My name “Sam” means “Listener” (in Hebrew), and that’s just one of many feelings that my clients get from working with me.
Creativity, UX thinking, Production, Evangelism, Presenting, Inspiration – I make things happen.
ABOUT DSOUNDZ MEDIA :
Dsoundz Media is a small consultancy, specialised in helping brands (people, celebrity’s, companies, organisations and charity’s) to understand and interact with people (their key audience) by developing relevant strategies for engagement, either online or in-person.
ABOUT SAM DOWNIE :
I was born in Exeter (Devon) and raised in Bristol (SW England). Since childhood, I grew up surrounded by music, theatre and television – my father was a Television Director (who directed Coronation Street in the mid 1970′s) then turned Theatre Director and Theatre writer. My mother worked as a Teacher at schools.
My great grandfather was Major William Downie from Scotland who was the 1st person in the USA to find Gold (circa 1845), then founded “Downieville” a small mining town in California, which became America’s first Capital (in 1851) – here’s the Wikipedia entry. Major Downie’s travels are documented in his 1893 autobiography, “Hunting For Gold” - Click HERE to download the pdf file from Google Books.
WHAT HAS DSOUNDZ MEDIA DONE RECENTLY ?
So far 2011 has been eventful in many ways; Sam’s worked with Jimmy Wales at the Wikipedia 10th Anniversary, producing the webcast and helping to make the events in Bristol and London successful; Sam was honored to help co-organise the 1st TEDx conference in Bristol (UK); Sam’s has met quite a few CEO’s and founder of Tech Startup company’s in San Francisco and the Bay Area, and he got to visit Silicon Valley and Apple’s HQ, as well as attending Dreamforce 2011 where Sam met Robert Scoble (Rackspace), Louic La Mere (Seesmic) and Mark Beniof (Salesforce). Also on this visit to San Francisco, Sam met up with Leo Laporte and Alex Lindsay (CEO of PixelCorp) at the new TWiT Studios in Petaluma, CA.
And recently, Sam’s been selected to become a Digital Storyteller for the London 2012 Olympics, chosen by BT Communication’s and the London 2012 Olympic Committee.
Want to know more? visit Sam’s official website at: http:/samsldn2012.co.uk
MY LIKES:
Music: Massive Attack, Portishead, Roni Size, Paul Simon, Peter Gabriel, Joss Stone, Jean Michelle Jarre, Jazz, Funk, Hiphop, Soul
Food: Bread (Sourdough, Sodabread, Whoelmeal), Local Produce, Likes: Italian, Chinese, Mild Curry’s, PieMinister Pie’s
Drink: Fresh juice, Local Ale’s: Bath Ales, Bristol Beer Factory. Ginger Beer, Coffee: Local artisan coffee: Extract Coffee, Brian Wogan Coffee, Clifton Coffee, Blue Bottle Coffee (San Francisco).. but, I do also drink Starbuck’s Coffee (as have worked for them)
Podcasts & Netcasts: TWiT.tv , Revision3.com , MacOSKen , The MacCast , Bristol Sounds , Salaam Shalom Radio , Diggnation , MacBreak Weekly , TWiT (This Week In Tech) , Framerate , Tekzilla , The DiggReel
Sport (Watching): Athletics, Swimming, Marathon, Diving, Track and Field, the Olympics (Summer & Winter), F1
Time out: Travel, Co-working, Conferences, exploring family history..
Places: Bristol, UK), London (UK), Alnwick (UK), San Francisco (USA), Downieville (USA), Wellington (New Zealand)
Technology: Apple, iPod, Music Technology, Logic Studio Pro, ProTools, Social Media platforms, Twitter, Webcasting on Ustream, Webcasting on Justin.tv , BBC iPlayer, YouView…
TV: Diggnation (Revision3), MacBreak Weekly (TWiT.tv), Frame Rate (TWiT.tv), Tekzilla (Revision3), This Week In Tech (TWiT.tv), Click (BBC News), The Gadget Show (FIVE), CelebJuice (ITV 2), This Morning (ITV Studios), Coronation St (ITV Studios), Casualty (BBC Drama), Natural History Unit (BBC Bristol), Red Drawf (BBC & Dave).. **
Radio: BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2, BBC 6Music, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio Bristol, The Radio Academy.. **
** – there’s plenty of Radio and Television I like to watch and listen to, but there’s too many to list.
Work: I enjoy working with creative people and company’s (got that from my parents), because they inspire and excite me. Life’s too short to waste time doing work/things you don’t enjoy.
My “work” approach = practical, supportive, creative & complements others.
I have the passion, the enthusiasm – and am overflowing with ideas. I bring these together, to create results (and turnover).
What are my key skills?
- Radio Presenting
- Speaking at Expo/Conferences/Events
- “Digital Noisemaker” using various Social Media platforms to make noise on (Twitter, Facebook, Blogging, Webcasting, Audioboo)
- Radio Production
- Audio Editing
- Video Production and Editing
- Webcasting / Netcasting
- Music Production (to include: Music writing, producer, programming, Remixer, keyboard player)
- UX Design
- Website Design (incorporating WordPress and other CMS and Social Media platforms)
and helping you to get where you want to be..
