A Moment of Your Time: Recent Episodes
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A Moment of Your Time was created to provide a space for expression. This is a place for voices to be heard, to be inspired by creative work, and to be a part of a supportive community. a space of artistic expression. Each episode is a short, compelling piece featuring YOU.
"Head Up" is a single off of an EP called "Keep Your Head In The Clouds".
Savage The Poet is a Nuyorican Poet/ Rapper born and raised out of Brooklyn, NY. He is in love with the power words have to change and uplift human emotion. He is the perfect blend of poetic truth and raw emotion. Savage The Poet has performed in numerous venues throughout NY such as The Paper Box, The Delancey, The Nuyorican Poets Cafe, Brooklyn Bazaar, Neuehouse, Trans- Pecos and The Brooklyn Museum. He has also participated in showcases with brands like Afropunk Army, Major Stage, and RAW Artists.
Find more of Savage the Poet:
Instagram: @savagethepoet
Website: https://www.savagethepoet.com
A statement from Savage the Poet:
"The song "Head Up" was written during the pandemic as a way of reminding myself that there are brighter days that come from the dark ones. It is dedicated to those who dream without restriction and who believe that blessings are just a day away. Life is a journey and the beauty in it is to live it wholeheartedly with and without fear."
Created during a time of quarantine in the global Coronavirus pandemic, A Moment Of Your Time’s mission is to provide a space for expression, collaboration, community and solidarity. In this time of isolation, we may have to be apart but let’s create together.
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Concept by Jenny Curtis
Theme music by Chris Porter
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Erin Carere is an award-winning singer-songwriter, screenwriter, actress and performer. Raised on the banks of the Mississippi River, she now lives in Los Angeles with her husband. You can see or hear her work in HBO's Emmy-winning ALABAMA SNAKE, on NEAR DEATH on Tubi, or at her website at www.erincarere.com.
Find more of Erin:
Instagram: @erincarerela
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ErinCarerePerformer/
TikTok: @erinerinerinc
Twitter: @erincarere
Website: http://www.erincarere.com/
A statement from Erin:
"Picture it: 2010, a lonely apartment on Crescent Heights Boulevard in Hollywood, CA. The sun was shining, the skies were blue... and so was I! I was looking for love and magic, and it was Christmas! So one night, playing around at home, I wrote and recorded this song. I hope you honor the magic and wonder within your heart."
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Concept by Jenny Curtis
Theme music by Chris Porter
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Thato Bridget Matlala is based in South Africa.
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Concept by Jenny Curtis
Theme music by Chris Porter
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Kate Meyer-Currey moved to Devon, UK in 1973. A varied career in frontline settings has fuelled her interest in gritty urbanism, contrasted with a rural upbringing, often with a slipstream twist. Since September 2020 she has had over a hundred poems published in print and online journals, both in the UK and internationally. Her first chapbook ‘County Lines’ (Dancing Girl Press) comes out this Autumn. Her second Cuckoo’s Nest’ (Contraband Books) is due in February 2022.
Find more of Kate:
Instagram: @DrKMC
A statement from Kate:
"[This piece was created] During a phase when I was physically fatigued and emotionally drained and struggling to connect to the creative energy I source for writing. I have ADHD and my energy fluctuates during times when I’m tired. ‘Burnout’ describes how I take myself through this process and regain the stability I draw upon to write."
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Concept by Jenny Curtis
Theme music by Chris Porter
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Louise Lupo is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Find more of Louise:
Backstage: www.backstage.com/tal/louise-lupo
A statement from Louise:
"Coming from a household where your voice was muted, I have always had the need to be heard and understood, and felt weighted underneath the label of 'odd sheep in the family'. Through writing and acting, I have found my voice.
This collection of poems, 'Connected. Disconnected. Hearts and Souls and Other Parts', expresses the essence of those who touched my life with their eternal generosity of spirit, and others who took a piece of me along the way."
Created during a time of quarantine in the global Coronavirus pandemic, A Moment Of Your Time’s mission is to provide a space for expression, collaboration, community and solidarity. In this time of isolation, we may have to be apart but let’s create together.
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Concept by Jenny Curtis
Theme music by Chris Porter
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Henny Sonnemann-Petty is a college student and passionate young actress from the United Kingdom.
Find more of Henny:
Website: hennysp.com
A statement from Henny:
"I had a conversation with my parents during lockdown about how children's imaginations and view on reality is so vastly different from the older generations, and how, why, when that innocence and magic disappears - It made me think about my own experience and at what point I figured out that my crazy ideas didn't align with the adult-universe. And so I figured I would write it all down, in hope that someday I would get to talk to others about it and see whether they felt the same way."
Other credit: "My family, who always inspire me."
Created during a time of quarantine in the global Coronavirus pandemic, A Moment Of Your Time’s mission is to provide a space for expression, collaboration, community and solidarity. In this time of isolation, we may have to be apart but let’s create together.
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Concept by Jenny Curtis
Theme music by Chris Porter
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Ethan Van Dorn is a practicing Barrister/Attorney (Immigration and Family law), scriptwriter and also a voice over artist. Based in London, England.
A Statement from Ethan:
"[This] piece was created in November 2021. It was following a review of Immigration cases in the UK which involved 'sham marriages' or where a relationship between two parties was deemed not genuine. This case had twists and turns where a staged relationship ended up in an unbreakable and strong relationship of dependency and care. It is light and dark in parts but with a positive ending."
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Created by CurtCo Media
Concept by Jenny Curtis
Theme music by Chris Porter
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Born in Malmö, Sweden, Jaynes is an independent music artist defining his own signature style within the pop genre. Indie, tropical and dream pop is just a few of the styles that Jaynes likes to produce. As an independent artist, Jaynes navigates through life with a lot of experience from mental illness and overcoming it, heartbreak and healing. What makes the music unique is that everything is self-made with dreamy sounds – what you hear from the details in the background to the unique and different vocals. Based in Malmö, Sweden.
Find more of Jonathan:
Instagram: @jonathanjaynesmusic
Twitter: @JonathanJaynes
Facebook: jonathanjaynesmusic
Spotify: Jonathan Jaynes
Youtube: JonathanJaynesMusic
Website: https://www.jonathanjaynes.com/
A statement from Jonathan:
"I made the song featured in my piece just within a few days because it spoke to me so much and I felt that this was a song I was really connecting with. It was like a visual painting came to life from my head. So I decided that it needs to be out there in the world and released it. This piece was created as an explanation to what the song is about and who I am as an artist. I feel like what I truly want with my music is for my stories to be heard and related to, so hopefully I can inspire and help others just by speaking to them through songs."
Created during a time of quarantine in the global Coronavirus pandemic, A Moment Of Your Time’s mission is to provide a space for expression, collaboration, community and solidarity. In this time of isolation, we may have to be apart but let’s create together.
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Concept by Jenny Curtis
Theme music by Chris Porter
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Maria Barboza is based in Georgia, USA.
Find more of Maria:
Instagram: @mclarafreitas
A statement from Maria:
"I just want my story to reach as many people as possible. So we can create a better world full of kind people!"
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Mollie Davidson is a midlands based freelance audio producer working across BBC Local and National radio. Currently she is a producer on BBC Contains Strong Language – the BBC’s Poetry and Spoken Word Festival in Cumbria (2020) and Coventry (2021).
She is a recipient of the British Council and Coventry City of Culture 2021 International Changemakers Bursary to create an audio documentary about her home city Coventry and its twin city Belgrade in Serbia. Based in Coventry, England
Find more of Mollie:
Twitter: @mollie_davidson
Website: https://molliedavidson.wordpress.com/
A statement from Mollie:
"The piece was created in June 2021. My mum and my uncle had these two pets when they were younger. They always had something to say about them even thought they spent most of the year hibernating."
Created during a time of quarantine in the global Coronavirus pandemic, A Moment Of Your Time’s mission is to provide a space for expression, collaboration, community and solidarity. In this time of isolation, we may have to be apart but let’s create together.
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Concept by Jenny Curtis
Theme music by Chris Porter
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Pauline Atkinson AKA Queen P is an American Poetry writer of Caribbean roots, born and raised in New York where she currently resides with her loving family. Queen P has written poetry and prose during and since graduating college to express her thoughts and decided to use her communication and writing prowess to finally share a part of herself with readers. In 2019, When The Mood Is Right: A Poetry Journey is published. Soon after, she released a new poetry book Mood Swings, appears at book signings, guests speaks at various events, co-authored collaborative works gaining National and International Best Seller accolades, and continues to attend workshops and readings virtually at various literary events across the United States and abroad. Adding to her list of accomplishments, Queen P can be found producing and hosting her podcast titled The Royal Affair on Spotify,Anchor, Google,Apple and other similar platforms.
Queen P is passionate about writing poetry because it is a liberating experience. Furthermore, she purposely writes verses to persuade her audience to think about where they are in life today, reflect on days gone by, realize how much they have grown over time, and recognize the importance of self-awareness and true happiness. Moreover, Queen P reminds us through her work that her journey has taken her to countless places not only in the physical sense but also in a spiritual and emotional odyssey. During her trek, she has mastered the skilled significance of being “still”, listening and observation, and now she is excited about whatever adventures are in store. The Journey Continues!
Find more of Queen P:
Instagram: @queenppoetry123
Facebook: @queenppoetry
Facebook: Pauline Atkinson
Website: www.queenppoetry.com
Website: beacons.ai/queenppoetry
A statement from Queen P:
"I was asked to write and read the poem Mother and Daughter in the summer of 2019 for a special event for young black girls that were being mentored and trained to become active workers with building up their communities. I felt that I had a responsibility (being a mother of two daughters) to share my memories of my daughters, and spread words of wisdom and encouragement through my poetry. My hope was that the words would resonate with the young ladies as well as their mothers. There’s no greater bond than that of a mother and her daughter."
Created during a time of quarantine in the global Coronavirus pandemic, A Moment Of Your Time’s mission is to provide a space for expression, collaboration, community and solidarity. In this time of isolation, we may have to be apart but let’s create together.
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Created by CurtCo Media
Concept by Jenny Curtis
Theme music by Chris Porter
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Vanessa Vu is a first year psychology student who loves to dabble in all things creative, whether it be photography, poems, short stories, or more recently, audio pieces. Based in Sydney, Australia
Find more of Vanessa:
Instagram: @scribblesandblotts_
YouTube: Scribbles and Blotts
Website: scribblesandblotts.com
A statement from Vanessa:
"As we are all aware, lockdown meant a lot of time spent inside. Whilst it was an anticlimactic start to university, I appreciated having this time to reflect on what I wanted to do in the future. I realised that I needed to work towards a place that values both arts and science, and appreciates that when they come together, we can make something brilliant. This piece is an ode to the beauty of arts and science."
Created during a time of quarantine in the global Coronavirus pandemic, A Moment Of Your Time’s mission is to provide a space for expression, collaboration, community and solidarity. In this time of isolation, we may have to be apart but let’s create together.
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Created by CurtCo Media
Concept by Jenny Curtis
Theme music by Chris Porter
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Benen Dykstra - Born January 21, 1998, Voiceover artist since 2019. Based in Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
Find more of Benen:
Twitter: @BenenDykstra
Instagram:@_rollingdragon_
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RollingDragon-Media-928180754191271/
A statement from Benen:
"I’m Benen Dykstra, I’m just your average guy living my life sitting down while trying to stand out from the rest in a non-accessible world. [This piece was originally created in] June of 2021 to show that people with Cerebral Palsy face different challenges everyday including this pandemic and being mislabelled by individuals who are unaware of how large the disability spectrum is. We all have challenges but, we are all people with goals, dreams, and feelings."
Created during a time of quarantine in the global Coronavirus pandemic, A Moment Of Your Time’s mission is to provide a space for expression, collaboration, community and solidarity. In this time of isolation, we may have to be apart but let’s create together.
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Concept by Jenny Curtis
Theme music by Chris Porter
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Nancy Hays is a singer/songwriter originally from central Illinois, who has recorded five albums and made five tours of the UK with her original country music. Nancy also opened for country icons including Conway Twitty, Ronnie Milsap, Glen Campbell and many others. Nancy's maternal roots were rural farmers from the Midwest. Nancy's best friend growing up was one of nine children from a large farm family. Between performances on the road with her band, Nancy would visit her best friend, Connie Wise. Back in Illinois was written about her fond memories of times spent on the Wise farm and also her thoughts of home, especially when far away. Many years later, three of Nancy's four children began performing with her under the name Nancy Hays & The Heffernans (Nancy's husband is Sean Heffernan). Nancy's other son, Eddie, creates the family music videos. Nancy decided to record Back in Illinois, with her extended family. Matthew plays fiddle and sings harmony and daughters Mary and Caroline provide harmony vocals. The song made its radio debut on iHeart Radio in 2019. It is produced by Nashville based producer, Randy Gardner.
Find more of Nancy:
Twitter/Linkedin: @NancyHays
Facebook: Nancy Hays Official Music Page
Instagram: @nhaysent & @nancyhaysandtheheffernans
Websites: NancyHays.com, HeffernanTalent.com
Other credit: Thanks to wonderful Nashville based musicians including Nancy Gardner and Wanda Vick and to producer Randy Gardner. Thanks to Lance Houston and iHeart Radio in Chicago for playing our song (as well as this program) and to Ed Heffernan for our lyric video and to Edward and Connie Wise for inspiration!
A statement from Nancy:
"Back in Illinois is a song that I hope reminds others of their own hometown and country roots, recalling fond memories of loved ones, family and friends."
Created during a time of quarantine in the global Coronavirus pandemic, A Moment Of Your Time’s mission is to provide a space for expression, collaboration, community and solidarity. In this time of isolation, we may have to be apart but let’s create together.
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Concept by Jenny Curtis
Theme music by Chris Porter
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Angela Vance is an impassioned and vibrant Voice Actor who enjoys bringing characters to life through commanding voice-over work. Resilient independent and team player who has the desire to use her voice as a stellar means of advocacy and entertainment. She is based in Ohio.
Find more of Angela:
Instagram: @baye53709
Backstage: www.backstage.com/tal/angela-v
Website: https://beyondallyourexpectations.com
A statement from Angela:
"I had written this story back in August of 2021 as I was going through some old photographs that I had found in an old tote, in the back of my bedroom closet. It really made me reflect back on both the good and bad times that I had growing up and made me realize just how far I had come from being a scared, confused little girl to a very strong and resilient woman, who will always advocate for others to let it be known that the chains of trauma can be broken. I have felt a prompting from my higher power to let my story unfold as a way to cast a light on others so they may find their own value in their identity as I have by letting them know they are not alone."
Created during a time of quarantine in the global Coronavirus pandemic, A Moment Of Your Time’s mission is to provide a space for expression, collaboration, community and solidarity. In this time of isolation, we may have to be apart but let’s create together.
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Concept by Jenny Curtis
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Andarra Romeo (Andi) lives in New Jersey, USA
Kean University Alumni- Sociology Degree
Lambda Delta Chi Co-Ed Fraternity
Indigenous Certified Life Coach, Ukulelist Player, Author, CRPS/ADHD Warrior, My dream is to become a Voice Actress.
Find more of Andarra:
Twitter: @alwaysdream1231
Instagram: @princessmermistaofsalineas
Website: www.catchthelightcoaching.com
Piece recorded Oct 25th 2021
A statement from Andarra:
"I want to tell others that Indigenous individuals truly take their heritage seriously. Without family to guide us and share stories our past would be lost. That some traditions stick with us generation through generation.That dreams can truly guide us in this world. Pilamaya Ina (Thank you Mom) for sharing all your knowledge and love with me. Your Little Fawn loves you so much!"
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Concept by Jenny Curtis
Theme music by Chris Porter
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Samantha H. Lucas is based in New York City. Samantha holds a Bachelor of Music in Music Theater Performance, Honors from Baldwin Wallace Conservatory out of Berea, OH. Her education abroad has included both Det Danske Musicalademi-Danish Academy of Musical Theater, and Barefoot Theater in Zambia, Africa. She has had the privilege of singing and performing with the Cleveland Orchestra, The Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, Front Porch Theatricals, and Tony and Grammy Award-winning, Billy Porter (Pose, Kinky Boots). Samantha has worked with New York Industry and Casting Professionals including Merri Sugarman and Claire Burke—Tara Rubin Casting, Chad Eric Murnane—Binder Casting, Barry Shapiro—Herman & Lipson Casting, Victor Vasquez—X Casting, Duncan Stewart/Luke Schaffer—Stewart, and Whitley Casting. Recently, Samantha finished her Honors Senior Thesis Project: “Resilient,” and has been honored to receive praise from John Caird (Children of Eden), Stephen Schwartz (Children of Eden, Wicked, Pippin), and Michael Cole. “Ambitious women make history.”“A Curious Human ~ Good Vibes Only”
Jahir Hipps is a graduate of Baldwin Wallace University. He currently has a Bachelor of Music from the conservatory program at Baldwin Wallace University. He is a singer, actor, and dancer as well as an instrumentalist and composer. Jahir has had the pleasure of working with the Idaho Shakespeare Festival on “The Music Man” & “Julius Caesar”. He has led performances such as “Be More Chill” with Playhouse Square in Cleveland and even done a virtual production of Spring Awakening as Melchior. He is currently on the Broadway National Tour of “RENT” as Mr. Jefferson and the Seasons of Love Soloist, celebrating the show’s 25th and final year of touring. Jahir is also an instrumentalist and composer who works toward improving his craft daily. He has multiple projects on the way and plans to keep at it! He is based in New Jersey.
Find more of Samantha:
Instagram: @samanthahlucas / @samanthahlucas.studio
TikTok:@samhlucas
Facebook:@samanthahlucasfb
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCerIVKusmjCw0pOzV_KfXqg
Website: https://www.samanthahlucas.com/
A Statement from Samantha:
[This was created] during lockdown of Covid-19.
What story do we want to tell: The narrative of a girl moving through life and experiences that eventually take her out of her head and into spoken word.
The lyrics express this idea that we can only trust and live presently - being true to the moment and finding peace in the not knowing of what’s to come, allows for this transformative release of any anxiety and worry. Ultimately, making room for gratitude.
Other Credit: Mike Schirch - Pineapple Studio (Mixing/Recording)
Created during a time of quarantine in the global Coronavirus pandemic, A Moment Of Your Time’s mission is to provide a space for expression, collaboration, community and solidarity. In this time of isolation, we may have to be apart but let’s create together.
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Created by CurtCo Media
Concept by Jenny Curtis
Theme music by Chris Porter
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Allie Costa is an actor, screenwriter, playwright, singer, and director working in film, TV, theatre, and voiceover. Her acting credits include Future Shock, 90210, Spring Awakening, You Me & Her, and Alien vs. Musical. Her scripts have been produced internationally, including the critically-acclaimed Two Girls, Mindstream, Boxes Are Magic, and Can You Keep a Secret? She’s also appeared in commercials and podcasts, narrated audio books and documentaries, and lent her voice to video games and animated projects. Occasionally, she sleeps. Based in Los Angeles.
Find more of Allie:
IMDB: http://www.imdb.me/alliecosta
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/alliecosta
Twitter: @allieacts
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/alliecosta123
Soundcloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/alliecosta/sets
Website: http://www.alliecosta.com
Created during a time of quarantine in the global Coronavirus pandemic, A Moment Of Your Time’s mission is to provide a space for expression, collaboration, community and solidarity. In this time of isolation, we may have to be apart but let’s create together.
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Created by CurtCo Media
Concept by Jenny Curtis
Theme music by Chris Porter
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A.J. Bermudez is the 2021 winner of the Alpine Fellowship Writing Prize, a PAGE Award finalist, winner of the Diverse Voices Award, and host of The American Playbook. Her work has appeared in McSweeney's, The Masters Review, Boulevard, Story, Chicago Review, and elsewhere. You can find her online at AmandaJBermudez.com. Based in LA/NY.
Find more of A.J.:
Instagram @a.j.bermudez
Twitter @AmandaJBermudez
Website: http://amandajbermudez.com
A Statement from A.J.:
"This piece was initially written on the occasion of a death in the family the day after the 2020 election results were announced, during a national (and personal) confluence of celebration and mourning."
"Fall" was originally published in the Winter 2021 issue of The Baltimore Review.
Recorded at the Bethany Arts Community Studio, October 2021. Edited by Daniel Easler.
Created during a time of quarantine in the global Coronavirus pandemic, A Moment Of Your Time’s mission is to provide a space for expression, collaboration, community and solidarity. In this time of isolation, we may have to be apart but let’s create together.
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Concept by Jenny Curtis
Theme music by Chris Porter
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Daniel Curtis is a man who loves his family, friends, and the world, and is excited to get back out into it.
Find more of Daniel:
Instagram: @vicesceo
Website: www.vices.com
Created during a time of quarantine in the global Coronavirus pandemic, A Moment Of Your Time’s mission is to provide a space for expression, collaboration, community and solidarity. In this time of isolation, we may have to be apart but let’s create together.
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Created by CurtCo Media
Concept by Jenny Curtis
Theme music by Chris Porter
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Iliana Babler is a teacher, voice actor, wife and cat-mom from Newmarket Ontario who enjoys creative writing in her spare time. Her struggle with concussion and chronic illness has fueled a learning journey of rest and recovery. This piece was created to express the tension between needing healing and not being there quite yet; it attempts to capture the feeling of awaiting summer in the early spring.
Created during a time of quarantine in the global Coronavirus pandemic, A Moment Of Your Time’s mission is to provide a space for expression, collaboration, community and solidarity. In this time of isolation, we may have to be apart but let’s create together.
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Created by CurtCo Media
Concept by Jenny Curtis
Theme music by Chris Porter
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David Gosselin is a poet, host of the New Lyre Podcast and founder of The Chained Muse online poetry journal. Based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. David's first collection of poems, Modern Dreams is currently available.
Find more of David:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thechainedmuse/
Website: https://www.thechainedmuse.com/
Modern Dreams link: https://www.amazon.ca/Modern-Dreams-David-Gosselin/dp/B0915VD4KZ
A statement from David:
"The Mountain Man series was the result of reflections on the nature of great art, and how it can offer us insights into the nature of the human condition. The Song Dynasty landscapes not only capture the natural beauty of the material world, but also serve as beautiful metaphors for the inner spiritual world of human beings as well. These poems were written as an attempt to capture that same kind of quality in verse."
Created during a time of quarantine in the global Coronavirus pandemic, A Moment Of Your Time’s mission is to provide a space for expression, collaboration, community and solidarity. In this time of isolation, we may have to be apart but let’s create together.
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Created by CurtCo Media
Concept by Jenny Curtis
Theme music by Chris Porter
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Daria Shigaeva is a professional performer, creator, and wellness coach.
Find more of Daria:
Instagram: @darishen
A Statement from Daria:
"In April 2021 I made a trip to one of the remote areas of my country, rich in mountains. As I consider hiking my best way of meditation, it was inevitable that I took one for half of the day.
I've found that all of the situations I was facing with in the mountains can correspond to real-life situations. And so, impatiently enough, all of these insights that popped out in my mind during the walk I put down on the paper afterwards, thinking to create some form of art from these notes and to share it with others.
I love searching not obvious meanings of things, and I love to go deeper with them. This “hiking story” consists of 8 different situations, all of which will ultimately be interpreted into 8 different takeaways (life messages). And what I wish for listeners to do – is to “pause” after or to re-listen each of them, so they have enough time to definitely take them in."
Created during a time of quarantine in the global Coronavirus pandemic, A Moment Of Your Time’s mission is to provide a space for expression, collaboration, community and solidarity. In this time of isolation, we may have to be apart but let’s create together.
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Created by CurtCo Media
Concept by Jenny Curtis
Theme music by Chris Porter
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Danielle Antonietta Nigro known professionally as Danielle Black is an American singer, rapper & songwriter. Born in the Bronx, N.Y she was raised to the sounds of Frank Sinatra, Madonna & Mark Anthony. Through her growth as an artist and an entrepreneur, she is more than meets the eye. Attending Culinary School in N.Y.C she developed a niche that would change her life forever. Not wanting to give up her dream of being a successful music artist she taught herself how to write music by rapping her recipes to old school hip hop beats. She created a character called Musical Chefy who was known for her melodicipes (melodic recipes). This transpired into writing her own music and therefore began rapping from the heart. Her EP freshman release of Treasure Chest in (2016) is dedicated to growth and self-belief that it only made sense her following EP would display the boss in her. The Black Diamond Project (2017) is embellished with self-confidence, heartbreak & woman empowerment. With her follow up EP Solid Gold (2018) the title is self-explanatory. She delivers an eclectic sound from trap, dance to pop proving she is the chameleon in the music industry. Her next project will show the same versatility. It will indicate that Danielle Black is not only a star but a force to be reckoned with. So hold on to your seats because as Danielle Black grows as an entertainer she is finding new skills that come just as easy as be an entertaining chef or writing & recording music. She has discovered that she can make people laugh at a drop of a dime. Some call her The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel as she just tells all her experiences that may not seem so hilarious but she definitely makes it sound that way! Danielle Black is addicted to evolving & that is one talent not many have.
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Instagram: @justdanielle.music
Website: www.justdanielleblack.com/
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Ziga is a 17 year old actress with a passion for performing. She has experience in piano/keyboard, singing, dance/sports, comedy, and acting techniques such as musical theatre and improv. She has performed in many school, church, and professional virtual productions. She has trained with the teen repertory group at LA Connection Comedy Theatre and is currently studying to receive a certificate in Performing Arts from NYU Tisch School of Arts.
Find more of Ziga:
Instagram: @zigaporomon
Twitter: @ZiigCreatives
Backstage: https://www.backstage.com/u/ziga-poromon/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0AEzKNhZIcBck1YhYCJP6w
A statement from Ziga:
"This piece tells the story of my journey to finding hope. I used to be a person who was full of doubt, and fear, and pessimism. Although I have dreams and aspirations, I always had a negative mindset on achieving those things I wanted. So I questioned myself, how do I become a different person who actually believes I will fulfill things in life and use my faith. What am I lacking? It was hope. To me, hope is like the color yellow, because it represents optimism and wishing, praying, and trusting for a certain outcome. I learned that hope opens your mind to the world and too yourself."
Written, produced, and performed by Ziga Poromon (ear/headphones recommended for best listening experience)
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Freda Yifan Jing is an Asian actress trying to find her place in time and her voice in the world. Based in California, USA.
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Instagram: @freda_dearling
A statement from Freda:
"[This piece was originally created] 5/10/2021. I experienced physical pain when I was going through my past, so why not write about it.
Live like you were born yesterday, and about to die at night.
