Hello everybody, what’s up? You’re listening to I Was Just Wondering With Tom Salmon! The podcast that dives into music, film and games and everything else in between.
My guest on this week’s episode is drum and bass producer Stranjah, who started producing music in 1996, over his twenty five year career so far he’s released music on well respected labels such as Metalheadz, 31 Records, Hospital and Renegade Hardware. And he’s just released his six-track ‘Monkfruit’ EP on Worst Behavior back in October 2020.
We jumped into Stranjah’s experience of growing up in Toronto, Canada and discovering drum and bass music for the first time, why he started his record label Deviant Audio in 2016 and the importance of his mission to demystify music production so that virtually anyone can succeed at making music.
You can checkout Stranjah’s music, production kits and music tutorial videos at Stranjah.
My guest on this week’s episode is drum and bass producer Stranjah, who started producing music in 1996, over his twenty five year career so far he’s released music on well respected labels such as Metalheadz, 31 Records, Hospital and Renegade Hardware. And he’s just released his six-track ‘Monkfruit’ EP on Worst Behavior back in October 2020.
We jumped into Stranjah’s experience of growing up in Toronto, Canada and discovering drum and bass music for the first time, why he started his record label Deviant Audio in 2016 and the importance of his mission to demystify music production so that virtually anyone can succeed at making music.
You can checkout Stranjah’s music, production kits and music tutorial videos at Stranjah.
- 2/10/2021
- by Thomas Salmon
- The Cultural Post
Hello everybody, what’s up? You’re listening to I Was Just Wondering With Tom Salmon! The podcast that dives into music, film and games and everything else in between.
My guest on this week’s episode is writer and producer Cj Walley, who wrote his first feature-length film Break Even (2020) starring Tasya Teles, Steve Guttenberg and James Callis. The film tells the story of four thrill seeking friends that find fifty million dollars in cash on a remote island, only to discover it was left by the DEA for a ruthless Cartel in a rogue deal gone wrong.
We jumped into Cj’s experience of how his mental breakdown in 2012 lead him to follow his life long passion for screenwriting, why he started the free screenplay sharing website Script Revolution and what’s it like working and collaborating with Hollywood director Shane Stanley on Break Even (2020) and Double Threat...
My guest on this week’s episode is writer and producer Cj Walley, who wrote his first feature-length film Break Even (2020) starring Tasya Teles, Steve Guttenberg and James Callis. The film tells the story of four thrill seeking friends that find fifty million dollars in cash on a remote island, only to discover it was left by the DEA for a ruthless Cartel in a rogue deal gone wrong.
We jumped into Cj’s experience of how his mental breakdown in 2012 lead him to follow his life long passion for screenwriting, why he started the free screenplay sharing website Script Revolution and what’s it like working and collaborating with Hollywood director Shane Stanley on Break Even (2020) and Double Threat...
- 1/26/2021
- by Thomas Salmon
- The Cultural Post
Hello everybody, what’s up? You’re listening to I Was Just Wondering With Tom Salmon! The podcast that dives into music, film and games and everything else in between.
My guest on this week’s episode is Peter McCormack the host of the What Bitcoin Did podcast, twice-weekly Peter interviews the brightest, boldest and most influential voices in the Bitcoin community. Launched back in 2017, What Bitcoin Did has gained a huge global following over its two hundred and eighty three episodes so far, becoming the number one Bitcoin podcast in the world.
We jumped into Peter’s experience of buying Bitcoin for the first time, how Alex Winters’s 2015 documentary Deep Web explored the controversy around the trial of Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, what are the major pit falls of the modern financial system and his love for Bedford Town Fc.
You can checkout the What Bitcoin Did podcast right now at www.
My guest on this week’s episode is Peter McCormack the host of the What Bitcoin Did podcast, twice-weekly Peter interviews the brightest, boldest and most influential voices in the Bitcoin community. Launched back in 2017, What Bitcoin Did has gained a huge global following over its two hundred and eighty three episodes so far, becoming the number one Bitcoin podcast in the world.
We jumped into Peter’s experience of buying Bitcoin for the first time, how Alex Winters’s 2015 documentary Deep Web explored the controversy around the trial of Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, what are the major pit falls of the modern financial system and his love for Bedford Town Fc.
You can checkout the What Bitcoin Did podcast right now at www.
- 12/9/2020
- by Thomas Salmon
- The Cultural Post
Hello everybody, what’s up? You’re listening to I Was Just Wondering With Tom Salmon! The podcast that dives into music, film and games and everything else in between.
