Creative Producer -Tabi Mudaliar Tabi Mudaliar is our Creative Producer and works with the team to deliver Creatives Unlimited. Tabi is a writer, radio broadcaster, and film producer and she has been part of the DGU team since 2019. Her role involves working with the team to creatively develop and deliver a year-round, region-wide programme of support, training, mentoring, guidance, and events for the region’s creative sector across all art forms. We asked Tabi to share her top DGU memorable moments. I spend most of my time with creatives so memorable moments are almost a daily occurrence. The day I attended a meeting at Gracefield Arts Centre and saw unique glimpses of original print works in the making. Or when I dropped in for coffee with a friend at A’ the Airts and was treated to a private viewing of their next gallery exhibition. Or when I was interviewing someone for their podcast on zoom, and by the end of the interview, I had a new friend. There was one Spring morning, in my home office, when I was the third person in the world to hear a newly composed piece of music. All these moments, and more, are why I love being a Creative Producer.
meant that the DGU AGM and Circuit event had to take place online via zoom, very early on in the first lockdown. That was an experience and one I will never forget. I have been a radio broadcaster for a number of years and have done filming and television previously but doing a live event, with performers, for over fifty people via zoom and being MC for it, was an experience all on its own; it was the online digital version of rubbing your tummy, patting your head, juggling, and reciting a poem, all at once! It went without a hitch, so much so that we did it again the following year. My third memorable moment is a special one. I started working with DGU in late 2019. By the time the restrictions were in place in March 2020, I had only met with my colleagues in person on a handful of occasions. Fast forward to May 28th, 2022, and David McDonald, Maggie Broadley, and I – the DGU team - are finally together at my wedding, after almost two years of seeing each other only on zoom. That was a special day and I’m so happy by dear colleagues and friends were able to be there with me.
Briefly, and because I tend to find folks are not quite sure what I do, a Creative Producer is just as it says – I am a producer who plans, develops, organises, and leads in the delivery of films, recordings, events, courses, or creative projects – all with an added creative flair and vision. If I have to pick three memorable moments, they would be There is a Place is a short art film I am proud to have produced for DG Unlimited. I loved working with filmmaker James Alcott, poet Celia Donovan, and composer Ralph Kinsella, to bring the vision of the film to life. The producer is the unseen force behind a film. We put everything in place so the creatives can create, and the vision of the film is captured in sound and image. It’s one of my film productions that I am most proud of. You can see it here. https://www. dgunlimited.com/there-is-a-place.html During the restrictions of 2020 we all had to adapt quickly. The timing of the start of the global pandemic
Maggie Broadley, Tabi Mudaliar and David McDonald
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