I would love to thank my mom for helping fighting through all of this. She is the greatest woman I know."
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Written by Donald Beagle.
Read by Jenny Curtis.
Donald Beagle is a 66 year old poet, and for the past 20 years, a professor and Library Director at Belmont Abbey College near Charlotte NC. “Poetry, to me,” comments Donald, “remains the most challenging of literary endeavors, because of its immediacy in the present moment, paired with its sense of timelessness. I grew up in a place so rural that my formal education began in one of the last one-room schools in Michigan, with 35 students, grades one through six. It ended with my graduate degree at the University of Michigan, then with 35,000 students. Between those extremes were studies at the California Institute of the Arts, followed by my BA at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. I learned from wonderful mentors and teachers; such as a course with linguists Noam Chomsky, Morris Halle, and Samuel Jay Keyser, where I learned metrical theory based on their book, The Sound Pattern of English. And I’ve been fortunate to win some awards along the way, including the Major Hopwood Award for Graduate Poetry at the University of Michigan, and 40 years later, the Gail O’Day Award for Outstanding Achievement in Poetry from Wake Forest University."
Donald Beagle’s poem “Touring a Nuclear Reactor” appeared in the 2019 anthology, The Hopwood Poets Revisited: Eighteen Major Award Winners.
“This poem grew from a real life experience in my teens,” comments Donald, “when my father was invited to tour a newly built reactor in southern Michigan, and I came along. Back then, this was advanced technology that some people found inspiring while others were fearful. My poem explores these polarities; the line of tourists becomes a sort of pilgrimage through a holy yet mysterious place, “tall as a cathedral,” where humanity assumes almost godlike power; tampering with matter to unleash awesome energy. At the same time, a metaphysical fear also lurks under the poem’s narrative, from the threat of terrorism to the cooling tower shaped like an hourglass, as if counting down the hours until some unforeseen disaster.”
Find more of Donald:
Website: https://www.amazon.com/Donald-Robert-Beagle/e/B001JRWTI4?ref_=dbs_p_pbk_r00_abau_000000
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Pari Meg is a strong girl trying to inspire others. From the horrid experiences she went through nothing could stop her. Nothing can hurt her. She is a college student trying to make it big and make a name for herself. Whether it’s through film or art, she wants to be remembered. And she wants to help others any way she can. She is based in California.
Find more of Pari:
Instagram/Snapchat: @parisa_meghdadi
Tiktok: @pari_meg
A Statement from Pari:
"When I was ten years old, I spent a lot of my time in the hospital. Thinking in my head, I wish I could just die. My right hand doesn’t work, my speech is gone. What’s the point. Because of the tragic experience, I now have PTSD, depression, and anxiety. And it’s still hard to this day. I try to go one day at a time and try not to over think. I have good days. I have bad days. But I never give up. My own father tried to commit suicide and after that experience there’s no way I would do anything like that. Life is hard, but never give up. I recently lost all of my money in my bank account and I’m really stressed out. But I’m trying to go one day at a time.
I created this piece to show others to never lose hope. It will get better. And I’ll always be there if anyone wants to talk.
I have been through a lot in my life. The hospital, losing my home, my father, just all the bad luck. I will stop nothing to never give up. I want to inspire everyone. I don’t want to worry about anything in my life, whether it’s financials or pain. I want people to know my name. Yes, not everyone is going to love me and that’s okay. If I can help at least one person and make them laugh, I know I’ve done my job."
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Jackson Layne was born from late nights at beach bars, a love of country music and a passion for feel good songs.
The group is led by singer - songwriter guitarist Larry Jackson, who is also a world class bassist, producer and arranger. As a Berklee College grad, he has been an in-demand musician since he moved to Boston from Vegas. Larry has toured nationally and internationally as an instrumentalist and also a front man.
Although Penni Layne is usually singing r&b/soul & jazz, she has country roots that go deep being raised in the South. She, too, is a Berklee College grad and also a songwriter, arranger, producer and poet. Likewise, Penni has toured and performed for audiences worldwide.
Together - with their years of experience and expertise - Jackson Layne aims to create music reminiscent of summers past and ones still to come!
Find more of Jackson Layne:
Instagram: @jacksonlaynemusic
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jacksonlaynemusic
Website: https://jacksonlaynemusic.com/home
A Statement from Jackson Layne:
"We wrote this song during the summer of 2020 in the midst of the COVID devastation happening world wide, the political landscape, and the social unrest. Plus, our business (an entertainment company) was completely shut down so we were trying various things to keep our spirits up and be hopeful. We became vegans, wrote music, I’m an artist, my wife a photographer and great cook. IN the midst of it, this song came out instantly, like it was already written. Just a celebration of a love that a couple can share. Then I edited the video with all sorts of couples dancing to create a very inclusive picture of all people."
Other credit: The other musicians on it are Steve Bankuti on drums, Brad Hatfield on piano, and Nick Grondin on guitar.
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Sonia Flinker is a 92 year old mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, adventurer, gardener, and font of wisdom and love for her family. On May 26 of this year she will be reflecting with joy on this moment that 70 years ago led her to the man of her dreams. In recording this story of a certainty triggered by a song, she hopes that someone will recognize the name of the tune that is embedded in her memory and changed her life forever.
She hopes that all who hear this will seek that moment of clarity and certainty, even when risky, that leads to a life of devoted love and joy - a song never-ending.
If you know the song in this episode, please email us at amomentofyourtimepodcast@gmail.com.
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Arlyn LaBelle is a queer poet and writer living in Austin, Texas. Their work has appeared in the Badgerdog summer anthologies as well as North of Oxford, The Oddville Press, Songs of Eretz, Grey Sparrow Press, Cease, Cows, Panoply Zine and The Southern Poetry Review. Their premiere book of poetry, Measurable Terms, is available through The Main Street Rag. You can find more of them and their work at arlynlabelle.com.
Find more of Arlyn:
Twitter: @ArlynLaBelle
Facebook: Arlyn LaBelle Poetry
Website: ArlynLaBelle.com
This piece is available in the chapbook Measurable Terms through the Main Street Rag.
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Khadijah-Catherine Taylor is Muslim-Puerto Rican journalist with a vision to bring community awareness through storytelling. She is the only Puerto Rican-Muslim woman CEO of media company in Newark New Jersey. She is a Rutgers-Newark Graduate with a BA in Journalism and International Affairs and former Resident Partner at Express Newark, a shared space for the community and artists of different genres.
Find more of KC:
Instagram @newarkspeaks2u
Website: https://www.newarkspeaks2u.com
A Statement from KC:
"This piece was created under: THE NEWEST AMERICANS, in Rutgers University Newark, Professor Tim Raphael director/creator of this initiative. Under Professor Robin Gaby Fisher, Pulitzer Prize winner journalist, a group of students were given the handle, From Where I Stand. We had to create a long narrative and record it, for The Newest Americans initiative. Our work was printed amongst immigrant students that came before us. My piece went to South Africa with Professor Tim Raphael."
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André Santana is an avid film watcher, emerging popcorn enthusiast, and voice actor based in New York. He's written spoken word poetry for ten years and hopes to write for at least ten more.
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Instagram: @Andre.onthemic
Website: https://bit.ly/3gH97Vo
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Flannery received her PhD in Comparative Literature from the University of California, Riverside. She teaches film, visual and media studies in addition to French and Italian language. She is a published author, and her book on Taiwanese cinema was released in 2015. Flannery has been acting since she was four. In February 2020, she portrayed a cancer patient in a commercial and in March 2020 she was the lead in a short horror film. She is currently a member of the improv indie team Lord Pantsuit.
Find more of Flannery:
Instagram: @drflannerywilson
Twitter: @FlanneryWilson
Website: https://drflannerywilson.medium.com/
A Statement from Flannery:
"I wrote this piece in May of 2020—at the start of the pandemic. As I mention in the piece, my therapist at the time suggested that I write a letter to myself. I suffer from depression, so I tend to see things in black and white. In this piece, I’m giving myself a pep talk. I’m telling myself that I have the capacity to change and move away from destructive, self-sabotaging behavior. I published this piece to help other people who suffer from depression see things from a different perspective. In general, I like to shed light on mental illness in the hopes that the subject will become less taboo in our society."
Other credit: "I thank my former therapist for assigning me this exercise."
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Walt Allen is a Father, Husband, Voice Actor, Audiobook Narrator and Minister based in Bismarck, ND
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/walt.allen.5623/
Twitter: @WaltAllenVoice
Instagram/TikTok: @WaltAllenVocalGiant
Website: WaltAllenVoice.com
A Statement from Walt:
"Will yell into a microphone for food."
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Kev The Idealist just released one of his hottest singles yet, Faint For You, on February 12th, 2021. He describes the song as “taking a page out of Biggie Smalls book. I haven’t had much success in the relationship department, so I thought I would speak some hot lovin’ into my existence. Some would call it wishful thinking, but I’d like to think of it as prophetic writing. I wrote the song as a prediction of the life I had waiting for me just until the time is right. A love that’s just right for this pansexual lover boy.”
Best described as a concoction with hip hop and pop as the ingredients, Kev’s songs recreate that special moment when you find someone who you just can’t stop crushing on; A person who is just jaw droppingly beautiful to you. Kev’s ridiculous honesty and charm shines through in Faint For You, where someone might have taken a different route of lying and bragging about how many relationships they’ve had to seem cool. Kevin is just trying to be real with you from day one.
Based in Chicago, IL
Find more of Kev The Idealist:
Instagram/Facebook/Tik Tok: @kevtheidealist
Website: www.kevinanthonyjohnson.com
Spotify Link to song: https://open.spotify.com/album/5C6WEkDqMVAqyYduu9J0F8?si=BYRbxs6RSFiFkwZzJ7TCQg
Apple Music Link to song: https://music.apple.com/us/album/faint-for-you-single/1545021631
A Statement from Kev the Idealist:
"My life’s mission is to create art that helps the abandoned, abused, and misunderstood feel more seen and loved."
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About Carl (Poet):
Carl Scharwath, has appeared globally with 170+ journals selecting his poetry, short stories, interviews, essays, plays or art. Three poetry books Journey to Become Forgotten (Kind of a Hurricane Press) Abandoned (Scars Tv) and Lake County Poets Anthology have been published. His first photography book was published by Praxis. His photography was also exhibited in the Mount Dora Center for The Arts and Leesburg Center for The Arts galleries. Carl is the art editor for Minute Magazine (USA,) has a monthly interview column with the Venetian Bay Neighbors Magazine, a competitive runner, and a 2nd degree black- belt in Taekwondo.
A Statement from Carl:
"I created this piece as a series on "Women OF History" to honor those women who first blazed a trail in their writings for Women's history month. I selected Luzviminda Gabato Rivera to read my poem as she is also an accomplished woman in her career and her writings. We have previously worked together as she selected two of my photos to grace the covers of her poetry books."
About Luzviminda (Reader):
Luzviminda Gabato Rivera is from the Philippines. She is a multi-awarded and nine-time Amazon bestselling author in 14 months, an excellent international research journal reviewer and editorial board member, multi-awarded researcher, international motivational speaker and nurse.
She finished her postgraduate courses with academic distinction and academic excellence awards such as the Doctor of Public Administration (her 6th degree). She took up units leading to a Bachelor of Law.
She has published eight books, namely: A Gift , A Gift II , composed of 71 poems and translations of her A Gift in 5 series to 23 languages of 17 countries; Crossroads II: A Poets Life Journey –4th Anthology of Motivational Strips composed of 83 World’s Best Poets and A Memoir of Love – A Quadrilingual ( English, Italian, French and Spanish) in various poetic forms (free verse, haiku, rhyme scheme, sonnet, and tanka); Love Spell – A Collection of Sonnets in Asian and European Languages; A Gift III, and Life Essence (Poetic Shades of Life) and Whispers of the Soul (Multilingual Sonnets). All eight books became Rank 1 Amazon bestsellers. Also, her poems have been published in international e-zines and magazines.
She has received multiple recognitions. The latest is for her literary excellence at par with global standards by Motivational Strips and Gujarat Sahitya Academy of India and 50th Independence Day of Nigeria by Inked with Magic. She also placed first in the Southeast Asian Intercontinental Poetry Award, which was posthumous tribute to the great poet Kairat Duissenov Parman by the Union Hispanomundial De Escritores (UHE). She was also chosen as the sole poet from the Philippines as the Most Outstanding of 2020 En El Continente de Asia by the Union Hispanomundial De Escritores.
She is the Executive National President for Philippines of the Union Hispanomundial De Escritores.
She serves as the Administrator for the Philippine Office of Motivational Strips and an approving editor of Bharath Vision website magazine based in India.
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Laura DeKraker Lang-Ree is an award-winning high school theater director and has been Director of Performing Arts at The Harker School in San Jose, California for over 25 years. Her passion and purpose intersect in the classroom and on stage, working with students, casts, and fellow professionals, collaborating to make magic through art.
2020 has given her the space to return to a very dark time, when her 3-year-old daughter was diagnosed with cancer, and finding emotional and pragmatic guidance for navigating treatment was nearly impossible. Twenty-one years later, her daughter is grown and healthy and it’s time to give back through Positude, Empowering Parents of Kids with Cancer, launching on Instagram 1/6/21 @PositudeLiving. She’s been happily down the rabbit hole researching content and writing a book filled with much needed advice and help for parents and families with children afflicted by cancer.
She adores her high school sweetheart husband, their incredible three daughters, and can’t think of anything better in life than hanging out with her family underwater.
Instagram: @positudeliving
Facebook: Positude: Empowering Parents of Kids With Cancer
A statement from Laura:
"2020 has given us all pause and created an opportunity for me to return to a very dark time in my life and give back to a community that needs love and support - parents of kids with cancer. Nearly 300,000 children are diagnosed with cancer annually and support for those parents, a guidebook for navigating treatment, remains sorely missing. Now is my time to circle back to those years and share everything we learned in our journey, and give support and guidance through Positude.
To seek joy, to thrive regardless of circumstance, and to find the good in life, sharing it with others, every day.
With gratitude to my love Arne for his guidance and cheerleading, my girls for their constant support and Deb Fink for her inspired teaching and wisdom."
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Bailey Simone Smith is a writer, singer, and actor, who also loves working with animals. She is always on the move from city to country and back, which has given her unique perspective on how different people and different cultures get along in the world. She is based in California.
A Statement from Bailey:
"We have been through a lot in the past few years. Bailey is excited to have the AMOYT podcast as a platform for sharing her experiences with the world. Hopefully, it finds its way to the ears of someone else who has also been through a lot."
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Eliya Brennan is a student at Sarah Lawrence College pursuing acting (screen, tv, and voiceover), screenwriting, and philosophy. Based in CT/NY.
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Instagram: @eliyabsides
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A Statement from Gram:
"I'm simply another human on this planet who has failed and lost much but a person who has survived. I was born into struggle and I have also created it for myself. I've recently discovered the life and humanity in myself, that exists within us all, and am using that connection and realization, as an opportunity to learn, grow, give back and strive to be the best version of myself I can. I do this so, before my times up, I continue to stay capable of caring for my kids and hopefully others along the way, so they can continue the cycle, hopefully creating the best future humanity can have. We are all equal within our lives and our humanity."
Find more of Gram:
Instagram: ChinoCLivemore
Twitter: @Chino44949408
Facebook: Chino Livemore
Quora: Chino Otero
Pinterest: Chino Yzblok
Website: Yzblok.com
Other Credit: My daughter Avers and her big brother Eli!!
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Thomas Elson’s short stories, poetry, and flash fiction have been published in numerous venues such as Calliope, The Cabinet of Heed, New Feathers, Pinyon, Lunaris, New Ulster, Lampeter, Selkie, and Adelaide. He divides his time between Northern California and Western Kansas.
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Reeya Banerjee is a Hudson Valley-based writer, musician, (bass guitar and vocals), and voiceover artist. She is a contributing writer and podcaster at Story Screen (www.storyscreenbeacon.com), a regional arts publication affiliated with the Story Screen independent movie theater in Beacon NY; she also has work forthcoming in the Peauxdunque Review. Reeya has two albums planned for release in 2021: the first features original songs co-written and produced by Luke Folger (https://soundcloud.com/unigen/), the second is an album of reinvented covers recorded and produced during COVID-19 lockdown in New York with her long-time musical collaborator James Rubino (www.jamesplays.com), conceived as a document of creativity during a time of enforced stasis. In her other life, she is an accounts payable specialist, loves watching Law & Order: SVU reruns while eating gummy bears, and has a film degree from Vassar College that she does not use.
Find more of Reeya:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reeya.banerjee/
Instagram: @rebelsongdog
Twitter: @thereemix
Website: www.reeyabanerjee.com
A Statement from Reeya:
"I originally told a version of this piece at a local storytelling slam organized by a friend - by which I mean I totally winged it, off the cuff. It was received well, so I decided to polish it up and expand it and then see what else I could do with it...Life is short; there is no time to leave important words unsaid."
Other Credit: Thank you to Adult Stories with John Blesso (https://www.facebook.com/Adult-Stories-with-John-Blesso-349727302279923/) for the opportunity to first tell this story, and to Sarah Carvill for help with workshopping and her general invaluable insight, literary and otherwise.
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Matt Gittins is a composer/producer, lyricist, playwright, actor, and musician from Chardon, Ohio. He graduated from Otterbein University where he received his BFA in Musical Theater Performance in 2019. As a writer Matt has ghost written, produced beats for hip-hop records, wrote jingles and background music for the podcasts “Did You Find This Helpful?” and “The Mistletoe Secret” and wrote the music/co-wrote the lyrics for “Trey Plutnicki’s Fifteen Minute Comedy Hour”. He finished his first musical, YOU GO ON, as a senior in college. YOU GO ON will have a showcase performance this July with the CO Musical Festival in Denver. Pronouns: He/Him.
Find more of Matt:
Twitter: @mgittins54
Facebook: Matthew Gittins
Instagram: @mgittins54
Website: www.matthewgittins.com
A statement from Matt:
"The musical this song belongs to, YOU GO ON, follows a group of freshmen in high school as they try to move forward in the aftermath of a school shooting. The musical was written as my own response to having gone through a school shooting myself, and this song is the thesis statement of the show.
Thank you to my family, my friends, and my cast. This doesn't happen without you all. Special thank you to Ryan Brun, Payton Tevis, the cast of YOU GO ON, and Andrew Lippa for sticking with me. Please consider donating to places that provide relief to victims of gun violence."
Other Credit in "Get By":
Tiffany/soloist: Payton Tevis
Ensemble: Noah Boger, Maggie Ek, Abby Messina, Trevin Dutey, Emma Kate Lampe, Reuben Reese, Ethan Walker, Chase Pittman, Mattieu Weisner, Desmond Fernandez, Lori Kay Harvey
Mixed/Mastered: Ryan Brun
Keyboard: Matt Gittins
Donation Links (A few links out of many more):
Project Linus - https://www.projectlinus.org/
Sandy Hook Promise - https://www.sandyhookpromise.org/
The Danny Parmertor Memorial Fund - http://www.thedannyparmertormemorialfund.org/
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Lennart Lundh (b. Chicago, 1948) is a poet, photographer, short-fictionist, and historian. His work has appeared internationally since 1965.
Find more of Lennart:
Email: LenLundh@aol.com
Facebook: Lennart Lundh
Twitter: @lenlundh
Etsy: https://Etsy.com/shop/VisionsWords
YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCVop7qstg59vLG3VaAQWW_g
Fine Art America: https://fineartamerica.com/art/lennart+lundh
Redbubble: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/Lennart+Lundh
A Statement from Lennart:
"This piece was written during a National Poetry Month 30/30 in 2019 for Poems Against Cancer, an annual fundraiser I do in support of the St. Baldrick's Foundation. Most of the poems I do for 30/30s are ekphrastic, as well as free verse or prose poems. As soon as I saw the Robert Doisneau photograph with its three central figures, their story began to write itself in my head. The image can be seen at http://www.artnet.com/artists/robert-doisneau/le-petit-balcon-rue-de-lappe-paris-rs9hQy5y7uvkHi-ms-ejUg2"
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Gabbie Mganga is an experienced consultant, using intuitive strategies to help clients create a new vision of success.
She is also an inspirational speaker, voiceover talent and an advocate for children with developmental differences.
Gabbie knows that hope builds the bridge to infinite possibilities and uses the power of her voice and other creative expressions to help empower and inspire others. She is located in the D.C. Metro area.
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Facebook: Gabbie Mganga
Instagram: @gabbiemganga
Twitter: @gabbiemganga
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Mansa Gory is a humble connoisseur of sound. Growing up in the Dizzy Gillespie projects of Cheraw South Carolina, he was indoctrinated into the spirit of protagonist artistry at a young age. It was in that time frame where he acknowledged that he was destined to be a musical artist, actor, and author, striving to bring communities together for higher achievement.
Mansa currently serves as the Director of Bands at the Denzel Washington School of Performing Arts School on the Nellie A. Thornton Educational Campus, which is located in Mount Vernon, NY. In the past he has been the band director at Boys and Girls High School (Brooklyn), The Brooklyn Steppers Marching Band, Blackfire Percussion, ICE Cold Performing Arts, and Mount Vernon High School. Mansa has served on the music staff at the Rosemont Cavaliers Drum corp of Illinois where the percussion section won the highly coveted, Fred Sanford best percussion performance award (National Championship). Mr. Gory earned the Jim Ott trophy for best hornline in the World as a member of the Concord Blue Devils where he was inducted into the Hall of Fame under the tutelage of Wayne Downey and John Meehan. Mansa was a 2021 Grammy Music Educator of the year Nominee.
Mansa Gory founded a non-profit youth enrichment organization, ICE Cold performing arts, which serves as a band pipeline from 4th grade through college. As a band director, Mansa has maintained a multitude of high-demand performance contracts with: Tommy Hilfiger, NY Knicks, The Today Show with Regis and Kelly, NY Empire, and NY Streets Arena Football Team.
Completing his Bachelors at the University of South Carolina, Mansa became a brother of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated. Earning his Masters at Lehman College, he plays the Trumpet, Trombone, Euphonium, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Piano, Percussion, and Sings.
Mansa Gory takes great pleasure in pursuing artistic proclivities while he holds the complete works of Aristotle in one hand and a delicious sandwich in the other. Based in NY.
Find more of Mansa:
Instagram: @mansa_gory
Twitter: @gorymansa
Website: https://mgory2000.github.io/mansagory/
A statement from Mansa:
"This piece was created to foster an environment where the exploration of self may be conducted in an impactful and revelatory manner. To diminish the human tendency of self-degradation in order to be of better service to our families and communities is one of the primary aims of this selection. The artistic risk taken is the juxtaposition of music, nature sounds, motif, acting, trombone performance, and poetry in a theatrical audio framework.
I believe that the arts are the engine of humanity. The arts bring communities together for higher achievement, empathy, and appreciation."
This Original Piece is performed entirely by Mansa Gory. (Writer, Actor, Singer, Piano, Bass Guitar, Trombone, Nature Recording Engineer, Audio Mixing, and Audio Mastering)
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Dave McGowan has been a cowboy, forest fire fighter, heavy equipment operator, farmhand, gardener, road musician and businessman. He has lived in several areas in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario and played music in several areas through-out North America. He and Karen are the proud seniors to four children, eight grand-children and two great granddaughters. He now writes and works as a commercial driver and voiceover artist in Northern British Columbia.
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www.dmmcgowan.blogspot.ca
https://www.amazon.com/~/e/B004V9WZVI
This piece was originally created in Autumn of 2018.
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Evan Crommett is an actor, writer, singer-songwriter + producer born & raised in Hell's Kitchen, NYC. His commitment is to cranking out bops from his bedroom studio, sidestepping the genre-police, and officiating the marriage between music that's sincere and music that slaps.
This is the first single off upcoming EP "Living Room Dance Party"
Find more of Evan:
Instagram: @evan.crommett
Website: www.evancrommett.com
Other Credit:
Violin: Robert X Newman
Backing vocals, cello, cover art: Aleah Black
Backing vocals: Hannah Bailey
Cover art photography: Amanda Crommett
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Nefertiti is a poet, artist, and scientist. She currently works as a life scientist for the government.
A Statement from Nefertiti:
"Books are tangible hope and this piece serves as my “thank you note” for this medium of expression, as well as to all those who write, publish, illustrate, and sell them. Also, it can be hard for people who prefer real books to explain why that is exactly. I hope my fellow bibliophiles feel heard with this piece and share it with anyone who dares wonder why you prefer the real deal."
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Austin (he/him) is a Chicago-based actor, writer, and photographer from Northern California. In June, Austin will receive his BFA in Acting from The Theatre School at DePaul University. He is certified by the National Society of American Fight Directors with additional training in (and love for) voicing for animation as well as classical and contemporary heightened text. With a background in movement, Austin has also trained in Motion and Performance Capture. His prose and poetry is informed by a continuous study of history and by the language of Ubuntu -- the South African philosophy that embodies the interconnectedness of humanity, a language which says "I am only because you are" and is driven by a deep love and respect for every fellow human one encounters. A drive for Austin is to use art, storytelling, and Ubuntu as a tool for a radical restructuring of our collective consciousness towards a safer and more just society for humanity and beyond.
Find more of Austin:
Instagram: @thereal_austindaly
Photo-Poetry Instagram: @Adolaigh
A Statement from Austin:
"I wrote this piece a few months into what we thought was going to be a relatively short quarantine in the summer of 2020. I have always been someone who wishes to be as connected to Nature as possible whether it be climbing trees or mountains, swimming in rivers and oceans, or simply basking in the smallest pools of sun wherever I can find them. After my entire world seemed to be transported online and strictly socially isolated, it was difficult to feel fulfilled by my interactions with Nature because of how desensitized the screens, loneliness, and chaos ended up making me. I began writing this poem at dusk one night after a full day of online classes and screens, I expected to write about these since it was where my head was at. I quickly realized that the poem wanted to about anything but and by the time the sun dipped below the horizon, I had explored each of my senses in a way that revived a gratefulness for Nature and my daily interactions with it that had been momentarily lost in a foreign electronic landscape.
A huge thank you to both the AMOYT team for featuring my work and to all you beautiful listeners for listening!"
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A Statement from Sabrina:
"As a teenager from New York, I have immersed myself in the culture of the city, focusing on theatre and other art forms. I have been creating art since the age of 3 and plan on never stopping. My dream is to become an actor and be able to do the things I love."
