USA
New York
Hell’s Kitchen
Harlem

Advice:
Find, develop and nurture your contacts.
The process of making film is gruelling but take pride in what you do.
You need endurance with a script.
Find an agent that understands you and gives you the advice you trust.
Try to make as many things as you can as cheaply as possible so that you can learn.
The stakes on a drama or film production are so high.
You need to learn to be ready.
Consider what you are going to get out of any experience.
Everyone works differently – Try to find your voice.
The US film making machine is very different to the UK film making machine.
Earn your stripes and then wave your successes.
Trust must come from the top.

sanjsuratitalks

@sanjsurati

Launched over the Covid 19 lockdown, The Sanj Surati Talks Podcast is a channel for Sanj’s discussions with people he knows and a few discussions with himself. There is no agenda but hopefully some healthy debates. Feel free to tweet your thoughts using the hashtag #sanjsuratitalks on Twitter and instagram, and we’d love it if you could rate, review, listen on all the podcast places including iTunes, Google, Spotify, Stitcher and the lot. These Podcasts will also be running on Youtube.

The podcast is downloadable from:
Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sanj-surati-talks/id1507958068?uo=4
Spreaker - https://www.spreaker.com/show/sanj-surati-talks
Google Play - https://bit.ly/2A1MLdY
Deezer - https://www.deezer.com/show/1036022
Castbox - https://castbox.fm/channel/id2779315
Podcast Addict - https://podplayer.net/?podId=2844021
The Podchaser - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sanj-surati-talks-1108392

Sanj Surati is a stand-up comedian, method actor and entrepreneur born and bred in London, England

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https://www.twitter.com/sanjsurati/

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Episode 07
Simon Rowling
Date: Wednesday 13th May 2020

This is the seventh episode of the Sanj Surati Talks podcast featuring Director of Photography, Simon Rowling and was recorded on Wednesday 13th May 2020 during the Corona Virus Lockdown.

In this podcast Simon talks about his journey into the film world and how he has taught himself to become a credible and very well respected cinematographer.

Simon can be contacted via:
http://www.srcinematography.co.uk
https://twitter.com/simonrowling_dp
https://www.instagram.com/p/CAUqyFBJpY7/

Simon is currently represented by:
Berlin Associates - https://www.berlinassociates.com

What we spoke about:
Cinematographer
Model making
Bournemouth Arts - https://aub.ac.uk
Canon 5D - https://www.canon.co.uk/cameras/eos-5d-mark-iv/
Phillip Blume - https://www.ppa.com/edu-instructors/phillip-blume
Lighting design
Special effects
Sony FS 7 - https://bit.ly/2WFcgug
Alexa - https://www.arri.com/en/camera-systems/cameras
4K
Andrew Scott - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0778831/
Vinnie Jones - https://twitter.com/VinnieJones65
Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120735/
Snatch - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0208092/
Saban films - http://www.sabanfilms.com
Power Rangers - https://powerrangers.hasbro.com/en-gb
I am Vengeance
https://youtu.be/45JVYNbBenc
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5885106/
I am Vengeance Retaliation
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8972556
WWE - https://www.wwe.com
Stu Bennett - https://twitter.com/StuBennett
Expendables
https://youtu.be/8KtYRALe-xo
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1320253/
Livinia Samina – https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5497444/
Memento Amarae
https://youtu.be/QnuoEpG7qj0
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6521112/
Acceptable Damage
https://youtu.be/4xzYcDdh7nQ
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5172404
Crash – 1996 - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115964/
Crash – 2004 - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0375679/
Ridley Scott - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000631
Predator: Dark Ages
https://youtu.be/YRD8jAk274I
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4171544
James Bond - https://www.007.com
Mission Impossible - https://bit.ly/3bHWKSJ
Ross Boyask - https://twitter.com/rossboyask
Evolutionary Films - https://evolutionaryfilms.com
The Grandest Wedding of Royals
https://youtu.be/7Zg1o2mAE7g
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8271374/
Holographics
Legacy of Lies
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6834916/
Mark Zuckerberg - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Zuckerberg
Adrian Bol
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1561185/
Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1132620
The Bourne Identity
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0258463/
Cooke Optics Anamorphic
https://www.cookeoptics.com/l/anamorphiclens.html
Birds of Prey - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7713068/
Roger Deakins - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005683/
Lionsgate - https://www.lionsgate.com
Signature Entertainment - https://www.signature-entertainment.co.uk
Covid 19
Blade Runner
https://youtu.be/eogpIG53Cis
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083658/
Chris Hemsworth
https://www.instagram.com/chrishemsworth/
Martin Scorsese
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000217/
Amazon Film - https://amzn.to/2zelyo9
Netflix - https://netflix.com
Marvel – https://www.marvel.com
Fox - https://www.fox.com
Disney - https://disney.co.uk
Tiger King - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11823076/
Money Heist - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6468322/
Sopranos - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0141842
British Cinematographer Magazine, New Wave DOP Rising Star
https://bit.ly/3e6uwmt
Self Doubt
Comedy
Music
Extra Work
Commercials

