Neil Speers – Founder
A man of many, many hats. Neil is a multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter, recording engineer, producer, composer, marketer, and he has also been a graphic designer, commercial photographer and videographer, and a journalist. He’s released three CDs and dozens of singles and plays blues, jazz, rock, IDM, ambient, lofi jazz, and more.
His music has won a prize for the soundtrack in an indie video project and he has played in festivals, bars, pubs, and backyards. Neil’s early career was playing on the road in a cover band and has also performed his original works across the country.
One of his greatest skills is that of “problem solver” – which applies to every aspect of his varied occupations and interests. He’s also a tinkerer, being the one who has always set up the PA system for his band, taught graphics programs to business people, and developed processes in darkroom management and digital retouching. From the first time he sat at his mother’s early Mac computer, he had an affinity for pretty much any kind of application he opened. When he studied graphic design he wound up as the class tutor – even to the instructors.
In marketing, he has worked with local, national and international clients including a tourist stop in Alaska for which he was part of a team developing a marketing package that increased the number of visitors by 300 per cent.