Meet the toasted team

Meet the Toasted people. This is the core team behind Toasted Productions. We also work with a trusted, experienced pool of freelancers. Each project and production is different so we include lots of skill sets to make it work really well.

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  Simon Marsland

  Producer / Director / Video Editor

  Simon set up Toasted Productions in 2001 after many years producing directing and editing for established production companies. He also ran a regional cable news franchise. When he is not hands on producing, directing and co-ordinating the bread and butter side of operations - Simon oversees the corporate side of the business. In his spare time he likes rugged activities like climbing mountains and sleeping outdoors in a bivi bag. Loves music and has been known to confuse work with pleasure. Simon's cooking skills remain a secret.

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  Annie Conlon

  Director / Producer / Development

  Annie hit the media industry floor running - literally - as a runner in The Big Breakfast House. Fifteen years on and Annie has built herself a solid portfolio of experience. Factual entertainment, observational documentaries and music have all come under her producing and directing umbrella. As well as working on programmes for all the major terrestrial stations - Annie just can't stem the flow of her creative juices. Constantly coming up with ideas and programme formats for Toasted.

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  Richard Smyth

  Designer / Cameraman

  Richard is a quiet Yorkshireman (think of Geoffrey Boycott, he's nothing like him) who has worked in the industry for over 20 years, as well as oodles of camerawork, branding and design gets a rise out of his Yorkshire pudding (floats his boat). Give him still images, motion graphics and multimedia and there is no stopping the quiet Yorkshireman. As for spare time, who needs spare time when your work requires you to fly across Angel Falls or paraglide over snow-topped mountains.

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  Tim A. Duncan

  Composer / Audio Editor / Video Editor

  As a Composer and audio specialist, Tim has been working in the entertainment industry for 25 years. Developing full orchestral scores for theatrical productions to jingles for our corporate clients. Tim loves the technical side too. From the raw recording to final master - from orchestras to solo artists - Tim's state of the art recording studio ensures our audio has a keen edge. Recently conducting a live orchestra playing his score for The Imperial Ice Stars production at the Royal Albert Hall - Tim has a collection of thermals to be envied. Not surprising given his trips to Russia recording choirs in temperatures of minus ten! An experienced video editor - completing many Toasted projects for broadcast. Has been known to cook up a storm for the Toasted Christmas parties.

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  Emma Joyce

  New Business

  Emma worked with one of Manchester's first online media companies from 1998. Emma honed her skills in account management and sales whilst her clients got to grips with these new fangled mediums of online and offline media. Six years later and a left turn to encompass her other passion, food. Managing a signature deli café, Emma developed its marketing brand campaigns through press and the web. Toasted are delighted to have tempted her back to the world of media where she takes charge of our marketing, new business and account management. Emma makes exceedingly good cakes and sometimes brings them in for us to taste! That's to taste, not to toast.

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  Dave Vickers

  Editor / Technical

  Dave studied Media Production at Salford University. He joined Toasted on a work placement just over four years ago. In that time Dave has developed his skills working on many music and commercial productions. Dave loves music and working with Toasted means he gets a frequent Festival fix. A keen City supporter, Dave has been known to spy on the opposition whilst rustling up a gourmet dinner.