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Instagram: @sabrinaaoliverii
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Ariel is a Singer, Songwriter, Film/Theater Actor, Dancer as well as the Vocalist/ Songwriter “Arieliza". She is graduating from Connecticut College in May 2021 where she is studying Music, Voice, Acting, Dance and Economics.
Broken is a single off of Arieliza’s third album that she is seeking to develop with a record label before releasing this summer. Arieliza's Alternative-Indie style is laced with traces of Jazz, Punk and Pop, creating a unique sound that continues to mature as she grows. Her insightful lyrics resonate with all ages and connect to deep-cutting human emotions.
Find more of Arieliza:
Subscribe/ Follow @Arieliza
Instagram: @arielizamusic
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWY7_rNpX9CdMJh0u23v63w
Hyperlink for all stores: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/arieliza/broken
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0shHS1IMoEoyp5YedAMMZH
A Statement from Arieliza:
"I wrote this song a few months ago. For me, it is about how difficult it is to fully trust when you love someone and immerse yourself in this other person without keeping up walls to hide the darker pieces of you. Through these lyrics, I have been able to find the beauty in embracing and overcoming the "Broken", rather than hiding and missing out on genuine connections because of it. Thank you so much for listening! I hope everyone can find some sort of solace in music during these isolating and challenging times."
Other Credit: Co-written, Recorded & Produced by Beth Salerno
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Evelyn is an 13 year-old aspiring writer/actress/singer. During her free time she loves to act in her school plays, write poems, sing, and play with her pitbull jake. She is based in the Midwest of the United States.
Find more of Evelyn:
Instagram: @eviedlund
A Statement from Evelyn:
"No one is just ordinary, no matter what anyone thinks, everyone is amazing in their own way and I hope this piece shows you that."
Special Thanks: Evelyn's best friend Liviya Meyers is a big inspiration for this piece. Without Liviya, Evelyn would still think she was just an ordinary girl.
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Agnes is currently singing with the Calarts Contemporary Vocal Ensemble, preparing for their next concert on May 4th, 2021. You can hear her composition and voice on her new EP “Love Letter” on Spotify, YouTube, Google play, online worldwide. In 2015 Agnes won The Most “Passionate Spirit” award from Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment. 2009/2010 she won The Most “Innovative” award with Walt Disney’s English & Print Department. 1996 Chu had an opportunity to Work with Tim Burton and Danny Elfman on Warner Brothers Motion Picture “Mars Attacks. 1997 she Premiered a couple Women Composer’s work in London with the International Women Alliance in Music.
Agnes is a certified Harmony Road Music Group Lessons Teacher. She holds a vocal performance degree from California Institute of the Arts. She is also a member of Music Teacher Association of California. 2008, She was a music advisor for Walt Disney Company and 2013 she produced EP music album for students, you can hear the album “Front Row” on Spotify, YouTube, CD baby, Google play and Amazon.
Find more of Agnes:
Instagram: @musiccalartian8808
Website: https://www.musiclessonswithagnes.com/
A Statement from Agnes:
"As we adjust to the new normal, this song can bring some light to the darkness, that’s my hope. Also as an Asian American being scared to go outside for my daily walk due to Asian getting beat up during daily walks with their dog in our community has been very scary to us. This song is set in an icy cold forest. In the midst of coldness, we can still find the warmth, and beauty in it. When you can be still and peaceful with it, there’s always sunlight behind your smile. Like the light at the end of the tunnel."
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Living in Happy Valley, Michele Mekel wears many hats of her choosing: writer and editor; educator and bioethicist; poetess and creatrix; cat herder and chief can opener; witch and woman; and, above all, human. Her work has appeared in various academic and creative publications, including having her poetry featured on Garrison Keillor’s The Writer’s Almanac. She is also a co-principal investigator for the Viral Imaginations: COVID-19 project (viralimaginations.psu.edu). Based in PA, USA
FInd more of Michele:
Instagram: @ShaktiEnergy
Facebook: Michele Mekel
Website: viralimaginations.psu.edu
A Statement from Michele:
"The poem was written in 2020 because the Muse graced me with her presence. As I was a teen in the 80s, I still love 80s tunes--from pop to punk, and from metal to alternative. This music simply makes me happy. And I started thinking about the women in the lyrics of the various songs. This poem is one of a couple I've written to celebrate these fictional (or fictionalized) women."
Other credit: A version first published in Continue the Voice (2021)
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Us & the Unknown is a two-person hand-made project made up of Pietro & Kayla. Their first and upcoming album, Map of You, is two people’s stories who lived on opposite sides of the ocean and in a moment of tangency, happened to intersect paths. It is part love letter & part time capsule.
Find more of Us & the Unknown:
Website: Us-and-the-unknown.com
A Statement from Us & the Unknown:
"Say it is a song originally created for a musical, written while we were in school together studying Musical Theater. When the pandemic hit, the spirit of collaboration within Us (& the Unknown) sparked and we decided to write an album. Say it became the first song on our album to represent our collaboration in a time of uncertainty."
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Allie Costa is an actor, writer, singer, and director working in film, TV, theatre, and voiceover. Her acting credits include Future Shock, 90210, Spring Awakening, You Me & Her, and Alien vs. Musical. Her scripts have been produced internationally, including the critically-acclaimed Two Girls, Safe Distance, Mindstream, Boxes Are Magic, and Can You Keep a Secret? She’s appeared in commercials and podcasts, narrated audio books and documentaries, and lent her voice to video games and animated projects. Occasionally, she sleeps.
Find more of Allie:
IMDb: http://www.imdb.me/alliecosta
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/alliecosta
Twitter: @allieacts
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/alliecosta123
Soundcloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/alliecosta/sets
Website: http://www.alliecosta.com
Lovebirds was written and performed by Allie Costa. She says, "Lovebirds was originally part of my script Unconditional. When I realized it could stand on its own, I started performing it as a monologue."
Unconditional is available as both a screenplay and a stage play. It features two actors and runs under 10 minutes. Anyone interested in performing or producing Lovebirds or Unconditional may contact Allie directly.
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"23" by Daisy Spratt. Written by Daisy Spratt, Rob Amoruso and Liz Webber
From Daisy:
"This song was written in January 2021 and released March 2021. I wrote it about my experience going through the music industry. It can be full of high hopes and excitement, but also a lot of disappointments and challenges. We all have expectations and a plan of how our lives and career are going to go. However, as 2020 has shown us, and what life shows us, things don't always go to plan, and we have to learn to adapt to change.
I was born in Queensland, Australia, but raised in the United States until I was 10 years old. I consider myself a Melbourne girl though, and have been in Melbourne ever since. I started playing guitar at 10, and my dad helped teach me chords growing up. I didn't start singing until I was 13, and then songwriting followed close behind. I started writing songs as poems, and then learned to apply chords and melodies from my guitar as a teenager. Growing up, I looked up to artists like Shania Twain. I remember watching her music video for "I'm Gonna Getcha Good" when I was about 5, and thinking "I'd love to do that one day". I've always been torn between my passion for law, and music. I'll soon be a fully qualified lawyer, but love to write music and sing. I'd love to find a way to use both of those passions together somehow in the future. I wrote and recorded my single "Think Again Boy" in Nashville last year. I hope that my music spreads a positive message, and people feel uplifted through my social media and songs."
Find more of Daisy:
Instagram: @daisysprattmusic
Website: www.daisysprattmusic.com
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Chloe Evans is an undergraduate college student working towards her english degree. They have been writing poetry since a young age and have participated on their school’s slam poetry team since 2018. She is passionate about literature, music, and her cats. She is based in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Find more of Chloe:
instagram: @caspertheghostguy
Twitter: @chloe_eevans
A statement from Chloe:
"This piece was completed in March 2020 for a high school level slam poetry competition called “Louder Than a Bomb”. It is inspired by the excess amount of china I have in my home that belonged to my great grandmother. Thank you for this opportunity to share my art."
Other credit: "I just want to thank my senior year english teacher, Mr. Vogel, for sponsoring the poetry club and always supporting my creative endeavors. He is one of my greatest inspirations and I am thankful to have known him."
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Emmy Dell'Orfano is a 19 year old singer and pianist from Durham, CT. She is currently a sophomore in college studying classical voice and music education. Emmy is also a ballet dancer and is involved in several theater and music groups.
Find more of Emmy:
Instagram: @emmyd100 and @emmydellmusic
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbTiuPTARXXXkpeNZrrJLhA
A Statement from Emmy:
"This piece was written in 2018 as part of a summer songwriting program. I wrote it because I wanted to express my frustration with the peer pressure I had dealt with throughout high school. I also wanted to create a song that was energizing and uplifting for others!
Thank you to A Moment Of Your Time Podcast for featuring my song and my story! And thank you to everyone listening!"
Other Credits: My band Bored of Education worked with me to arrange and record this song. Thanks to their hard work it's become one of our concert staples.
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Kathleen Beane Claytor retired from Norfolk Southern Corporation in 2016 after 30 years of service.
Now that she is retired she is able to put more time into the things that are very close to her heart: acting, modeling, writing, speaking, giving back to the community (local and worldwide) and trying to stay fit and eat healthy. Kathleen took acting lessons in Atlanta, Georgia at the Company Acting Studio. She has performed on stage in Roanoke at Showtimers, in Atlanta at the Marietta’s Theater in the Square and the New African Grove Theater. Recent activities include a Brambleton Computer Commercial, a role in a Hollins student film and the role of Delores in Dana Pannell’s Date Night and a role in the feature film My Brother’s Crossing. Kathleen also models with Fashionista Roanoke and has done several fashions shows and a fashion shoot for a magazine.
Kathleen is married to Curtis Claytor, the author of The Ultimate Black History Trivia Book. She has three grown sons and eleven grandchildren. You heard it right, eleven. Kathleen’s loves include our Heavenly Father and Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, her husband, her family, her friends and thy neighbor. Kathleen loves to travel. She has recently travelled to Israel, Australia, Hawaii, Alaska and to Rome on a church mission trip. All before Covid-19, of course. But as soon as it is ok to do so, she will be on the road again and in the skies again, travelling wherever the Lord leads.
A Statement from Kathleen:
"I wrote this poem when I was a teenager in high school. Even when I was young, I felt that it was very important to love yourself and to love and care for others. I recognized that some people were so prideful and behaved as if they did not need other people, that they could do this life alone. They built up a wall around themselves. In actuality, these people most likely crave love, but just did not know how to give it or receive it. So, my poem reflects that we need to knock the walls of pride down and be vulnerable. It can feel risky, but the rewards can be great and change your life. I guess as a teenager, I was a deep thinker."
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A multi-faceted creator, Jenny has worked in the world of entertainment in a variety of formats ranging from live events to animation to feature films.
With CurtCo Media, Jenny created and produces A MOMENT OF YOUR TIME, produces/hosts entertainment interviews in HOLLYWOOD UNSCRIPTED, produces/hosts improv show WHEN LAST I LEFT, and is directing/producing the upcoming audio series SOLAR.
Jenny received her BFA in Acting from the California Institute of the Arts. She is a member of the immersive theater company, The Speakeasy Society. When she’s not producing/acting/recording/creating-in-general, she’s probably hanging out with horses. Or eating avocados.
Find more of Jenny:
Instagram/Twitter: @TheJennyCurtis
Website: www.jennycurtis.com
IMDb: imdb.me/jennycurtis
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Described as a "DIY experimentalist" and "dream pop queen", Cosette Gobat was signed to her first record label, Decapolis Records, at age 14 in June 2012. Within that first year she released an EP called Moving On, which took off her career as a performer. Cosette started touring the east coast of the US when she was in high school and moved to Philadelphia after signing another contract with the label, KBM Productions in August 2015, with the release of an electronic pop EP, "Blindside". In Philadelphia, she went to pursue a degree in Media Production at Temple University and started playing in local bands. In 2017 she began to self-produce music and released an experimental solo project called "i tried my best" in May of that year. Cosette was working at radio stations as an on-air talent and photographer, and as an audio engineer at recording studios. She began to collect her own clients and worked with well-known artists such as The Wombats, Caroline Rose, Ali Barter, The Beths, Castlecomer, and more. In September 2019, Cosette toured the UK playing shows, primarily in the London music scene. In July of 2020 she released her sonic debut album, Couteau, which captures transformative sounds in a calm, engaging melody. She has now gained much attention for her unique and dreamy sound working with artists and producers across Europe. She released a track with Dutch producer, Van Elst, called 'Daydreamer' in January 2021.
Find more of Cosette:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6VmjwDyJ0qdoJ64KShlA5W
Instagram: @cosettegobat
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cosettegobat/
Website: https://linktr.ee/cosettegobat
A Statement from Cosette:
"This track was released in July 2020 on the debut album, Couteau. This track was created to showcase dream and indie pop while expressing a bad ending to a relationship. I am excited to share this with you! Check out my debut album on Spotify and all streaming services now!"
Written, produced, mixed, and mastered by Cosette Gobat
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Karen is an actor and teacher currently based in Switzerland. Born and raised in multi-cultural Singapore, she emigrated to Europe in 2005. She has taught in international schools in Austria and Switzerland but it is performing that gives her greatest fulfilment. Karen trained as an actor at Mountview Academy of Performing Arts in London, where she discovered her passion for physical, feminist theatre practices and film acting. She is represented by Lee Morgan Management (London).
Find more of Karen:
Instagram: @karenann_wongdorall
Twitter: @KWongDorall
Website: https://www.spotlight.com/interactive/cv/3018-5646-7283
A Statement from Karen
“I come from a very mixed background and as a Eurasian girl growing up in Singapore, I guess I’ve never truly felt “complete” in my identity. My life in many ways has been a journey of curiosity about the world, the search for “my people” and places where I could fit in, but above all, it has been about self-discovery and self-acceptance.
During the lockdown period Switzerland, I began writing personal pieces. This piece, entitled “My Patchwork Self” is an exploration of my “mixedness”: my struggle with displacement, homesickness and the desperate insecurity I experience as I try to assert my own true, authentic self. I have used Batik, a uniquely-intricate and eclectically-patterned fabric of Southeast Asia as a metaphor for the complex beauty and “home” I yearn for and the vulnerability that goes along with feeling like an outsider.”
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Elijah J. Coleman Born and Raised on Long Island New York, He recently completed his master degree in the fine arts at Mason Gross School of the Arts. He received two degrees in undergrad at Buffalo University in Dance and as a BFA Theater major. He studied in London at the Shakespeare Globe and also Broadway Dance Center in the professional Intensive Program. He has performed in Russia, Canada and at the National Black Theater Festival, But Elijah J. Coleman would like the world to know this “I would like to give a special thanks to my mom and family because without them I could not do any of this and thank you God"
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YouTube: https://youtu.be/K456dX-ZYus
Instagram: @elijahj.coleman
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elijah.coleman.10
This piece was created in a little Coffee Shop called “Bean” . Written on March 10th and recorded on the 16th In Patchouge Long Island NY.
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Tiffany Lindfield is a social worker by day, trade, and heart advocating for climate justice, animal welfare, and gender equality. By night, she is a prolific reader of anything decent, and a writer. Based in Tennessee, USA.
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Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/authortiffanylindfield/?ref=bookmarks
Website: www.tiffanylindfield.com
A Statement from Tiffany:
"Love liberally, and without due cause, except for the cause of love itself. Repeat."
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DeBorah Elizabeth is a V.A.M.P. of a character that enjoys performing through voiceover, acting, modeling and writing poetry. Based in Ohio, USA.
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Twitter: @naturalpoetess
Instagram: @naturalpoetess
Website: reeldeb.com
A Statement from DeBorah:
"This poem was created approximately 8 years ago as many members of my family were going through tumultuous journeys where many truths were finally exonerated and healings began through the bloodline for generations to come. The real law is that the lord abides within."
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Julia is an internationally acclaimed writer from Toronto. Her plays and films have traveled all over the work, to places including Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Greece, Paris, London, Turkey, Estonia etc. For TV, she worked on KIM'S CONVENIENCE (CBC) as part of the emerging writers' room and is currently developing a series. Julia has also written essays for a collection of web publications and continues to create audio work, including a radio drama adaptation of her hit play (and upcoming debut feature film), With Love and a Major Organ.
Fine more of Julia:
Twitter: @juliabirdwords
Instagram: @juliaalederer
Website: http://www.julialederer.ca
A Statement from Julia:
"I am trying to see the world more clearly now that I am no longer living in it. I keep thinking about how much I want to move beyond the pandemic, its dangers, tragedies, and isolation. And yet, a part of me is afraid of that too. What will it be like to be in the world with people again? How long will it take to enjoy it? To feel at ease? This piece is inspired by those feelings, behaviors I've developed over the past year, and hope for how we might emerge from this moment with some new perspective."
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Brookelyn Rose is a singer/songwriter originally from Philadelphia, PA, now based in Los Angeles, CA. She mixes alternative pop/rock sounds with soulful lyrics and melodies to create music that is honest, fun and relatable. You can listen to Brookelyn's music on Spotify, iTunes, Youtube - whenever you stream your music!
Find more of Brookelyn:
Instagram: @brookelynrosemusic
TikTok: @brookelynrosemusic
Facebook: Brookelyn Rose
Youtube: Brookelyn Rose Music
Twitter: @brookelynmusic
Soundcloud: brookelyn-rose
Website: https://brookelynrosemusic.wixsite.com/music/about
A Statement from Brookelyn:
"I wrote “Take Me Back” about 2 years ago when I was back in Philly for a friend’s wedding. A couple days before the wedding, I drove out to this open field and walked around, thinking about how much had changed in my life and the lives of the people closest to me. I was so happy for all of the love and growth and accomplishments that we had achieved, but there was also this longing and sadness that I couldn’t shake. I wanted to go back to when we all lived in the same zip code and didn’t have the responsibilities of adulthood on our shoulders. I wanted to be silly and carefree again. I missed the kids that we once were and then I just started singing and the words flowed out of me. I hope this song brings back a feeling of nostalgia for listeners and that you’re able to take a few minutes out of your busy day to reflect and pay homage to your past self.
My personal statement is a quote from my dad. He said, " Nobody ever realizes the amazing things they're doing while they're doing it. It's not until you're at the top of the mountain, that you're able to look back and see just how far you've come"."
Other credit in the making of the piece:
Produced by Jennifer Pague
Mixed by Josh Bonanno
Mastered by Moses
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Jordana Kagan is an educator, trainer, and writer from NYC. She has taught Literature, Writing, Theater Arts, and Weightlifting for over twenty years. Jordana uses her platform in the classroom to spread positive messages about healthy choices, and she presents commentary on social issues through her essays and poetry.
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Instagram: @brainy.barbelle
Website: https://beatsbooksbarbells.com
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Mary M. Fleming is an actress/performance artist that makes short films. Based in Massachusetts, USA.
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A Statement from Mary:
"My poem has been cooking for decades since our visit to the opera. It was a life changer in my relationship with my father and I will never forget that moment. I finally wrote this poem because I share my birthday with him. I was reminiscing about his life and how I have out lived him by 15 years. Grateful for more time to win victories and dedicate them to his life."
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Timothy Nolan is as NYC-based playwright, actor, and teacher. He received his MFA in playwriting at the Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University and was a 2013 Indie Theater Now Person of the Year. Plays include Stuck With Fred, Acts of Contrition (FringeNYC Excellence in Playwriting award), The Sugar Plant, What Happened Was, What’s In A Name (Samuel French Critics’ Choice award), The Way Out (FringeNYC Excellence in Acting award), and The Bull Ring (Samuel French Critics’ Choice award). Acting roles include Sidney in The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window, Vin in The Price, Michael in If Only…, and the ensemble in Last Thought Standing. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild and lives in Brooklyn with his wife, screenwriter Susannah Nolan.
Contact Info: Elaine Devlin Literary, Inc. 411 Lafayette St.,6th floor, New York, New York 10003, United States (212) 842-9030 - elaine@edevlinlit.com
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timothy.nolan.56/
Twitter: @TimoNolan
Instagram: @playwrightforlife
Website: https://www.timothy-nolan.com
A Statement from Timothy:
"[This piece was created in] March 2021, walking the city and missing my tribe. Work is one of the only salvation in a pandemic, but man there are days…"
Recorded in Timothy's home studio.
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Margaret is an actor and writer currently residing in Pennsylvania. You can find her previous written work on thefilmagazine.com as well as directedbywomen.com. Currently, Margaret is a writer and co-host for Just My Thoughts on It: a film podcast that she created with her sister.
Find more of Margaret:
Personal twitter: @manicmezzo
Podcast instagram: @justmythoughtsonitpod
Podcast website: https://anchor.fm/justmythoughtsonit
A Statement from Margaret:
"I originally wrote this piece in order to make sense of the great love and loss I experienced in the last five years. It was a reminder to me that broken hearts always heal and genuine love and affection is worth waiting for. I hope my words can be a comfort to people who are experiencing heartache and give others hope that things will change."
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Melanie Hyo-In Han, born in Korea and raised in East Africa, has been calling Boston “home” for the past several years where she is a poet, teacher, and author of Sandpaper Tongue, Parchment Lips, a poetry chapbook forthcoming in 2021 through Finishing Line Press. Her poetry has received awards from “Boston in 100 Words” and The Lyric Magazine. Han is currently finishing her M.F.A. in Poetry and Translation at Emerson College where she teaches in the Writing Studies Program and serves as an ELL Consultant. She is also a poetry editor at Flora Fiction. Learn more about her at melaniehan.com.
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Instagram: @melhan
Facebook: Melanie Hyo-In Han
Website: melaniehan.com
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Tom Lee (Artist name: Tea Leaf) is a compassionate singer-songwriter from the North of England.
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Twitter: @tomtealeaf
Instagram: @tomtealeaf
Website: www.tealeaf.bandcamp.com
Other Credit:
Mixed by Rich Mandell
Guest vocals by Myles McCabe & Kathryn Woods
Mastered by Hippocratic Mastering
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Kelly Bargabos is host of the 'All There Is' podcast and the award-winning author of 'Chasing the Merry-Go-Round: Holding on to Hope & Home When the World Moves Too Fast', a 2018 Nautilus Book Award Silver winner and a finalist in the National Indie Excellence Awards. Her nonfiction has won Third prize and Honorable Mention in the Soul-Making Keats Literary Competitions. Her work has also been published in literary journals and anthologies such as 'The Sun', 'Mom Egg Review', 'The Mountain', 'The Guilded Pen', as well as articles featured in The Post-Standard. Kelly’s short story is currently published as part of the San Diego Decameron Project and has also won third prize in the Fiction500 contest. She holds a certificate in Creative Nonfiction from the Downtown Writer’s Center in Syracuse, NY. 'Chasing the Merry-Go-Round' was also a semi-finalist in the 2017 William Faulkner Wisdom Creative Writing Competition and was recommended by the San Diego Writers and Editors Guild. She is currently working on her second book, Here To L.E.A.D.. She is based in San Diego, CA.
Find more of Kelly:
Facebook: facebook.com/kelly.bargabos
Twitter: @kellybargabos
Instagram:: kbargabos
Website: www.kellybargabos.com
This piece is a Personal Essay originally written January 2020.
A Statement from Kelly:
"How we care for those who need help has an everlasting impact. I believe that if the basic needs of a person’s spirit, soul and body are met, it allows them the ability to keep their own corner of the world—their home—safe and prosperous for them and their family. This is ALL THERE IS. "
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Born and raised in Melbourne, Australia, Hannah has worked as an actor/singer on stage and screen in Melbourne, Sydney and New York City. In 2019, Hannah appeared Off-Broadway in The Irish Repertory Theatre’s ‘Sean O’Casey Series’, which included the world premiere of ‘Sean, Women & Song’, a musical review by Stephen Kennedy Murphy. Other recent U.S. credits include: ‘The Fling LP’ (Summerfest 2019), ‘The Richard Project’ and ‘Troilus and Cressida’ (Bard City), ‘Star-Spangled’, (an original musical by Douglas Carter Beane and Lewis Flinn), ‘Spring Awakening’ (The Academy Company), and ‘Welcome Home’, a film by More And More productions/Eric John Morton. Hannah also released two original songs ‘Corduroy (& There Soon)’ in December 2021, and is about to publish her first poetry chapbook ‘Drawing Blood’! Hannah is a graduate of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and was a member of their New York 2018-19 Company. Based in NYC.
Find more of Hannah:
Instagram: @hannahadelebailey
Website: hannahadelebailey.com
A Statement from Hannah:
"This song was written late last year together with Corduroy (featured on yesterday’s episode) as a Christmas gift for my family back in Australia. I have not been able to see my family for over a year, and on my first Christmas away from them, I wanted to remind them that I will be there soon, even if it feels impossible right now. This song is for those separated from their loved ones – I hope you will be together again soon."
Other Credit:
Evan Crommett (production)
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Born and raised in Melbourne, Australia, Hannah has worked as an actor/singer on stage and screen in Melbourne, Sydney and New York City. In 2019, Hannah appeared Off-Broadway in The Irish Repertory Theatre’s ‘Sean O’Casey Series’, which included the world premiere of ‘Sean, Women & Song’, a musical review by Stephen Kennedy Murphy. Other recent U.S. credits include: ‘The Fling LP’ (Summerfest 2019), ‘The Richard Project’ and ‘Troilus and Cressida’ (Bard City), ‘Star-Spangled’, (an original musical by Douglas Carter Beane and Lewis Flinn), ‘Spring Awakening’ (The Academy Company), and ‘Welcome Home’, a film by More And More productions/Eric John Morton. Hannah also released two original songs ‘Corduroy (& There Soon)’ in December 2021, and is about to publish her first poetry chapbook ‘Drawing Blood’! Hannah is a graduate of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and was a member of their New York 2018-19 Company. Based in NYC.
Find more of Hannah:
Instagram: @hannahadelebailey
Website: hannahadelebailey.com
A Statement from Hannah:
"This song was written late last year together with There Soon (featured on tomorrow’s episode) as a Christmas gift for my family back in Australia. The lyrics are drawn from a letter written by my parents on my very first day of school. This song helped me say something really meaningful to the people I love and miss most – I hope it inspires you to do the same."
Other Credit:
Evan Crommett (production)
Robert Newman (violin)
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Quarantine, I Love You: A Voicemail
Nitzan Mager, creator; Lela Meadow-Conner, executive producer
Nitzan is a Brooklyn-based world traveler and filmmaker who enjoys crafting socially conscious comedy. After spending quality time wearing a gas mask in a bomb shelter during the Gulf War in Israel at age six, her family moved to Los Angeles where Nitzan synthesized her fascination with geopolitics and her love of Hollywood into a still-active delusion that: yes, movies can make a difference.
