Episodes

  • A Creative Truth - Pilot
    Sep 13 2020
    A pilot episode to introduce ourselves and provide you with a little insight to what A Creative Truth is going to be. You can find Benjamin on Twitter here: @bensymonsmusic and Sophie on Twitter here: @SBerryWrites Support this podcast
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    7 mins
  • A Creative Truth - Jon D Barker - Photographer & Video Editor
    Sep 14 2020
    This week we're joined by Photographer and Video Editor, Jon D Barker. We travel back to Jon's early life growing up in South Norwood where his first job was as a Dog Walker and find out how he developed his love for photography. He maps the highs and lows of breaking into the industry, with sage advice for existing and developing creatives. Support this podcast
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    24 mins
  • A Creative Truth - Luke Rees - Lou's Hot Sauce
    Sep 21 2020
    This week we're joined by Luke Rees, bassist in Pijn and Curse These Metal Hands and, more recently, Hot Sauce Connoisseur with Lou's Hot Sauce. We travel back to Luke's time growing up on Guernsey Island, then establishing himself as a respected musician before forging his own unexpected path in a niche, but increasingly competitive, industry. Luke forgot his Twitter and Instagram @'s during the recording (true pro!), you can find him at @lousbrewz on Twitter and @lous.brews on Instagram. Support this podcast
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    20 mins
  • A Creative Truth - Adam Leader - Writer, Director & Musician
    Sep 28 2020
    This week we are joined by Adam Leader; Writer, Director & Musician. Adam's debut feature film, Hosts, is due to be released in North America this week and he very kindly made some time in his tremendously busy schedule to take us on a vibrant journey through his life's history. We travel back to his early days growing up in Harrow where he started to learn his craft with his best friend Jem, to founding his band, In Search of Sun, and eventually meeting his creative collaborator, Richard Oakes. The rest, as they say, is history. This is one half of a double bill to celebrate the release of Hosts. Support this podcast
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    31 mins
  • A Creative Truth - Richard Oakes - Director & Director of Photography
    Sep 28 2020
    This week we are joined by Richard Oakes, Director & Director of Photography. We're lucky to have nabbed some of Rich's time just days before his debut feature film, Hosts, is released in North America (before it hits the rest of the world in early 2021). We take a journey back to Rich's first experiences behind a camera in rural Wales, to making a name for himself in the world of music video production and finally meeting his creative partner Adam Leader and developing an identity in the world of film. This is one half of a double bill to celebrate the release of Hosts. Support this podcast
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    29 mins
  • A Creative Truth - Emily Martin - Art & Design Educator
    Oct 5 2020
    This week we are joined by Emily Martin, Art & Design Educator and all-round creative girl. Emily has lived a wonderful nature-filled life in rural Kent, with a lifelong passion for illustration. She takes us on her journey from entering her first art competition (with her illustration of a SICK AF wolf) to turning her passions into her business with her "Cut, Glue, Make, Do" and "Think It, Make It" workshops and working with high profile clients as Creative-in-Chief within her family business, Postcard Models. Support this podcast
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    27 mins
  • A Creative Truth - Peter Kingston - Musician & Actor
    Oct 12 2020
    This week we are joined by Peter Kingston aka Echoist. Peter is a successful Musician and Actor and, in a former life, YouTuber. He takes us on a heartfelt journey back to his early life working in a pizza cafe while creating content for YouTube, to nabbing a spot on the development team at PlayStation's Guitar Hero, to now and an exciting new part of his life forging his identity in the music and film industry as Echoist. Support this podcast
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    29 mins
  • A Creative Truth - Icy Sedgwick - Author
    Nov 19 2020
    This week we are joined by Icy Sedgwick. Icy is a successful Author and peddler of folklore. She takes us back to her early days up North, where she witnessed a siege on the road she grew up on, having her first book published and discovering #FolkloreThursday. Icy gives us a deep insight to starting her own podcast - Fabulous Folklore - and what it's like to study a PhD in Haunted House films. Support this podcast
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    35 mins