My guests on this week’s episode are writer & director Paul Spurrier and producer David Allen Cluck, the creative team behind the three part television series Eullenia (2020) starring Alec Newman and Vithaya Pansringarm. Eullenia tells the story of wealthy businessman Marcus Hammond and his dark obsession to find the perfect deal in Bangkok, Thailand.
We jumped into Paul and David’s experience of how they first met in working in the Thai film industry, how the dark side of successful businessmen like Steve Jobs influenced the characters and story of Eullenia and what’s it like filming at the famous aeroplane graveyard and avoiding Bangkok jail.
You can checkout Eullenia on Amazon Prime right now at www.amazon.co.uk...
My guests on this week’s episode are writer & director Paul Spurrier and producer David Allen Cluck, the creative team behind the three part television series Eullenia (2020) starring Alec Newman and Vithaya Pansringarm. Eullenia tells the story of wealthy businessman Marcus Hammond and his dark obsession to find the perfect deal in Bangkok, Thailand.
We jumped into Paul and David’s experience of how they first met in working in the Thai film industry, how the dark side of successful businessmen like Steve Jobs influenced the characters and story of Eullenia and what’s it like filming at the famous aeroplane graveyard and avoiding Bangkok jail.
You can checkout Eullenia on Amazon Prime right now at www.amazon.co.uk...
- 11/4/2020
- by Thomas Salmon
- The Cultural Post
Hello everybody, what’s up? You’re listening to I Was Just Wondering With Tom Salmon! The podcast that dives into music, film and games and everything else in between.
My guest on this week’s episode is Xinyi Zhu who directed her latest short film Kindling (2020) starring Jill Renner and Nicole Falk. The film tells the story of childhood best friends Piper and Celeste, who are forced to reassess their relationship as they drive across America to a small-town abortion clinic.
We jumped into Xinyi’s experience growing up in China and falling in love with filmmaking by secretly watching films on her iPod Nono, how studying psychology at UCLA influenced her approach to storytelling and what’s it like writing a new feature film screenplay in the era of Covid-19.
You can checkout Kindling and Xinyi’s other short film projects on Vimeo right now at https://vimeo.
My guest on this week’s episode is Xinyi Zhu who directed her latest short film Kindling (2020) starring Jill Renner and Nicole Falk. The film tells the story of childhood best friends Piper and Celeste, who are forced to reassess their relationship as they drive across America to a small-town abortion clinic.
We jumped into Xinyi’s experience growing up in China and falling in love with filmmaking by secretly watching films on her iPod Nono, how studying psychology at UCLA influenced her approach to storytelling and what’s it like writing a new feature film screenplay in the era of Covid-19.
You can checkout Kindling and Xinyi’s other short film projects on Vimeo right now at https://vimeo.
- 10/7/2020
- by Thomas Salmon
- The Cultural Post
Hello everybody, what’s up? You’re listening to I Was Just Wondering With Tom Salmon! The podcast that dives into music, film and games and everything else in between.
My guest on this week’s episode is Quinn Armstrong who directed, produced and wrote his first feature-length film Survival Skills (2019) starring Stacy Keach and Vayu O’Donnell. The film tells the story of Jim, the perfect policeman and the subject of a lost 1980s training video detailing his attempts to resolve a domestic abuse case outside of the law.
We jumped into Quinn’s experience working with the police as a domestic abuse volunteer that inspired him to write and direct the film, the pitfalls of nineteen-eighties nostalgia and what’s it like directing the Hollywood legend Stacy Keach.
You can find out more about Survival Skills right now at https://www.survivalskillsmovie.com...
My guest on this week’s episode is Quinn Armstrong who directed, produced and wrote his first feature-length film Survival Skills (2019) starring Stacy Keach and Vayu O’Donnell. The film tells the story of Jim, the perfect policeman and the subject of a lost 1980s training video detailing his attempts to resolve a domestic abuse case outside of the law.
We jumped into Quinn’s experience working with the police as a domestic abuse volunteer that inspired him to write and direct the film, the pitfalls of nineteen-eighties nostalgia and what’s it like directing the Hollywood legend Stacy Keach.
You can find out more about Survival Skills right now at https://www.survivalskillsmovie.com...
- 8/25/2020
- by Thomas Salmon
- The Cultural Post
Hello everybody, what’s up? You’re listening to I Was Just Wondering With Tom Salmon! The podcast that dives into music, film and games and everything else in between.
My guest on this week’s episode is Jimmy Olsson who directed, produced and wrote his latest short film Alive (2020) starring Madeleine Martin and Eva Johansson. The film tells the story of Victoria, a disabled woman yearning for intimacy and her over protective care assistant Ida, who reluctantly sets up a Tinder profile for Victoria with troubling results.
