I’m taking a break this weekend to visit some networking events, so let me hand you over to our very own Sam Reck for this week’s email. His wise words resonate strongly with myself and James, and I hope they do for you too! Links to Sam’s own excellent music at the bottom - please check it out!  I can’t remember the last time I was truly excited about new music. I don’t mean interested or impressed - I mean stopped in my tracks, eyes-widened, can’t-believe-what-I’m-hearing excited. Every...

🛑Stop Being Stuck: How to Creatively Break Free Firstly, this week I’d like to say a huge thank you to everyone who reached out over the passing of my father. You literally swamped my inbox and DMs , and I haven’t had a chance to individually thank you all—so please accept my gratitude here. We clearly have a very caring community, and it really means a lot, thank you, friends x I’ve been writing my little speech for the funeral, and hopefully, it will generate a few chuckles on the day,...

This week, preparing for my father’s funeral led me down a rabbit hole of old photos and  digital rot.  We thought we were never really a photo family, but it turns out there are hundreds of them. All the photos we've selected for the service are old 'proper' photos that had to be scanned in. You know, the ones you used to pick up from the local chemist or branch of Snappy Snaps that had helpful stickers placed on them with friendly advice such as “Hold the camera still you idiot” or “Don’t...