Places:
Bournemouth
Romania
RAF Base in Suffolk
Ukraine
China
Shanghai
Beijing
Barcelona

Advice:
Learn from yourself if you don’t have a mentor
Take chances

sanjsuratitalks

@sanjsurati

Launched over the Covid 19 lockdown, The Sanj Surati Talks Podcast is a channel for Sanj’s discussions with people he knows and a few discussions with himself. There is no agenda but hopefully some healthy debates. Feel free to tweet your thoughts using the hashtag #sanjsuratitalks on Twitter and instagram, and we’d love it if you could rate, review, listen on all the podcast places including iTunes, Google, Spotify, Stitcher and the lot. These Podcasts will also be running on Youtube.

The podcast is downloadable from:
Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sanj-surati-talks/id1507958068?uo=4
Spreaker - https://www.spreaker.com/show/sanj-surati-talks
Google Play - https://bit.ly/2A1MLdY
Deezer - https://www.deezer.com/show/1036022
Castbox - https://castbox.fm/channel/id2779315
Podcast Addict - https://podplayer.net/?podId=2844021
The Podchaser - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sanj-surati-talks-1108392

Sanj Surati is a stand-up comedian, method actor and entrepreneur born and bred in London, England

https://www.instagram.com/sanjsurati/
https://www.twitter.com/sanjsurati/

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Sanj Surati Talks
Episode 06
Reema
Date: Monday 4th May 2020

This is the sixth episode of the Sanj Surati Talks podcast featuring the singer song-writer Reema and was recorded on Monday 4th May 2020 during the Corona Virus Lockdown.

Reema has released 2 limited edition 100% computer-free, live analog vinyl records with artwork painted by Reema herself and arrangements by award-winning jazz producer Guy Sternberg. These 2 records, ‘The Lowswing Sessions’ and ‘Memories Fade to Tape’ sold out on their release days. A second pressing is on the way. Reema is now releasing a new EP, ‘Lioness’, which will be available on all digital platforms for the first time on Friday 22nd May 2020.

This recording features a special live version of “Star Gazing” taken from her upcoming release “Lioness”

Reema can be contacted via:
https://www.facebook.com/reema
https://www.instagram.com/reemamusic/

Reema’s current PR agent is All about Promotions who can be contacted via:

http://www.allaboutpromo.com

What we spoke about:
Beauty of being human
Relationships
BMW - https://www.bmw.de/de/index.html
Meredith Cork – https://yellowbrickmusic.com
Visual art
Family
LinkedIn
The Great Escape - https://greatescapefestival.com
Song writing
Stand-up comedy
Sara Pope - https://sarapopeart.com

Music:
South West London Punk Scene
Battlecat
Anonymous Tip – www.anonymoustipmusic.com
Vinyl
Audiophiles
Stephen Street - http://stephenstreet.audio
Music production
Oded K.dr - https://odedkdar.com
Franz Plasa - https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Plasa
Publishing
Peer Publishing – www.peermusic.com
Warner Music – www.wmg.com

Studio
SM7B - https://www.shure.com/en-GB/products/microphones/sm7b
Headphones - https://europe.beyerdynamic.com