Lela Meadow-Conner is the CEO and mother/founder of mama.film, and the Executive Director of the Film Festival Alliance. She has worked in the independent film exhibition industry for nearly 20 years and is passionate about creating community by connecting stories and audiences, to amplify the human experience. A Boston native, she currently lives in Wichita, Kansas with her husband, two daughters and dog, Buddy Guy.
Find more on the project:
Website: www.quarantineILY.com
Find more of the team:
Nitzan Instagram: @nitzan.mager
Lela Instagram @mamafilm1
A Statement from the team:
"Over the course of the pandemic, Nitzan began writing and filming short, interconnected scenes that take place on zoom. Lela Meadow-Conner came on board as executive producer helping to grow the project into the series: Quarantine, I Love You. In this iteration, Nitzan tries her hand at a solo podcast, carrying the spirit of the project into a new direction."
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Glauco Araujo is a Brazilian-born professional dancer and actor trained both in the U. S. and in Brazil. In Rio, Glauco danced with the Rio Dance Company (modern dance), as well as with the integrated dance company ANDEF (disability dance). In 2012 Glauco represented Brazil in the closing ceremony of the Paralympic games in London. And from 2015 to 2017 Glauco acted and danced lead roles at Momenta Dance Company with a repertoire including Doris Humphrey, Martha Graham and Charles Weidman, as well as classic choreographers like August Bournonville, Mikhail Fokine, Jules Perrot and Marius Petipa; and disability choreographers Alice Sheppard and Ginger Lane. At Momenta, a dance piece entitled Meloudious Marco was created for Glauco in which he was featured in the lead role of Marco.
Glauco was drawn to NYC in early 2017 and was given a scholarship in ballet at Alvin Ailey from 2017 to 2018.
Glauco has teamed several times, beginning in 2018 to the present, with the award- winning German dancer/director Severine Reisp. Their films have been recognized in a number of international film festivals: A Tango to Remember – Best Romance Film, Los Angeles Film Awards; Best Film, The Atman Film Festival; Cinematic Award Winner, Cyprus International Film Festival; Ruminate – Best Musical and Best Dance Choreography, Oniros Film Awards; Best Film, Los Angeles Film Awards. Another film, Lucid, written and directed by Juan Wang has received a Best Film award from The Heibei Television Artists Association.
Glauco has been thrilled to work alongside Broadway and West End actors Anthony Newfield, Alison Fraser and Karen Archer in Richard Alleman’s new play Adrift, playing the Brazilian, and provocative Zumba instructor, Flavio. Glauco has been honored to be part of
special performances to benefit the Episcopal Actors’ Guild and the Cape May Stage. Reviewed in the Times Square Chronicles, “Betsy (Alison Fraser) longs for something more, alongside interactions of the less virtuous kind with the handsome and sweet-talking Flavio, played seductively by the appealing Glauco Araujo (Spielvogel’s Come Back Once More).”
Recently, Glauco performed in a short bio-pic entitled Dance for Freedom, highlighting the challenges people of color face today, and which has garnered recognition as the First-Place Recipient of the Dr. David Milch Foundation/CCNY Award in short film competition. In her review juror Timberkly Whitfield, program executive and producer for A&E, as well as a host on the History Channel and A&E, wrote: “Glauco Araujo is a beautiful dancer and you capture him in such a way that really moved me. I felt inspired by his story that even in the face of racism he doesn't see himself as a victim. Strong production values. You checked all the boxes on this one — FANTASTIC!”
Find more of Glauco:
Instagram: @glaucoaraujonyc
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/GlaucoAraujo
Website: www.glaucoaraujo.com
A Statement from Glauco:
"I’m a fan of the podcast and listen to the stories I felt inspire to share. I went over my old notes, things that I wrote in the past. My main idea is to inspire other people, creating any kind of positive message so they continuing to believe in themselves no matter the circumstances."
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My name is Anna Eaton and I am a poet, student, and actress. I reside in Vermont and have been writing poems since I was seven. I want to use my poems to comfort those who feel ostracized and silenced in our world today. I want to create permanent change by inspiring individual voices.
Find more of Anna:
Instagram: @annaeaton24
A Statement from Anna:
"I created this piece at the end of 2019. It was originally created as an exploratory piece into my grandmothers Alzheimer's and what life might have been like, for her and for me, if not for the pain Alzheimer's caused our family. However, with time, personal growth, and a smidge of compassion it turned into a poem about how monsters can raise, parent, and change us into the people we are. It’s about how we view our suffering and how more often then not it can spur, our suffering that is, some of our happiest memories.
My deepest desires lie in the wellbeing of those closest to me, and in those I have yet to meet and am destined to cross paths with. I wish more than anything that our world could find peace and I aim to contribute to that cause with my poetry."
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Stephanie Foster is a standup comedian in Los Angeles. She's also the host of the funny and poignant podcast, Petrol Llama. She performs all over the world, and was the first female to ever win the annual Cobb's Comedy Contest.
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Instagram/TikTok: @slufoster
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Naly Rice is a tech marketing entrepreneur, writer, and keynote speaker based in the DC metro area. Her business keynote speeches to motivate women and minorities have now translated into poetry with her Notes by Naly series on Instagram. Her unique background as a first-generation Hmong American, her rise from tech startup worker to a full-blown B2B technology marketing company founder, and her willingness to open up about the trials and tribulations, are inspiring a new generation of entrepreneurs who are living life on their own terms and building businesses through COVID.
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NalyRice/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nalyrice/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCophcKuYdxf8yYoD99-yFXw
Twitter: https://twitter.com/nalyrice
Website: www.NalyRice.com is my personal website and www.LNCreativeGroup.com is my B2B Tech Marketing company
A Statement from Naly:
"When COVID started, I had to change gears as a keynote speaker. Throughout the pandemic, I've had a lot of pent up creative energy and it turned into a lot more poetry and writing instead of speaking. I wrote this autobiographical piece from my experience working in technology and being a female founder. Once you get there, you realize that it's not what you think, and working in marketing/branding jaded me to a certain extent with shopping and attaining items that society may consider "successful." After all of it, I realized that I was still just chasing my dream, and money, handbags, or jewelry wasn't enough of a motivation to keep me going on the grind. I had to dig deep and stay true to my morals and integrity through it all but it's worth it in the end."
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A Brooklyn based actor who writes poetry. Born and raised in Hahira, Georgia but moved to Anchorage, Alaska at the beginning of high school. Set on traveling the world and being able to experience life. Currently taking it one day at a time.
Find more of Jacob:
Instagram: @jacob_g_gibbs
Website: www.theanycollective.com
A Statement from Jacob:
"The piece was originally created during a time of loneliness I felt during college. Writing poetry then, and now, is a way for me to acknowledge my emotions and release them."
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Suzanne is a coach and author who has written several books on self-development including a children's picture book. She supports people in living a fully-expressed and satisfying life. She is based in London, UK.
Find more of Suzanne:
Instagram: @suzanne_wylde
Facebook: @Wyldesuzanne
LinkedIn: @SuzanneWylde
Website: www.suzannewylde.com
A Statement from Suzanne:
"I started to write this poem in 2020 as a way of encouraging people who were struggling to get through a project and facing criticism from people who didn't understand what they were trying to do. It can be hard holding enough self-belief to get through a project, especially if it is a solo venture as with writers and many artists. But I have seen how hard it is for people to live with "what could have been" instead of giving it their all. So this poem is a reminder of why some people may not be fully behind you and to focus on what is truly important."
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Nefertiti is a poet and a life scientist for the federal government. Based in Indiana.
A Statement from Nefertiti:
"A year ago, driving home from work I was contemplating the purpose of life, as I often do and one thought led to another, and it hit me all at once. Evolution! Genetics! Progeny! Immortality! The Metaphor in the Lion King! I wrote it as soon as I got home!
My grandmother was a poet and I never got to enjoy poetry with her before she died because I never really made the time to and now that I’m old enough to appreciate that kind of connection, she is gone. But that poetic part of her still lives because I inherited it.
It is a gift inherited like a set of recessive genes that skip a generation.
I hope this poem helps listeners feel connected and thankful for the gifts passed on to them, passed on by them, passed on past them.
Art is the process of expressing what is most fascinating to you in whatever form it flows out of you. For me, it’s always been poetry and Existentialism."
Find more of Nefertiti:
Website: perspective-poetics.blog
Instagram: @ndicosmo
Twitter: @nefe711
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Anastasia Plu is a Ukrainian-born American actor and artist, journalist and linguist. Currently based in Seattle, WA, US.
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Instagram: @anzplu
Twitter: @anzplu
Website: https://quietartist.tumblr.com/
A Statement from Anastasia:
"This piece is a personal reminder to oneself of their self worth and recognition, which is important at any time or situation. I hope you enjoy it!"
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Lucy Trevelyan is based in England, UK.
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Instagram: @lucy.trevelyan._ and @lucy.vsp
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Evan Crommett is an actor/singer-songwriter and producer born & raised in Hell's Kitchen, NYC. His commitment is to cranking out bops from his bedroom studio, sidestepping the genre-police, and officiating the marriage between music that's sincere and music that slaps.
Find more of Evan:
Instagram: @evan.crommett
Website: www.evancrommett.com
A Statement from Evan:
"[This piece was created] to help me parse out the pressures from the outside world to be a ~tough guy~. [I'm] just tryna love big, make dope art, save the planet, and leave time for snacks."
Other credit on this piece:
Andre Feyer: Bass
JJ Warshaw: cajon
Isabel Alvarez: piano and bg vox
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Liviya Meyers is a 12 year-old actress based in the Midwest United States. She shows her passion to act through doing virtual theater due to the pandemic while continuing to audition for film projects. She hopes her works entertain and make a connection to the viewer/listener.
A Statement from Liviya:
“This piece, ‘My Name’ now serves the purpose to distract and focus on something else besides what we are living through. It makes the listener relate to others that they may know, and reflect on their qualities that make them unique or separate them from others.”
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Crissi Cochrane fashions a sultry, soulful brand of popular music, combining her East Coast singer-songwriter roots with her love of jazz, retro pop, and classic soul. With more than 14 million Spotify streams, a TEDx talk, a song placement in the TV show “Nashville” and more than 500 performances – including showcases at Canadian Music Week and the Junos – under her belt, Crissi has become a household name in her city of Windsor, Ontario, Canada, and a beloved underground artist heard around the world.
Find more of Crissi:
Twitter: @crisscochrane
Instagram: @crissicochrane
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/crissicochrane
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/crissicochrane
Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/crissicochrane
Website: http://www.crissicochrane.com
A Statement from Crissi:
"Everything” was written to be a mantra of gratitude, resilience, and self-validation, and a reminder to banish unhealthy thoughts. Several years into my career as a recording artist and performer, I suddenly developed anxiety about being on-stage. I felt the need to write a song that could ground me and create a safe space for my thoughts to go while performing, and also to help me banish the negativity that used to be fuel for my songwriting, but which had, over time, become toxic. This song appears on my 2020 album, Heirloom.
I feel that this recording is one of the most creative and climactic in my catalogue as a recording artist. I especially love the sound of rain that appears throughout, and the way the arrangement builds toward the end, wave upon wave of more, more, more. It feels cleansing and powerful. I also love how the instrumentation falls away in the first chorus, further underscoring the message, 'I don't need to feel everything'."
Other Credit:
Written and performed by Crissi Cochrane. Recorded at the home studio of Crissi Cochrane and Mike Hargreaves. Production, arrangements, and bass by Mike Hargreaves. Drums by Jeff Kingsbury. Trumpet by Austin Di Pietro. Saxophones by Kelly Hoppe and Sebastian Bachmeier. Cello by Johnathan Kosty. Violin by Olivia Seal. Lead guitar by Ty Sharron. Back-up vocals by Natalie Culmone and Kaila Delarmente. Produced with financial support from the Ontario Arts Council and the City of Windsor's Arts, Culture and Heritage Fund.
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Facilitator and co-host of Uncorked-N-Conversation podcast, Linda is a voice actor and independent leadership coach. Linda brings wisdom gained from more than 20 years as a Training & Development Specialist. Linda attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts where she majored in Drama, and she currently performs in community theatre as a member of Norfolk State University's Theatre Company. She is based in Chesapeake, Virginia.
Find more of Linda:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lwhitehall1
Instagram: @_boogie.x.wunderland_
Twitter: @UncorkedN (Uncorked-N-Conversation)
Backstage: https://www.backstage.com/u/linda-white-1
A Statement from Linda:
"This piece is an excerpt of my personal story. I’ve made significant changes in my life to align with my beliefs and passions. Our world seems to have lost its sensitivity and loving kindness. We need
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Maro began playing guitar when he was 6 years old. He attended Camp Blues for 8 years where performed regularly on a national stage. His long-time interest in rock music fueled his white-hot passion for songwriting and composing. The honesty and compassion he expresses in his storytelling lyrics have been widely recognized. Maro produced 8 singles with Jones Bones Productions in NYC, and is currently working on new tracks with David Ivory and releasing 5 singles in 2021.
Maro hosted his EP release party at The Bitter End in NYC, was a featured artist at a spotlight gig at The Puck in Doylestown, PA. His song “Still Here” was nominated for best lyrics in December, 2018 by SongBro and received great reviews from Artist Rack and Buzz Music. Maro is studying with Tony Savant at Playhouse West and his acting coach, Joey Perillo, will be walking the runway at Fashion Week 2021 in NYC and continues vocal coaching with Shaun Williamson. He is based in Pennsylvania.
Find more of Maro:
Instagram: @marodelomusic, @MaroDeLo
Website: marodelo.com
A Statement from Maro:
"In September 2020, I wrote Around The Bend following a nasty event regarding deep-seeded personal issues of mine. The whole process of (co)writing (with my writing partner at the time) and producing it (completely on my own, then bringing it to my producer David Ivory to clean it up and make it sparkle) brought me great light upon my life situation; despite not being religious even remotely.
I can only hope that the listeners find relation to their own periods of overcoming and growing from their grief. The silver lining always glimmers.
Personal Statement: Hey, my name is Maro DēLo. I'm a singer/songwriter who falls into the pop/rock genre. I will be releasing 5 singles in 2021. Look out for my Bop-Drops!"
Additional Credits:
Co-written with Stone Mason
Co-produced with David Ivory
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In the mid-2000s heyday of MySpace, Yo! Majesty rose quickly to digital fame in America (they played both Coachella and South by Southwest) and abroad (they signed to U.K. label Domino Records, now home to Arctic Monkeys, Hot Chip and Animal Collective). The frenetic electro-pulse and raw carnality of their 2008 debut Futuristically Speaking...Never Be Afraid felt fresh and inspired at the time (and in many ways still does today).
The New York Times profiled Yo! Majesty alongside Santigold and Kid Sister; NME hailed them as one of America's best new acts; Spin wrote them up multiple times. Most profiles mentioned a few well-trod talking points: They were lesbians, they rapped explicitly about sex and more broadly about God, and their live shows were wild affairs that occasionally saw Jwl stripping off her top.
Now, with the upcoming release of YO! MAJESTY’s sophomore Album “Return Of The Matriarch", they will be sure to capture the rest of the world... Mature lyrics and realness is what we know Yo! Majesty for and best believe they keep it real... "Too real", says Shunda K. The Album will be an independent release and available for download and exclusive physical copies will be sold on the group's upcoming world tour.
"It's divine timing; it's the right time. Everything is falling into place for us," Shunda says. "We know the game, we have the formula down pat. So there ain't nothing to it but to do it." Stay tuned...
Find more of Yo! Majesty:
Instagram: @yomajestyforlife
Twitter: @gods_yo
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yomajesty4life/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/02QcKlcRiv2tXgI669XopZ
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=yo+majesty
A statement from Yo! Majesty:
"This piece was created to encourage women. Self preservation is the first law."
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Steve Larson is an actor, writer/blogger, voice over talent and "work in progress" harmonica player who resides in the Detroit suburbs. Steve is also an accomplished advertising sales professional. He is based in Michigan, USA
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Twitter:@steveclarson
Tumblr: @steveclarson
https://www.backstage.com/u/steve-larson/
https://www.backstage.com/vo/steve-larson/
https://www.tumblr.com/blog/steveclarson
A Statement from Steve:
"This piece was originally written in March 2020 and was edited slightly for this podcast given the time lapse from March '20 to January '21. It was written at a moment in time when the pandemic was still new and I was searching for some way to find hope and meaning in a difficult and challenging time. Always stay humble and kind.
This piece is dedicated to and inspired by my beautiful fiancee, Christie."
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Aileen Orellana considers herself a writer and performer with an affinity to storytelling in any format. She has written short stories, has begun to screenwrite, and with spoken poetry, she particularly enjoys capturing moments in written form. This piece emerged from a low moment in time and thereafter dedicated to the down-trodden and disheartened.
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Instagram: @aileenisinyou
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Brian was born in Illinois on a bedroom floor on November 2nd, 1994. Sun & Moon Scorpio. He spent his childhood happily isolating and always had a very active imagination. Exploring music and trying to learn new things are the biggest constants in his life.
Find more of Brian:
Twitter: @melonseason1
Basecamp: melonseason.bandcamp.com
Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/melonseason101
A Statement from Brian:
"I had been toying with the instrumental part of the song since about 2015. It wasn't until recently that I thought up some verses that I felt finally really fit. A lot of my music or song scraps will remain instrumental for a while, and I like to hang onto the ideas for as long as possible. I consider all my music perpetually incomplete. This song specifically began to take its final form during early quarantine, and the lyrics come from subconscious journaling/freewriting. I write and play music mainly for my own personal growth and catharsis. However, if I could inspire one person to spontaneously record something, it would be immeasurably more worth it.
Melon Season is mostly just what I call my own personal recording project, currently based around Urbana and Chicago, IL. The project started around 2015, and it has been loosely ongoing ever since. The DIY and lofi ideals/recording methods of the Velvet Underground, Daniel Johnston, CAN, and Duster are among the most inspirational to me. The music of early Modest Mouse, Built to Spill, Pavement – and even music from the Zelda series – are very influential on the style. I am constantly writing, so I record all the songs on my own, while they're fresh and exciting, in order to make room in my head for the next ones; hopefully before I forget anything specific, really. Every once in a while I get a pretty good take of something (the best takes are the ones that accurately capture the feeling/energy – not the most technically perfect), so I usually organize those into albums that I suppose make up a similar feel. The songs become like little puzzle pieces to a bigger picture. This is just a passion and hobby that I would be pursuing no matter what. I usually collaborate on recordings with my brother, drummer, James. However, I highly encourage all collaboration with anyone at any time. Ideally, I wish to release everything for free into the world and people can do with it as they wish. Music is just ideas, and ideas are meant to be shared."
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Kat Leroy is an actress, writer, and geek based in The Czech Republic. She has acted in films, TV, and web series, and theatre. Writing and acting is her life -- she's always working on something, be it a novel, or a screenplay. And when Kat's not busy, she dreams about being a superhero, because why not?
Find more of Kat:
Twitter: @girlwritergeek
Instagram: @girlwritergeek
Website: actresskatleroy.wordpress.com
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm8785540/
A Statement from Kat:
"Everybody needs the support of others sometimes, and it helps to learn to find beauty and strength in these little moments, no matter how unpleasant they might seem at first."
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Clara Hibbard is a young actor, singer, and writer based in Iowa City, Iowa. She has been acting on stage for almost seven years, involved with community theater, and has recently been exploring film. She has been singing since she was a toddler; she often leads music at her church and has been singing with the folk group Central Standard Time for many years. A Moment of Your Time is her first experience with a podcast.
Find more of Clara:
Instagram: @clarahibbard_
Website: https://www.backstage.com/u/clara-hibbard/
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Sandro Naglia is an Italian born singer, orchestra conductor and actor currently living in New Jersey, USA. He has performed in almost 30 countries throughout the world, recording more than 40 CDs. Moreover, he is author of several books published in Italy.
Find more of Sandro:
Website: http://www.sandronaglia.com/indexen.htm
Backstage: https://www.backstage.com/u/sandro-naglia/
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11676354/
This piece is an English version of a fragment taken from the book "I Paraggi e il Mondo":
https://www.edizionitabulafati.it/iparaggieilmondo.htm
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Sandy Kaur is a Singer and Screen Actors Guild member. Her love for singing started at a young age while growing up in Canada. She has performed in numerous live stage performances and can sing in Hindi, Punjabi, English, French, and Gurmukhi. Sandy is releasing her second music album DIVINE BLISS - a new age genre, which she produced with Thomas Barquee and GuruGanesha. She has also released her first music album SPIRITUAL HEALING in 2018 with Tim Abbott. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband Ravi Khanzode.
Find more of Sandy:
Instagram: @sandykaur_losangeles
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3632022/
A statement from Sandy:
"My goal is to continue working with Thomas and GuruGanesha over the future years and create one album each year. My music is for spiritual enlightenment and healing. I am a breast cancer survivor myself from 2016 and created my first album Spiritual Healing in 2018 after completing my breast cancer treatments successfully
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Jason Luna is a SAG-AFTRA actor/VO artist and writer based in the Los Angeles area. Jason is an improv actor with the Groundlings and UCB, a standup comedian, and is generally available for all acting/creative projects imaginable. He is also a video editor, a script reader, and a film school grad with on set training. Please hire him. He may be best known for winning 1 million dollars on NBC’s “1 vs. 100” in 2008, slightly less for winning 1 thousand dollars on GSN’s “Masterminds” in 2020. He plays video games, collects comic books, and tries to be sociable.
Find more of Jason:
Instagram:@jasonluna1vs100
Twitter: @jasonluna1vs100
Website: www.jasonlunaactor.com.
Youtube: youtube.com/jasonluna1vs100 (for lots of videos of puns and character based humor)
A Statement from Jason:
"I wanted to talk about the power of people uniting in the face of violence and oppression, and how powerful that can be. In this case, from zombies, but hopefully the undead hordes can be trumped by other, easier, lessons."
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I am British-Ghanaian, born and brought up in London, and currently located in Virginia. I have spent a lot of time in Ghana and speak 2 Ghanaian languages, as well as French and Spanish. I moved to the USA in 1986 to work for an international organization. An avid traveller, I have visited over 60 countries and love learning about different cultures. I started writing poetry and lyrics in primary school, often inspired by something I had seen, felt or heard, or, just because. And the words literally flow from my lips….
Find More of Josephine:
Instagram: @armarjosephine
A Statement from Josephine:
"I wrote this poem in 2014 as I lay wide awake one night and found myself thinking about a host of things. Life appeared somewhat bleak, yet, when I looked out of the window the whole street was white. I hadn’t remembered it was supposed to snow and I was pleasantly surprised. Suddenly, I started wondering why things happen, and why we always want answers, yet how, sometimes, it’s really neither here nor there. Sometimes, not knowing is a gift.
It is an honour to have my poem featured in A Moment in Time. Funnily, I was browsing Backstage looking for auditions for acting roles, having decided when I retired in 2019 to pursue my dream to be an actress. I was intrigued by the description of the project, and its purpose, and I immediately thought of this particular poem, which, for me, is soothing and may speak to others and encourage them during these turbulent times."
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Nayana is a mom, singer, songwriter, writer, and speaker. She recently went through some major life changes, and has taken that experience to create a blog that documents her growth. She is also a speaker that incorporates her music into her speaking platforms. Nayana wrote this song as a part of that growth. She wrote 3 original songs last year. She is based in Jacksonville, Florida.
Find more of Nayana:
FB/Twitter/Instagram/LinkedIn: @nayanaspeaks
Website: www.aintafraidtogrow.com
A Statement from Nayana:
"The song was written to talk about a hopeful love after a tumultuous time. I believe the right person will encourage you to grow and chase yoir dreams with passion. Always chase your rainbows.
Thank you to Jessye Russom for her adding another dimension to this song with her viola . Thank you to Phil Greene of Greene Team Media for his help on putting it together."
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From actor Chris Kapeleris comes an intricate short story/poem titled The Calling. In this piece, Chris is exploring what happens to us when we dream. Written in a short story poem format, Chris describes the journey one fictional individual's mind is taking as they attempt to decipher their dream, while they're still in it.
Find more of Chris:
Instagram: @chris_on_demand
IMDB: imdb.me/chriskapeleris
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A Statement from Bobbie & Lesley:
"We are two sisters, from London, United Kingdom. We are 2 thirds of a musical collective called LNR Music - With our sister Nicola. We've been composing and writing our own music since childhood!
The name of our song is THROUGH THE DARK. Through the dark is about still finding light, faith, strength and comfort even when you’re in the deepest darkness. This is very poignant considering this 2020 year we've all endured. As a family we'd been going through a lot. But as Believers holding on to God’s love and light was super important to us . It's what gets us through every time so we knew the song had to have some kind of resolution.
So Bobbie is the lead singer and in this song it's her vocals alone that you hear, we wanted a really haunting texture to the song. The words "yet through the darkest of days" is like that little piercing of light that gets pierced through trees in wooded areas and really just cuts through despite all the leaves. And branches. And I think Bobbie's voice does a great job getting you to feel that.
This song has been on a long journey. It was written 2 years ago but we didn't finish until feb 2020. However we really felt it's full meaning during the pandemic this summer and that's when we recorded it. So maybe it was meant to take this long.
'In the midst of darkness, light always persists.’
We hope you enjoy it!!"
THROUGH THE DARK
Written By: Bobbie Barnor & Lesley Barnor Townsend (LNR Music)
singer: Bobbie Barnor
Meet LNR MUSIC.
Bobbie / Lesley / Nichola
Based in London, United Kingdom
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Instagram: @bobbiebarnor
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Aliya is a 19 year old poet and artist based in London, England. Her many creative outlets - music, writing, spoken word and photography - aim to bring about interconnectivity, union and awareness to people.
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Instagram: @Aliyasade
A Statement From Aliya:
'We are living in difficult and stressful times, where there is a lack of social interaction that is eminently needed. Humans are social beings and with loneliness beginning to rise, it is important to acknowledge and work towards creating connections between people who are suffering from it.'
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Eleanor May Blackburn is a 23 year old actor, writer, maker, teacher and director from Sheffield, UK. She spent much of 2020 writing and performing her own work. She has been on Radio Sheffield three times since March and was selected as one of 4 Upload's 'Best of 2020'. Eleanor graduated in 2019 with First Class Honours in BA Acting from Falmouth University.
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Instagram: @eleanormay_actor
Twitter: @EleanorMayBlac1
A Statement from Eleanor:
"I believe too often women are put in scenarios of competition and instead we need to celebrate their companionship."
