Friday, 24 April 2009

Anthony Smith - Music

Anthony Smith, graduated at HND level in 1989 A Bolton University. He currently works for a Design Agency called Music. He worked at Tucker Clarke Williams for 5 years, he also went down to London to freelance at one point. 
Anthony split his talk down into 4 sections:
  1. How he got his first job
  2. How music was set up
  3. How the company got work
  4. Some of his current work
Anthony started talking about how he got his first work placement, it roughly took Anthony around a year to get a permanent job. But throughout this period Anthony kept his portfolio up to date which he was recommend to do. 
Anthony talked about what he finds important in portfolio interview. He said explain clearly what the brief was, and how you answered the brief. Always be positive about your work, even if you don't like certain pieces to much. Always ask questions make yourself feel interested. 
Anthony then moved onto how he set up Music. Dave Simpson from Love Creative asked Anthony if he wanted to set up their own company. Anthony thought about it for a whilst, but then said yes. They first started working out of Dave's flat, but then found an office, they still carried on working in Dave's flat whilst the office where refurbished. 
Anthony got talking about how he got some of his clients. Saying whilst his working career he knew people from previous contacts. Music also got work from word of mouth and also the awards they won. 

I am really glad Music came in and its another contact to get in touch with. 

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