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. Roles include: Peachum – The Beggar’s Opera (Opera’r Ddraig); The Defendant – Trial by Jury (Winterbourne Opera); Pásek - The Cunning Little Vixen (RWCMD); Don Basilio/Don Curzio – Le Nozze di Figaro (RWCMD); Bardolpho – Falstaff (RWCMD - conducted by Carlo Rizzi); Lord Tolloller – Iolanthe (Tarantara Productions - at Chichester Festival Theatre); Apollo – Semele (RWCMD/Mid Wales Opera); Soldier – Der Kaiser von Atlantis (RWCMD); Daniel Buchanan – Street Scene (RWCMD); El Remendado - Carmen (Kentish Opera); Parpignol - La Bohéme (Westminster Opera); Paris - Romeo and Juliet (Arcadian Opera); and Georg Dibdin/Robert Green - Der Vampyr (Gothic Opera). 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. This episode of AuroraCast features Matthew Scott Clark as a special guest.

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. This episode of AuroraCast features Emily Jackson as a special guest.

In this episode, we finally welcome Richard Yaxley aka Hrothgar. He is responsible for designing the AEPL logo and the principle branding of the company and is the founder of the UK extreme metal band Iceni. 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”. This episode of AuroraCast features Richard Yaxley as a special guest.

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. This episode of AuroraCast features Isabelle Swan as a special guest.

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. In this somewhat spicy long format episode, we naturally develop the studio gear conversation with Dav giving us a deep dive into his own custom power units, soundcards, workflows, his recently conducted live interviews on YouTube, and way more. We also discuss ownership and touch on totalitarian dystopias, philosophy, psychology, the importance of religion, art, culture, alternative social media platforms, cryptocurrency, blockchain, privacy and; we put our tinfoil hats on to get into what’s going on from our own individual perspectives in 2020 and beyond. This episode of AuroraCast features Davinder Bedi as a special guest.

Andrea Ratti Returns! Andrea has experience in several areas in film production including: working with 16mm, sfx, and vfx, filming underwater, large crowds, working with animals, guns /other weapons, filming abroad, late scripts, challenging schedules and harsh weather. He is literate with Mac (own), MovieMagic and all AD administration and fluent in Italian. He has trained in Health and Safety with a current first aid certificate with a 100% safety record throughout all work. 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… This episode of AuroraCast features Andrea Ratti as a special guest.

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 of AuroraCast features Christophe Szpajdel as a special guest.

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.

Episode 11 of AuroraCast is one of our favourites so far! Firstly because It's the first time we had two guests on the podcast, and secondly because we had the unique opportunity to discuss the process of filmmaking while learning more about the careers of film producer Al Eales and film director Paul Cheung. 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. Al Eales (Mindless Intelligence) brings a ton of experience to the table having worked in the film industry as a producer, scriptwriter and production services manager. Paul Cheung is the Director/CEO of FightGravityFilms. He has worked on an impressive number of projects over the years including; narrative, documentary, advertisement, music videos, personal projects and more. This episode of AuroraCast features Al Eales and Paul Cheung as special guests.

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! For more information & bookings, contact Talisa via email at [email protected]. This episode of AuroraCast features Talisa Yorke as a special guest.