Partner Profile: Alex Gooch

Co-owner, Purple Door Media • Brighton, United Kingdom

Friendship and collaboration have a remarkable way of making the world feel small.

If one were to observe a typical production between McLeod Media, and Alex Gooch of Purple Door Media, it would seem as if we were communicating from three blocks away. When in fact, there is an ocean between us.

The distance from Brighton, UK to Omaha, NE, USA feels like nothing, by virtue of the great work, shared vision and genuine friendship we have experienced through the years.

“It’s always an incredible experience when Will and I work together,” said Gooch. “Ideas abound and creative sparks fly. The outcome is always something special.”

‘Similar lockdown challenges’

Alex Gooch came to us by way of another London collaborator, Brad Cramer (featured in a separate profile piece), round about 2020. It was during the height of COVID lockdowns, yet we were fortunate to have a project that carried on in spite of restrictions and uncertainty.

We needed a second producer on a multi days-long production in London, and Brad – our lead London production partner at the time – went immediately to Alex. Together, the two of them captured interviews, fire-side chats, and talk-back sessions that made our production not only beautiful in delivery, but also, so seamless as to make people forget that we were operating – and delivering – in the middle of the seemingly-impossible scenario of COVID.

Time eventually came that Brad Cramer moved back to his home country of Australia, and we found ourselves in more regular contact with Alex, on a variety of productions. Then came a unique chance to collaborate in person, in December of 2022, in the town of Luton, UK.

‘It’s a true friendship’

We now consider Alex Gooch and Purple Door Media to be not only our first and foremost contact for elite-level production in London and across that region, but also a great friend and partner.

“I consider Will to be not only a trusted partner but also a great friend,” said Gooch. “We have a terrific bond that unites us in our determination to create work that packs a creative punch. It’s a true friendship that leads to great collaboration and films that we’re all proud of.”

If ever a production calls for great, timeless production around the British Isles, or on the European continent, we know exactly who to call. You can reach Alex and Purple Door Media at www.purpledoormedia.com. And if you’re really feeling bold – and with a corresponding budget! – we at McLeod Media can rendezvous with Alex, to amplify and enhance production to an even higher level (translation: we are looking for an excuse to travel back to London!).