Apr 11

Apr 11 AuroraCast (Official AEPL Podcast) is now live!

In association with The Droplet Network, AuroraCast (The Official AEPL Podcast) is now live!

Anyone who knows me, knows I like talking! I have wanted to interview all my colleagues for some time now to show the world all the weird, great and wonderful talents and personalities they have, but just before getting a shooting schedule together for the AEPL website, the COVID-19 lockdown happened.

Refusing to dump the idea, Mike decided he would carry out the interviews over Skype and capture the video for upload to YouTube, which he quickly did… Recording and releasing 6 videos over a two week period. Skip forward an additional week after some talks with Droplet, AuroraCast is born!

Join me as I sit down with creatives from the film and music industry. Expect plenty of related (and unrelated) conversations offering insight and experience from many years in the business.

You have the unique option to watch and listen the video versions (Website/YouTube), or via Droplet on your chosen Podcast player.

Either way, we invite you to get comfortable with a beverage of your choice and let the show begin!

Mike and Les go back around 15 years, initially meeting while both working in the games industry in Brighton. Les sold Mike his first electric guitar and gav...

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Michael W. Bell

Welcome

Michael W. Bell is an award-winning film music composer, ambient sound designer, sound engineer, record producer, and the CEO/Founder of Aurora Eclipse Productions Ltd. He has composed music and designed sound for a number of films, trailers, TV shows, documentaries, animations, commercials, companies, and more. In addition to his music work, he has produced and released records for a number of independent artists.

As a lifelong enthusiast in immersive sound and multidimensional art forms, Michael is currently interested to learn what potential we now have as musicians and producers to utilise Dolby Atmos from our personal computers, without the need for expensive monitoring systems and large spaces.

When not composing or producing music, Mike enjoys lecturing at the University of Northampton leading students through industry and production modules. He also creates videos and communicates to his peers via his Discord, YouTube, and Patreon channels. He can also be found hosting AuroraCast, his long-format podcast.