Dublin Creative Review

Niamh Bushnell is the Dublin Commissioner for Startups. A non-profit group that advocates for Dublin as a tech start up hub. Sebastian Stephenson talks to Niamh about the state of starting up in Dublin. We talk about what ways they promote Dublin as a tech hub and make it a better place to be a start up in Dublin. We also discuss the amount of women founders that are in Ireland considering techs diversity problem. We also check in on what's happening in creative space, the Chocolate Factory; talk to Oliver Dunne the day when he is opening his new italian pop up, Eatily and talk though Arts Council funding that is going to opened up soon. Startup Dublin website Dublin Globe Niamh Bushnell's Twitter account Segment 1: What's New: The Chocolate Factory A semi-regular feature that we have on Dublin Creative Review is a check in on what publishers, studios and shops are coming out with. For this episode we speak Val Rutledge, founder of creative space The Chocolate Factory to see what happening at the factory. R

Rob Farhat is the co-founder of Ensemble Music. A music company that support artists who take musical risks, while providing them with good business, marketing, and production support. Sebastian Stephenson speaks to Rob about how they are moving to become a record label and what that means. We discuss what kind of sound ensemble looks(we can say that genre fusion-ing is not it). We also talk though their collaborations with artists and some of the more integrated relationships including the their partnership with the Late Conor Walsh. We also have reports on the 2016 Digital Arts Festival, Glitch. We check in with the co-founder of new photographic journal Junior as they launch their first issue and we check out Hiphip artist Kojaque and his Sunday Roast Mixtape. Ensemble Website Ensemble on Facebook Ensemble on Twitter Artists mentioned Alarmist Conor Walsh Segment 1: Glitch Festival 2016 The 2016 Glitch Festival's theme this year is risk and are tackling the issue of women in media and tech. The digital a

Chupi Sweetman has recently opened a new store. Showcasing the best contemporary Irish products in a collaboration with Lisa Nolan from We Are Islanders. Sebastian Stephenson speaks to Chupi about [ MADE ] and what its role in the Irish retail scene is. We also talk about her jewellery brand, Chupi and her food writing with the book, What to Eat When You Can't Eat Anything and we ponder if her home schooling had any impact on her multiple successes and we discuss the competing narratives of Ireland either being a nation or self starters or complainers. We also report on a new theatre series called the New Irish Playbook and we check in on a meet up that has Dubliners look at the what can be done with Virtual Reality. Chupi [ MADE ] in Powerscourt Centre [ MADE ] Instagram account Segment 1: The New Irish Playbook The New Irish Playbook is a week long theatre event of debuting directors and upcoming actors and writers. Showcasing 6 short productions each evening with one of the 6 slots switching out between 2

District Magazine is having their launch party after 3 years of publishing online. Sebastian Stephenson asks why now. District Magazine is a digital magazine that focuses on the internal and external influences in Ireland. The editors Eric Davidson and Craig Connelly speak about the relationship between identity and music festivals, their distinctive website and how District Magazine has changed editorially. We also report on an Ireland 2016 art installation that productises the revolution at The Souvenir Shop and we check out the spring/summer 2016 collection of bright pocket squares from Mr Jenks. District Magazine District Magazine on Facebook District Magazine on Instagram District Magazine on Twitter Segment 1: The Souvenir Shop In No.11 North Great Georges Street, the revolution has been productised. The Souvenir Shop is a commission by the Arts Council that has the artist Rita Duffy, along with curator Helen Carey, divise products that can and bottle our political past and even our immediate present.

The 2015 100 Archive was made public last week. Sebastian Stephenson speaks to one of the co-founders of the 100 Archive to comment on this year selection. The 100 Archive is a collected history of Irish design. Scott Burnett from Studio AAD is with us to talk about some of the 100 entries added for 2015 such as the YES equality campaign, Irish Design 2015, Teeling Whiskey, RTE and BBC Projects and more. We also report on a new start up that is looking to be the Airbnb of venue hire and check-in on Thirty Four cafe selling Irish produced music. 100 Archive: 2015 Selection Entries discussed in order Yes Equality ID2015 Visual Identity ID2015 Design Island app ID2015 Travelling Exhibition Skoff by Donal Skehan Teeling Whiskey brand strategy Linn Dara H&G website RTE Player International app BBC Moments ##Segment 1: FillitHave you got a spare space or venue that you like to hire out for uses such as book launches, film locations or just provide a place for private events? Fillit may be a good place to sta