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A Detroit, Michigan native, Jasmine Alena has always loved to sing. She grew up singing in church from a young age and later developed her classical singing technique in the Cass Tech High School Harp and Vocal ensemble. Jasmine attended the University of Michigan where she graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering. During this time Jasmine also got the opportunity to sing with both the gospel chorale and jazz combo group at the University. Since graduating from UofM, Jasmine started her engineering career at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. During this time she released her first EP Album “Butterfly” available now on all streaming platforms.
Jasmine now lives in California where she is pursuing her passions in music and film.
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Instagram: @jasminealenalife
Thanks to Julius Tompkins for co-writing and producing EWBA.
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Sofia Castellanos, singer and actress loves expressing herself through the arts. Sofia is currently the lead character in the online independent film, The Tower. She is also providing voice-over talent for Undertale, an internet series. Past credits include work with Morph Images (Promo/Commercial,) The Virtual Performers (Broadway Cabaret), Grammy-winning Apollo’s Fire Orchestra Youth Chorus, and Hathaway Brown Theater Institute (Working The Musical, Dolores.) Sofia is currently a member of the Cleveland Orchestra Children’s Chorus. Besides her love of performing, Sofia enjoys writing, gymnastics, spending time with family. She is based in Ohio, USA.
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Instagram: @Sofia_c0824
A statement from Sofia:
"This piece was created during the COVID Pandemic to inspire and encourage our healthcare workers, and those who are struggling during these times. Do what you love and be who you are. Work hard towards your goals. You will get there."
Piano and Harmony Vocals: Amanda Powell
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Jamey Simpson is a 20 year old actor and student from Glasgow, Scotland.
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Instagram: @xjameysimpson
A Statement from Jamey:
"I wrote this piece for the people like me, who have endured unkind words - so much so that it’s shaped their identity.
This is for those who chase, seek approval and believe the actions of others define their own - they don’t and this won’t bring you happiness. Being there for yourself and those who light you up is happiness. That is something you will never have to chase.
Through traveling and with long overdue confidence and gratitude, I’m finding my way in the world."
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Olivia Rose Blair is an independent singer & songwriter. She has recently released this song on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon and much more and one day she hopes to travel the world as a performer. She is based in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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Instagram: @oliviablair.xx
Twitter: @olivia_blair_xx
YouTube: Olivia Rose Blair
A Statement from Olivia:
"I originally wrote the guitar part a year ago whilst tuning my guitar. It’s extremely simple so I wanted to keep the vocals and lyrics simple with it. The repetition from the guitar and the chorus is a reflection of the repetitions of the relationship depicted in the lyrics. I kept the lyrics without any specifics so that anyone listening to the song could use the song to reflect on any of the relationships they’ve had, friendships, boyfriends, family. It can apply to them all.
I’ve been singing since before I can remember and performing since I could walk. I was professionally trained in singing, acting and dancing when I attended a HND course in Musical Theatre at PASS Edinburgh college. However my passion for singing and songwriting took over once lockdown began."
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I'm a Brooklyn, NY raised poet and actor. An organic creative who fell in love with words and power they enable. Being Afro-Carribeanz, having lived in Canada and growing up in a one bedroom apartment with three siblings in Flatbush leaves room for a lot of stories and creativity to say the least. It also introduced me to poetry, culture and powerful relationships. Applied with faith, those became me key ingredients in expressing the metaphors of my truths through my poetry and acting.
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Instagram: @jerry_h2won
A Statement from Jerry:
"This piece was written back in 2013 during a cancer scare. I was reflecting on relationships and opportunities that I didn't give it's rightful time. When you lose say in your health and time it'll do that to you. I realized in that space, the richest thing in the world is not money but relationships. That all that a person does is to enhance and create great relationships in your life. The relationship you have with yourself and those around you. That when you do that. Not only do you make other lives better but yours in return.
Honor your truth and gifts with the same energy you allow your fears and the universe with conspire for you."
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"If You Change" is written by Laura Cheadle.
Recorded, mixed and mastered by James Cheadle at Swedesboro Music Studio
If you’re longing for some real music that you can feel in your heart, lyrics that speak to your soul, and a live performance with the power to blow the roof off the sky, you can stop right here. If you’re tired of all the staged choreography, blinding light shows, capes, costumes, lip-synching and auto-tunes that seems to have taken over live performances, you have found a place to rest, refresh, and renew. Welcome to the world of Laura Cheadle.
Along with her Family Band, she has opened for some of the biggest names in the business and won numerous awards, including “Best Indie Jazz/Blues Band” at WXPN sponsored Tri-State Indie Music Awards. She has performed on stages from NYC to London, appeared on 6ABC’s “Tuned In” as the very first viewer’s choice, the “NBC 10” Show, and the National reality show “Next Great Family Band.” Laura was recently featured in Curve Magazine, named one of “100 Women We Love” in Go Magazine, and declared a “Super Woman” in South Jersey Magazine for her active Charity Work.
As Traveler Guitar’s newest Brand Ambassador, her solo career is starting to explode, performing a set at NAMM2020, filming specialized performance and educational video segments for Next Level Guitar’s site, and having recently been honored with the Musician of the Decade award for her body of work and trend-setting style. One of her original compositions was recently included in a popular TV show, and she participated in a Philadelphia Film project with a seamlessly acted feature role in the short film “Ether.”
Never one to measure herself according to the trends of the times or the female singer “flavor of the month,” Laura has carved out her own lane since she began performing as a child, and she has done it the old-fashioned way, on pure talent. Gifted with a voice powerful enough to shake rafters, and tender enough to navigate the entire range of the emotional scale, Laura Cheadle is a singer commanding more than just a listen or a look. Her albums, like her concerts, are an experience. Inseparable from the truth of the songs she writes, the raw emotion that tears out of her reaches deep into your heart with the kind of performance her audiences remember long after the last notes have been played.
Find more of Laura:
Instagram.: @lauracheadlemusic
Facebook: Lauracheadlemusic
Website: lauracheadle.com
A Statement from Laura:
"I wanted to bring people together and point out the social injustices that happen for the LGBT community and people of color. I wanted to put a positive song out."
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Divya Joshi is based in the United Kingdom
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Instagram: @_.divyax
A Statement from Divya :
"I wrote this poem during lockdown earlier this year, as an attempt to try something new. This was the first ever poem I wrote. I wanted my first poem to be meaningful and to be based on something that matters. This is why I chose individuality as my central theme, highlighting that if we see things from a different perspective, we can learn to celebrate each other’s differences, as well as our own, and love who we really are. It’s something that we all know, but can sometimes forget. Just like a photo is a moment in time, my poem is a feeling in time, so to speak, so when I listen to it, I want to be reminded of the message I was trying to portray when I was writing it, a message I would love to share with other listeners.
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This sexy Sagittarius was born in Virginia and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. At a very early age, Danielle found her love of music and began singing in her church youth choir, shocking the congregation with her powerful vocals, known affectionately as the "pint-sized powerhouse." With an increased enthusiasm for music Danielle added piano to her list of talents, and began excelling in her lessons, playing by ear and reading music. For High School she attended the Alma-mater of greats such as Tupac Shakur and Jada Pinkett Smith, The Baltimore School for the Arts. Classically trained in voice to sing in French, German, Italian, and her native tongue, English, Danielle’s musical education includes music theory and music literature. After graduating from Towson University with a Bachelor of Science in Music she honed her skills both behind the scenes and in front of the camera, having worked at Baltimore's #1 Hip Hop/R&B station 92Q in the Promotions Department before chasing her dreams and moving to California as she anticipates the success of her singer/songwriting career.
Find more of Danielle:
Instagram: @DanielleFiers
Twitter: @DanielleFiers
Facebook: Facebook.com/dfiers
Website: www.DanielleFiers.com
A Statement from Danielle:
"We can all be stronger knowing we are not in this alone. Incurable is a song to show people we all go through sad/negative feelings, and together we can rise."
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A statement from Felicia:
"This piece was written in Hope's of a brighter tomorrow. So much has transpired and so many hearts exist in a stay of brokenness...I pray that our hands may join, I pray that our minds will be transformed and I pray that our hearts will become one...!"
Find more of Felicia:
Instagram: @feliciamjones1
Twitter: @Precious123123
LinkedIn/Facebook: Felicia Jones
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Elizabeth Cuite, 16, is a junior in high school. She began playing the ukulele when she was 5 and picked up the guitar when she was 8. She wrote her first song when she was 10 and at 11 she performed at a singer/songwriter session at NYC's The Bitter End. Elizabeth loves playing music and has been performing with her brother and friends for many years. Prior to the pandemic she loved going to local open mic nights and sharing her music. She loves to read and is inspired to tell stories through song. She writes about events and experiences in her own life as well as things she hears from friends or learns about through the news and books. Elizabeth has performed in benefit concerts for Scenic Hudson, the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Disease and recently in a zoom concert for COVID relief. She has two brothers and lives with her family in a tiny hamlet on the Hudson River. She attends high school in NYC. She loves the theater and dance. Elizabeth’s song “Angel” was recently a finalist in the International Acoustic Music Awards, and she is a member of ISSA (International Singer Songwriters Association) and NSAI (Nashville Songwriters Association International).
Find more of Elizabeth: http://www.elizabethcuite.com/
Lyrics and music by Elizabeth Cuite
Produced by Elizabeth Cuite and Jonathon Mildner
Pianist Jonathon Mildner
Recorded at Full Circle Studios of the Hudson Valley
This song was written in 2019 about 9 months after the death of Elizabeth's grandfather Thomas Cuite on November 6, 2018.
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Lyrics: Ash Sparks
Vocals and Guitar: Julian Curreri
Drums and Vocals: Ash Sparks
Bass: Angie Pancho
Julian Curreri started a band with Ash Sparks in 2013, and have been making music ever since. They added bassist, Angie Pancho in 2019. They are based in Seattle, WA
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A Statement from Theories of Flight behind the song:
"We realized we didn't have a love song, so Ash wrote one for her wife, and made the mistake of letting Julian name it."
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Justin Agins is an actor/writer/director from New Jersey. He has worked for SCLSNJ (the Somerset County Library System of New Jersey) since 2013. From his time and experiences there comes the inspiration for this original short story written in 2020.
Find more of Justin:
Instagram: @therelaxationstation
Facebook: Justin Agins
Website: https://jagins2.wixsite.com/bbpproductions
A Statement from Justin:
"Justin would like to thank his partner Morgan Tarrant for her tireless love and support. As well as all of my coworkers, past and present, at SCLSNJ-"you're all superheroes to me.
The postings on this site are my own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Somerset County Library System of New Jersey (SCLSNJ), the Somerset County Library Commission, or its employees.""
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Oliver James Damian is based in Sydney, Australia. A flâneur playing with adjacent possibles in the Technium.
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Instagram, Twitter, YouTube: @oliverdamian
Facebook: oliver.damian
A Statement from Oliver:
"This was written on 9 September 1999 in Adelaide South Australia at a time when I was still finding my way as a newly arrived immigrant, saying goodbye to former lovers and life long friends in my country of birth, and looking for new connections. The piece seeks to capture the feelings of walking a tightrope between the joys of aloneness and the sorrows of loneliness in an interregnum. Perhaps imagination fueled by desire offers the way through.
Desire is my compass, the body my GPS, warm data my gyroscope.
I acknowledge the Kaurna meyunna traditional custodians of the lands now referred to as Adelaide that inspired and where this piece was written. I pay respects to their elders, past, present and emerging."
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Ella Duff embarked on her musical voyage of discovery as a young musician, growing up listening to a variety of musicians and genres that have played an influential role in shaping her signature sound. Her biggest influences are Dodie, Mxmtoon, Lizzy Mcalpine, and Josie Dunne. She plays a variety of instruments such as piano, guitar, baritone ukulele, bass and more. Ella seeks to offer something different and unique to her fans by creating and sharing original music that she is proud to call her own. She is based in Massachusetts, USA.
Find more of Ella:
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFhF6b_76OZKoxrQaSq5p3w
Website: https://elladuff14.wixsite.com/elladuff
A statement from Ella:
"I wrote this piece for a songwriting class I took last year. This piece focuses on the feelings of missing being around people you love."
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Tatiana Chiline is a 20 year old french girl living in the UK.
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Instagram: @tatianachiline
A Statement from Tatiana:
"[I created this] as an open letter to a friend that was more like family. I hope this can help someone feel more at peace with letting a person go.”
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Olivia Flenley
’New Beginnings’ (Flenley/Wilson)
This song written with a desire to express a gentleness and reassurance that winter can bring, when we allow ourselves to see the gifts that this season can offer us. Notably, an opportunity to slow down and gather ourselves, inwards, to reflect, to restore and in so doing, start to form a vision for new beginnings in spring. It’s a reminder and affectionate encouragement to myself and others, that when things seem at their darkest, there is also another perspective: that it is in the darkness, that the most beautiful subtle and ultimately bright lights can be revealed. I also refer to a Buddhist quote ‘Winter always turns to spring’ (Nichiren Daishonin). Wishing you dear listener, much light, warmth and nourishment towards your own new beginnings as the new year unfolds.
Find more of Olivia:
Instagram: @oliviaflenley
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oflenley or https://www.facebook.com/oliviaflenleymusic
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/olivia-flenley-b3a7a879/
Website: http://www.oliviaflenley.com and specifically for the song ’New Beginnings’: https://www.nosheetmusic.tv/albums/nsm137-festive-dreams-album
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HAPPY NEW YEAR (I Love You) LIFTOFF (Adrianna Krikl, Anthony Krikl, David Schatanoff, Jr.) Adrianna Krikl: Synth and guitar programming Anthony Krikl: bass David Schatanoff, Jr: Percussion, vocals Viviane Be, Alana Worotko: vocals, clapping Jill Salavar: clapping / cowbell
David Schatanoff, Jr. is a Film and Television Producer and is a member of the Producer's Guild of America, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. He is an orchestral percussionist, hockey and tennis enthusiast, and has degrees in Music Performance, Psychology and is working on a MBA from Rutgers University. His current producing projects include the film Playing With Beethoven (dir Jenn Page), the second season of the dramatic thriller L.A. Macabre (dir. Dan Ast) on Amazon Prime, and a new television series in development about the U.S. military. Based in California.
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Twitter:@DavidSchatanoff
Instagram: @DavidSchatanoff
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Twitter: @adriannakrikl
Instagram: @adriannakrikl
A Statement from David: "We created this little tune on New Years Eve in one evening that recaped the events of the night; we think in 2014. It's short and silly, and feels unfinished. It crept up on us recently since we would normally be doing something similar this year, but because of local health recommendations, and for the safety of our loved ones, we can't. So we hope to finish a lot of the creative things we started in 2020, hopefully, in 2021. We hope to hang out with friends again and do ridiculous things like make music, drink and socialize at our favorite places. We hope that the New Year reminds us that we should love each other and celebrate the people, relationships and simpler things in life that we may have taken advantage of in the past."
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Katherine Abraham is an Author Educator who has studied Law, Literature and Journalism. She is the host for the International Podcast Series, Chasing Hope. She is the author of 4 novels and multiple poems and short stories. She is based in India.
Find more of Katherine:
Twitter: @katie_abraham
Websites: www.katherinerabraham.com & www.chasinghopewithkatherine.com
A Statement from Katherine:
"This is an original audio piece created by Katherine Abraham. The piece was created as a tribute to my late mother and in recognition of her unending love and sacrifices."
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Jennie is a New York City singer-songwriter. Her music harkens back to another era with haunting, transcendent melodies and lyricism, blending floating folk with earthy pop. A passionate storyteller, Jennie is drawn to stories of healing, hope, and social change. Her songs are both an expression of deep personal emotion and a mirror into the world around her.
Find more of Jennie: Instagram: @jenniethomasmusic Facebook: fb.me/JennieThomasmusic Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/jennie-43 Website: https://www.jennie-thomas.com
A Statement from Jennie: "My boyfriend, who is an essential worker, and I both came down with COVID around the same time. We weren't really sure what was happening so we socially distanced ourselves from each other. During that unique season we took care of each other, grocery shopping for each other and writing music together remotely. I wrote this song for him never dreaming of doing anything with it except expressing my affection for him. Then it became a theme song of hope and love that we released in the form of a video on youtube.
I wrote this cheesy song for my boyfriend but really for every form of love out there and its unique expression during this strange quarantine time we all experienced due to COVID-19. I am especially grateful to all of the essential workers out there!"
Production / Instruments are all Jeff Angell
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ELLEN C. SCHERER is a writer and co-founder of Green Buffalo Productions, based in Buffalo, NY. Her short play, WELL AND ON MY OWN will premiere this Spring with Equity Library Theatre. Other writing credits include WHEN THE PARTY'S OVER (Cone Man Running Productions), I WAS HERE (Equity Library Theatre, Open Space Arts, Inclusive Theatre of WNY), SCARY MONSTERS (Green Buffalo Productions, Inclusive Theatre of WNY), and I'LL DRINK TO THAT (Inclusive Theatre of WNY).
Find more of Ellen:
Facebook: Green Buffalo Productions | Ellen Catherine Scherer
Twitter: @greenbflo | @ellen_gbp
Instagram: @green_bflo | @ellencatherine91
A Statement from Ellen:
"This year could have been the worst year of my life, but it turns out that it may have been one of the best. I've used my time in isolation and quarantine to find myself, grow, and commit to that growth."
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"Stupid Face (A Holiday Song from When Last I Left)"
Performed by: Chris Porter, Micky Shiloah, Kuali'i Wittman, and Jenny Curtis
Music and Lyrics: Micky Shiloah
Additional Lyrics: Chris Porter
Special thanks: Chance Welch
Watch the original video!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8mO3V-Tbg4
WHEN LAST I LEFT is a comedy improv podcast. Check it out wherever you get your podcasts!
Find more of When Last I Left:
Instagram: @WhenLastILeft
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wehenlastileft/
Website: www.curtco.com/whenlastileft
Find more of Jenny:
Instagram:@thejennycurtis
Twitter: @thejennycurtis
Website: www.jennycurtis.com
Find more of Chris:
Instagram: @coaster02
Twitter: @mgnfcntbeast
Website: chrismakesstories.com
Find more of Micky:
Instagram:@MickyShiloah
Twitter: @MickyShiloah
Website: www.mickyshiloah.com
Find more of Kuali'i:
Instagram:@808kua
Twitter: @808kua
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Jamee Damron is an actress/comedian/writer working in both New York and Los Angeles. A veteran of numerous New York theatre productions. Jamee took to the LA stages in Spin Cycle, and Oops! I Did it Again, receiving critical kudos for her work. Also, she was the Los Angeles understudy in Sperm Warfare an original comedy at the Matrix Theater.
Her film and TV work includes the lead in the Indy short, Henry, a featured role in the film Appearances, and two TV pilots: Mick and Jagger, and “Just Kickin’ It,” sketch comedy pilots for Comedy Central. She most recently wrapped two films Anna and Who AM I, both to be released in 2018. For over a decade Jamee has performed her original stand-up comedy in the top houses in and around Los Angeles such as the Comedy Store and the Hollywood Improv. Most recently, Jamee has married and started her own coaching business focusing on helping clients overcome the fear of public speaking.
Find more of Jamee:
Instagram: @jameedamron
Facebook: @JLCoachchat
Website: www.jlcoachchat.com
A statement from Jamee:
"[This piece was originally created when] I was being interviewed about comedy and the interviewer asked me what comedy was like for "women of a certain age." Really?!
Whatever decade you are living in, experience fully and stretch inside yourself. This prepares you for the next one."
Created during a time of quarantine in the global Coronavirus pandemic, A Moment Of Your Time’s mission is to provide a space for expression, collaboration, community and solidarity. In this time of isolation, we may have to be apart but let’s create together.
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Helen is a 15 year old transgender non-binary teen who enjoys acting, painting, doing makeup, and hanging out with their friends. Pronouns are they/them. Based in the United States.
Helen wants to share their story with other people, transgender and cisgender alike, in hopes to give people a better understanding of what it’s like to be transgender.
Find more of Helen:
Instagram: @that_cockroach
A Statement from Helen:
"I was always unsure of who I was, but now I’m sure of one thing: As long I am myself, I will be okay."
Created during a time of quarantine in the global Coronavirus pandemic, A Moment Of Your Time’s mission is to provide a space for expression, collaboration, community and solidarity. In this time of isolation, we may have to be apart but let’s create together.
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Laura DeKraker Lang-Ree is an award-winning high school theater director and has been Director of Performing Arts at The Harker School in San Jose, California for over 25 years. Her passion and purpose intersect in the classroom and on stage, working with students, casts, and fellow professionals, collaborating to make magic through art.
2020 has given her the space to return to a very dark time, when her 3-year-old daughter was diagnosed with cancer, and finding emotional and pragmatic guidance for navigating treatment was nearly impossible. Twenty-one years later, her daughter is grown and healthy and it’s time to give back through Positude, Empowering Parents of Kids with Cancer, launching on Instagram 1/6/21 @PositudeLiving. She’s been happily down the rabbit hole researching content and writing a book filled with much needed advice and help for parents and families with children afflicted by cancer.
She adores her high school sweetheart husband, their incredible three daughters, and can’t think of anything better in life than hanging out with her family underwater.
Positude, Empowering Parents of Kids with Cancer launches on Instagram 1/6/20!
Instagram: @positudeliving
A statement from Laura
"2020 has given us all pause and created an opportunity for me to return to a very dark time in my life and give back to a community that needs love and support - parents of kids with cancer. Nearly 300,000 children are diagnosed with cancer annually and support for those parents, a guidebook for navigating treatment, remains sorely missing. Now is my time to circle back to those years and share everything we learned in our journey, and give support and guidance through Positude.
To seek joy, to thrive regardless of circumstance, and to find the good in life, sharing it with others, every day.
With gratitude to my love Arne for his guidance and cheerleading, my girls for their constant support and Deb Fink for her inspired teaching and wisdom."
Created during a time of quarantine in the global Coronavirus pandemic, A Moment Of Your Time’s mission is to provide a space for expression, collaboration, community and solidarity. In this time of isolation, we may have to be apart but let’s create together.
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Nicole is a part time college student, actor, and bartender residing in New York. Some of her passions include writing stand up comedy, singing, and hiking. Nicole hopes to pursue a career in acting and anticipates attending plays and visiting movie theatres again.
Find more of Nicole:
Instagram: @goodolnic0le
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Hailey Desmarais is 15 years old and enjoys poetry, writing, singing, fitness, and acting.
A statement from Hailey:
"Travel is hope, joy and goodness for the soul”
Created during a time of quarantine in the global Coronavirus pandemic, A Moment Of Your Time’s mission is to provide a space for expression, collaboration, community and solidarity. In this time of isolation, we may have to be apart but let’s create together.
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Autumn Noel is based in Los Angeles, CA.
Find more of Autumn:
Instagram: @autumnjoynoel
A statement from Autumn:
“I created this piece to help bring joy to those who need it in these crazy times. Joy can often be lost, but the magic of creating is what brings us together.”
Created during a time of quarantine in the global Coronavirus pandemic, A Moment Of Your Time’s mission is to provide a space for expression, collaboration, community and solidarity. In this time of isolation, we may have to be apart but let’s create together.
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Concept by Jenny Curtis
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Angelina Dong is currently a high schooler, and she enjoys playing tennis (for her school's tennis team and for fun with her family/friends).
Find more of Angelina:
Instagram: @_angelinadong
A Statement from Angelina:
"This piece was originally created to share this story of overcoming obstacles I faced to inspire and motivate others struggling during the coronavirus pandemic and with challenges in general.
This piece reflects a simple and relatable struggle of trying out for a sports team. I explain how determination and staying hopeful allowed me to overcome any challenges I faced and ultimately make the tennis team. Remember, you can accomplish whatever you desire. Don't give up or lose faith. Instead, cherish hope, and you will be able to overcome any obstacles you may face."
Created during a time of quarantine in the global Coronavirus pandemic, A Moment Of Your Time’s mission is to provide a space for expression, collaboration, community and solidarity. In this time of isolation, we may have to be apart but let’s create together.
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Socks Whitmore (they/them/theirs) is an agender/gender non-conforming Los Angeles-based singer-actor, lyricist-composer, and writer rooted in voice and text. A self-described “professional overachiever,” Socks likes to keep busy—if they’re not recording VO or working on a new musical, they can be found working on choral music, indie games, short fiction, or amassing large amounts of socks. And for those who are curious, they hold a BFA Performer-Composer degree from the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) with minors in Digital Arts and Creative Writing.
Find more of Socks:
Instagram: @sockswhitmore
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sockland
Website: https://sockswhitmore.com
This piece was originally written and recorded in November of 2019 in response to the prompt, "What is a story that needs radio to exist?"
Written, recorded, and edited by Socks Whitmore. Featuring performances by Rhiannon Lewis as Jesse and Socks Whitmore as their mother.
A statement from Socks:
"When I was asked to devise a story that could only exist in a radio format, I was drawn to the idea of placing listeners into the perspective of an observer who can hear but not see. Enter Alexa. This vignette explores how a constant witness to our lives (because yes, Alexa is always listening) might impact a child who has no one else that will listen."
Created during a time of quarantine in the global Coronavirus pandemic, A Moment Of Your Time’s mission is to provide a space for expression, collaboration, community and solidarity. In this time of isolation, we may have to be apart but let’s create together.
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Michael is a poet, screenwriter, and playwright from St. Joesph, Michigan. His work can be seen on Netflix, Hulu, Universal Studios, and The Late Late Show with James Corden to name a few. He currently produces an award-winning audio-drama with his lovely and talented wife Josie Eli Herman entitled - The Call of the Void Podcast, which currently has over 100,000 global downloads. For more of his work, including his poetry, please see his personal website: www.michaelalanherman.com
Find more of Michael:
Instagram: @michael_alan_herman
Twitter: @mherman_writer
Website: https://www.michaelalanherman.com
A Statement from Michael:
"This piece is a gentle whisper to artists everywhere to step boldly into the night because we need their voices now more than ever."
Created during a time of quarantine in the global Coronavirus pandemic, A Moment Of Your Time’s mission is to provide a space for expression, collaboration, community and solidarity. In this time of isolation, we may have to be apart but let’s create together.
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A Statement from Blanka:
"My name is Blanka Meszaros I am a 21 year old Hungarian girl based in Glasgow. This is my very first poem written in English. I have been living in Scotland for one year. My piece is about searching for myself in this country. A huge change (eg.: moving, losing someone, starting a new life, adapting to the new circumstances) is extremely hard. But I feel even though it is terrifying we owe ourselves the experience to everything the fullest. We need to be empty to fill our body, imagination and our soul with new dreams, hopes and relationships."
