Ep. 114: The Art of a Hit Film Interview w/ Charlie Saxton - Producer/Actor Gaelan Draper - Producer/Director Adam Lasus - Music Director (Spoiler Alerts - Film out 8-22 VOD) BIOS Gaelan Draper (formerly Gaelan Connell) is an award winning film, commercial director and actor based out of France. His first feature BLOOD SAND AND GOLD (2017 theatrical release) was shot on a micro budget in six countries around the world. As an actor, Draper was the lead in Lasse Hallström’s CHOCOLAT, the lead in Todd Graff's BANDSLAM (Vanessa Hudgens, David Bowie), and others. Adam Lasus (born September 2, 1968 in Mount Kisco, New York, United States) is an American record producer, recording engineer and musician. Lasus credits include albums by Yo La Tengo, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Lilys, Helium, Juliana Hatfield, Mark Mulcahy, Dean Ween, Matt Keating, Clem Snide, Amy Ray, Madder Rose, Army Navy, Michael Cerveris, Anders Parker, Chris Harford, Versus, Dumptruck and Gigolo Aunts. Lasus started Studio Red in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1990, and recorded many indie rock artists there: Helium, Versus, The Lilys, Madder Rose, Space Needle, Varnaline, Joey Sweeney, Matt Keating and many more. In 1997, he moved to Brooklyn and started Fireproof Recording, a recording studio, which became an important part of the indie music scene in Brooklyn and New York City. While there Lasus worked with PJ Harvey, J Mascis, Joan Jett, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Mark Mulcahy, Spike Priggen, Violet, Daniel Johnston, As well as Members of Sleater Kinney, Cheap Trick, R.E.M., Guided By Voices, The Breeders, The Posies, Sonic Youth, The Beastie Boys, The Go-Betweens and Ween. Charlie Saxton is an actor, writer, producer, and musician from Philadelphia, PA. He has starred in several television series, including HBO's HUNG, Amazon's BETAS, and FOX's COOPER BARRETT'S GUIDE TO SURVIVING LIFE. Other TV credits include NEW GIRL, WORKAHOLICS, SILICON VALLEY, and THE RECRUIT, as well as voicing the role of Toby in Guillermo Del Toro's award-winning TROLLHUNTERS franchise. Film credits include THE LITTLE THINGS, BANDSLAM, and THE FAMILY FANG. Theater credits include A FAMILY FOR ALL OCCASIONS, directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman. APPLE PODCASTSpodcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-official-art-of-a-hit-podcast/id1763174573 https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/12146016738 CREDITS Stephen Bluhm Sound Engineer/ Editor ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.stephenbluhm.fun⁠⁠⁠⁠ Rich Wexler Producer/Interviewer ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.vintageannalsarchive.com/vintage-annals-archive---the-deep-dive-podcast.html⁠⁠⁠⁠

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