Peachy Dublin is a creative collective. Started last year with a exhibition on Dublin's mental health, their focus is on creating works that require audience participation. Sebastian Stephenson talks to the collective about the work they have done over the past year including work with the Beatyard Festival, and better together project then we talk about the new work for 2016 based on fear. We also report on a new electronic and contemporary repertoire music festival; Music Current, a new film production company that is focused on getting young filmmakers distributed called FilmGorillas and we check-in to see what's been happening with Waking The Feminists. Peachy Dublin Peachy's Instagram account Peachy's Facebook page Peachy's Twitter Page Segment 1: Music Current Dublin Sound Lab, a music group that create concerts that use electronics and computers alongside instruments, are presenting Music Current, a festival that presents Irish electronic music and contemporary international repertoire. I spoke to Ferg

Mark Hayes is the creator of ClearHaze.ie. Sebastian Stephenson speaks to Mark about how ClearHaze came out of the lack of TV opportunities in Ireland to do what he wanted. We also talk about some of the content they have done such as reports on refugee camps in France, an interview with a Irishman who went to fight The Islamic State and the Trinity College Dublin Harry Potter Train party. We also discuss the state of Irish dining along the way and look at their most popular video; the Limerick City's Suicide Patrol. We also have reports on the latest issue of 1815 Magazine, a stand up night that turns academic researchers into comedians and we check out Connector Cafe, a creative hub right in the centre of Dublin. ClearHaze.ie ClearHaze on YouTube ClearHaze on Facebook ClearHaze on Twitter Interview with the Irishman who went to fight the Islamic State TCD Hogwarts Express Limerick City Suicide Patrol Segment 1: BrightClub Dublin BrightClub is bringing idea-driving entertainment to Dublin. What does

David Wall is a co-founder of Workgroup. Formerly under the name of Conor & David, Sebastian Stephenson talks to David about the works produced for clients such as 3FE, Kilkenny Limestone and the Úll conference. David talks about how doing work for theatre companies gave them the credibility they have today along with discussing some of their own projects such their own typefaces under TypeGroup and their involvement with the Tingbot project. We also report on a festival showcasing creative women in the arts and beyond called F_Festival and we check in on menswear store Indigo and Cloth. Workgroup website Workgroup Twitter David Wall's Twitter Segment 1: F_Festival 2016 Last year the question of women in Irish theatre was raised by the Waking The Feminists movement but what about the rest of the arts? This is where F_Festival comes in. Conceived by the group running it after International Women's Day 2015, it showcases creative women in comedy, film, art and music and a bit beyond the arts categorie

Jonathan Creasy is co-founder of New Dublin Press. Sebastian Stephenson speaks to this week guest and talked about what New Dublin Press is, what has changed over the 4 years since it was set up, why poetry is so compatible with digital culture but has yet to be used widely online and we also talk about the difficulty of being a full time musician in Ireland. We also report on the theme that have surfaced during the new works-in-progress festival, Scene + Heard and we check out a Berlin Bar night that showcases new Dublin Based Record labels. New Dublin Press New Dublin Press twitter New Dublin Press facebook PANDAEMONIUM piece from New Dublin Press Segment 1: Scene + Heard At the moment in Smock Alley, there is a new works-in-progress festival that is filling the void left behind by other festivals. What makes Scene + Heard different is that it focuses beyond theatre and goes into all live performance arts such as spoken word, live music and comedy. It also places a big emphasis on audience critique w

Cian O'Brien is the Artistic Director of Project Arts Centre. Our first guest for 2016 discusses with Sebastian Stephenson what has learned the past year and the past five as the head of Project Arts, why 2016 is going to be a good year for the arts, and what is happening in the Project Arts Centre for its 50th year run. We also report on the future of Block T in light of its closure in Haymarket House, we look at the launch of new app that will find your new favourite film(and a film distributor find a new favourite demographic), and we look at some new creative courses available in spring 2016. Project Arts Centre website Cian O'Brien Twitter Segment 1: Block T moving out of Haymarket House Back in January, Dublin learned that Block T would be moving out of its premises. Born in the recession and has become a independent creative development space that has let creative businesses boom, festivals thrive and let creatives work on a new project or learn a new skill. It has been in its current premises in H