Places
Brighton & Hove – Started a studio in Brighton
Germany
Berlin – Lowswing Studio
https://lowswing-records.com
Hamburg
Twickenham

sanjsuratitalks

@sanjsurati

Launched over the Covid 19 lockdown, The Sanj Surati Talks Podcast is a channel for Sanj’s discussions with people he knows and a few discussions with himself. There is no agenda but hopefully some healthy debates. Feel free to tweet your thoughts using the hashtag #sanjsuratitalks on Twitter and instagram, and we’d love it if you could rate, review, listen on all the podcast places including iTunes, Google, Spotify, Stitcher and the lot. These Podcasts will also be running on Youtube.

The podcast is downloadable from:
Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sanj-surati-talks/id1507958068?uo=4
Spreaker - https://www.spreaker.com/show/sanj-surati-talks
Google Play - https://bit.ly/2A1MLdY
Deezer - https://www.deezer.com/show/1036022
Castbox - https://castbox.fm/channel/id2779315
Podcast Addict - https://podplayer.net/?podId=2844021
The Podchaser - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sanj-surati-talks-1108392

Sanj Surati is a stand-up comedian, method actor and entrepreneur born and bred in London, England

https://www.instagram.com/sanjsurati/
https://www.twitter.com/sanjsurati/

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Sanj Surati Talks
Episode 05
Joe Cang
Date: Thursday 30th April 2020

This is the fifth episode of the Sanj Surati Talks podcast featuring the singer song-writer Joe Cang and was recorded on Thursday 30th April 2020 during the Corona Virus Lockdown.

Joe Cang has been described as “One of London’s great singers and songwriters”, Joe Cang’s artistry/unique voice and musicianship has seen him grace both major venues, recording studios and writing rooms globally.

This recording features a special live version of “Troubled Times” taken from his upcoming record “Slowtime”.

Joe can be contacted via:
Website: http://joecang.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joe_cang_official/
Twitter www.twitter.com/JoeCang

Joe’s current PR agent is All about Promotions who can be contacted via:

http://www.allaboutpromo.com

What we spoke about:
Arista - https://www.aristarecordings.com
Clive Davis - https://www.clivedavis.com
Reverb & Reservoir Publishing - https://reservoir-media.com/reverbMusic/
BMI – Jon Miller - https://www.bmi.com
The process of writing music
Diversity
Glastonbury - https://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk
Yoga
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll - https://imdb.to/3b85Sjo
Skype – https://www.skype.com
Zoom Conferencing - https://zoom.us

Places:
Nashville
India – Rajasthan & Kerala
Canada

Music:
Ian Dury - https://iandury.co.uk
Stevie Winwood - https://www.stevewinwood.com
Aswad - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIw3BtSPHtI
Hall & Oates - https://www.hallandoates.com
John Oates - https://johnoates.com
Marianne Faithful - http://www.mariannefaithfull.org.uk
Black Uhuru
Country Music

Advice:
You can do anything in our current era
Make records on your own terms
Digital democracy has changed productivity
The publishing deal really helped with self-promotion

sanjsuratitalks

@sanjsurati

Launched over the Covid 19 lockdown, The Sanj Surati Talks Podcast is a channel for Sanj’s discussions with people he knows and a few discussions with himself. There is no agenda but hopefully some healthy debates. Feel free to tweet your thoughts using the hashtag #sanjsuratitalks on Twitter and instagram, and we’d love it if you could rate, review, listen on all the podcast places including iTunes, Google, Spotify, Stitcher and the lot. These Podcasts will also be running on Youtube.

The podcast is downloadable from:
Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sanj-surati-talks/id1507958068?uo=4
Spreaker - https://www.spreaker.com/show/sanj-surati-talks
Google Play - https://bit.ly/2A1MLdY
Deezer - https://www.deezer.com/show/1036022
Castbox - https://castbox.fm/channel/id2779315
Podcast Addict - https://podplayer.net/?podId=2844021
The Podchaser - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sanj-surati-talks-1108392

Sanj Surati is a stand-up comedian, method actor and entrepreneur born and bred in London, England

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Sanj Surati Talks
Episode 04
Bethzienna Williams
Date: Friday 24th April 2020

This is the forth episode of the Sanj Surati Talks podcast and features the actor, singer and writer Bethzienna Williams and was recorded on Friday 24th April 2020 during the Corona Virus Lockdown.

