Executive Producer and Director, David Simpson’s career spans 25 years in media which has seen him work in agencies, television, radio and film including one of Australia top commercial production companies with national and international clients…Mitsubishi, Holden, Ford, Yamaha (to name a few)

After spending a number of years honing his producing and directing skills, David decided to open his own production company HOT LOLLY with the view of offering quality productions at realistic prices.

As he says...” award winning quality, on time, in budget, clients love it. …does it get any better than that?”

Director and Editor Simon’s creative juice began in Tasmania just over 30 years ago. His career now spanning 15 years has taking him far from his quiet Tassie upbringing, having spent time working in the UK for BBC at its London home as well as five years working in Melbourne for Seven, Nine and the Ten Network as well as two years as Senior Entertainment Editor and Creative for the Fox Footy Channel. During this time he worked on shows such as My Restaurant Rules, Talk To The Animals, Shopping for Love, Living with Footballers and local iconic travel show Coxy’s Big Break.

Simon’s passion for all things creative and for looking at new fresh ways to approach content creation has also allowed him to work with major brands both locally and internationally for clients such as IGA, Nissan, BMW, McDonald’s (China), Singtel (Singapore) and Disney Interactive (Japan), as well as music videos.

Simon’s tireless Never Say Die work ethic coupled with his creative flair and vision ensures all Hot Lolly projects have the necessary impact and “wow” factor to stand out and reach there targeted audience.

Born in New Zealand, Matt grew up with a passion for the outdoors and a hands on approach to life. Matt completed his Certificate of Mechanical Engineering with high grades but knew from an early age that directing was the only career choice so he moved to Australia when he was 19.

He has built both careers side by side and is now concentrating all of his energy into his directing career. Matt found his engineering background useful when he built his own steadicam allowing him to achieve a slick visual style combined with his high impact editing skills.

Our resident Norwegian invader, Erik is a post production wizard. With a skill base ranging from motion graphics to web design and even music production, Erik is an invaluable member of our team.

Erik's career as a graphic artist began in the early nineties freelancing for the local newspaper. He took up web design in the mid nineties and made a career for himself over the next decade before turning his sights on the film and television industry and motion graphics. Moving to Australia in 2004, he got his BA in Film&TV and Advertising. He's been working creating top quality television commercials - regardless of budget - ever since.