Demi Taylor's guest appearances

Demi Taylor

Looking Sideways Action Sports Podcast

LEPHYR PODCAST

Crest Surfcast

Sam Bleakley

Lyndsay McLaren

Jenny Jones

Joe Taylor

Gabe Davies

Tom Carroll

Len Necefer

Jeremy Jones

Layne Beachley

Andy Martin

Mickey Smith

Jon Taylor

Greg Long

Easkey Britton

Todd Richards

OwlTail

I'm so pleased to welcome my next guest, champion of like-minded souls, Demi Taylor. Demi is the director of the London Surf Film Festival, co-author of numerous surf &amp; travel books and co-founder of Approaching Lines Agency. I sit down to chat to Demi ahead of the much anticipated 10th (!) anniversary of the film festival and we discuss her story and what it takes to curate a line up of film that celebrates surf culture today - enjoy!@londonsurffilmfest@approachinglines@imaybesurfingwww.londonsurffilmfestival.com

I'm so pleased to welcome my next guest, champion of like-minded souls, Demi Taylor. Demi is the director of the London Surf Film Festival, co-author of numerous surf &amp; travel books and co-founder of Approaching Lines Agency. I sit down to chat to Demi ahead of the much anticipated 10th (!) anniversary of the film festival and we discuss her story and what it takes to curate a line up of film that celebrates surf culture today - enjoy! @londonsurffilmfest @approachinglines @imaybesurfing <a href="http://www.londonsurffilmfestival.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.londonsurffilmfestival.com</a>

LEPHYR PODCAST :: S2 05 :: DEMI TAYLOR DIRECTOR, LONDON SURF FILM FESTIVAL & AUTHOR

Chris Nelson

International purveyors of the finest surf stoke. After jacking in the day jobs to become nomadic writers, Chris Nelson and Demi Taylor's Footprint Guides to Surfing in Britain and Europe dropped at a time when publishers were eating up anything surf. Building on Demi's experiences from her days in the Roxy PR department, the couple then hit on a winning formula in running the inaugural London Surf Film Festival. In the decade since, Chris and Demi's events experience has seen them also develop the Approaching Lines festival in Newquay and a raft of specialty surf contests. In the process, it has been their job to hang out with some of the most interesting, and high-profile characters in the surf world. From putting on Steph Gilmore's premier in the big smoke, to helping upcoming and aspiring film directors break through, their events have often become crucial stops along any world surfer's European leg. In conversation with Tom, the pair recall some of the personalities and situations the festivals have thrown up, as well as the movies which have made it.Produced by James Dodd &amp; Tom AndersonArtwork by GS Design CoMusic Copyright James Dodd 2020

International purveyors of the finest surf stoke. After jacking in the day jobs to become nomadic writers, Chris Nelson and Demi Taylor's Footprint Guides to Surfing in Britain and Europe dropped at a time when publishers were eating up anything surf. Building on Demi's experiences from her days in the Roxy PR department, the couple then hit on a winning formula in running the inaugural London Surf Film Festival. In the decade since, Chris and Demi's events experience has seen them also develop the Approaching Lines festival in Newquay and a raft of specialty surf contests. In the process, it has been their job to hang out with some of the most interesting, and high-profile characters in the surf world. From putting on Steph Gilmore's premier in the big smoke, to helping upcoming and aspiring film directors break through, their events have often become crucial stops along any world surfer's European leg. In conversation with Tom, the pair recall some of the personalities and situations the festivals have thrown up, as well as the movies which have made it.Produced by James Dodd &amp; Tom AndersonArtwork by GS Design CoMusic Copyright James Dodd 2020

Crest Podcast Ep21 - Chris Nelson & Demi Taylor

Full episode info and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.comAhead of the forthcoming London Surf Film Festival, I caught with an old friend for episode 097 of the podcast. I’ve know Demi Taylor for years and have long admired her questing, creative approach to life, whether through her prolific writing, or the festival she’s been organising with partner Chris Nelson for the past nine years. In that time the London Surf Film Festival has quietly become one of the most essential dates on the UK calendar. There’s a spirit of wry celebration about it that sums up all that is great about surfing, and UK surf culture in particular.So with this year’s event coming up, I thought it was high time I sat down with Demi to find out the story behind the festival, and also exactly how she carved out such an fascinating, influential career for herself. It’s a great story, driven by what Demi characterises as a spirit of ‘hopeful naivety’. She’ll scoff, but it also an object lesson in how it is possible to create the career you want by being steadfast in your goals and consistently brave in your decision-making. Listeners are perennially fascinated in finding out how guests ended up with such singular careers in such an unpredictable industry, and Demi’s story is a brilliant example. I had a blast chatting to Demi, and can’t wait for this year’s festival. Hope you enjoy the conversation. Thanks to Matt Ward for the theme tune, and to my editor Fina Charleson. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lookingsideways.substack.com/subscribe

Full episode info and Show Notes - <a href="http://www.wearelookingsideways.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.wearelookingsideways.com</a> Ahead of the forthcoming London Surf Film Festival, I caught with an old friend for episode 097 of the podcast. I’ve know Demi Taylor for years and have long admired her questing, creative approach to life, whether through her prolific writing, or the festival she’s been organising with partner Chris Nelson for the past nine years. In that time the London Surf Film Festival has quietly become one of the most essential dates on the UK calendar. There’s a spirit of wry celebration about it that sums up all that is great about surfing, and UK surf culture in particular. So with this year’s event coming up, I thought it was high time I sat down with Demi to find out the story behind the festival, and also exactly how she carved out such an fascinating, influential career for herself. It’s a great story, driven by what Demi characterises as a spirit of ‘hopeful naivety’. She’ll scoff, but it also an object lesson in how it is possible to create the career you want by being steadfast in your goals and consistently brave in your decision-making. Listeners are perennially fascinated in finding out how guests ended up with such singular careers in such an unpredictable industry, and Demi’s story is a brilliant example. I had a blast chatting to Demi, and can’t wait for this year’s festival. Hope you enjoy the conversation. Thanks to Matt Ward for the theme tune, and to my editor Fina Charleson. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://lookingsideways.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">lookingsideways.substack.com/subscribe</a>

Episode 097: Demi Taylor - The Road Not Taken