Contributors

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Audio Producer & Composer: Slade Gibson

Slade Gibson has played guitar with Savage Garden, composed music for Steve Irwin and is the audio producer and composer for the Gold Walkley-winning and international number one investigative podcast, The Teacher's Pet.


Like any artist, musicians each have a distinct style that reflects their personal influences and experiences. It’s all about making the connection. That's what Slade does best.

Understanding, embracing and reflecting people’s vastly different moods, mindsets and motivations. Whether it’s a stirring track for a podcast, or a booming score for film and television across every generation.

His services include bespoke music composition, voice over recording, sound design and audio post production for podcasts, TV,  documentaries, radio and online.

http://www.sladegibson.com
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Host: Paul Larter

Paul Larter is a voiceover artist and actor based in Brisbane. 

He has had a life-long love of storytelling in all its forms, having worked for more than 20 years as a journalist and editor in Australia and in the UK at the Times of London. 

More recently he has voiced characters in the world-famous Teacher’s Pet, Shandee’s Story and Night Driver podcasts and for corporate projects.

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Produced by: Pivot Studios

Pivot Studios is an Australian production company that creates distinctive screen and audio stories that challenge, inspire and reach audiences around the world. 

 

Pivot's debut feature VOLCANO MAN had its World Premiere at the Melbourne International Film Festival 2022.

 

In 2021, Pivot Studios produced the documentary podcast THE ELEMENTS, hosted by Stuart Diver and audio produced by Gold Walkley winner Slade Gibson (THE TEACHER’S PET). THE ELEMENTS hit #4 on Apple's Australian Charts with over 100k listens, reaching the Documentary top 50 in the US & UK and is in development as a TV series.  

 

Pivot Studios is not defined by genre or form, putting high quality storytelling above all else. 

 

If a story can entertain, inspire and has something to say about the world, we're in.

https://www.pivotstudios.com.au/
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Writer & Producer: Tim Russell

Tim Russell is a Producer & Writer in Film, TV, Podcasts and Advertising.
  

Tim's feature documentary VOLCANO MAN was Nominated for Best Feature Documentary by the Film Critics Circle of Australia 2023. 

 
In 2021, Tim wrote and produced documentary podcast THE ELEMENTS. Hosted by Thredbo landslide survivor Stuart Diver it reached #4 on Apple's Australian Charts, Spotify's top 20 and Documentary Top 100 in the US & UK. 

 

Tim has written, directed and produced award winning short films such as HIGHWAY, produced by Tim Russell and Michael Wark.

With a background in film production and development, Tim has worked for River Road Entertainment, Cold Iron Pictures, Porchlight Films, eOne, Hopscotch Films and Screen Australia.


Tim also works in advertising, producing commercials, digital content and podcasts. 



https://www.timrussell.com.au
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Writer: Harry Windsor

Harry Windsor is a Sydney-based freelance writer,  journalist and copywriter with a decade of experience. He has worked in film production and magazine journalism — specialising in film and TV, interviewing writers, actors and filmmakers. He also write coverage as a screenplay and book reader for producers, and as a notetaker in writers rooms, and for podcasts.

https://www.themonthly.com.au/author/harry-windsor