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Gabriella Brand’s writing has appeared in over fifty publications. Her most recent work can be found in The Globe and Mail, Grand Little Things, and Aromatica Poetica. She is a Pushcart Prize nominee. Gabriella lives near New Haven, Connecticut, where she teaches foreign languages. She is an avid hiker and canoeist. In normal times she travels whenever she can, usually on foot with a small backpack.
Find more of Gabriella:
Instagram@ Obaasanburando
Twitter: @gabbygirl@obaasan2008
Website: gabriellabrand.net
A statement from Gabriella:
"I wrote this piece because, during the time of Covid, my travels have come to a halt. I think the people of the world need to keep discovering each other and the places where they live, the foods that they eat and the languages that they speak.
Much appreciation to my friends in Japan, particularly Michiko and the late Takeshi, whose open hearts and kindness have been a gift."
Created during a time of quarantine in the global Coronavirus pandemic, A Moment Of Your Time’s mission is to provide a space for expression, collaboration, community and solidarity. In this time of isolation, we may have to be apart but let’s create together.
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Lena Whooo is based in Berlin, Germany.
Find more of Lena:
Instagram: @Lena_whooo
Website: www.lenawhooo.com
A Statement from Lena:
"“Closed Doors” is about opportunities and how we seem to miss them. Especially by letting us get discouraged by others or by negative thoughts or fears from ourselves. Well, at least when it’s about our deepest wishes that, we don’t even dare to follow – the impact these dreams seem to have on us (especially if they may be able to fail) seem to scare us so much that, we tend to don’t follow them at all at most times; why is it, that we would still complain about not living our goal or that dream life?
It will be published in “UN-FULLDILLED” – my first book of poems and short stories that is going to be published. The date is yet still to be announced."
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Jennifer Ammann is a Swiss independent artist and actress, currently based in London. After graduating from film school in 2017, she began exploring a wide range of mediums to express herself, including digital art, photography and poetry. Her work explores the meaning of femininity, colors and the interconnectivity of life. Jennifer sells her art on a variety of merchandise on her website.
Find more of Jennifer:
Instagram: @jenniammann
Twitter: @softgirlhrs
Website: jenniferammann.org
A statement from Jennifer:
"This piece was created during an emotional slump of mine, when I was desperately searching for reasons for joy. It revealed them to me in that gentle but fierce air art always has about it."
Created during a time of quarantine in the global Coronavirus pandemic, A Moment Of Your Time’s mission is to provide a space for expression, collaboration, community and solidarity. In this time of isolation, we may have to be apart but let’s create together.
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Originally from Montreal, Canada, Celleste and Eric made the jump to California in late 2017, where they immediately felt at home. Their musical journeys have taken them down many interesting roads. Celleste is an accomplished singer, songwriter, performer, model, actress, and dancer, while Eric is a singer, songwriter, and music producer, who also writes crosswords for the Malibu Times Magazine. Together as the owners of Mighty Music, the married couple have forged a strong DIY approach to their business. With Celleste as lead vocalist and Eric producing, the two have co-written countless songs, and recently they’ve discovered a new ingredient to incorporate into their music: social activism.
Find more of Celleste:
Instagram: @celleste_music
Facebook: facebook.com/Cellestemusic
YouTube: cellesteTV
Twitter/Tik Tok: @cellestemusic
Find more of Eric:
Facebook: facebook.com/ericdickmusic
Instagram: @ericdickmusic
Breathe! on Youtube: https://youtu.be/YL8o9PnC1O4
Breathe! on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Cellestemusic/posts/10158224468060485
Websites: celleste.com / ericdick.com / JustStopAndBreathe.org
A statement from Celleste and Eric:
"The project was created in mid 2020. We were on the verge of releasing a new single, and with everyone stuck at home during Covid lockdown, we knew we wanted to involve the public in the video. With that in mind, along with our own mental health challenges as well as those of everyone around us, the idea for "Breathe!" came to us.
The lyrics to the song highlight the importance of breathing as a tool to help regulate our feelings of isolation, stress, anxiety, and fear. We hope it can serve as a helpful reminder that sometimes, what we really need to do is just stop and breathe."
"Breathe!" was written by Celleste and Eric, produced by Eric, and mixed by Eric and Ricky Campanelli. All the participants are listed in the credits at the end of the music video.
Created during a time of quarantine in the global Coronavirus pandemic, A Moment Of Your Time’s mission is to provide a space for expression, collaboration, community and solidarity. In this time of isolation, we may have to be apart but let’s create together.
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Mary Flannigan wrote the piece The Chapter of “Soon Change Tho”, after getting texted those exact words, and couldn’t help but reflect on what would change, needs to change, or has changed in our uncertain world. Primarily Mary works as an actress both in Vancouver BC, and New York City, but has always harboured a passion for poetry, so during COVID times she began to take courses in her spare time to hone her skills. Mary’s number one wish with her piece is that it will help to spark fires in others and encourage dialogue about difference in circumstances.
Find more of Mary:
Instagram: @Quirksyartsyfartsy.
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Azumi Tsutsui is an actor from Japan, working in NYC. She has a music background (piano, French horn, choir) but it was not until recently that she realized she has a very strong connection with music. She started writing songs during the pandemic.
Find more of Azumi:
https://soundcloud.com/user-430913972
A statement from Azumi:
"During the pandemic, I was alone. Curtain and the moon are the 2 things I can see in my room (and from my window) I faced my loneliness this year a lot and it's not necessarily a bad thing. My feelings flap like the curtain in my room. It's not good or bad. It's just the way it is."
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Joseph Green is 15 years old and has trained in musical theatre, dance and drama for the last 10 years. He loves to perform, sing and record. His songs can be found on various music streaming sites. He is located in England.
Find more of Joseph:
Instagram @josephperformer
Facebook www.facebook.com/JosephPerformingArts/
A Statement from Joseph:
"I live with autism and I am proud of this fact. I want autism to be something that we talk about share knowledge of to help people understand the complex condition. This is one story of a million possible stories but we have to start somewhere."
Author Credit: Tracey Green
Created during a time of quarantine in the global Coronavirus pandemic, A Moment Of Your Time’s mission is to provide a space for expression, collaboration, community and solidarity. In this time of isolation, we may have to be apart but let’s create together.
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Concept by Jenny Curtis
Theme music by Chris Porter
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Abby Harvey is based in Seattle, WA.
This piece was created as a reminder that during uncertain times life still works out.
Find more of Abby:
Instagram: @abbyjeanharvey
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A Statement from Marcus:
"I wrote The Difference You Make (2015) because I lost my soul brother to suicide in 2012. His name was Wade Fisher and something that I struggled with pretty heavily after he died was shame and guilt. I couldn’t stop thinking about all of the ways I could’ve saved him…all the ways I should’ve saved him. Shortly thereafter, I connected with a wonderful organization called, Samaritans. They embraced my grief in a way I had never experienced before and they invited me to consider all of the times I actually HAD saved him and just not been aware. I began thinking about the potentially life-saving secret impact that we all have on one another other each day and I wanted to write a song that spoke to that powerful dynamic.
If there is anything your listeners take away from this song, my hope is that they realize their own secret life-saving power and to anyone struggling with any kind of mental illness - you are not alone."
Find more of Marcus:
Twitter/Instagram: @marcusgoldhaber
Website: www.marcusgoldhaber.com
A Hot House Magazine & Broadwayworld.com nominee for “Best Male Vocalist,” and MAC award nominee for “Best Song," Marcus Goldhaber is known as an all around entertainer! His songwriting and intimate approach to The Great American Songbook have garnered acclaim from Jazztimes, labeling Marcus as “Wonderfully imaginative,” while Jazziz says he is “exciting and fresh” and All About Jazz simply proclaims, [Marcus is] “like a plate full of comfort food!”
Currently, Marcus is the host/emcee at a brand new speakeasy Jazz club in Harlem called ROOM 623. For upcoming performances, visit room623.eventbrite.com or follow @room623nyc on Instagram.
Marcus’ NYC performances include Carnegie Hall, 54 Below, Blue Note, Smoke, Iridium, Birdland, Kitano, The Friars Club & The Cutting Room. He has appeared nationally at Catalina (LA), The Lied Center (KS), The Count Basie Theatre (NJ), The Smith Center (Las Vegas), The RRazz Room (PA) and World Café Live (PA). Goldhaber’s NYC residencies include The Renaissance Hotel, Symphony Space, Benjamin Hotel and The Night Hotel.
Marcus has performed with Joe Muccioli’s Red Bank Jazz Orchestra along with w/Deanna Martin and Donny Most and also co-starred in the off-broadway & touring hit musical, “The Wonderful Wizard of Song” (music of Harold Arlen). TV appearances include: “Guiding Light” (CBS) and “The Patriot Act w/Hasan Minhaj.” (NETFLIX). Film soundtracks: How We Got Away With It (Jon Lindstrom) & Going Down In La La Land (Embrem).
His 5 CD’s (Fallen Apple Records) have all received noteworthy press, including a 4-star review from PEOPLE Magazine saying, “Goldhaber will have you giddy one moment, melancholy the next and loving every note.” Marcus has also been featured by Jonathan Schwartz on WNYC and Sirius XM saying, “Goldhaber is excellent…[he’s] filled with ideas!”
A proud supporter of our veterans and active duty service members, Marcus raised $70K through Kickstarter to record and perform “Carry You On,” a album of original patriotic songs aimed at strengthening the relationship between civilians & military veterans. With 50% of album sales going to benefit Iraq Afghanistan Veterans of America (iava.org), this project has inspired national momentum around it’s mission to #bridgethegap. Joe Brooks (President/COO Liberty USO) proclaims, “IT’S THE START OF A MOVEMENT!”
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It goes without saying that this has been a year unlike any other we've experienced. But we wanted to take a moment on this Thanksgiving day to just say how thankful we are. No matter where you are, who you're with, or what you're doing today, we are so thankful for you.
We are thankful for this episode’s contributors:
Cris Eli Blak (IG: @criseliblak)
Chadwick Armstrong (IG: @chadwickarmstrong)
Stephanie Arakelian (IG: @stephiedeecreates, TW: @stephaniedimont)
Paul Kandarian (FB: pkandarian)
Regina Valmadrid (IG: @r.egs)
Ariel Salerno (IG: @ariel__salerno)
Kuali’i Wittman IG: (@808kua)
Bill Curtis (IG: @curtcobill)
Allie Costa (TW: @allieacts)
Sonia Flinker
Aspen K Somers (IG: @aspenksomers)
John Bobek (IG: @jonbonjobek, TW: @johnbobek)
Karianne Jean (IG: @kariannejean)
Jason G Sarris (IG/TW: @SurgioArmani)
Chris Porter (IG: @coaster02, TW: @mgnfcntbeast)
Jane Hauptman (IG: @jhaup)
Carl Scharwath (FB: carl.scharwath)
Felicia M Jones (IG: @feliciamjones1, TW: @precious123123
iC (IG: @ictheicarus)
Adalicia Easter (@adalicia.easter)
Josselyn Wolf
Jeffrey Han (IG: @jeffhan125)
Kathy Doyle (IG: @kpdoyle1)
Lena Whooo (IG: @Lena_whooo)
Lisa Curtis (IG: @lfcbeach)
Michael Mau (IG: @michael_mau_)
Lily Bowen (IG: @lilybowenofficial)
Arvin Arakelian
Lori Dimont (IG: @guidasmom)
Micky Shiloah (IG: @mickyshiloah)
Rachel Malak (IG: @rachelmalak13)
Kyle Davis (@kylelyle4)
Rhikki Asahi Cook
Terri Belkin (IG: @belkinterri)
Walt Allen (IG: @waltallenvocalgiant, TW: @waltallenvoice)
Nefertiti DiCosmo (IG: @ndicosmo, TW: @nefe711)
Ena Fleming (TW/IG: @flemingena)
Stuart Halperin (TW: shalperin)
Sophie Riggs (IG: @swirlystar, TW: @Sophie_Riggs21)
AJ Moseley (IG: @aj_moseley_)
Shanel Cheatham (@shanelcheatham)
Ellen Birkett Morris (IG: @ellenbirkettmorris, TW: @birkett_morris)
Celleste (IG: @celleste_music)
Jahcobie Cosom (IG: @jahcoco)
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Coralie Hunt is 15 years old. She is an Aspiring Actress, Writer, Dancer and Environmental Activist located in England, United Kingdom.
Find more of Coralie:
Instagram: @coralie.hunt and @coraliehopehunt
A Statement from Coralie:
"The idea of school moulding and not allowing talent to flourish came from my Year 9 English GCSE Speech. The piece was originally created really just for me to express some ideas and feelings, as well as practising some writing to see where I could take it.
The Universe's Needed Nucleus is a reflection of some feelings that myself and my friends have experienced. It comes from the idea that the current system is not accessible for everyone, and passions are not explored and nurtured as they should be. It comes from a place of feeling lost withins oneself which is a common feeling of teenagers (and myself) trying to navigate a system and environment where we want to be everything except ourselves, and then overcoming that when you start to break through that doubt by seeing role models like you. I am very excited to see this be featured on A Moment of Your Time!
A lot of my inspiration comes from two quotes by Sophia Bush (Activist, Actress and Podcast host): "Stop worrying about trying to be someone else's definition of enough, because you already are." and "You can be both a masterpiece and a work in progress simultaneously". I really like both these quotes, and I hope my work might someday make an impact for someone and lead them on to the idea that it is OKAY to be different and unique (similar as what Sophia Bush's work has done for me)."
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Cary Phillips is a national public speaker on business profitability and personal effectiveness and a part time standup comedian and actor. He is the father of two high-flying daughters, Taylor Kay, living in New York City and Tess, who currently resides in Seattle. Cary provided humorous support and inspiration for the book Do Your Laundry or You’ll Die Alone: Advice Your Mom Would Give if She Thought You Were Listening, written and illustrated by his wife, Becky Blades. He and Becky live in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Website: www.caryphillips.com
A Statement from Cary:
“Great success requires great humility, so never stop failing.”
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Yvonne is a current undergraduate at the University of California, Irvine. She conducts research in psychology in both an academic and industrial setting. She hopes to apply the products of her research towards meaningful journalism, news and media. Some of her research interests include evolutionary social psychology, political and moral psychology, and social cognition. She gains inspiration from reading books and listening to podcasts about minimalism, hope, and compassion (i.e. Hurry Slowly, Tara Brach, and It Was Said). She is based in California.
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yvonne-phan/
A Statement from Yvonne:
"I would like to remind listeners to be gentle with themselves, and that self-love is not selfish. This piece was inspired by other Mister Rogers podcasts like Finding Fred and Welcome to the Neighborhood that have used Mister Rogers quotes as a conversation starter."
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Ana Kalan is an indie singer-songwriter actress and an endless drifter from Slovenia. Raised as a dancer, she developed an unconditional love for telling stories and has since then followed that path professionally, in music, theatre, film and writing. Currently located in Los Angeles, she's often seen performing in indie, cabaret, and jazz venues.
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anakalanmusic
Twitter: @NusaKalanj
Instagram: @NusaKalanj
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7rBaiw1Mp8ptlpFWw6HVdw
A Statement from Ana:
"This piece was written in March 2018 and first recorded in August 2018. I wrote it after I had just finished a theatre project and had to say goodbye to a lot of people because I knew I was about to leave the country."
Other Credit:
The band members on the record: Aleš Zorec, Kristjan Hacin, Aljoša Struga and Tina Šumer
Music Producer: Jure Mihevc.
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Ziga is a 16 year old aspiring actress based in Canada with a passion for performing. She has experience in piano/keyboard, singing, dance, comedy, various sports, and acting techniques such as musical theatre and improv. She has performed in many school and church productions. She currently trains and performs for the teen repertory group at LA Connection Comedy Theatre, performs in virtual modelling and theatre productions, and will be attending the Canadian Modelling and Talent Convention in 2021.
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Instagram: @zigaporomon
Twitter: @ZiigCreatives
Youtube: Ziga P
A Statement from Ziga:
"This piece is a reflection of my own personal thoughts and also of the world today. Individualism is seen as a negative thing and I wanted to express that being individualistic is just as positive as being in a group. I also wanted to touch on the looming thought of how the world can become a better place if we come together in solidarity. I used many poetic devices such as metaphors and imagery and used flowers to symbolize humans and the emotional and physical shifts we undergo.
The guitar you hear in the background is actually me on the keyboard. I switched the sound settings to play a sweet guitar sound that blended well in the background of my poem."
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I am an established Human Resource Professional for 20 years with a passion in training, succession planning and employee development. My love has always been to express myself freely. Born in India and raised in the United States, I have walked through a liberal world, while holding onto my rich Indian culture. I love to share my thoughts through poetry, freelance writing, while taking on acting roles, or just playing pretend with my kids. I am a mother to a loving and animated 13 year old son and a caring and thoughtful 10 year old daughter. I create the world I want to live in everyday and make the most of every moment.
This piece was created as a women's liberation piece. In a world where we are all trying to find ourselves and be comfortable in our own skin I have been inspired to live my life in my comfort without judgements. I do not confine myself to constraints within my body or within society.
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Adele Rudnick is a seventeen year old author and actress based in Maryland, who loves long walks with her dog and vegan baking!
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Instagram: @adelerudnick
A Statement from Adele:
"I wrote this piece at the beginning of quarantine when I was feeling very disconnected from my community. This is a piece of fiction. Eloise is not a real person, but she represents something that is so important during this uncertain time. Hope. As an author and an actress I strive to convey powerful emotion and inspire others with the product. To me, art and creativity is a universal language that can bring us all together, which is what we all need right now."
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Gianna is a Singer/songwriter based in New Jersey.
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This piece is dedicated to Robert O’Connell.
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Sue Chan is a human being who feels things deeply. Based in Canada.
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Instagram: @yogapantsprobably
Website: https://www.suechanvo.com
A statement from Sue:
"Fear is a separation from love and this piece was a lighthearted exploration of my own fearful states. There is an unmeasurable expansiveness that is available to us to deepen connection and understanding when we choose to compassionately return to love.
Thank you to my body for producing these physiological sensations out of fear that allowed me to untangle my relationship to fear itself. Also thank you to all those unrequited childhood loves who will never know they captured my heart, even if it was just for an ephemeral moment of eye contact from across the playground."
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With a singing foundation in choirs as an 8 yr old, Valerian Ruminski went on to sing pop music in his teens and 20’s. Looking to get out of his hometown, he and fellow Buffalonian, Emmy Award winning Jack Levy moved to LA via 2 years in Alaska working in fish canneries in 1988. Valerian sang, wrote songs, Jack played keyboards and drum machine with their first band Paradox. They ended up with a spec deal at A&M Records that materialized into a few recorded tracks. Valerian went on to a BA in Vocal Studies at University of Buffalo and the scholarship only AVA (Academy of Vocal Arts) diving into classical music training and opera. Valerian has been performing internationally for 25 years in major opera houses including the Metropolitan Opera in NYC, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Opera de Montreal, Musica Viva (Hong Kong), Opera de Monte Carlo, Opera Ireland and the New Israeli Opera in Tel Aviv. Valerian also created Nickel City Opera, a non profit arts organization in Buffalo, NY now in its 12th year. In 2011, Valerian was honored to be inducted into the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame in 2011. He currently lives in Palm Springs, CA.
ALL OF US was written between May and October 2020 during lockdown. This project is a culmination of 30 years of musical experience and ability honed by constant exposure and involvement in opera performances and orchestral jobs. The theme of the CD is one of global community and equality. Human rights and freedom are stressed. All of Us, the song, is an anthem for humanity.
Valerian Ruminski has infused a deep love for the pop genre into each and every track on his new CD ALL OF US. His hope is that anyone who listens to it might regain some appreciation for melody, harmony and lyrics which seem to have faded somewhat in the 21st century.
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Facebook: facebook.com/TwinfishRecords
Website: www.ImpresarioProject.com
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Sandro Naglia is an Italian born singer, orchestra conductor and actor currently living in New Jersey, USA. He has performed in almost 30 countries throughout the world, recording more than 40 CDs.
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Website: http://www.sandronaglia.com/indexen.htm
Backstage: https://www.backstage.com/u/sandro-naglia/
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11676354/
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A Statement from Ahnecia:
"Over the summer I spent a lot of time reflecting on my life, but then just life itself in general. It's easy to become comfortable in the dark and the sad part is that you won't even realize it because of how normalized it becomes. I'm on a personal journey of growth but there has to be boundaries and confrontational rules set in place in order for that to happen. Letting go of people who use me, having a new outlook, being ambitious even if I might seem crazy but my goal in life is to be content so it starts there. Change will never be comfortable but it'll all be worth it in the end. I made this song because hearing my voice sing back to me about my journey, does something. It reminds me to keep on pushing and look at all the progress I've made."
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Josselyn Wolf is 13 years old and in Lebanon, NJ. She is in grade 7 and her Interests include activism, acting and singing.
A statement from Josselyn:
"I wrote this poem, “Seasons," during the summer. I was watching and concerned with everything going on with Covid and the BLM movement. I was writing a lot of poetry and was thinking about the connections between seasons and a person’s life. I think that Covid has taught us to appreciate life more."
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Kristen Ford is a Singer-Songwriter & Multi-Instrumentalist based in Nashville TN. For extended bio check spotify or kristenfordmusic.com.
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'Happy' was recorded in June 2020 for No Plans EP.
A statement from Kristen:
"Thank you for listening. My goal is to connect as we all navigate our human experience on this blue dot in a dark sea of space."
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Reece Taylor is a screenwriter who creates offbeat and misfit characters and places them in a weird world to relate to. Based in Southfield, Michigan.
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Instagram: @timberwolftaylor/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Schism-580904772333333
A statement from Reece:
"As someone who has been considered different and weird my whole life, I figured out that what I am made me view the world in a different way. What initially felt different is actually power. If it feels weird, it's probably new."
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Sophie Riggs started with acting and modelling, but she played her first lead role in a musical when she was 9. She was Molly in Annie the musical, but her favourite role was Mary Lenox in the Secret Garden when she was 11. She also enjoyed playing Young Cosette in Les Mis in 2004 alongside Normie Rowe. She has worked professionally with Windmill and the State Opera. She has also been very lucky to perform in LA Disneyland and New York. For her, acting is what she is passionate about and what she would like to pursue as a career, especially Film and TV. She is based in Australia.
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb6T-LxppVJYdKfoIw9jhOg
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Instagram: @swirlystar
Twitter: Sophie_Riggs21
Facebook: Sophie Nina Riggs/Sophie’s Blogs
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Lisa Curtis is a proud Mother and Grandmother, concerned Citizen, grateful child of God, devoted walker of beaches and mountaintops, located in California.
A Statement from Lisa:
"Preparing to celebrate my daughter's birthday - for months now we've known it fell on election day 2020- it occurred to me as a Tuesday child (full of grace!), she would have been born on an election day in 1987. I wondered if I had voted that year. I realized how important for every child born that we all pay attention, and make sure every child born has the opportunity and resources to become who they were uniquely created to be, for the good of the whole world. The hidden blessings of quarantine for me included extra time spent with her and talking as the world convulsed through Covid, electioneering, social unrest, protests...and her response of creating two beautiful shows - A Moment of Your Time and Hollywood Unscripted as a means of both providing a creative outlet available to all, and a fascinating and uplifting peek inside the hard work that allows people to give expression to their storytelling passions. I listen to learn, to be inspired and to hear her laugh! and to be reminded of the hard work we are all called to do in supporting each other."
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"Turn it all Around"
Words and Music by: Debra Barsha/Sheilah Rae
Lead Vocals: Wonu Ogunforwara
Backup Vocals: Harris M. Turner
Music producer: Taylor Peckham
Special thanks to video producer/editor: Janice Barsha
A statement from the creators: "This piece was created in honor of the 100th anniversary of women's right to vote, we wanted to encourage women to get out and vote in this crucial election year. Women can do anything!"
MORE ON DEBRA BARSHA:
If you are looking for Debra Barsha, you will find her hopscotching across the boundaries of contemporary music. Gleefully defying classification, Barsha is that rare talent that sees show business itself as a medium. Singer, songwriter, actress, composer, pianist, raconteur, Barsha is just as comfortable fueling the grooves on a George Clinton album as she is writing an Off-Broadway musical about a pop-art icon (Keith Haring-Radiant Baby). With a career that includes television soundtracks, children's musicals, one-woman shows, and national tours with postmod British pop-stars (Thomas Dolby), Debra Barsha manages to put the undeniable stamp of her own musical personality on the full spectrum of her work. For full bio, visit her website.
Website: http://www.debrabarsha.com/BIO.html
MORE ON SHEILAH RAE:
Sheilah Rae has had an extensive career in the Theatre and the Music Business.
She has been a performer in such Broadway musicals as Fiddler On the Roof, Applause, The Rothschilds, and Company. She is a five-time finalist for the Heideman Award of the Humana Festival, in 2005 for her short musical play Lovelines and 2006 for What Goes Around, and 2010 for The Waiter, all with Michele Brourman, as well as Single and Active in 2011, On the Page in 2012. She has won songwriting awards from Billboard, Music City Song Festival, Variety, and in 1999 was awarded the Rising Star Galaxy Award from the NY Women’s Agenda for outstanding work in the theater. Sheilah is the recipient of the 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award from NY Theatre Barn for her exceptional contributions to musical theatre as a writer, composer, lyricist and performer for more than 50 years, and for her continued outstanding service and vision as founder of New York Theatre Barn. For full bio, visit her website.
Website: https://www.sheilahrae.net
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You're listening to "Baby Names," a poem of reflections written by Rachel Malak after the first Presidential debate of 2020.
Rachel is a 22-years-old recent graduate from Fordham University, who's been living back home in northeastern Pennsylvania since the abrupt end to her Senior year in March. She studied English and Communication & Culture and has since been focusing on the h.e.r.LIFE Blogcast, where she and her closest friends have been processing both the small- and wide-scale transition of our current moment. It's a time capsule, an ongoing diary, and a love letter to the friendships that have enriched her life.
"Baby Names" is about hope. It touches on the trauma of recent months, but beyond that, it dreams of a brighter future: one where our kids will learn from the mistakes of generations' past and equality will be readily recognizable in our society.
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Instagram: @rachelmalak13
Be sure to listen to the h.e.r.LIFE Blogcast wherever you listen to podcasts.https://herbloglife.online//
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Malia Miglino is a history host, cemetery lover, show creator, actress, makeup artist, producer, writer and most importantly cat mom who is continuously trying to figure out more ways in which to deliver stories, usually with a glass of wine or coffee in her hand. She is based in Los Angeles, CA.
