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 | Jim Rosenthal Jordan Thomas on 1st September at 3:46pm ...has just been in the studio and I must say what a top bloke he was!!
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| New Word Man Jordan Thomas on 9th July at 12:14pm No, we haven't employed an 80's rap star.
We have a new writer. His name is Richard Johnson. Before joining us he created campaigns for big brands such as Nationwide Building Society (which Leagas Delaney turned into a even more famous TV campaig...
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| The Wider World Of Audio Production and Radio Advertising Jordan Thomas on 9th July at 12:13pm Staying on the theme of 'taking commercials on holiday', I would like to share a few small translation 'accidents' with you.
Translations are always fun. What can seem fairly innocent in one language takes on a whole new, slightly sinister person...
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| So... Jordan Thomas on 2nd June at 11:16am Good bank holiday?!
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| New Staff Jordan Thomas on 22nd April at 11:49am Maple Street Studios welcomes David Couch, former GCap Media Group Creative Director, to the role of Managing Director at Maple Street Studios.
“This is a really exciting time to return to the industry,” said David, who recently returned from two...
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| Spotify Creative Jordan Thomas on 22nd April at 11:36am This is going to sound like a little bit of a rant… and to all intents and purposes, it is. Having recently delved into the domain of Spotify to find some very random pieces of music while ploughing through a mountain of paperwork, it is a serious ir...
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| Summer is here (or will be soon) Jordan Thomas on 22nd April at 11:30am Summer is here (or will be soon)
As much as I am happy that we’re now able to go wandering round the streets of London sans coat (without the danger of dying of frostbite), it does beg the question of the need to start thinking about creative for ...
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| RIP Malcom Mclaren Jordan Thomas on 9th April at 10:40am Many of you will have heard that Malcom Mclaren passed away yesterday after a battle with cancer. Our thoughts go out to his son, Joe Corré.
Malcom Mclaren - 1946-2010
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| Spring is sprung Jordan Thomas on 24th March at 2:50pm The grass is riz
I wonder where the birdies iz
the little birdz is on the wing
that's absurd
The little wing iz on the bird
- Spike Milligan
Happy spring.
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| oooh awards... Jordan Thomas on 8th March at 4:12pm Looks like MSS has been nominated for not one but two commercials! More information to follow soon!
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| Goodbye and goodnight 6Music...? Jordan Thomas on 4th March at 10:50am After months of speculation, it looks as if the axe has finally been swung on 6 Music. Also to go is The Asian Network plus a host of other services.
This will come as a major blow to independent radio production houses everywhere who worked on s...
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| RACC Complaints Jordan Thomas on 3rd March at 11:53am Just the one this time. However, this is a good example of how careful you have to be when advertising for government bodies, in this case a Business Support Advice service from the Welsh Assembly...
http://www.asa.o...
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| Interesting people in the studio again... Jordan Thomas on 26th February at 1:04pm This gentleman came along the other night to guest on the Today Is Boring show - Hamish McAlpine.
You can find out more about him using this interesting article that was found by Adam Carr on The Guardian's website:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/fi...
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| Red Bones by Ann Cleeves Jordan Thomas on 25th February at 4:56pm Paul has been working on more sinister murder paperbacks again (he always seems to get those jobs), this time in the form of Red Bones by Anne Cleves.
Out now in all good bookshops (but probably not Borders by now).
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| White Horse Brewery Jordan Thomas on 25th February at 4:56pm Of course, we’ve always got one ear on the radio here at MSS (it keeps our ears warm) and whilst listening to Jack FM the other day, we heard this little beauty.
It made the whole office laugh, so much so that we decided to include it in this new...
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| Old Spice Jordan Thomas on 25th February at 4:54pm Old Spice has just aired the commercial we made for them back at the start of the year and it’s really great to see them back on the airwaves after a long absence.
We did ask them if they’d be bringing back ‘Wild Lion’ fragrance too but they didn...
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| Sick of Winter Jordan Thomas on 18th February at 3:44pm This might sound like a whinge... and it is.
Oooh... the Cranberries have just come on the radio! That makes it better
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| lack of coffee and lack of sleep Jordan Thomas on 17th February at 9:28am Loads of early studio sessions makes Jordan a sleepy boy...and yesterday the coffee ran out. Send Help.
On the plus side, it's stopped raining!
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| Today Is Boring Jordan Thomas on 28th January at 12:10pm Not really. Quite interesting actually. The Today Is Boring crowd brought a very interesting guest into the studio last night...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1169772/My-film-horrific-15-director-tells-censors-pushed-18.html
The recorde...
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 | Mrs Marple! Darren Griffiths on 25th January at 11:14am Been pretty much looking after every other campaign recently while Jordan has been deprived of daylight working on the M&S project. It’s been quiet upstairs in the office without the sound of Jordan beating his computer keyboard, come back Mrs Marple...
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| And Breathe Jordan Thomas on 25th January at 9:32am Hello readers, been a while since I've had the time to write an entry here. I Have been sitting in the studio working very hard on an interesting project for M&S! Lots of editing, lots of creating… and the occasional producer’s block. Nevermind, the ...
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 | Maple Street News Paul Golliker on 17th December at 3:29pm We’ve had an interesting few months here at Maple Street Studios with a range of projects on the go including radio commercials for Old Spice, Suzuki , Blackthorn Cider, Landrover and New Look. We produced commentary for a new computer game and hoste...
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| When Things Go Wrong Paul Golliker on 17th December at 3:29pm Have a listen to some great radio bloopers from Brian Johnstone and Jonathon Agnew, Louise Minchin, Roddy Forsyth and Charlotte Green.
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| Quiz Night Darren Griffiths on 9th December at 2:52pm Found this picture from our quiz night. RadioWorks Joe Daniels getting one right!
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| Darren's Ramblings Darren Griffiths on 8th December at 3:36pm I will be updating this shortly. I am very busy at the moment.
Honest guv
Darren.
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| Jordan's First MSS Blog Post Thing Jordan Thomas on 3rd December at 4:00pm Hello,
Been tasked to do this by Mr. Howarth as he wanted me to do something to show some fervent activity on the MSS website (well, he wouldn't want all his hard work to be for naught). So here I am.
In summary:
1. Golly's beard makes him lo...
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