Having a GAS with Greg

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Long-form conversations with the people who make the creative industries run - directors, illustrators, composers, animators - about how they actually built their careers: the breaks, the dead ends, and the difficult middle bit nobody talks about; and the music that means the most to each guest, and why. Hosted by Greg Owens. New episodes fortnightly.

  1. Yannis Konstantinidis: Visible Effort Is The Future

    2d ago

    Yannis Konstantinidis: Visible Effort Is The Future

    Yannis Konstantinidis just flew back from New York with a Grand Clio, but he isn't here for the victory lap. Twenty years into running an animation studio, he thinks roughly nine-tenths of the industry he grew up in is quietly disappearing, and that the part worth saving is the part you can see someone bled to make. We get into costly signalling, cathedrals, why AI output feels like an insult before it feels like a threat, and the strange proposal that the behind-the-scenes might be the real product now. There is also a long detour into Philip Glass, musical theatre, chicken pie, and a Ryan Adams cover that will sneak up on you. It is one of the more openly philosophical conversations on the show so far, and worth your full attention. Yannis Konstantinidis is the founder and creative director of Nomint, an animation and creative studio whose recent BBC Winter Olympics trailer just won the Grand Clio, and he thinks the next era of the industry belongs to visible effort. Trails Will Blaze: https://nomint.com/news/view/bbc-x-nomint Where to find Yannis Konstantinidis: Website: https://nomint.com/ Instagram: yannisandfriends New episodes of Having a Gas with Greg — follow to get them: https://open.spotify.com/show/1l6y0WXB4kkcEK0hFL5Ubl

    2h 1m

  2. Jun 9

    Lucrecia: You Have To Be Cringe Until You’re Not

    This week's guest is a director who paid for her own shoots on weekends while account-managing in advertising, got threatened with the sack the morning after directing one of her now-best-known music videos, and learned the hard way that one cruel comment from a boss can almost stop a creative life before it starts. We get into why the most specific story is the one that travels, why she's stopped polishing and started chasing the energy of a scene, and what it actually takes to build a directing career when there is no blueprint. Stick around for one of the most moving answers about a film cue you'll hear all year. Lucrecia is an Argentine-British director who's moved from London to a mountain in Mallorca and is taking her music-video and commercial work into her first narrative shorts. Lucrecia's Latest Spot for Ensure: https://lucreciadirector.com/portfolio/ensure-3 Where to find Lucrecia: Website: https://lucreciadirector.com Instagram: @lucreciadirector New episodes of Having a Gas with Greg — follow to get them: https://open.spotify.com/show/1l6y0WXB4kkcEK0hFL5Ubl

    1h 20m

  3. May 22

    Murugiah: The Most Personal Is the Most Creative

    Murugiah is the illustrator of the moment. He has a debut solo exhibition at the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration and a client list that runs from Apple to Elton John. But the thing he's proudest of isn't a brand commission. It's a painting of a broken figure being told it's going to be okay — the most personal thing he's made, and the image he's chosen to lead the whole show with. This one's about what it actually takes to make creative work with a unique voice, why "the most personal is the most creative," and why generative AI can, in his words, get in the bin.  Murugiah: Ever Feel Like opens at the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration on 5 June 2026. https://qbcentre.org.uk/exhibitions/murugiah-ever-feel-like Where to find Murugiah: https://www.instagram.com/_murugiah/ https://murugiah.com

    1h 3m

  4. 06/13/2025

    Having a GAS with... Grant Kirkhope

    Today I'm Having a GAS with Grant Kirkhope... Grant is an Ivor Novello and World Soundtrack Award winning Scottish composer who has created the soundtrack for video games that have sold in excess of 40 million copies. From “GoldenEye” to “Banjo-Kazooie”, “Viva Piñata” to “Donkey Kong”, “Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning” to “Civilization: Beyond Earth” and “Perfect Dark” to “Castle of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse”. He’s worked on “Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle”, “Yooka Laylee”, “Dropzone”, “Ghostbusters”, and in 2020/21 “World of Warcraft: Shadowlands” and “Minecraft Dungeons”. He is also the composer of the infamous “Donkey Kong Rap” from the Nintendo video game “Donkey Kong 64”, which was featured in the recent “Super Mario Bros. movie”. He has also scored the feature film “The King’s Daughter” starring Pierce Brosnan and William Hurt, which won The People’s Vote at The World Soundtrack Awards Grant’s score for “Viva Piñata” was nominated by BAFTA in the Original Score category in its 2007 awards. Grant is a graduate of the Royal Northern College of Music in the UK. He is an American citizen and lives in Agoura Hills with his wife and two children. More about Grant Kirkhope here: https://www.grantkirkhope.com/ Having a GAS™ is the podcast that talks to the great and the good of the creative industries, and in particular finds out what makes great music for film, for TV, for advertising; for dancing to, for cooking to, f*cking to, and more... GAS™ Music is a music production agency in Manchester, UK. We compose and produce original music, create awe inspiring sound design and have a fully integrated audio post-production studio. We also have a great record collection, and welcome any additions, recommendations or criticisms. http://www.gasismusic.co.uk​​​ © GAS™ Music 2025

