Pushing Faders

Rob Ashard - Part 2

This is the second part of my chat with light entertainment Sound Supervisor Rob Ashard. If you haven't checked out the first part then give it a listen before jumping into this show.
 

Rob Ashard - Part 1

Joining Pushing Faders this week is Light Entertainment Sound Supervisor Rob Ashard to discuss his career and how he goes about setting up productions. 
This episode is split into two parts, the second part will be out next week.

Nigel Heath - Garth Marenghi's Darkplace

Nigel Heath is a 3 time BAFTA winning and 6 times Emmy Nominated Re-Recording mixer with a long ongoing career in Film & Television during which he has been a contributor to hundreds of productions including 'Shaun Of The Dead', 'Hot Fuzz', 'In Bruges', 'Four Lions', 'The Outlaws', 'The Sparks Brothers', 'Killing Eve', 'Peaky Blinders' and all episodes of 'Downton Abbey' and both the films. 
Ever busy, Nigel is a co-founder of MWPR, an internet radio station with a loyal worldwide audience which was founded during the first Covid lockdown.
Since the demise of his company of 35 years, Hackenbacker, due to the effects of Covid on the industry, Nigel now works out of his newly formed 'Xacutti Productions' where he and his team continue to produce top quality and often highly original work. 

Ollie Nesham from Red TX

Joining Chris on this weeks episode is Ollie Nesham from Red TX to chat about his career in audio and music mobiles.
With countless credits to his name, there isn't many artists that Ollie hasn't recorded in one way or another, whether it be at a festival or recorded for their live DVDs or albums. 
As well as providing a mobile recording studio, Ollie and Red TX also have worked on some interesting live TV productions such as The Third Day. 
Ollie was recently nominated for an Emmy Award for his work as part of the audio team on the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Show, which is something discussed at length on the podcast.

Later... with Tudor Davies

Joining Chris on Pushing Faders this episode is Tudor Davies. Tudor started at the BBC in 1991 and has had a career spread across multiple sound crafts in the TV industry from operating a boom pole on sitcoms to his work as sound supervisor on the legendary BBC show Later with Jools Holland. 

Talking Dolby with Mick Dwyer

On this weeks episode Mick Dwyer, former Senior Staff Solutions Engineer at Dolby, talk about his career and how Dolby along with Sky brought surround sound coverage to football coverage in the UK. 

Nev Hooper from NEP UK

Joining the podcast this week is NEP UK's Neville Hooper. We discuss the trucks that bring the Premier League to air, Nev's career in broadcasting and his current work at NEP. 

Lynn Munro - Wimbledon Centre Court

On this weeks episode of Pushing Faders, Chris is joined by Lynn Munro. 
After starting her career at Pebble Mill before joining O21, Lynn went on to work extensively on the ATP Tennis tour before more recently becoming the Sound Supervisor on Centre Court at Wimbledon.
 

Strictly Come Dancing - Richard Sillitto and Andy Tapley

On this week's Pushing Faders, I am joined by Richard Sillitto and Andy Tapley from the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing. 
Over the course of the episode we discuss what it takes to bring the audio side of one of the biggest yearly shows to air. With the complexity of mixing both the presentation and music on one sound desk, a noisy studio floor and just where do they hide the personal microphones on the dancers. 

50 Years and Counting - Robert Edwards

On this weeks episode of Pushing Faders, Chris chats with BAFTA Award winning Sound Director Robert Edwards.
With a career spanning 50 years, there isn't much in the TV industry that Robert hasn't worked on. Having been refused a job at the BBC in his early years to then be ask by them to head up the audio department on their Eurovision coverage in Liverpool, Robert has work on all manner of light entertainment broadcasts and helped shaped the football coverage on Sky Sports.