We jumped into Jimmy’s experience writing Alive’s screenplay in under ninety minutes in an airport lounge, his thoughts and feelings on disability and online dating and the secret to shooting mundane yet a visually inviting locations.
You can find out more about Alive on Jimmy’s website right now at
www.regissor.com...
My guest on this week’s episode is Jimmy Olsson who directed, produced and wrote his latest short film Alive (2020) starring Madeleine Martin and Eva Johansson. The film tells the story of Victoria, a disabled woman yearning for intimacy and her over protective care assistant Ida, who reluctantly sets up a Tinder profile for Victoria with troubling results.
We jumped into Jimmy’s experience writing Alive’s screenplay in under ninety minutes in an airport lounge, his thoughts and feelings on disability and online dating and the secret to shooting mundane yet a visually inviting locations.
You can find out more about Alive on Jimmy’s website right now at
www.regissor.com...
- 7/28/2020
- by Thomas Salmon
- The Cultural Post
Hello everybody, what’s up? You’re listening to I Was Just Wondering With Tom Salmon! The podcast that dives into music, film and games and everything else in between.
My guest on this week’s episode is Alex Magana, who wrote, produced and directed his latest feature film What Love Looks Like (2020), which tells the story of five couples living in LA and their ups and downs finding love and happiness in 2020.
We jumped into Alex’s experience directing and editing music videos, short films and web-series over the last decade in Los Angeles, why he choose to self-financed What Love Looks Like and what keeps him creatively motivate as an independent filmmaker.
You can watch What Love Looks Like on Amazon Prime right now!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/B083ZQ3CPG/...
My guest on this week’s episode is Alex Magana, who wrote, produced and directed his latest feature film What Love Looks Like (2020), which tells the story of five couples living in LA and their ups and downs finding love and happiness in 2020.
We jumped into Alex’s experience directing and editing music videos, short films and web-series over the last decade in Los Angeles, why he choose to self-financed What Love Looks Like and what keeps him creatively motivate as an independent filmmaker.
You can watch What Love Looks Like on Amazon Prime right now!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/B083ZQ3CPG/...
- 7/13/2020
- by Thomas Salmon
- The Cultural Post
Hello everybody, what’s up? You’re listening to I Was Just Wondering With Tom Salmon! The podcast that dives into music, film and games and everything else in between.
My guests on this week’s episode are Noel Smyth and Fergus Grady, who directed and produced their debut feature documentary film Camino Skies (2019), which tells the story of six strangers walking the 800km Camino de Santiago to overcome personal trauma and tragedy.
We jumped into Noel and Fergus’s experience casting the six strangers walking the Camino, capturing their dramatic ups and downs along the trail and the technical and physical challenges they faced making their first award winning documentary film.
You can watch Camino Skies on Curzon Home Cinema right now! https://www.curzonhomecinema.com/film/watch-camino-skies-film-online...
My guests on this week’s episode are Noel Smyth and Fergus Grady, who directed and produced their debut feature documentary film Camino Skies (2019), which tells the story of six strangers walking the 800km Camino de Santiago to overcome personal trauma and tragedy.
We jumped into Noel and Fergus’s experience casting the six strangers walking the Camino, capturing their dramatic ups and downs along the trail and the technical and physical challenges they faced making their first award winning documentary film.
You can watch Camino Skies on Curzon Home Cinema right now! https://www.curzonhomecinema.com/film/watch-camino-skies-film-online...
- 7/6/2020
- by Thomas Salmon
- The Cultural Post
Hello everybody, what’s up? You’re listening to the Roobla Podcast with me, Tom Salmon! The show that dives into music, film and games and everything else in between.
My guest on this week’s episode is Oliver Harper a film critic, documentary filmmaker and the creator and presenter of Oliver Harper’s Retrospectives & Reviews that has over one hundred and fifty three thousand subscribers and thirty million views on YouTube so far.
We jumped into Oliver’s early days of creating his film retrospectives, how he works with Hollywood distribution companies to clear copyright claims on his videos and why he directed and co-edited his first feature-length documentary film In Search Of The Last Action Heroes (2019).
You can subscribe, like and watch Oliver Harper’s Retrospectives & Reviews on Youtube and support his content, film commentaries and documentary film projects on Patron right now!
My guest on this week’s episode is Oliver Harper a film critic, documentary filmmaker and the creator and presenter of Oliver Harper’s Retrospectives & Reviews that has over one hundred and fifty three thousand subscribers and thirty million views on YouTube so far.