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@sanjsurati
Bethzienna’s Instagram is www.instagram.com/bethzienna

Bethzienna’s current PR agent is All about Promotions who can be contacted via:

http://www.allaboutpromo.com

What we spoke about:
Harmonising as a warm up
Digital Democracy
Deepak Chopra – Meditation led her to The Voice
https://www.deepakchopra.com/
Music Week
https://www.musicweek.com
Chris Difford Song Writing Retreat
http://www.chrisdiffordssongwritingretreat.com
Covid 19

Writing with:
Gary Clark
Mark Nevin - https://www.marknevin.com
Beth Nielsen Chapman - https://bethnielsenchapman.com
Ben Adams - https://twitter.com/benadamsuk
Shelley Poole - https://shellypoole.com
Pam Sheyne - https://twitter.com/pamsheyne

Acting:
Went to drama school at Mountview Academy
https://www.mountview.org.uk
Casualty
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006m8wd
Skins
Assassination of Katie Hopkins
Turbine Hall
https://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-modern/turbine-hall
Audition process – Recalls & rejection

Music:
Kate Bush - http://www.katebush.com
Will I Am - http://will.i.am
Olly Murs - https://www.ollymurs.com
Tom Jones - https://www.tomjones.com
Jennifer Hudson - https://jenniferhudsononline.com
Christina Aguilera - https://www.christinaaguilera.com
The Voice - https://www.itv.com/thevoice
Wawffactor
Duffy - https://www.iamduffy.com

Places:
London
Wales – Cardiff
Glastonbury

Advice
The Voice was something she took a chance on and that helped her to define her creative vision.
Warm ups? Drills, Lips drills
Nebuliser – steams your vocals
Straw work – Scales with a straw
Singing on a treadmill – engage your core

Launched over the Covid 19 lockdown, The Sanj Surati Talks Podcast is a channel for Sanj’s discussions with people he knows and a few discussions with himself. There is no agenda but hopefully some healthy debates. Feel free to tweet your thoughts using the hashtag #sanjsuratitalks on Twitter and instagram, and we’d love it if you could rate, review, listen on all the podcast places including iTunes, Google, Spotify, Stitcher and the lot. These Podcasts will also be running on Youtube.

Sanj Surati is a stand-up comedian, method actor and entrepreneur born and bred in London, England

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Sanj Surati Talks
Episode 03
Roz Brierley
Date: Wednesday 22nd April 2020

This is the third episode of the Sanj Surati Talks podcast and features the actor Roz Brierley and was recorded on Wednesday 22nd April 2020 during the Corona Virus Lockdown.

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@sanjsurati
Roz’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rozbrierley/
And her Twitter - https://twitter.com/RozBrierley

Roz is currently represented by Red Door Vision and can be contacted via:

https://www.reddoorvision.co.uk

What we spoke about:
Roz grew up in Indonesia
She has been acting since 2014
She started her showbiz career in Television Production
Roz regards herself as a comedy actor
Acting allows her to explore human behaviour
She started off doing some student films
Her first pro gig was to be a bullied person for a corporate video
Disney Aladdin
Mainly does short films
Has done stage work
Covid 19
Better Call Saul – Bob Odenkirk
Ozark
Tiger King – Stats from The Verge:
https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/21/21229440/tiger-king-netflix-numbers-nielsen-ratings-earnings-series-stranger-things-money-heist

Acting
Auditions
Commercials work
Researching a role
Royal Lifeboat Institute
Her favourite role is was when she worked on “Passed the buck” written by Andy Ash
Trailer: https://youtu.be/8YumBlHvqHY
Working in LA and what the scene is like out there.

