ABOUT
STUART LANSDOWNE
I am Stuart Lansdowne, I am your lecturer for practical work on the lens based media course.
Who am I?
I am a multi disciplined creative practitioner who has worked in a wide range of creative industries.
My first day at college.
Over the years, I have been fortunate enough to have worked for a wide range of interesting clients
What do I do?
Web design
Graphic design
Filmaking
Fine Art
Music
Lecturing
Web Design
I have been designing and building websites since 1999. My first sites were built by hand coding HTML.
I design and build WordPress websites for a wide range of clients.
I manage social media marketing for small businesses.
I run email marketing campaigns sending out 100,000’s HTML emails.
Graphic Design
I have been a graphic designer since 1988 when I first left college.
I design a wide range of visual material for print and web including logos, brochures, cd covers, book jackets etc.
Film making
As a film maker I have worked in all aspects of film making.
I started by working as an assistant animator at Pinewood studios.
I have produced, directed and edited music videos, and worked on documentaries as location manager and camera assistant. Filming has taken me to places such as Pakistan and Glastonbury Festival.
I have produced two films for Tate St Ives.
Fine Art
I ran an independent gallery for 7 years in St Ives. During this time I produced paintings and mixed media assemblages that were sold in galleries throughout the country.
Music
I am an electronic music producer creating work in a range of genres including ambient, techno, glitch, dubstep and drum and bass.
I bought my first synthesizer when I was 14 and joined my first band aged 16. I taught myself guitar and switched to bass before playing in bands in London and the South East in the 80’s & 90’s.
In the early 90’s I became involved in DJ culture.
I have released two 12″ records one of which was played on Radio 1.
Remix release on MixCult Records
My remix of Kirll Matveev’s “Nanny in Leningrad” was released in 2020 on MixCult Records under my Slung alias.