We jumped into Oliver’s early days of creating his film retrospectives, how he works with Hollywood distribution companies to clear copyright claims on his videos and why he directed and co-edited his first feature-length documentary film In Search Of The Last Action Heroes (2019).
You can subscribe, like and watch Oliver Harper’s Retrospectives & Reviews on Youtube and support his content, film commentaries and documentary film projects on Patron right now!
- 2/19/2020
- by Thomas Salmon
- The Cultural Post
Hello everybody, what’s up? You’re listening to the Roobla Podcast with me, Tom Salmon! The show that dives into music, film and games and everything else in between.
My guest on this week’s episode is Caslean an independent singer, song writer and producer from China studying at Goldsmiths, University of London. She released her first Diy album Strolling Along The Beach in 2017 and last year collaborated with the ambient musician Brian releasing the Ep Summer Ring.
We jumped into Caslean’s experience of teaching herself music production from YouTube, how she collaborated with her friends to shoot the music video for her latest single Chrismas Without You and what it is like being a Diy Chinese musician in London in 2020.
You can like, subscribe and listen to Caslean’s music on Bandcamp caslean.bandcamp.com and YouTube
www.youtube.com/channel/UCaJDKA_IcVlN56l-Osqr2WQ right now!
My guest on this week’s episode is Caslean an independent singer, song writer and producer from China studying at Goldsmiths, University of London. She released her first Diy album Strolling Along The Beach in 2017 and last year collaborated with the ambient musician Brian releasing the Ep Summer Ring.
We jumped into Caslean’s experience of teaching herself music production from YouTube, how she collaborated with her friends to shoot the music video for her latest single Chrismas Without You and what it is like being a Diy Chinese musician in London in 2020.
You can like, subscribe and listen to Caslean’s music on Bandcamp caslean.bandcamp.com and YouTube
www.youtube.com/channel/UCaJDKA_IcVlN56l-Osqr2WQ right now!
- 2/13/2020
- by Thomas Salmon
- The Cultural Post
Hello everybody, what’s up? You’re listening to the Roobla Podcast with me, Tom Salmon! The show that dives into music, film and games and everything else in between.
My guest on this week’s episode is the actor, standup comedian and storyteller Greg Lucey, the star of the award winning short film Here & Beyond (2019) directed by Colin West.
We jumped into Greg’s film festival experience and how he networks with actors, directors and producers to land his next starring role and what it is like playing the step-father to one of Hollywood’s most enigmatic leading men Keanu Reeves in Destination Wedding (2018).
You can find out more about Greg’s acting work, short & feature films projects at mrgreglucey.com right now!
My guest on this week’s episode is the actor, standup comedian and storyteller Greg Lucey, the star of the award winning short film Here & Beyond (2019) directed by Colin West.
We jumped into Greg’s film festival experience and how he networks with actors, directors and producers to land his next starring role and what it is like playing the step-father to one of Hollywood’s most enigmatic leading men Keanu Reeves in Destination Wedding (2018).
You can find out more about Greg’s acting work, short & feature films projects at mrgreglucey.com right now!
- 9/13/2019
- by Thomas Salmon
- The Cultural Post
Hello everybody, what’s up? You’re listening to the Roobla Podcast with me, Tom Salmon! The show that dives into music, film and games and everything else in between.
My guest on this week’s episode is Reece Grant who wrote, directed and produced his first short film The Hood (2014) starring Joshua Duckrell, Rebekah Charmer and Maximus Morgan. The film has over 1.3 million views and 10k likes on YouTube so far.
We jumped into Reece’s Met Film School experience and how growing up in Lewisham influenced his storytelling style and what is it like to pursue a full-time filmmaking career in the British film industry in 2019.
You can check out The Hood (2014) on YouTube right now!
My guest on this week’s episode is Reece Grant who wrote, directed and produced his first short film The Hood (2014) starring Joshua Duckrell, Rebekah Charmer and Maximus Morgan. The film has over 1.3 million views and 10k likes on YouTube so far.
We jumped into Reece’s Met Film School experience and how growing up in Lewisham influenced his storytelling style and what is it like to pursue a full-time filmmaking career in the British film industry in 2019.
You can check out The Hood (2014) on YouTube right now!
- 8/18/2019
- by Thomas Salmon
- The Cultural Post
Hello everybody, what’s up? You’re listening to the Roobla Podcast with me, Tom Salmon! The show that dives into music, film and games and everything else in between.
