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Donor Recipient
It’s not often you get the chance to meet the person who saved your life. In fact, according to the Welsh Blood Service, there is only a 70% chance...
Never Stop Creating
At Storm & Shelter, it’s no secret that we’re big fans of Focusrite. Not only have we created some magic with them in the past, but they’re an integral part...
Clogau Collections
In Wales, there are a lot of things we just get right. Our rugby team. Our accents. Oh, and our gold. Did you know that Welsh gold is one...
The Real Social Network
When COVID sent the world into lockdown in 2020, pretty much everyone and every industry was affected, but probably none more so than the travel industry… because you know,...
Local Heroes
Sometimes a project comes in, and it just clicks. A client has a clear vision and a clear brief which perfectly aligns with the videos that we get a...
Inspire Greatness
If there is one thing that is better than feeling like you did a good job, is someone telling you that you did a good If there’s one thing...
Scarlett Tips
We’re back at it once again with our pals at Focusrite. What can we say, we’re big fans, and given an opportunity to help advertise one of our favourite...
Net Zero Needs Nuclear
Despite lots of myth-busting by the Nuclear Industry Association, in the UK (and the world) there are still lots of misconceptions about the safety and e-fission-cy of Nuclear Power....
Ampify Sounds: Lee Malcolm
When you think synthesisers, you’d be forgiven for jumping straight to dudes with perms, sunglasses and a keytar (you know, the keyboards that hang around your neck and make...
Ampify Sounds: James Orvis
When you get together with a group of like-minded people with a shared love of something, you’ll often find them come alive. When it’s a bunch of producers who...
Ampify Sounds: Neeta Sarl
Wait, why is that lady hitting ancient stones with a beater? That’s called Foley, dear friend. We’re back at it again with Ampify, continuing the exploration into the musical...
Paul Stacey
Whenever we see the folks at Yamaha pop up on our caller ID, we know we’re in for a treat. Without fail, they’ll have a brief for us that...
#DatingTwitter
A bloke on a badly-keyed green screen riding CGI horses whilst poorly delivering a swathe of dating faux-pas. Y’know, when briefs come along that allow us to spill out...
The Yamaha THR30II Demo
Every so often, you meet someone so naturally talented that you internally seethe with jealousy. Part of you wishes that they have some kind of fatal character flaw, y’know,...
What It Takes
Passion projects are a hot potato to handle, and often result in an emotional and logistical rollercoaster with a backstory that even Chris Nolan would think is a bit...
Ampify Studio
London-based music software creators and self-confessed tech-nerds Ampify Music are on a mission. Their goal? To make music more accessible. Being part of the Focusrite group, they know a...
Launchkey Mini Promo
A series of short, portrait-style films that spotlight music makers from various backgrounds, uncovering their approaches to music and discussing the philosophy of music making, all with the aim...
Welcome to #ScottishTwitter
“A Twirl’s just a Flake wae a jacket on.” Never a truer word was spoken. Much like any of the philosophical outbursts that make up the internet phenomenon that...
Kagool in 92 seconds
Kagool is a forward-thinking digital agency delivering complex platforms using a clever bit of software called Sitecore. Our good friends came to us in need of a new ream...
Chris Buck, Two Door and Circa Waves
We’ve all been there, you take a bite of the cake, and you just can’t help but go back for more—musical cake in this instance. Like a cameraman to...
Peter Hook
It’s not often that you get the chance to be in the same room as true music royalty. What’s more, it’s even rarer that said musician gives you an...
Ask Openreach
Life’s hard when you’re a superhero. Take Batman, for example. Gotham’s inhabitants know he exists, and they certainly complain when his escapades cause disruption in the city centre. But...
Ones to Watch: Solomon Grey
Spitfire Audio are an assemblage of total audiophiles, dedicated to handing musicians the tools they need to induce eargasms at the drop of a hat. They make your music...
Musicians Roundtable
Here at S&S, we like doing our bit for a good cause, especially when we’re given total creative freedom. Mental health is something we take seriously; so much so...
The A-Series Guitar
Yamaha’s acoustic guitars are designed for the touring musician. Built tough but with a bunch of great features, their new A Series has been introduced to satisfy the needs...
So Much More
Look, we’ve all been there. You’ve put something down the loo you shouldn’t have, or you’ve poured something down the sink thinking “This is OK, surely?” and the next...
Emergency Response Training
“How the Hell am I meant to play Fortnite when my house is flooded?” A question maybe not often asked, but one that BT’s ERT unit certainly have the...
Balance Activ
We were approached by BBI Healthcare to create a suite of content surrounding the launch of their Balance Activ product, aimed towards women who are searching for assistance. The...
Crunch Simply Digital
From the horse’s mouth, Crunch Simply Digital are “the leading UK digital strategist agency”, which basically means they’re a gabble of creative guys and gals who make sure that...
The Wales Way
Navigating a foreign country can be pretty daunting sometimes, especially if you’re travelling from a completely different culture and don’t speak much of the language. But can you imagine...
Uncovering Musical Creativity
Ampify is a unique innovative team formed from Focusrite/Novation, the music instrument pioneers. They are responsible for some of the most popular music creation and remixing apps on Apple’s...
We’re Openreach
When most people think of Openreach, their knowledge tends to reach as far as the fact they have vans everywhere and that they’re “something to do with BT”. The...
The Fitzalan
When you’re a student hailing from a background of wealth, potentially travelling thousands to miles to study in Cardiff, you want to live somewhere that reflects your social status...
Blocs Wave for iOS
Making a good first impression is important, and as such, it’s sometimes appropriate to “take one for the team”, smash expectations and blow your client’s socks off. Although we’d...
Artist Insight: Chris Buck
If I asked you where Total Guitar Magazine’s “Best Guitarist in the world 2018” was from, you’d probably bank on a safe bet like London, California, or some other...
Aspirational Homeowners
If you’re planning to up sticks and relocate to a new part of the country, it’s probably a good idea to get a sense of the area that you’re...