Date & place of birth:
April 23 1971; Shepherd's Bush, West London, UK.

Profession:
Account Director, XL Video.

What was your first professional job?
Selling dodgy suits to dodgy people down at Shepherd's Bush Market. Some would say there's been little change in my selling technique.

How did you get into the world of live event video?
Adult films.

Have we finally seen the back of that less-than-complimentary term 'vidiot'?
Not while there's a breath left in my body! It's not really said through clenched teeth anymore, well not to us. The term is now reserved for some of the long form DVD/OB companies. To be fair we were pretty naive in 1991, but only on the minor things like power, rigging and which way round to sleep on a bus. Most people now embrace video as part of a live show and those who don't stand out. With its standard of equipment, resources, personnel and attitude, XL has definitely taken video to a different level.

What's the most impressive piece of video technology to emerge over the last couple of years?
Sky Plus.

Who has provided your biggest inspiration?
My daughter, Florence Fallon Clarke and Chris Mounsor.

Who has been your most creatively demanding client?
Paris Hilton and Dick Carruthers, separately. Carruthers could also have been included in the list of those who've inspired me the most. I've done some of my biggest and most challenging work with him and he's always pushing his creativity and our equipment. Doing the Chili Peppers this year with Bill Rahmy was both logistically challenging and amazing at the same time. Directing Underworld in Japan was a dream come true - they are a stunning band who put on fantastic shows.

What were the last additions to your record/CD collection?
Kings of Leon's second album, Aha Shake Heartbreak, and Graham Coxon's new one, Happiness In Magazines, both of which I bought!

Any hobbies away from the job?
Snorkelling.

What was the first gig you attended?
The Clash at the 100 Club in 1976. I pogoed to the front and spat, giving Joe Strummer the hepatitis which cost him his teeth. Or it could have been Tears For Fears at Hammersmith Odeon, 1985.

The last live show you attended as a paying punter?
It could have been Tears For Fears at Hammersmith Odeon in 1985, or U2 at The Point in Dublin - the Lovetown tour with B.B. King in 1989. I queued up outside on my own for over six hours, it was absolutely freezing and I ended up buying a ticket from a tout for 70 punts just after the show had started.

If you met the teenage Des Fallon, what advice would you give him?
Never eat yellow snow.