Advice:
Be prepared for a tough ride
Don’t stress about the process
Don’t take anything too personally
Be true
Let yourself go and be vulnerable
Is this believable and figure out why it is not believable

Casting agents can be

Influences:
Meryl Streep
Leonardo DiCaprio
Ricky Gervais

What acting classes did you do?
Silvia Young stage school
Actor Centre – Vicky Jones
Acting for TV & Screen – Had to do an emotional piece to camera – Someone made her crying

Spotlight
Have been on there for five years.
Positive experience – Opens you up to a lot of roles
Covid 19 has slowed down the process – However, there are more self-tapes happening.

How do you manage ego
If you can’t do something, you figure out why you can’t do something and figure out how you do it.

Launched over the Covid 19 lockdown, The Sanj Surati Talks Podcast is a channel for Sanj’s discussions with people he knows and a few discussions with himself. There is no agenda but hopefully some healthy debates. Feel free to tweet your thoughts using the hashtag #sanjsuratitalks on Twitter and instagram, and we’d love it if you could rate, review, listen on all the podcast places including iTunes, Google, Spotify, Stitcher and the lot. These Podcasts will also be running on Youtube.

Sanj Surati is a stand-up comedian, method actor and entrepreneur born and bred in London, England

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Sanj Surati Talks
Episode 02
Sven Smith
Date: Tuesday 14th April 2020

This is the second episode of the Sanj Surati Talks podcast and features Sven Smith, the lead singer in Dirty Rose recorded in Tuesday 14th April 2020 during the Corona Virus Lockdown. Sven is promoting Dirty Rose’s single “Birthday” which is released on Sunday 19th April 2020.

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@sanjsurati
@svensmith666
@dirtyroserocks

Music that Sven Smith discussed on this Podcast
Dirty Rose - https://dirtyrose.rocks
Queen - http://www.queenonline.com
Steel Panther - https://www.steelpantherrocks.com
Baby Metal
Our Hollow Our Home - http://www.ourhollowourhome.com
Break 50
Slipknot - https://www.slipknot1.com
Corey Taylor - https://www.thecoreytaylor.com
Guns N Roses - https://www.gunsnroses.com
Van Halen - http://www.van-halen.com
Poison - https://www.poisonofficial.com
Motley Crue - https://www.motley.com
ACDC - https://www.acdc.com
Rihanna – http://www.rihannanow.com
Iron Maiden – https://ironmaiden.com
Doctor and the Medics - https://doctorandthemedics.com
Goldfinger - http://www.goldfingermusic.com
Simon Cowell - https://twitter.com/simoncowell
Nicole Scherzinger - https://www.instagram.com/nicolescherzinger
K-Pop
Blues
Hard Rock

Things we discussed
Film Shoots:
The Windsors
Bohemian Rhapsody

Recording Music:
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Sanj Surati Talks
Episode 01
Nathan Flutebox Lee
Date: Friday 3rd April 2020

This is the first Sanj Surati Talks podcast and features Nathan Flutebox Lee recorded in London on Friday 3rd April 2020 during the Corona Virus Lockdown.

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Music that Nathan “Flutebox” Lee discussed on this Podcast
Fluteboxing as an artform
Playing the flute
Classical Indian Music
Jazz in Hip-Hop
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Gil Scott Heron
The Prodigy – Specifically Keith Flint
Bad Brains – HR
Gang Starr - DJ Premier & GURU
The Roots – Questlove & Black Thought
Asian Dub Foundation
Bach
Vivaldi
Metallica
Xiaotian Shi
Scratch Perverts – DJ Prime Cuts
Manassa meets praise
Rudimental

Nathan “Flutebox” Lee’s family
His mother is half Sri Lankan and half Keralan of Tamil decent.
His Father is Scottish American
His wife is Moroccan

Nathan “Flutebox” Lee’s Interests
Family
Boxing – Tyson Fury, Deontay Wilder, Mike Tyson, Prince Naseem Hamed, Amir Khan, Triple G, Vasiliy Lomachenko
The current Corona lock down – The importance of art in this current lockdown
Cooking curry
Training
Graffiti
The Suzuki Method
Meditation
Stand Up Comedy
Musion
Hologram