For the final episode of 2015, Sebastian Stephenson spoke to Tom Maher from The Forgotten Zine Archive. The Archive has just recently moved into A4 Sounds and we talk about the state of the Zine today and the history of the Zine and how its not a 90's way of saying magazine. We pour though some of the recent additions to the archive such as a Zine all about Bruce Springsteen's butt, a 14th Century Utopia and a love story about the inventor of the Theremin. We also look towards 2016 with reports on a new curatorial visual art project focusing on Video (and also not) and look at some of the events happening as part of the Ireland 2016 programme. Dublin Creative Review will return in February 2016 The Forgotten Zine Archive Facebook page The Forgotten Zine Archive Twitter Segment 1: JRM 168 Next year their will be the launch of a new curatorial project called JRM168. Its manifesto is to focus on contemporary art from established and emerging artists. Most of the artists are circling around NCAD, where the

Show and Tell is a one day creative conference and fair that has it first conference last Saturday. Sebastian Stephenson spoke to Sarah Byrne and Duffy Mooney-Sheppard from We Deux who along with Event creators and website Hunt and Gather, created the event. We talk about how the event went, some of the stalls at the fair part of the event and the state of Christmas fairs today. We also have reports on Makers and Brothers new pop up At Home and look at Block T new platform coming next year Block TV. Show and Tell Website We Deux Stalls mentioned House of Akina Cupcake Bloke ReCreate Biscuit Segment 1: Makers and Brothers at Home Makers and Brothers have for the past few years had a christmas pop up in the fumbally exchange. With that space being taken up by Love and Robots this year, the two brothers moved their collection of useful, simply decorated objects for the home into a home. Their home. I spoke with creative director and co-founder Jonathan Legge who talked me though the story of their home

This episode is a little bit different. Sebastian Stephenson has been working on Dub Web Fest all weekend so he managed to record one of the presentations. The presentation is by Jack Murray, CEO of MediaHQ. It about how to create insanely engaging content. There is a lot more to it. John goes from talking about weather you are lettuce business or apple business (not an Apple business) to injected creatively into your working life. We also have reports on a new fashion start up called Nu that looks at what happens after you have brought a piece of clothing and we check in on some of the print works on show at the Dublin Art Book Fair. Dublin Web Fest MediaHQ Segment 1: Dublin Art Book Fair 2015 The Dublin Art Book fair is in its 5th year now. It presents and sell magazines and books about the art world but also books and magazines that are artworks in of themselves. The scope of the fair is national and international but when I went and talked though some of the works at the fair, me and Sophie Behal, cu

With Nowhere at its one year anniversary, Sebastian Stephenson speaks to Brian Telling, one of the co-founders of Nowhere menswear store. We see how the store is doing after 1 year, we discuss the purpose of the store which is challenging and questioning what masculinity is and can be. We also of course talk though some of the items in the store(from €250 Tracksuit trouser to the perfect jumper for a Shannon airport protest) and the hardest question for Brian; what masculinity means to him. We also report on a architecture modelling kit called Arckit and talk though some of the funding opportunities still available from the Arts Council. Nowhere Website Nowhere Podcast Nowhere Twitter Nowhere Instagram Segment 1: ArcKit ArcKit is described by Damien Murtagh as a working tool. ArcKit, the Arc for Architecture and Kit for kit, is a tool to figure out and work though designing spaces. Using model components that unlike traditional architectural models, can be moved around and rearranged with no effort. How

Rouzbeh Rashid and Maximilian Le Cain are members of the Experimental Film Society. Sebastian Stephenson discusses their perspective on the medium of film, how EFS moved from Iran to Ireland, how they don't make "experimental cinema" but film and we also talk about their latest or upcoming works; Rouzbeh's Trailers and Max's Cloud of Skin. This episode also checks in on a book launch for the Focus Theatre's latest photo book which shows the 50 years of theatre they have produced. We also walkthrough an exhibition dedicated to an asteroid and we profile spoken word artists for a collaboration with Dublin Inquirer. Experimental Film Society website Experimental Film Society video on demand Experimental Film Society Facebook Experimental Film Society Twitter Segment 1: Five Decades in Focus - A Photographic history of Ireland's Stanislavski Theatre On Wednesday the 14th October, the New Theatre was hosting a book launch. That book launch was a photo book to celebrate 50 years of pushing the standard for Ir

