Who are you?
Stephen Izatt. I live in Bonchurch with my wife Liz and used to be
flabbergasted by people who thought Newport was a long way away. I now pack a
suitcase if I absolutely have to go to B&Q.
What
do you do?
I am a serial meddler. I started in Naval Architecture, became seduced
by the then sexy world of advertising, was brainjacked by music and still fall
over in awe of creative talent. So I have a brand consultancy which pays the
bills, Ventnor Arts Club which generates bills by the hour and, up until
recently, was part of a Manchester based record label which was a hole into
which I poured whatever money I had left.
Where can people visit you/see your
work?
Our brand work is all over the place, on conveyor belt sushi
restaurants, on the chests of Rolling Stones fans and was everywhere in 2012.
You can see my slight obsession for Art Deco and my penchant for colour at the
Club. The legacy of music which was little to do with me but massively to do
with my business partner in the label is heard daily - hourly if you are a BBC
6music listener.
Do you have a website?
There's a bit of a theme going with our social media addresses; www.Ventnorartsclub.com
/ www.facebook.com/ventnorartsclub /
@ventnorartsclub
Have you always lived on the Island?
No, I was brought up in Surrey, lived abroad a little and in West London
but home has been here for 8 years now.
If you could have 1 wish what would
you choose?
I would dearly like this country to be run by a team of people who I
could trust, for a period of time during which they could collaborate and make
sustainable improvements. Instead of spending their time point scoring against
the other parties trying to ensure they don't loose the next election.
Stuck on a desert island what 3 items
would you choose to have with you?
My scuba gear, a nitrox mix air compressor and a wok.
If 1 of your 3 items had to be music
what album or artist would you choose?
Fleetwood Mac's greatest hits. The real Fleetwood Mac with Peter Green
at the helm before he took one acid tab too many and got lost on the way home
from the studio.
Is there anything you would like to
see introduced on #Wighthour?
Live events, speed networking, where faces can be put to twitter
accounts. We can host them if you like. (Watch this space!)
If you could choose the next person
to be featured on the #Wighthour blog who would you choose?
I think Mark at Philieas Fogg's would be interesting. As long as he
doesn't talk about his weird neighbours.