My guest on this week’s episode is Monique Sorgen who wrote, directed and produced her latest short film Sorry, Not Sorry (2019) starring Wallace Langham, Jessica Oyelowo and M. Emmet Walsh. The film has screened at the Cleveland International Film Festival, Florida Film Festival and American Pavilion of Emerging Filmmakers Showcase at Cannes and many more!
We jumped into Monique’s film festival experience, how she got into filmmaking working as a production assistant on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, navigating the film industry as a female filmmaker back in the 1990’s and how she cast the legendary character actor M. Emmet Walsh.
You can follow and check out Monique’s’ short films @ Vimeo vimeo.com/moniquesorgen right now!
My guest on this week’s episode is Monique Sorgen who wrote, directed and produced her latest short film Sorry, Not Sorry (2019) starring Wallace Langham, Jessica Oyelowo and M. Emmet Walsh. The film has screened at the Cleveland International Film Festival, Florida Film Festival and American Pavilion of Emerging Filmmakers Showcase at Cannes and many more!
We jumped into Monique’s film festival experience, how she got into filmmaking working as a production assistant on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, navigating the film industry as a female filmmaker back in the 1990’s and how she cast the legendary character actor M. Emmet Walsh.
You can follow and check out Monique’s’ short films @ Vimeo vimeo.com/moniquesorgen right now!
- 6/20/2019
- by Thomas Salmon
- The Cultural Post
Hello everybody, what’s up? You’re listening to the Roobla Podcast with me, Tom Salmon! The show that dives into music, film and games and everything else in between.
My guest on this week’s episode is Justin O’Neal Miller who wrote, directed and produced his fourth short film Peggy (2019) starring Sarah Blackman, Jason MacDonald and Josh Warren. The film has won multiple awards on its festival run so far – Best in Show at Rome International Film Festival and the Audience Award for Best Short at Calgary International Film Festival and many more!
We jumped into Justin’s film festival experience, his day job as an Art Director on Hollywood films like Prisoners (2013), Baby Driver (2017) and First Man (2018), and the pressures of being a parent in the age of social media.
You can follow and check out Justin’s short films on Vimeo right now!
My guest on this week’s episode is Justin O’Neal Miller who wrote, directed and produced his fourth short film Peggy (2019) starring Sarah Blackman, Jason MacDonald and Josh Warren. The film has won multiple awards on its festival run so far – Best in Show at Rome International Film Festival and the Audience Award for Best Short at Calgary International Film Festival and many more!
We jumped into Justin’s film festival experience, his day job as an Art Director on Hollywood films like Prisoners (2013), Baby Driver (2017) and First Man (2018), and the pressures of being a parent in the age of social media.
You can follow and check out Justin’s short films on Vimeo right now!
- 4/24/2019
- by Thomas Salmon
- The Cultural Post
Hello everybody, what’s up? You’re listening to the Roobla Podcast with me, Tom Salmon! The show that dives into music, film and games and everything else in between.
My guest on this week’s episode is Josephine Mackerras, who wrote, directed and produced her debut feature film Alice (2019) starring Emilie Piponnier and Martin Swabey. The film had its world premiere at the South By Southwest Film Festival on the 10th of March and won the SXSW Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature and CherryPicks Female First Feature Award.
We jumped into Josephine’s filmmaking career, the double standard women face within society and what her dream film project would be, all right before she headed off to SXSW and her debut film stormed the festival!
You can read L Steed’s glowing review of Alice right now!
My guest on this week’s episode is Josephine Mackerras, who wrote, directed and produced her debut feature film Alice (2019) starring Emilie Piponnier and Martin Swabey. The film had its world premiere at the South By Southwest Film Festival on the 10th of March and won the SXSW Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature and CherryPicks Female First Feature Award.
We jumped into Josephine’s filmmaking career, the double standard women face within society and what her dream film project would be, all right before she headed off to SXSW and her debut film stormed the festival!
You can read L Steed’s glowing review of Alice right now!
- 4/4/2019
- by Thomas Salmon
- The Cultural Post
Comedy sequel Daddy’s Home 2 had its UK premiere last week and our very own Tom Salmon headed over to Leicester Square in London for episode 2 of iTom.
Along with getting some footage of the red carpet he also received some wisdom from stars of the film, Will Ferrell and Mel Gibson. Check out the video above and let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
Also keep a look out on Roobla this week for our review of Daddy’s Home 2.
Along with getting some footage of the red carpet he also received some wisdom from stars of the film, Will Ferrell and Mel Gibson. Check out the video above and let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
Also keep a look out on Roobla this week for our review of Daddy’s Home 2.
- 11/20/2017
- by Thomas Salmon
- The Cultural Post
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