Erin Foroff is one of the co-creators and co-founders of Lingo Festival. While Sebastian Stephenson continuously says Lingu instead of Lingo thoughout this episode, he does manage to ask about spoken word in Ireland and the "modern revolution" that spoken word is having at the minute. We also discuss prior to now how spoken word has been always in a sense invisible or the glue that holds that the Irish literary and music scene. We also have reports on Love and Robots' pop up shop on 5 Dame Lane where you can have very own bowtie or necklace printed for you. We also check the Firehouse Film Contest in A4 Sounds and we talk to the creators of the Jazz Lab. Lingo Festival website Lingo Festival Twitter Lingo Festival Facebook Segment 1: Love and Robots pop up store A new pop up store has appeared at 5 Dame Lane, Love and Robots is a accessories brand the creates individual pieces of bow ties, jewellery, clocks and wall art that are designed to specification on loveandrobots.com then printed using 3D printer

George Boyle is the founder of Fumbally Exchange. This month they are celebrating their 5th anniversary. We speak about the emotional journey and awakening experience that is losing your lifetime job and starting your own venture and how that is root of origin for Fumbally Exchange. We talk about how the Fumbally Exchange fosters and maintains its culture and translates that into other branches such as in Wexford and Balbriggan. We also talk about some of the challenges of maintaining the Fumbally Exchange as a place of creation and as a brand. For our reports, it all a bit media themed this edition. We start by speaking to the editors of newly launched DRAFF magazine that displays the raw material of stage and dance craft, not writing about it. We also report on Phever, a radio and tv internet stream that is promoting the Irish underground DJ music scene as the recently move into a new headquarters. Fumbally Exchange website Fumbally Exchange facebook Fumbally Exchange Twitter Segment 1: DRAFF Magazine

Eirways is a print magazine exploring Irishness. The editor, Kieran O'Hare is our guest on this edition of Dublin Creative Review. We discuss who the audience is (hint not just the people on the island of Ireland), an emerging theme of emigration in the magazine, the international trend of independent print magazines and the larger meaning of it. This edition also looks at DubLUDO, an event where Irish game makers test out their latest video game prototypes for feedback and we look at Visual Artists Ireland campaign to Ask! Has the Artist been Paid? Eirways website Eirways Twitter Eirways Facebook Segment 1: DubLUDO September 2015 is a big month for video games in Ireland. On the 10th there is Games Ireland, a professionals conference where the industry meets and exchange knowledge and insights: Then the Irish Game Makers Association(or shorten to IMRIT) is nominating members for their first broad of IMRIT this month, another event happening the day before Games Ireland is DubLUDO, an informal event wher

Kris Nelson, Artistic Director of Dublin Tiger Fringe speaks to Sebastian Stephenson for this edition. We discuss how Kris uses his taste when it comes to designing each years programme; how OTT wresting became apart of this years festival, and how Fringe is looking beyond the Marriage Equality Referendum and Gender Equality Bill in its programme. We also talk about the status of the arts in Canadian and Irish Society. We also talk to Open Night Cinema in their exploration of all elements of cinema, and check in on the Irish Writers Centre autumn courses.

Sebastian Stephenson speaks to Gareth Lyons, creator of HACKFEST and Andy Edgar, one of the managing directors for A4 Sounds. We speak about the aesthetics of Gareth's underground/alternative animation festival, the spectrum of animation on offer and how he got the festival started last year. Andy tells us the history of A4 Sounds, which is a multidisciplinary art organisation that provides for a board and electric mix of creatives. We also speak about the importance of messy space to produce creative work. Throughout the episode, we also check out online live music series, Press Record.tv, talk to Dublin 2020 about their European Capital of Eulture bid and review some of the pitches on crowdfunding sites looking for support right now.