In this Solo Pod, Mike gives some initial insight and thoughts on Dolby Atmos and what it means for the future of audio-visual presentations. This podcast introduces the formal on both a commercial and consumer level and briefly discuss how it works, the initial games, films, TV shows and music which used the algorithm and more.

AuroraCast is back! In this Solo Podcast episode, Mike briefly brings us up-to-date, discusses future plans for AuroraCast and announces the release schedule for the Podcast which is fortnightly on Saturdays at 19:00.

AuroraCast is back! In this Solo Podcast episode, Mike briefly brings us up-to-date, discusses future plans for AuroraCast and announces the release schedule for the Podcast which is fortnightly on Saturdays at 19:00.

In this brief episode, Mike gives a debrief of Season 1 of the Podcast before gearing up and getting ready to head into Season 2.

Matthew Scott Clark is an English tenor from Sussex, and alumnus of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, taught by Eric Roberts and Adrian Thompson.

Upcoming engagements include: Monostatos in The Magic Flute for Arcadian Opera at the Roxburgh Hall Theatre, Buckinghamshire in May; Giles Smoothly in @emele for Oxfordshire Contemporary Opera at Wheatley House, Wheatley in July; and the Witch in Humperdinck’s Hansel und Gretel for Westminster Opera at the Château de Panloy, Port-D'Envaux, France in August.

Emily has an amazing story to tell across multiple disciplines. She is a Surrey based music teacher who has been playing the piano since she was five (now holding grade 8 certification), she holds a Masters in Music Composition (MMus) from Kingston University, is an award-winning composer and is also a Pilot Officer in the RAF Air Cadets. Emily is currently offering a selection of online music workshops and theory/ piano tuition for all ages, to give support to those studying music, learning an instrument, or for those that need something fun, social and positive to keep their minds occupied!

Ric is a highly talented individual whose passion for interactive media, art and music is hard-wired into his entire human experience. He is a celebrated artist with experience in an array of digital media fields; these include graphic design, motion graphics, the creation of album covers, logos and branding, landscapes, video and video editing, music composition, podcasting, voice-over artistry, vocals and much, much more. Mike always described him as, “one of those annoying people who is just excellent at everything”.

Isabelle Swan is a graphic designer, based in London. In this episode, we explore Izzy's projects and deep dive on her insight into the graphic design world. We touch on what it means to be a graphic designer, typography, getting started in the world of design, digital vs the physical page, films and what films mean on a sociocultural level, the future of design, how school can push you forward with the right teachers, University, productivity, joining dots in your life to push you forward and way, way more.

Dav (and the drug dealing ice cream van) returns to AuroraCast… It has been 8 months since we last spoke on the show and a lot has happened during that time. Given all face-to-face AuroraCasts were cancelled due to the continuing lockdowns, Mike has been a little despondent but we are back! It seemed only right to kickstart the show again with the mighty Dav.

Andrea Ratti Returns! We talk face-to-face about the future of the film industry post COVID-19, the mess the cinemas are currently in, the cancellation of films, Netflix, Tenet and more…

Christophe Szpajdel is a Belgian illustrator. Christophe's work first came to attention in the mid-'90s with logos like Emperor, Old Man’s Child, Enthroned, Borknagar, Moonspell, Desaster & many more. Since then he has continued to make a significant contribution to the extreme metal scene having drawn for literally thousands of bands with the vast majority are still being used to this day, in some cases 30 years since their creation.

This episode features just Mike in his first solo podcast, which just so happens to be about podcasts... Join him as he runs through some of his new recording gear, explains his future plans for the podcast and how the idea of AuroraCast came about.

In this episode, we talk through projects in which Al and Paul have collaborated and highlight some of their independent projects, all while learning about their approach to creating and facilitating their films on all levels.

Talisa Yorke is an experienced Saxophonist based in Surrey & Bournemouth, UK. She has been playing the sax for the past 9 years and has recently collaborated with SkyQuaker on both their debut singles… We hope you enjoy learning more about her work during this podcast, we are 100% behind Talisa and think you should be too!

Michael Lee Taylor (Solo, Rogue One, A Force Awakens, Jupiter Ascending) is a sound recordist and boom operator for film and TV. A graduate of the National Film and Television School in Beaconsfield, United Kingdom. Michael forged a career in London working sound department on films and TV Dramas. Whilst also finding time to work as a sound mixer on documentaries, commercials and corporates. Michael now lives in Toronto, Canada with his wife and continues to work in the sound department.

Welcome to episode 8… Grant Borland hails from Michigan, USA. He can be easily defined as a musical storyteller and composer for Film, TV, Game, Advertisement and Trailer. Grant began writing cinematic music back in 2015 and has never looked back! He has composed music for various forms of media, some of which we unveil during this interview.

Preston creates Electronica, but to break it down you could call his music Instrumental, Downtempo, Electronic, Techno, Electronica, Breaks, IDM and more! His latest Release is Replanar (Remix Album) is fresh onto the shelves... Preston is an avid Ableton user and supporter of Bandcamp where you can pick up all his releases.

Mike and Les go back around 15 years after initially meeting while both working in the games industry in Brighton. Les sold Mike his first electric guitar and gave him his first introduction to the world of guitar playing, that guitar is still with Mike to this day. While conducting these interviews during the COVID-19 lockdown, it felt only natural to give Les a call!

Mike and Joel go back around 7 years, initially meeting while both working in the tech industry in London. Joel is responsible for introducing Mike to Drum and Bass, tasing him raving for the first time and showing him the world of what it means to be a DJ… While conducting these interviews during the COVID-19 lockdown, it felt only natural to give Joel a call!

We caught up with RadiAsian’s Dav to discuss so much… Expect microphones, studio gear, fighting evil, frequencies, tunings, good and bad record labels, philosophy, personal approach to music, history, books, background, university, studying, self improvement, instruments, synths, food, family and even about a drug dealing ice cream van!

We were honoured to catch up with guitarist Ben Ford over Skype during the COVID-19 lockdown. He kindly agreed to answer some questions, introduce himself and have a general natter with us to touch on his musical background, his guitars, gear, playing style, the forming of SkyQuaker, his future plans and some of the philosophies which underpin his creative approach, he even plays us some guitar!

Mike had the pleasure of catching up with film director and film enthusiast Andrea Ratti during the COVID-19 lockdown. Initially we talked through the progress we have made on the music score for Andrea's in production short film, after which he kindly agreed to talk to us live for the channel…

While catching up with Steve via Skype during the COVID-19 lockdown, he kindly agreed to answer some questions and have a general natter with us to touch on his musical background, the forming of SkyQuaker, his future plans and some of the philosophies which underpin his creative approach...