I've just had the opportunity to be interviewed by the wonderful people at the Wildfirehub.com about starting out in journalism and with the magazine. In it, I talk about the print and online versions of Soundspheremag, Disabled Entrepreneurs and more...

The link is here: http://www.wildfirehub.com/blog/dom-smith-of-soundspheremag-com

Thanks, as ever, for reading. 

I am currently listening to a band called Stateless and their track 'Bloodstream' - awesome chilled out electronic stuff. 

It has been a great week for me so far...

Myself and Mike Cooper of The Creative Condition were recently invited to take part in Global Entrepreneurship Week and represent (with others) the city of York. 

We'll be going into the Manor School to share our experiences of working in the media as freelancers (Dom in journalism, and Mike in film), and trying to offer up decent advice to students who are aspiring entrepreneurs, or simply, interested in what they want to do for the future. It's always fun for us to do these things, and we are really proud to be able to support such an event. 

Also, we've recently done our third ever video interview for Soundspheremag.com (the first ones being Skindred and then The Automatic). This one we did with US metal act SOiL. Check it out and let me know what you think. 

Thanks for reading. 

Dom

So, I created this online portfolio for articles, reviews and interviews that I've done before. The site I used is called cuttings.me, and it's a very cool and useful online tool for journalists and bloggers to make use of. Check that out here...
 
http://www.cuttings.me/users/domsmith

On a completely unrelated note, I found ti=his today while "researching" - it's a band comprised completely of robots covering Marilyn Manson's 'The Beautiful People' - pretty awesome stuff. Amazing, I think!

Thanks, 

Dom 

Yep. I'm on Mo'York's team and will be attempting to raise money via the official Movember website - you can find out more and donate here: https://www.movember.com/uk/donate/your-details/team_id/297012.

Here's a first day photo for you to giggle at. The 'tache awaits. 

Please help out where you can. 

Cheers. 

Dom

We've had a lovely feature in The Press about the building and development of Disabled Entrepreneurs. Check it out here: http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/business/news/9335105.Disabled_trio_seeks_to_aid_new_ventures.

I've been listening to this band (again) a lot recently. They're called Sunna and they've got a new album out called 'After The Third Pin' - it's pretty heavy electronic rock stuff, but with some nice melodic parts. Here's an older track called '7%'.

I've also been listening to a folk-punk band called Smokey Bastard - I know, interesting name. They've got a really cool vibe and they play great folk-punk tunes. We recently did a feature on them on the site. Check it out here. 

Cheers, as always. 

Dom

Dom and Mike have been working hard with this York-based business to build a website to increase commercial appeal. 

The process involved TCC working side-by-side with the client (international dance tutor Marggiori Ariza) to fulfill her own needs and support the growth of her brand. 

Here's Marge and a few others in action at a Leeds dance event.

I was recently given the chance to write a blog for Croon.co.uk (a new online music magazine based in West Yorkshire to talk about the music scene regionally and nationally. In it, I talk about a range of exciting new bands and great venues from cities like Hull, Leeds, York, Sheffield and Bradford. 

Check that out here....
http://www.croon.co.uk/opinion/soundsphere-magazine-guest-blog-croon-the-local-music-scene

Listen to the below...

They're called Fawn Spots, and that's just a clip. =)

Thanks for reading as ever. Oh, I also went to give a talk at Cannon Lee school recently about entrepreneurship and journalism. It was awesome to work with local York students who have such great passion. I'm doing one in Hull at the college later this week, so keep your fingers crossed!

We would like to introduce ourselves to you properly, so that you know exactly who we are and what we do.

We are a creative agency born from the desire of dedicated freelancers who wished to form a partnership and take on corporate and creative projects while using the talents we have to expand our own professional profiles, but to also inform, support and work alongside others within our ever-expanding network.

We champion collaboration between the most gifted people within journalism, public relations, film, broadcasting and design; these mediums work naturally together and share the same creative condition. We can and will help you.

Jonathan Sillence - graphic design with animation and photography

Jonathan is an artist with academic, professional and practical experience of illustrations, photography, film and music video-making, animation and web design. He has participated in artistic projects with KhaoZ Media, and he helped establish The Smallest Art School In The World in London. Jonathan is also active in creating and developing ideas for websites, artists and publications across the UK.

Mike Leigh Cooper - media production and training

Mike is without question one of the most dedicated film and media production professionals currently based in North Yorkshire. His passion and drive to succeed has seen him make a strong impression upon a range of organisations including Mind The Gap (where he works as a media trainer for people with learning difficulties in Bradford), the European Union (Mike has travelled extensively as a UK reporter looking at a range of issues in celebration of the European Year of Volunteering) and more. Mike's passion for people and stories has allowed him the opportunity to work not only within community media and education but also on music videos for high-profile UK musicians including Kid British and also on corporate briefs for Venturefest Yorkshire.

Dom Smith - copywriting, public relations and social media

Dom is a dedicated journalist with a background in working for print and online publications within the arts and technology sector; these include NME, Rock Sound, T3 and Stuff. Dom also edits an online and print music and culture publication for the north of England (Soundsphere magazine) which is one of the projects we now oversee here at The Creative Condition. Dom is also an experienced copywriter, having produced written work for Higher York, York St John University, My Destination, Rough Guides, Bar Lane Studios, Treasures Revealed In West Yorkshire and more. With an MA in his chosen field of journalism, Dom is equipped to write in any style and frequently produces workshops to take into schools and colleges.

Colm O' Rourke - radio production, broadcast journalism and media training

Colm O'Rourke is a cross-platform journalist with experience in video, audio and blog production and editing. He has also worked in page-ready production for national, regional and local press. Among the organisations he has worked with are KhaoZ Media, Accessible Arts and Media, The Press Association, York CVS and Soundsphere magazine. Colm is also skilled in preparing and facilitating inclusive media training workshops. He has also taken part in a series of pan-European youth media events coordinated by the European Union.

Jade Aitken - accounts

Jade is the glue that holds our team together, and it is as pure and simple as that. Her unwavering determination and valuable organisational skills are at the core of TCC and we are very lucky to have her on-board. When we have an event to celebrate new clients or any success, Jade sorts it.

Kieran Schlechter - web design

Kieran is a celebrated multi-disciplined web designer who has a strong portfolio of work behind him, most notably Soundspheremag.com, the home of Soundsphere magazine online. Kieran's eye for detail and great dedication has meant that he's been able to carefully manage the site (which now receives hundreds of views a day) and make improvements to his work as needed. Kieran has also led on a range of projects for companies in Yorkshire and nationally.

For more information, see the official Creative Condition website. 

Thank you.

TCC

It's lovely when people do nice things isn't it?

Well, One&Other York have done something very nice for me. 

They were curious about how I started Soundsphere magazine and what's been going on with the project, so I told 'em in a recent interview. 

Please click on the below link for that. In it, I give advice to people looking to get into journalism and talk about how I started the project.

Thanks for reading! 

http://www.oneandother.com/articles/qa-dom-smith-of-soundsphere

Now...check out this beast of a Foo Fighters remix from The Prodigy!

Just got one of these very cool About.me profiles. It's pretty simple and easy to set-up. 

Check mine out here, and see what you think? 
http://about.me/soundspheremagdom

I've also finally got a Google + account. Check that out here.