    1h 15m

  5. 06/06/2025

    Having a GAS with... Derrick McKenzie

    Today I'm Having a GAS with Derrick McKenzie... Derrick may be best known for being the vibrant drummer of Jamiroquai, but he is also a well established DJ and Producer. Derrick's main styles are Disco, Nu Disco, Funk, Soulful House, Jackin House, Tech House, Old Skool, also 80's and 90's Soul with a focus on Disco Funk. Find out more about Derrick McKenzie here: https://derrickmckenzie.com Having a GAS™ is the podcast that talks to the great and the good of the creative industries, and in particular finds out what makes great music for film, for TV, for advertising; for dancing to, for cooking to, f*cking to, and more... GAS™ Music is a music production agency in Manchester, UK. We compose and produce original music, create awe inspiring sound design and have a fully integrated audio post-production studio. We also have a great record collection, and welcome any additions, recommendations or criticisms. http://www.gasismusic.co.uk

    54 min

  6. 02/26/2024

    Rory Sutherland, the Psychology of Price and the Super Bowl

    Today, advertising executive Rory Sutherland returns to the Having a GAS podcast!   Rory Sutherland is the Vice-Chairman of Ogilvy, author of Alchemy: The Surprising Power of Ideas That Don't Make Sense and the deliverer of TED Talks that have been viewed almost 7 million times. We are delighted to welcome Rory back onto the Having a GAS podcast.   Thank you to our sponsor: Eventide Audio | Studio Processors, Effects Pedals and Plug-ins GAS Music: Gas Music, production and sound design | Gas Music (gasismusic.co.uk)   Timestamps  (00:00:00) Pre-Intro (00:01:14) Introduction (00:02:06) Guessing Super Bowl Commercials (00:28:18) Comparing the Oppenheimer and Poor Things Soundtracks (00:33:24) James Bond Soundtracks (00:37:14) Rory Sutherland Interview

    1h 56m

  7. 01/30/2024

    Andrew Scheps, The Oscars, The Rite of Spring...

    Join Greg, Aaron, Nathan and Ruraidh for music related banter, quizzes and other items, preceding the main interview. Today, Andrew Scheps returns to the Having a GAS podcast and is IRL and 'unplugged' for the first time! We discuss his Grammy Nomination for mixing 'The Blue Hour', his mix bus processing, his collaboration with Waves on Scheps Omni Channel 2, distortion, reverb, parallel processing, his preferred headphones for mixing and why mix engineers choose to mix in the box, Red Hot Chili Peppers, fame, AI and much more!   Watch the interview: https://youtu.be/yY6-iSavai0?si=ifLvMcXbo-WZ2XKk Check out Low Roar: Low Roar official (lowroarmusic.com) Listen to 'The Blue Hour': https://bit.ly/4bk2rGo Thank you to our sponsor: Eventide Audio | Studio Processors, Effects Pedals and Plug-ins GAS Music: Gas Music, production and sound design | Gas Music (gasismusic.co.uk)   Timestamps (00:00:00) Intro (00:02:38) Begin Chat (00:03:07) Introducing the GAS Team (00:07:46) Academy Awards (00:12:10) Sponsor (00:12:33) Ruraidh's Story (00:16:30) The Rite of Spring (00:19:09) Music Quiz (00:23:02) RAK Studios (00:27:37) Interview with Andrew Scheps (02:09:38) Outro

    2h 10m

  8. 11/03/2023

    Having a GAS with... Duncan Ward

    Today I'm Having a GAS™ with Duncan Ward, Chief Conductor of philharmonie zuidnederland (South Netherlands Philharmonic). In this episode, host Greg Owens speaks to Duncan about his musical homecoming, making his debut at The Barbican with the esteemed LSO. Duncan will take the baton at two concerts. The first, on November 16th, is a collaboration with cellist Abel Selaocoe at the EFG London Jazz Festival. The second, on November 23rd, features a programme combining Czech and French masterpieces. More about Duncan Ward here: https://www.duncan-ward.co.uk/about Tickets for Duncan's events at Barbican here: https://www.barbican.org.uk Having a GAS™ is the podcast that talks to the great and the good of the creative industries, and in particular finds out what makes great music for film, for TV, for advertising; for dancing to, for cooking to, f*cking to, and more... GAS™ Music is a music production agency in Manchester, UK. We compose and produce original music, create awe inspiring sound design and have a fully integrated audio post-production studio. We also have a great record collection, and welcome any additions, recommendations or criticisms. http://www.gasismusic.co.uk​​​ © GAS™ Music 2023

    1h 11m
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Long-form conversations with the people who make the creative industries run - directors, illustrators, composers, animators - about how they actually built their careers: the breaks, the dead ends, and the difficult middle bit nobody talks about; and the music that means the most to each guest, and why. Hosted by Greg Owens. New episodes fortnightly.

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