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Website: www.macabremondays.com
A statement from Malia:
"Stories are the threads in the quilt of immortality.
Huge shoutout to the clown with the chainsaw who helped me up and my deepest apologies to Kube 93 for destroying their haunted house."
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Allie Costa is an actor, singer, screenwriter, playwright, and director working in film, TV, theatre, and voiceover. Her acting credits include Future Shock, 90210, Spring Awakening, You Me & Her, and Alien vs. Musical. Her scripts have been produced internationally, including the critically-acclaimed Two Girls, Safe Distance, Mindstream, Boxes Are Magic, and Can You Keep a Secret? She’s also appeared in commercials, narrated audio books, and lent her voice to video games. Occasionally, she sleeps.
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Website: http://www.alliecosta.com
IMDb: http://www.imdb.me/alliecosta
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Soundcloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/alliecosta
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Twitter: @allieacts
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Levi Abello is a student of creativity (and psychology) who enjoys writing scary stories, telling jokes, and learning the craft of acting. Based in Florida.
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A Statement from Levi:
"The other night I couldn't seem to go to sleep and I was inspired by my favorite season (and the sound of an owl hooting outside my window) to jot down this little love letter to Fall and the simple moments we enjoy during this time of the year."
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Arlyn LaBelle is a queer poet and writer living in Austin, Texas. Their work has appeared in the Badgerdog summer anthologies as well as North of Oxford, The Oddville Press, Songs of Eretz, Grey Sparrow Press, Cease, Cows, Panoply Zine and The Southern Poetry Review. Their premiere book of poetry, Measurable Terms, is available through The Main Street Rag. You can find more of them and their work at arlynlabelle.com.
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Twitter: @ArlynLaBelle
Facebook: Arlyn LaBelle Poetry
Website: ArlynLaBelle.com
Additional Notes: This piece is available in the chapbook Measurable Terms through the Main Street Rag.
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Jasmine Lucy is based in NYC.
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Website: jasminelucy.com
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Lena Whooo is an artist, actress and author based in Germany. She studied literature science and German philology and decided to go through with her art career after she finished university. She held multiple exhibitions, published articles for SAI Magazin and the Grips Theater and am working on her first book, called: “Un-Fullfilled”. Also she started to work as a teacher in theater, and is giving creative writing courses as well as giving multiple workshops. In Berlin she is continuing to work on her acting career in form of commercial work, short movies and other projects.
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Instagram: @Lena_whooo
Website: www.lenawhooo.com
A statement from Lena:
"This piece was originally created on a 3 week road-trip through Albania. I was inspired by the amount of ruins I’ve seen there. Now it’s one of the poems that will be published with my first book “Un-Fullfilled”, which contains multiple short stories and poems. I never want to remain unfinished – that says it all, I guess."
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Robbie Hail is age 23 and is an actor/singer/writer based in Glasgow, Scotland.
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A statement from Robbie: "This is my message to people about being carefree."
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Aspen is an actress originally from Colorado and currently studying at the University of Southern California's School of Dramatic Arts. As a child, Aspen studied classical music, and she began acting at age 10 when she and her twin sister were cast as the daughter of Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde in a regional theatre production. Since then, she has worked on everything from musical theatre to commercials to feature films, all while studying at the Colorado School of Acting. Most recently, Aspen played Amber in the Cinefest Best Picture nominee "Skin Deep" and Sharley in the feature film "Coronavirus" before taking on the series regular role of Olivia Mitchell in "Quarantwinned." In addition to acting, Aspen enjoys playwriting; most notably she wrote the play "Letters," which was nominated in 2019 for seven Broadway World Regional Awards, including Best Play. Most recently, her radio play "What Good Is Like" was produced with the Project Outbreak Collective.
Find more of Aspen:
Instagram: @aspenksomers
Youtube: The Somers Twins
IMDb: imdb.me/aspenksomers
Website: www.aspenksomers.com
A Statement from Aspen:
"I originally created this piece because I noticed that the pandemic has been a very lonely time for a lot of people, and I wanted to give them hope that things will get better, and inspire others to reach out and be the family that somebody might need right now."
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Wayne Jay is an actor, voice actor, singer songwriter, and musician. It's pretty unlikely you have ever seen or heard anything he has done.
Find more of Wayne:
Facebook: wayne.jay.9828
Instagram: @waynemjay
Twitter: @waynemjay
Website: waynemjay.com
A statement from Wayne:
"Caitlin Wilson and I were in a play that never got to the stage this year because of the pandemic. In July Caitlin posted a short poem she had written one night because she couldn't sleep. It spoke to me. The message was... In difficult times it is important to keep creating. With her permission I wrote an original song using her poem as lyrics. Please keep creating."
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Malik Catron is a passionate and talented artist with experience in graphic art design, film, photography and acting, who also loves helping and motivating people to improve their well-being and mindset. Based in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Instagram: @lee_rique
A statement from Malik:
"I've been depressed lately not only due to the pandemic but other outstanding reasons so I made this piece to express my feelings and hopefully overcome these obstacles like everyone else. I'm a struggling artist hoping one day to be an inspiring artist."
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Ken Carlson is a performer and author of GET OUT OF MY WAY! The Annoyed Commuter's Handbook. He has published numerous short stories, articles covering the arts, and humorous essays online.
Find more of Ken:
Instagram: @KenCarlsonsaid
Twitter: @KenCarlsonsaid
Website: KenCarlsonSaid.com
A statement from Ken:
"Rituals. Ceremonies. Elaborately planned trips. Holidays. They play a big part in every relationship and usually involve unrealistic expectations. I chose to write about this one."
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Lennart Lundh is a poet, short-fictionist, historian, and photographer. His work, including twenty volumes of poetry, has appeared internationally since 1965. Len and his wife live just outside Chicago.
"There's a woman" first appeared in Poems Against Cancer 2020, Len's seventh annual fundraising chapbook for the St. Baldrick's Foundation. The photograph that prompted this ekphrastic hybrid poem can be found at
http://historyloversclub.com/national-geographics-vintage-photos/5/
Lennart can be reached on Facebook as Lennart Lundh, and on Twitter as @lenlundh. Additional readings of his poetry can be heard on YouTube and SoundCloud. His books are available at
Etsy.com/shop/VisionsWords, as well as Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Samples of Len's photography can be seen on Fine Art America and Redbubble.
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A Statement from Jorgie:
"I had felt very lost and dealing with mental health issues, until I found acting and I have continued ever since, now I look for ways to express myself when I'm not performing and this is by writing. I felt it only necessary to create a piece personal to me about my journey. Being creative is how I express myself whether that be through acting, writing, reading or dance. It's my purpose, to create and to share and be creative with other creatives helps me fulfil my purpose to move, help and inspire others. I'm studying to become an actor, moving to Glasgow at 17 from a little fishing town definitely was a taunting journey but one I was ready for. I feel closest to my truest and most authentic self when I'm creating something I'm proud of and is personal to me. One of my goals is to create work that has an impact, whether that be a change or just a smile on someone's face who now feels a little less alone. Focusing more specifically on mental health as it's something that is very close to my heart."
Find more of Jorgie:
Instagram: @jorgielouise
Jorgie Buchan is based in Glasgow, Scotland.
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TJ Esubiyi is based in Berlin, Germany.
Find more of TJ:
Instagram: @OptimisticVerse
Twitter: @OptimisticVerse
Facebook: @OptimisticVerse
Website: Optimisticverse.com
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Sara Shalom is a creative maverick, on a mission to create artistic encounters which challenge people to reflect upon themselves and society, and make conscious choices toward healing and wholeness. In addition to writing, she is a successful actor, musician and visual artist.
Find more of Sara:
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPIpuELsefTruFwel8YpheA
Facebook: @SaraShalom.InCrowd
Instagram: @sarashalom.insta
A Statement from Sara:
"After a lifetime of self-loathing and despair, I finally had a revelation that changed my perspective about my own worth, and ultimately led to an entirely new life."
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Mia Paul has been playing cello for nine years. She is the Principal Cellist of the CSUN Youth Philharmonic, in addition to the CHS Chamber Orchestra. She has performed in pit orchestras at her high school for Mainstage Productions and has performed in numerous chamber ensembles. In 2019, Mia won a scholarship to the Idyllwild Arts Symphony Intensive and was selected to perform in the MTAC Honors Convention Orchestra. She is based in California.
Find more of Mia:
Instagram: @miapracticejournal
A statement from Mia:
"I aim to provide peace to enhance the world’s need for change. I want to give me a form of relaxation when everything appears to be in all types of chaos."
This piece was created in 2020 to provide a sense of unity through all of the issues erupted into society.
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Allister started working as a residential counsellor working with developmentally challenged adolescents when he was 19 years of age and eventually ended up studying Social Work for 2 years at which is now known as Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario. He then spent the next 33 years working in law enforcement and the financial regulatory world. Most of that time in financial crime investigations. Throughout his career Allister has been heavily involved in outreach efforts in fraud prevention, especially with vulnerable communities. These efforts included hundreds of demonstrations, presentations, media interviews, telephone town halls and webinars. Allister has recently become involved in podcasting and in his most current project he co-created, co-produced and co-hosted a Management Commentary Podcast called “Talking not Ranting.” Allister resides outside of Toronto, Ontario, Canada with his wife.
A statement from Allister:
"As we all struggle with living with the restrictions of covid 19, connection has become the commodity we seek"
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Joanna Tine is an eccentric Polish girl roaming this eclectic zealous world. Actress, writer, counselor. Currently based in South Carolina.
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Instagram: @JoannaNTine
Facebook: joanna.n.tine
A statement from Joanna:
"As a 28 year old single professional, sometimes it's difficult to keep following your dreams in this big, bustling world. And so I thought about all of us singles out here, quarantining alone, and wrote down a fire I hope to spark back in our hearts."
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Élan is a hip hop artist originally from San Diego, California, currently living in Los Angeles. A creative since childhood, his professional artistic journey began in the design world after he obtained a degree in architecture from UC Berkeley. During college is also where he discovered his true love in entertainment. As an independent, underground artist he has since acted, modeled and performed music around San Diego and beyond.
Find more of Elan:
Instagram: @elansoreal
FB: @elansoreal
Twitter: @elansoreal88
Website: www.elansoreal.com
A Statement from Élan
"I wrote this piece in the summer of 2016. Released almost 4 years ago, it still serves as an auditory blueprint for myself. A reminder that I am working toward more than what "the eye can see". A mission statement concerning faith in my art, commitment to growth and authenticity in artistry as the determinants of my success.
There's light at the end of the tunnel. How bright do you want it to be."
Additional Credits:
Produced by BluntedBeatz
Mixed by @MasGucciMusic
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Currently living in Los Angeles, Deirdre Lyons has been in over 75 Film and Theatrical productions throughout the west coast. Best known for her work in immersive productions, Lyons was part of the original cast of JFI Productions’ The Willows, which enjoyed three remounts due to its popularity. Other immersive projects include Creep LA shows Entry, Lore, Awake and Haus of Creep. She appeared as the “Lost Princess” in the final chapter of Speakeasy Societies Kansas Collection, and with a Spy Brunch weekend event entitled Cold War Lounge. Deirdre has participated in multiple activations, including one-night launch events for the movies Ma and Birds of Prey. She appeared at Comic-Con promoting Sacred Lies and AHS 1984. And was cast in Tyra Banks’ immersive world Model Land. The Willows was filmed and released as a 180 VR film on the Amaze app available through Steam, Oculus Rift, Oculus Go, Samsung Gear VR, Windows Mixed Reality (WMR), Viveport and Google Daydream. She also appeared in Freakin’ Weekend, another 180 VR film from Amaze Productions. In 2019 she joined the ensemble cast of The Under Presents, a time and mind bending immersive theater experience in VR that was selected as a finalist for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Innovation in Interactive Media, as well as a Shakespearean production from the same studio, Tender Claws, called The Under Presents: Tempest, a theatrical and technological first: a live, part scripted/part improvised, immersive theatrical experience that audiences attend from home, using a virtual reality headset that is experienced as a one person show to small intimate audiences. Deirdre was also a principle in Finding Pandora X by Double Eye Studios, Winner of Best Immersive Experience in Venice VR Expanded, the official Virtual Reality competition section of the 77th Venice International Film Festival.
Find more of Deirdre:
Instagram: @deirdre_lyons
Facebook: @DeirdreVLyons
Twitter: @deirdrelyons
Website: www.DeirdreVLyons.com
A statement from Deirdre:
"For those who know the magic of VR, and for those who don't."
Credit to all the wonderful creators, actors and players in The Under Presents.
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Ben Cooper is a professional composer of both Modern Classical album releases and music for media (films/TV/games etc.). Originally from a small town in the midlands of the UK, he graduated from his degree in Music Composition from the University of Hertfordshire around 10 years ago and has been working in the industry as a composer and producer ever since. He now lives in Birmingham, which is the UK’s second largest city and the industrial hub of the country, where he spends most of his time composing for short films and producing tracks for other artists. He has also released 5 albums over the last year and a half, all instrumental and often piano-lead works.
Find more of Ben:
Instagram: @bencooper.music
Ben's music is available on all major streaming platforms including Spotify and Apple Music, just search ‘Ben Cooper’.
A statement from Ben:
"I originally wrote ‘Hope’ as a reaction to the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum (AKA ‘Brexit’). I felt crushed by the nation’s decision as, to me, it felt like a win for ignorance and separation, and a blow to togetherness. I’ve always believed in the power of humanity, when we work together, and in the power of working together to fix things that don’t work. The referendum also lit a fire under the longstanding tensions between races within the UK. I needed some hope, and I felt like others might need some hope to, so I composed ‘Hope’.
A couple of years ago I set myself a goal, a mission statement of sorts; to create accessible classical music that could speak to as wide a range of people as possible by drawing on my experience working in, and love for, as many musical genres as I could. You see, I didn’t start as a classical pianist, I started my musical journey as a Blues guitarist. Through my early teens I found myself pulled towards Rock and Prog Rock, before becoming increasingly interested in R&B, Funk, Rap, and Soul music. All the while, though, I had been exposed to classical music by my grandmother and my mother. By the end of my teenage years I had found myself more seriously dabbling in classical composition, including learning music theory and venturing to the University of Hertfordshire to study composition. It was around this time that I discovered the genre redefining works of composers such as Ludovico Einaudi, Yann Tiersen, and Michael Nyman. I became obsessed with, and spent 3 years studying, Minimalism. After working in Minimalism and Film Music for a number of years I found myself at the start of this paragraph, setting myself my goal of pulling together all of the above to create accessible classical music."
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A statement from Rachel:
"I wrote this poem in 2012 as a creative assignment for my Theatre History class at Azusa Pacific University. Creative writing is something I really enjoy, so I decided to turn this assignment into a fun and silly poem!
I want everyone to know that each of them is created for a purpose in this life!"
Find more of Rachel:
Instagram: @rachelturpin09
IMDb: imdb.me/rachelturpin
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“Bright Side” written and performed by Jessica Taylor.
Jessica Taylor is a 23-year old actor, and singer-songwriter from Vancouver, B.C, Canada. Originally from Little Lepreau, New Brunswick, Jessica moved to the opposite coast to attend Simon Fraser University’s BFA Theatre Performance Program. She loves to sing, song write and play instruments (guitar, ukulele, piano) and is currently aiming to become a successful working actor in film and television. This podcast marks the first time Jessica has ever shared her written and performed songs publicly.
Find more of Jessica:
Instagram: @jess_taylor101
Twitter: @JessGTaylor
A statement from Jessica:
"This song was originally created out of my mental health struggles during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lately I have been in a constant fluctuation between being in anxious-denial, and feeling that there will never be an end to this. This song is a reminder that there is always light at the end of the tunnel. We’ve all faced challenges in our lives, and we have all overcome them, therefore we will overcome this too. Positivity is not innate, it is worked for - every single day, and every single minute. Sometimes we just need that reminder to stop searching for everything that is going wrong and look around for something that is going right. We are not alone. Together we can not only beat this, but we can thrive and become better, more kind, and more compassionate people!"
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Jasmina Tang is the proud daughter of two Cambodian immigrants. Born and raised in Arlington, VA, she recently graduated from H-B Woodlawn Secondary Program, where she was heavily involved in the thriving H-B Theatre Department. As a freshman in high school, her original play "A Yellow Line" was selected by Young Playwrights' Theater for publication and performance at Anacostia Playhouse as part of their 2017 New Play Festival. Since then, she has been fortunate enough to have her writing recognized by several other organizations, such as the National Society of Arts and Letters and Convergence Theatre. She is currently taking a gap year before attending the University of York in York, England in October of 2021. Until then, she hopes to further involve herself in local theatre and expand her writing repertoire.
Find more of Jasmina:
https://jasminatang.wordpress.com/
A statement from Jasmina:
"I adapted this piece from a fiction novel that I've been on-and-off working on since March. It is based on my own life and experiences as an Asian-American girl coming of age in 21st century America, but it's something that I hope will resonate with many people. I wrote "Cycles" because the pandemic has given me a lot of time to think about who I am, what I was, and who I want to be. I've been reflecting upon my past in order to feel prepared for the future, which is how I was inspired to draw parallels between the childhood memory of learning how to ride a bike and the more recent event of learning how to drive alone."
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Kris Angelis grew up on a farm in Florida, writing songs and learning to harmonize with her identical twin sister in their treehouse. Her folk/pop/Americana music has won several awards including Best Female artist in the International Acoustic Music Awards and last year she toured to all 50 of the United States and was chosen as part of the Grammy NEXT program. She began 2020 with the release of That Siren, Hope which debuted at #1 on the iTunes singer/songwriter chart and #79 on the Billboards Top Current Albums chart as the highest ranked independent release. It explores all the facets of hope, painting it as a mythical siren that draws you in only to leave you drowning, but also as a comfort and a force that keeps you going when you can’t see what’s ahead. It has been getting played on SiriusXM, climbing the Americana radio charts, and is on the first round ballot for the Grammy Awards. The video for the title track was premiered by American Songwriter Magazine.
You can learn more and find all the links to follow and subscribe at www.krisangelis.com.
Find more of Kris:
Instagram: @krisangelis
Twitter: @krisangelis
Youtube: www.youtube.com/krisangelis
Facebook: krisangelismusic
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5NSCSZj6ourZB5Yy4j4saO?si=pBPZl-8kREaHm9M68qaoyg
Patreon: Www.patreon.com/krisangelis
Website: www.krisangelis.com
A statement from Kris:
"I wrote this song while on tour last year to all 50 states which I did to deal with and heal a broken heart. This song is about remembering the good times and then the reasons something didn't work and deciding to not let it haunt you and hold you back like a Ghost because you're still alive and breathing and can do more and find more in your life."
Additional Credit: Co-written with Garrison Starr and produced by Billy Le
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A Statement from Jason:
"I created this piece in September 2020, still in the midst of the pandemic. This year has felt like a never-ending uphill battle, and when adversity strikes this hard it's easy to give up on one's dreams. John's story has helped me to keep focused on bleak times, and my hope is that it does the same for others.
Every moment is a gift and every experience is a lesson. Take life in slowly, pay attention to the details, and assume positive intent so that you can get the most out of what it gives to you."
Find more of Jason:
Instagram: @SurgioArmani
Twitter: @SurgioArmani
Website: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4721926/?mode=desktop&ref_=m_ft_dsk
Jason is based in Cleveland, OH.
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A Statement from Charlotte:
"I wrote this Spoken Word piece to try and deal with my stress and hopefully others who listen, can find their own way of dealing with stress as well."
Charlotte Gambhir is based in England.
Find more of Charlotte:
Instagram: @personal_perspectives_
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Gabbie Mganga is an experienced consultant using intuitive strategies to help clients create a new vision of success.
Gabbie is also an advocate for children with developmental differences, a writer, improvisational dancer, and Voiceover talent. She knows that hope builds the bridge to infinite possibilities and uses the power of her voice and other creative expressions to help empower and inspire others. She is located in the D.C. Metro area.
Find more of Gabbie:
Facebook: Gabbie Mganga
Instagram/Twitter: @gabbiemganga
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Writer & Director Anne Rene` Brashier makes emotionally gripping, physically dynamic, boldly engaging film and theater.
Her film The Dermatologist, about a spy who discovers that her target is her mom, premiered at the 2019 Broad Humor Festival. She co-produced The Cypher, a short that is an official selection at 2020 Tribeca. She was recently accepted into the Stowe Story Lab to develop Dugout, an adaptation of MacBeth set at a Little League game.
She was a 2019 NBCUniversal Writer's On The Verge finalist, and her scripts have won several competitions.
Her work has appeared at Indiecade, Company of Angels, Some Assembly Required, Sacred Fools, and the NYC, New Zealand, and Hollywood Fringe Festivals. She directed the LA Webfest award-winning webseries Corporate, and was nominated for Best Choreographer at the LA Weekly Theater Awards with the LA Theatre Ensemble. She is based in Los Angeles, CA.
Find More of Anne:
Instagram & FB: @storiesandmakebelieve
Website:www.storiesandmakebelieve.com
A statement from Anne:
"[This piece was] inspired by Mister and MisChief (@misterandmischief), aka Andy + Jeff Crocker, in an intense bout of quarantine devastation.
Be excellent to each other."
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Ariel Salerno has been singing and performing since she was four. Now 20 years old, Ariel is a singer, songwriter, film and theater actor and dancer. She is a Senior in college studying Music, Theater and Economics. She is based in NYC.
Cabin Fever is Arieliza’s second EP. Her alternative indie style is laced with traces of jazz, punk and pop for a unique new sound that is continuing to develop as she grows. Her lyrics are insightful and deep and connect to raw human emotions.
Find more of Ariel:
EP hyperlink for all stores: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/arieliza/cabin-fever
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6DAwRB4IkuiXgdLDF5Q3JM
Instagram: @ariel__salerno
Arieliza YouTube main channel link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWY7_rNpX9CdMJh0u23v63w
A Statement from Ariel:
"When the NYC area went into full shutdown in the Spring of 2020, I found myself in a state of intense nostalgia as I returned to my childhood roots as a young adult. Writing this song on paper helped me to deal with my own identity disarray in this new circumstance, process the confusion of this dynamic world, and combat my own emerging Cabin Fever.
I hope everyone can find solace in music during these isolating and challenging times."
Additional Credit: Co-songwriter Beth Salerno; Recorded & Produced by Beth Salerno
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Rachel Fink is a NYC native, born and raised. She graduated from Brooklyn College's BFA Acting program in 2018 and is currently still creating and working in Brooklyn. She is passionate about stories - writing them, telling them, and hearing others'.
Find more of Rachel:
Instagram: @rchllara
Twitter: @Rachel_Finkk
A statement from Rachel:
"This piece was created in 2018 as part of a solo performance class at Brooklyn College. We had the whole semester to create, and workshop a 10 minute personal monologue about anything we wanted. This piece was very scary to perform for many reasons, but it was something that felt very important to share. The first line is from a poem written by Nayyirah Waheed in her book "Salt".
I'd like to credit my professor Rose Burnett Bonczek without whom the piece would probably not exist."
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Kristalyn Gill graduated from East Carolina University with dual degrees in Dance Performance (BFA) and Interpersonal/Organizational Communication (BS) on full-scholarship. She is a professional dancer, communication specialist, choreographer, author, and slam poet. Kristalyn has two original chapbooks titled “She Was Familiar with Wars” and "The Breakup Club: A Collection of Mishaps and Falling Aparts," which are available on Google Books, Amazon, and LuLu Press. She was also a featured guest artist at The Bower Poetry Club in NYC in September 2019. As a dancer, Kristalyn is a company artist with Yin Yue Dance Company, cloude.nyc, Channel:Dig, and Catastrophe! She has worked with artists such as Joseph Hernandez, Meghan Lou, Kristen Céré, Andrea Ward, Ellen Sickenburger, and Shaun Keylock. She is based in New York, NY.
Find more of Kristalyn:
Instagram: @kristalyngill
Website: www.kristalyngill.com
A Statement from Kristalyn:
"This work reflects upon the joyful stillness of observing the encasing of another human being, to read one's soul as one reads the body, to make note of and to cherish each line etched into being by experience or emotion, to embrace the scars and scores found across our physical facilities as lovely.
Within creation lies the dangerous yet enthralling possibility to get a glimpse at the human mind in its raw and ravenous form as it digests our reality into personal experience and memorabilia as we cascade into the future laid before us. May we continue to use art to communicate, understand, commentate, reveal, explore, nurture, discuss, celebrate, and study the revolting yet remarkable tale of the human condition.
This work is to be part of a larger anaphora collection titled The Shape of You seeking publication!"
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Cruz Anthony Herrera is a 14 year old musician, actor and athlete. He is working in the industry to learn as much as he can with the dream of getting into UCLA School of Music. He has worked as actor since 2018 on various Disney and Netflix shows, music videos and student films. He continues to strive to develop as a musician and actor.
Find more of Anthony:
Website: Cruzanthony.com
Instagram: @cruzanthonyh
A statement from Cruz:
"This piece was written at the start of quarantine as a message of hope. I look for the positive in every situation. I have wonderful mentors so I give back as much as I can and help people."
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Maura M. Knowles is an actor-singer-writer-filmmaker and certified health coach/educator based in Los Angeles, CA.
Her health & wellness company, Mac-n-Mo’s was created in her quest to find a healthy alternative for her dad, Mac, (a diabetic) after he survived quadruple bypass surgery. Maura (Mo, the Morselist) was determined to find a solution which has been a guiding philosophy in all areas of her life.
TV credits include; 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend', 'Law & Order', 'Special Victims Unit' as well as multiple feature films. As a filmmaker, she has written/produced several short films, a web series, 'Confessions of a Corona-tined Morselist', and her musical-comedy series, 'Insult to Injury' is in development.
Find More of Maura:
Instagram: @mauramknowles
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/mauramknowles
IMDB: https://www.imdb.me/mauramknowles
Twitter: @mauramknowles
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maura-knowles-7331b34/
Website: mauramknowles.com
A Statement from Maura:
"I wrote 'My Transformation' during the 5th month of "Corona-tine" for a monologue challenge and discovered a revelation.
I'm a creative multi-hyphenate, a survivor, problem-solver, trailblazer, innovator, mentor and 99% of the time make Morselicious lemonade out of lemons. My guiding philosophy comes from my hero, 'Nothing is impossible. The word itself says I'M Possible!' - Audrey Hepburn."
