We believe podcasting shouldn’t be hard work.
We’re two producers who believe greatness starts with people. Founded in 2024 and self‑funded, our studio grew out of frustration with an industry that too often talks down to people who aren’t in the know or haven’t mastered the technical jargon yet. We believe that if you have an idea, you should be able to make it happen. Let us thread the needle for you, so to speak.
Meet morgan
Morgan is the Co-Founder and Studio Manager at The Spinners Mill. With over 10 years’ experience in Audio Recording, Music Production, Foley & SFX, Live Sound and Studio Engineering, having studied in Belfast Met and Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, and running events both in the Netherlands and here in Belfast, she has amassed great experience in the field of audio podcasting, content creation and editing working on a myriad of different projects with many stakeholders.
Meet
conor
Conor is the Co-Founder and overseer of the technical aspects of the studio’s operations, ensuring a professional standard is consistently achieved in both audio and visual aspects of podcast production. With a BA in Film Studies from Queens University, including audio engineering modules, along with years of hands-on experience in photography and music production, he brings a well-rounded skillset to both visual and audio production. Conor holds an innate ability for problem-solving when it comes to technology, whether it’s troubleshooting equipment or optimising production workflows.
What Sets Us Apart
People-First Approach
Everything we do is built around understanding your needs and helping you succeed—because when you thrive, so do we.
Long-Term Relationships
We’re not just here for the now. We love creating lasting relationships with our clients and growing with them over time.
Proven Process, Flexible Execution
We bring structure where it counts and adaptability where it matters. Our methods are clear, but always responsive.
How far we’ve come
The Spinners Mill began with a long-standing commitment to the audio-visual arts. Long before podcasting became the commercial entity it is today, we were working in sound, film, live events, music production, and media environments. Podcasting was not a trend we adopted, it was a format that naturally extended work we were already doing. From one long-time listener to podcasts since the early days of the medium, when playback through early generation iPhone apps and radio archives made long-form audio newly accessible, to the other’s experience through photography, filmmaking, and technical production. Between us, our backgrounds span music technology, film, arts and culture, narrative theory, and live sound environments. The interest was always there, it just some took time to realise.
The Turning Point
In 2023, a podcast studio was built within Banana Block through grant funding. What began as a volunteer-led project quickly became something more demanding. With limited capital, shared responsibility, and two separate full-time jobs, we kept the studio operational. We faced the same uncertainty many creatives face: Are we building something viable? Do we have the expertise to do this properly? Can we improve the standard without financial backing? We sought advice. We refined the model. We secured business support and funding. And rather than working around limitations, we remodeled the studio, solving issues with limited help. The redesign was carried out entirely by us; from spatial planning to technical installation. What exists now was constructed meticulously, not assembled quickly.
Why It Matters
We understand what it means to start something without certainty. We understand hesitation before launching publicly. We understand working with limited resources while trying to maintain standards.
That experience shapes how we work with clients. When someone approaches us unsure whether their idea is “good enough” or “ready,” we recognise that feeling. When someone is concerned about quality or credibility, we know how exactly what that is like. Our role is to provide the structure and technical environment that allows ideas to stabilise and grow with intention.
Our Mission
The Spinners Mill is a creative studio that works through structure, collaboration and continuity. We partner with artists, producers and institutions to develop cultural and audiovisual projects that require clarity, organisation and sustained involvement. Our role is to support creative work without overshadowing it, offering direction, coordination and care throughout the process. Our work is grounded in presence and follow-through. We stay involved, we organise complexity and we help projects move forward with coherence and confidence.
The Spinners Mill exists to support creative work with structure, proximity and long-term consistency. Podcasting can be casual. It can also be archival. We value clear processes, close dialogue and responsible decision-making. Each project is treated according to its context and needs, while maintaining consistent standards of quality and commitment. When done with care, it becomes part of a longer cultural record.
We are creative practitioners. We built the space ourselves. We continue to refine it.
And when clients work with us, they are working directly with the people responsible for the craft.
Get in Touch
If you have an idea and are unsure where to begin, that is precisely where we can meet you.
