The Essential List: Sam Dillon
Sam Dillon is head of production at Forever Audio (formerly SNK Studios and Red Apple Creative). Having joined the team in 2009, Sam oversees the day-to-day running of Forever Audio’s 11-studio facility on Tottenham Court Road, working with the world’s biggest brands, studios and streaming services.
Lifestyle
o Place of birth: Basildon, Essex
o Hometown: Billericay, Essex (yes, as in ‘Gavin & Stacey’)
o Pet: Our Hermann's tortoise, Darwin
o Place of work: Forever Audio
o Place of workout: Home gym… well, a cold garage
o Side project: Music production - Hollyford on Spotify
o Mode of transport: Train
Culture
o Artist: Cope 2
o Musicians: Frederic Robinson, Bear’s Den, Sigur Rós, Iron & Wine, Hammock… tough question!
o Film: ‘The Shawshank Redemption’
o Series: ‘Afterlife’… I’m a sucker for Gervais
o Commercial: Sony Bravia’s Bouncing Balls
o Video game: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1
o Board game: No thanks, I’ll sort the drinks
o Book: Subway Art by Martha Cooper & Henry Chalfant
o Podcast: Wolf and Owl (Romesh Ranganathan & Tom Davis)
o Magazine: The Beano
Food and Drink
o Breakfast: Full English with coffee
o Restaurant: Sam's Riverside in Hammersmith - table by the window, a dozen oysters and bottle of white… lovely!
o Cheap bite: Leon wrap and those lattice chip things
o Working lunch: Boots' prawn cocktail sarnie and crisps
o Favourite dish: Prawn Saganaki in a Greek taverna… heaven
o Signature dish: Chicken curry
o Snack: Nice ’n’ Spicy Nik Naks
o Guilty pleasure: Chinese takeaway and a bottle of red
o Bar: Old school pub with open fire and a dart board
o Booze: Guinness please
Kit
o Phone: iPhone
o Computer: MacBook Pro
o Headphones: Beyer Dynamic 770s
o Soundsystem: Bose
o Pen / pencil: Pen and lots of highlighters
o Where you document an idea: Back of my hand
o Casual clothing: Polo shirt and jeans
o Smart clothing: Ironed Polo shirt and jeans
o Footwear: Dare I say Reebok Classics…
o Watch: An old (and very scratched) Tag Aquaracer
o App: Spotify!
o Digital work tool: Slack and Monday.com
o Analogue work tool: Notepad and coloured pens
o Morning grooming / makeup essential: Beard brush