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A Statement from Olivia:
"This song was written 9 years ago at a time of uncertainty in my life where I felt really tested to feel clear and trusting in myself. It started off being an honest expression of feelings I felt I didn’t know how to say in a conversation to someone close to me so I started singing it. But it transpired to actually be more of a dialogue with myself. A part of me is honestly expressing my struggle and another part responds with an invitation to trust myself and a reminder that an inner resource lies within.
If anyone is tending to doubt themselves in the face of wishing to advance and grow forwards in their life, I relate and I also have come to recognise that doubt is a bit like the resistance of the wind - which at first can seem like a counter-force but in fact is essential for lift-off as with a plane when it ascends"
Olivia Flenley is a creative, singer, songwriter and artist based in the UK.
Find More of Olivia:
http://oliviashine.bandcamp.com/track/daring
https://youtu.be/qJuP1aj1V3U
Facebook: @oliviaflenleymusic
Instagram: @oliviaflenley
Website: www.oliviaflenley.com
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Molly Dunn is a queer writer, actor, and poet from Port Hope, Ontario. She attends school at the University of Toronto.
Find more of Molly:
Instagram: @lovefrommoll
A Statement From Molly:
“I wrote this piece, 'Love, Redefined', at the beginning of quarantine following a dark time in my life. I was dealing with a bipolar episode, addiction, and the ending of a relationship. Though it was a dark time, it also forced me to reconceptualize what I thought love was and what I thought love was meant to do. It’s easy to look to someone else to complete us, to save us from ourselves, but that isn’t true love. You have to save yourself.”
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Jeffrey Han is a performer, producer, and poet based out of Los Angeles, California. His artistic journey has led him to many places, from Stratford-upon-Avon, to Pooler, Georgia. As a classically trained actor, he earned an MFA in Performing Arts at the Savannah College of Art and Design. After his studies, he landed in Los Angeles, where he continues to collaborate with other theatrical artists and filmmakers. For recreation, Jeffrey enjoys practicing martial arts and listening to country music while stuck in LA traffic.
Find more of Jeffrey:
Instagram: @jeffhan125
Website: www.jeffreyhan125.com
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A statement from Katie:
After the death of George Floyd and the massive awakening effect it had on white folks especially in the US, I was falling asleep feeling the devastation at the thought of my own privilege shielding me from so much deep hurt, that I'd never had to see or touch. Being an addict for fifteen years, I had a lot of hardship within that world; but I never had to fear being stopped and killed by a police officer. Even as an addict on the streets of NYC, I was never denied my humanity on the daily by others. The weight of how much I didn't have to think about everyday, in every store, every encounter, every subway ride sat on my heart... this poem just kind of happened while I lay in shock. I ran alot of deep white supremacy from the roots of our systems through me, and I think is captures a lot of extreme white privilege points of view, mixed with my own bullshit.
I think the point of art is compassion. That’s my point, anyway. Writing and performing the truth through the lens of compassion, no matter what it is, draws us to the things in us and others that we hate or are afraid of, so we don’t have to obey the hatred and fear any longer."
Katie Burke is a musician, screenwriter and actor living in Nashville, TN where she develops music and writing for film and television
Find more of Katie:
Social Handles: @katieburkeaf
Website: www.katieburkeaf.com
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24 year old artist, split between Portland and LA. Building my dreams in real life, one brick at a time!
Find more of iC:
Instagram: ictheicarus
TikTok: ictheicarus
Soundcloud: iC (lowercase i, uppercase C)
A statement from iC:
This piece was created this summer out of a need to do something other than Wallow in fear and heartbreak. It gave me something fun to do while also giving me an opportunity to realize the fact that many of us are struggling at this time. Feel whatever you feel, just enjoy it!"
Additional Song Credits:
Recorded/mixed/mastered by Peter Litvin of Revolution Studios
Produced by: Sean Santana
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Linda Micu is a retired real estate investor. Prior to that she took an early retirement from TWA and has travelled all over the world. She lives in Lincoln, MA which is 16 miles west of Boston. She makes her own bread and grows tomatoes.
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Sophia Gutchinov is a multi-ethnic actress, performance artist, comedian, model, and voice over artist based in New York City.
During quarantine, besides creating comedy and #BLM art, she got certified as a spiritual fitness instructor for a practice called intenSati that she’s teaching digitally and socially distanced in person
She loves creating through collaboration. She creates art that sparks a conversation and makes you laugh. Sophia also makes art for social change and healing. She has a production company with Lauren E. Butler called The Tadpoles.
Currently, she is creating pandemic-themed comedic sketches about grocery stores being the club you can’t go to, unemployment being the non-committal man in your life, and men’s quarantine pickup lines.
Currently, her #BLM art is on display in Chelsea at Hudson Guild.
Outside of quarantine life, Sophia can be seen and heard in:
In a Marvel production, called Marvels, alongside Method Man and AnnaSophia Robb, in a Walmart and starring in her comedic web series: How to New York.
Find more of Sophia:
Instagram: @sophiagutchinov
Website: www.sophiagutchinov.com
A statement from Sophia:
"I started this piece when George Floyd was murdered. Why did it take the death of another unarmed black man at the hands of the police to start some reform? Silence is Violence. As an artist, we are called to action to reflect the world and our place in it. I was told I’m too white to be creating art right now and that this is not the time to be creating art. Well, I am bi-racial, (not trying to be a white savior), yet people still tell me what I am and am not, as if they know my lineage. I cannot be silent as a bi-racial artist and I choose to stand with humanity for the equality of all through my art.
This is a cut down version of my piece I created with the same name that can be seen on my IGTV and YouTube. This is a canvas I created on video with this voice over over it. I encourage you to check out the art that goes along with it, which includes my Dying Lady Liberty costume, #BLM bloody American flag from protesting, multiple ethnicities of Madonna and Children, doves, the scales of justice, a Black Jesus, a dream catcher, and more.
Thank you to my dear friend Candace Smith for making sure my writing was clear!"
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Julia Sims is an actor, teaching artist, and private coach working in Philadephia, PA. When she's not doing something acting related, she can be found reading (currently a biography about Cleopatra), making mediocre Tik Toks, or painting poorly on her porch. Her claim to fame is that the comedian Chris Fleming retweeted her once.
Find more of Julia:
Instagram/Twitter: @julziejuice
Website: juliarosesims.com (coming soon!)
A statement from Julia:
"I created this piece because I've been listening to guided meditations for about 8 years to improve my mental health and overall presence. It helps me so much with my acting. When I direct shows, I like to lead my actors in a guided meditation before performances to help ease nerves and clear their minds. Some of my private coaching students like it, too, before performing their monologue or scene. I highly recommend guided meditations to those who want to preserve their energy and feel better throughout the day. Just lying down, breathing and listening can help you feel so still, relaxed, and present. Creative people can really benefit from this stillness. It allows inspiration to move more freely inside of them.
Make time to breathe and do nothing in this crazy world, and always create!"
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Taylor Behrens is an actor, writer and improviser based in Los Angeles, CA. He grew up in the small town of Wenatchee, WA, and is the son of Brad and Dianne Behrens. Taylor can be found performing at the UCB and Second City in Los Angeles. Look out for him this fall in The Teachers at the Screamfest LA film festival.
Find more of Taylor:
Twitter/Instagram: @taylortbehrens
Website: www.taylorbehrens.com
A statement from Taylor:
"I wrote this piece in college, where I felt unprepared and overwhelmed, but because I had such a strong support structure and was surrounded by many of my closest friends I knew it would be okay. I can obsess about the future, but this was a sort of note to myself, to remind me that there’s nothing wrong with taking a little time to relax, breathe and enjoy the moment you’re in.
We need to unite together as a species. We are all people, and too many of us are facing disgusting abuse in a world filled with unjust corruption. Let’s work together to change that. Black lives matter."
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"Thinkin' Bout You" by Daisy Spratt. Written with Rob Amoruso and Alice Blake.
The song was written and recorded in July 2020, and was created to share a message about something I was experiencing in this season, which was supporting family members with their mental health.
From Daisy:
"I was born in Queensland, Australia, but raised in the United States until I was 10 years old. I consider myself a Melbourne girl though, and have been in Melbourne ever since. I started playing guitar at 10, and my dad helped teach me chords growing up. I didn't start singing until I was 13, and then songwriting followed close behind. I started writing songs as poems, and then learned to apply chords and melodies from my guitar as a teenager. Growing up, I looked up to artists like Shania Twain. I remember watching her music video for "I'm Gonna Getcha Good" when I was about 5, and thinking "I'd love to do that one day". I've always been torn between my passion for law, and music. I'll soon be a fully qualified lawyer, but love to write music and sing. I'd love to find a way to use both of those passions together somehow in the future. I wrote and recorded my single "Think Again Boy" in Nashville last year. The new single "Thinkin' Bout You" is the most vulnerable I have been with listeners, and it feels good to be able to share something so personal with them. I hope that my music spreads a positive message, and people feel uplifted through my social media and songs."
Find more of Daisy:
Instagram: @daisysprattmusic
Twitter: @daisyspratt
Website: www.daisysprattmusic.com
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Jeanette Aguilar Harris is a mother, actor and business owner. When Covid-19 hit, her husband of 27 years had recently left, her oldest son was serving in the military in the middle east, her youngest son moved out and her recent return to comedy and film had come to a screeching halt. Jeanette was left alone in the house with her beloved dog Walter and a whole lot of silence. Writing poetry has always been a way for Jeanette to express her feelings and realizing that many people might be experiencing this same quiet, she composed this poem. She is based in New Mexico.
Find more of Jeanette:
Instagram: @jeanetteaguilarharris, @totalbodywellnessabq
A statement from Jeanette:
“To dive into my deepest being to find the best and worst of me and be vulnerable enough to share it with my community through, honesty, compassion and joy and as a result, learn to become a better human.”
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Nebraskan by birth. Currently living in Los Angeles reconnecting with acting and writing after nearly 7 years working in the tourism industry.
Find more of Nora:
Instagram & Twitter: @thenkv
Website: www.noravetter.com
A statement from Nora:
"This piece was inspired by some of my quarantine reflections and the upcoming anniversary of my Grandma passing away."
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Felicia Jones is a retired (A) Principal, Asst Principal & High School Teacher...She has been a Motivational Speaker, Workshop Facilitator and Youth Youth Empowerment Coach. Her concentrated areas are Human Sex Trafficking, Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Child Abuse, Grief & Healing, Drug & Alcohol Transitioning.
This poem was written a while ago as a part of a presentation she gave as a Keynote Speaker at one of the many Domestic Violence Conferences she has been humbled to present.
With the insurgence of Covid 19, the surge of domestic violence, dating violence and child abuse has risen and she needed to share this hope.
She wrote this poem in dedication to the men and women who have escaped the perils of domestic violence/dating violence and to those who are seeking the courage to get out.
Find more of Felicia:
Twitter: @precious123123
Instagram: @feliciamjones1
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"The Trials and Tribulations of Loving Like a Teenage Girl" By Emma Toureau. Life is all about living in love, unfortunately sometimes that results in lessons, instead of soulmates. Learning to love this process will bring you a little more peace and a little less heartbreak.
Find more of Emma:
Instagram/Twitter: @emma.toureau
www.emmatoureau.com
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Mila Zygmuntowicz is a singer, creative writer, screenplay writer, songwriter, poet, actress, visual artist, and a firm believer in positivity no matter the circumstance. She is based in Miami, FL.
Find more of Mila:
Instagram: @mini_mimi4
A statement from Mila:
"If you want to laugh, then laugh, and if you want to cry, or scream, or yell, then do those things, because life is too short to hold things in.”
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It takes a strong Queen to bare her truth for the world to see. Puerto Rican native, Ari Safari, is a suicide survivor and spoken word performer based in South Florida. A young, and subsequently aspiring artist who prides herself in taking risks and crossing genres from music to film to performance poetry. She uses these forms of art to turn her darkness into light while bringing awareness to mental health. Ari has performed all over from open mics, equality rallies, prides and TV. She also landed her first movie role as a nonbinary actor, Brinker, in Kali Mah Tina. When she is not performing she volunteers for non profit organizations in hopes to inspire others to take action into making a positive change. Her spoken word short film "She Committed Suicide In Her Poetry" won 2nd place in a suicide prevention contest. Ari Safari shares her battle with manic depression and journey of self discovery while promoting self love and growth through spoken word.
Find more of Ari:
Instagram: @AriSafariPoetry
Facebook: www.facebook.com/iamAriSafari
YouTube: www.youtube.com/arisafaripoetry
A statement from Ari:
"It hurts to grow sometimes...
This piece was created in 2017 when I was in a dark place where I thought I had lost everything and the world was against me. I needed to stop feeling sorry for myself and make a change. This piece is about overcoming our fears and demons and fulfilling your purpose. Do your hear your calling?"
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Rachel Klewicki is a native Californian Writer and Actress, studying with The Acting Class in Hollywood, CA. Credits include The Match-Stick Flame (2020), An Actor’s Affair (2020), and TCtv’s Grind of Life, Episode 1: “The Longest Day” (2019).
Find more of Rachel: Instagram: @RachelKlewicki_film Website: subliminalstyle.com/rachel-klewicki-actress
A statement from Rachel: "Spoiled Brat is an autobiographical vignette from my childhood as a hoarder’s daughter. It is intended as a real-life window into a disorder that tends to either be sensationalized in the media or shrouded in abject secrecy. It’s my shot at a redemptive perspective on my past. Special thanks to my dad and sister (my comrades in arms); my TAC family, for encouraging me to finally feel my feelings; and my husband Todd, for the motivation to move on."
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Liability
Daisy Tyler - Singer/Songwriter
Marcus Balinton - Production
Born in Oakland, but raised in Los Angeles, California, Daisy Tyler comes from a musical family and background and has always had music in her soul. She tells a story with her singer-songwriter style that instantly draws you in, her first single "Liability" has proven this. About a dark time in her life, Daisy takes you on a journey through self-doubt, finding yourself, and hope backed with a Hip Hop influenced production that makes you wanna pay even more attention to the song. Her first EP "Rebirth" comes out this fall.
Find more of Daisy:
Instagram: @daisytyler_ & @daisytsings
Twitter: @therealdaisy1
Facebook: Daisy Tyler
Spotify, Youtube, & Apple Music - Daisy Tyler
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Regina Valmadrid is a 20 year old bicoastal actress based in Los Angeles. As someone who devotes time to reverently --but mostly, haphazardly-- psychoanalyse herself, poetry has been a useful escape for the last eight years of her life, along with listening to Sufjan Stevens and watching Lady Bird on a loop.
Regina created Angels to Being nine months ago after saying goodbye to her closest friend, although the revision process has brought us to the present. 'Angels to Being' takes you through Regina's river of bitterness, sadness, and guilt, all leading up to now: attempting to find hope from new connections, desperately searching for the same light that her fallen angel once gave her.
Find more of Regina:
Instagram: @r.egs
A statement from Regina:
"This is just the eve of parting. To my fallen angel... always with you."
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Stephen Lacy is a tax attorney in the Chicago area.
"I am the literary tax accountant"
This piece was written in 2018 upon the death of Stephen's mother. It was read at her graveside service in Frankfort, Kentucky.
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Gabrielle Stone is no stranger to the world of entertainment. Growing up on set with her legendary scream queen mother Dee Wallace (Cujo, E.T.), she had days of licking off mommy’s fake blood and getting the travel bug at an early age. Gabrielle experienced one of the world’s real-life horrors when she lost her father suddenly at age seven.
After many years in the industry herself, Stone transitioned from meaty acting roles to writing and directing. Her award-winning films It Happened Again Last Night and After Emma gained her awards for writing, directing, and acting—but she had a bigger role in life that would soon present itself: freaking badass.
After the rug was vigorously pulled out from under her when her husband’s affair came to light, she found herself falling into the arms of another man. After a second failed attempt at love, a massive heartbreak, and yet another rug being yanked from her feet, she decided instead of landing flat on her ass—she’d make a career out of it.
Eat, Pray, #FML is available here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1733963707
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Eat, Pray, #FML was originally written in 2017.
A statement from Gabrielle:
"The light at the end of the tunnel is more beautiful than you could ever imagine. Keep going."
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Walt Allen is a voice actor for animation/video games; Narrator for Audiobooks. Lives in North Dakota with his wife and 3 sons. Gamer, Minister of 30+ years, and D&D enthusiast. He/Him.
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A Statement from Walt:
"Love is the only resource we have which increases the more we give it away."
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A statement from Carl:
"The most important part of art should be to help others in their creativity."
Carl Scharwath, has appeared globally with 150+ journals selecting his poetry, short stories, interviews, essays, plays or art photography (His photography was featured on the cover of 6 journals.) Two poetry books 'Journey To Become Forgotten' (Kind of a Hurricane Press).and 'Abandoned' (ScarsTv) have been published. His first photography book was recently published by Praxis. Carl is the art editor for Minute Magazine, a competitive runner and 2nd degree black- belt in Taekwondo. He is based in Florida.
Find more of Carl on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carl.scharwath
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A statement from Michele:
"As a coily-haired girl, it took me decades to embrace my tresses. Now, as a crone, it's taking time to accept the strands of silver tinsel that arise from my crown. The challenges in acceptance, I realized, stem from outside--rather than inside. And that is just flat out not on. So this piece declares emancipation from external expectations related to hair and otherwise."
Living in Happy Valley, Michele Mekel wears many hats of her choosing: writer and editor; educator and bioethicist; poetess and creatrix; cat herder and chief can opener; witch and woman; and, above all, human. Her work has appeared in various academic and creative publications, including having her poetry selected and read by Garrison Keillor on The Writer’s Almanac. She is also a co-principal investigator for the Viral Imaginations: COVID-19 project (viralimaginations.psu.edu). She is based in PA, USA.
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Instagram: @ShaktiEnergy
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Rachel Shimabukuro is a highschool student who was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. She enjoys playing sports and hanging out with her friends.
A statement from Rachel:
"I recorded this piece because I wanted to remind people of the simple but beautiful things in the world."
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Alaya Woods, or better known as Ah’lay, is an emerging actor, dancer, singer, and songwriter originating from Michigan. At just fourteen years old, the talented artist is quickly making waves in the scene with her unparalleled sound and style. Inspired by the likes of SZA and Billie Ellish, Ah’lay seeks to create music that will connect people around the world. Moreover, she wants to comfort children and let them know that they are not alone. With a mature and powerful voice, the multi-talented artist seeks to push the envelope with her sound. Ah’lay is ready to showcase her talents to the world and leave a substantial message to the ears of many. With every release, the Michigan native will have listeners engulfed into the world she creates with her story-telling lyricism and angelic voice. Ah’lay is an artist to keep an eye on and ear out for as she is set to leave her footprint in the music industry for years to come.
Find more of Ah'lay:
Instagram: @alaya_woods05
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IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9176276/?mode=desktop&ref_=m_ft_dsk#actress
A statement from Ah'lay:
"Thank you to my mom for helping me pursue my dreams and being my best supporter"
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A multi-faceted creator, Jenny has worked in the world of entertainment in a variety of formats ranging from live events to animation to feature films. Currently she is in podcasting at CurtCo Media, is a member of the immersive theater company The Speakeasy Society, and is represented by Kreativ Artists.
With CurtCo Media, Jenny produces and hosts entertainment interviews in HOLLYWOOD UNSCRIPTED, improv shows WHEN LAST I LEFT and CRISIS MANAGEMENT, and created and produces A Moment Of Your Time.
Jenny received her BFA in Acting from the California Institute of the Arts. When she’s not producing/acting/recording/creating-in-general, she’s probably hanging out with horses. Or eating avocados.
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A Statement from Stephanie:
I am an actress who has struggled with anxiety and OCD my entire life. I fight daily to encourage those who are struggling, particularly during this difficult time, to come together as a community of love, support, and understanding. It is easier now than ever before in 2020!
Stephanie Ahn is based in California.
Find more of Stephanie: Instagram: @sahnwhee
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C L I C K
MiLo (music project)
DTLA - American Cement Building
Mikael Sandgren - Co-writer and Producer
Lola Gayle - Lead vocals and co-writer
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Instagram: @milo_music_project
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Wallace Cheatham is artist and poet. Born and raised in New York City. He has been writing poetry from an early age when he read most of the English and American poets. He counts as his major influences the poets from the Harlem Renaissance. Wallace’s latest collection of poems is on Paperback and E-Book titled "Dreams are my Saviors".
Shanel Cheatham is a 17 year old New York City native who attends Frank Sinatra high school of the Arts in Queens as a drama major. She began acting when she was 13 in theater and working as a background actor in film and tv before auditioning for bigger roles the following year. In her spare time she enjoys creating different outfits, writing for herself and dancing.
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Instagram: @shanelcheatham
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Marco Santiago is a 24 year old Puerto Rican actor and filmmaker from Los Angeles. He was born in Chicago, Illinois and moved out to California when he was 11 years old.
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Instagram: @marcotix777
Twitter: @MarcoSantiago9
IMDB: imdb.me/marcosantiago
A statement from Marco:
"My piece was created from a memory of a sobering experience I had in October of 2018. Thank you for listening to a precious memory that I have from my experience in New York."
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Name is Markus Anthony Demetri Weddle. I am an Actor, Voice Over Actor, Comedy Improv and Music Hip Hop Artist and I dip my hands into a little Poetry as well. Seeking to get better at my Craft. Based in Rockford ,IL
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Website: www.reverbnation.com/southpoleakatizzy
A statement from Markus:
"I was sitting down one day listening to this Piano Beat by SInima Beats and just fell in love with it whilst cutting Potatoes and carrots for my Roast (LOL) And thought I want to write to this and thought about how I felt and let the Poem take me where it felt I needed to be. My Personal talk with God and felt some people can relate to this when they feel they are not being heard or hope that they are..There is a part 2 I am half done with. I give all credit to the Higher Power.And I credit Sinima Beats for the Beat. His Beats always Inspire me.
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Caitlin Fischer is a recent graduate of the Boston University BFA Acting Program with a minor in Environmental Science. As a burn survivor since 8 months old, she understands trauma, identity issues, and standing out more than most. As an actor, she feels called to inspire others to heal through the characters she embodies. Most characters her age grapple with the same core issues, only through different extraordinary circumstances, but are only portrayed through a narrow “type” of actor. Burn victims in the entertainment industry, on the other hand, are only viewed with pity, fear, or shame. She is ready to change that. She chooses not to be defined by my scars, but rather allows her experience to positively inform her life choices. She leads by example by not hiding who she is but not branding herself with trauma. Caitlin hopes to, once again, lead by example in the entertainment industry and embody a non-traditional experience within both traditional and non-traditional characters/stories. Caitlin’s other passions include singing, musical arranging, battling climate change, weightlifting, and cooking new vegan meals everyday.
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More About the Piece:
Inspired by her other classmates’ use of spoken word poetry to grapple with their past, Caitlin drafted a version of this piece in March 2017 during her freshman year at Boston University. She had never really thought this in-depth about her experience, how it has affected her throughout her life, and how it has shaped her into the young woman she is today. She began healing from this experience and hopes to inspire others to do the same through this piece. She revised the poem to coincide with her current feelings/experience in April 2019 while studying abroad in Arezzo, Italy. She performed this poem with an accompanying silent movement piece in Italy, soon translating this into a short film for her friend’s art exhibition in Paris, “The 98: In Bloom”. The individual experience, while very personal and subjective, almost always has universal themes that tap in to the entire human experience. This is the source of empathy and, therefore, change. Let’s use our past to come together as human beings and begin healing, together.
Additional credit: Seamus Good is the co-director and director of photography for the film “Watercolored” that I made in April, 2019.
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Jacob is 13 years old and based in New Jersey, USA.
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Donald Beagle is a 66 year old poet, and for the past 20 years, a professor and Library Director at Belmont Abbey College near Charlotte NC. “Poetry, to me,” comments Donald, “remains the most challenging of literary endeavors, because of its immediacy in the present moment, paired with its sense of timelessness. I grew up in a place so rural that my formal education began in one of the last one-room schools in Michigan, with 35 students, grades one through six. It ended with my graduate degree at the University of Michigan, then with 35,000 students. Between those extremes were studies at the California Institute of the Arts, followed by my BA at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. I learned from wonderful mentors and teachers; such as a course with linguists Noam Chomsky, Morris Halle, and Samuel Jay Keyser, where I learned metrical theory based on their book, The Sound Pattern of English. And I’ve been fortunate to win some awards along the way, including the Major Hopwood Award for Graduate Poetry at the University of Michigan, and 40 years later, the Gail O’Day Award for Outstanding Achievement in Poetry from Wake Forest University.
These strange days of global pandemic brought to mind two poems I’d like to share from my newest book, and 3rd poetry collection: Driving into the Dreamtime: New & Selected Poems. In both poems, [titled “On Whitefish Bay,” and “On Viewing Comet Halley with my Young Daughter,”] the persona contemplates humanity’s place in a vast cosmos, within a natural world at once frightening, beautiful, and inspiring
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Brittney Jeffries is an artist from North Carolina. She writes, sings and acts. She is currently working on a poetry project. Her poetry speaks to self-love, social justice and journeying through the ups and downs of life. Brittney finds solitude in family, creating and love.
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Created July 14, 2020 - This piece was written to release the thoughts and feelings that I’ve had concerning the state of our country.
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Lily is an actor and singer going into seventh grade this fall. She has performed in several musicals and earlier this year wrapped filming in a supporting role in a Christmas movie. She is based in Michigan, USA.
Inspired by current events, Lily wanted to write an uplifting song for anyone who is struggling right now.
Find more of Lily: Instagram: @lilybowenofficial Youtube: Lily Bowen
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Huwa is a spoken word poet and voice over artist. She runs a podcasts called The Spoken World which serves as a platform from literary artists from across the globe to share their inspiration and journey. She's learnt, almost three years later, that when we tell those stories, it really doesn't matter where we're from because we are really not as different as we like to think we are. She is based in Nigeria, West Africa.
Find more of Huwa: Instagram: @i.am.huwa, @thespokenworld Twitter: @iamhuwa@spokenpodcast
A statement from Huwa: "Too many women are getting raped in our communities. About time we talked about the problem, men feel too entitled to women's bodies. We need to take back our power, our dignity, our respect, our rights. When we say Men need to do better, we aren't saying that all men are bad. We are saying too many good men do nothing."
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Olivia is a creative, singer songwriter and a human with a seeking spirit and desire to make use of the challenging struggles of life into their enlightened aspect. Olivia's inspiration comes mostly from a desire to engage with the deeper potential within each individual and to reach others in a subtle yet touching way. "Music has a power in its ability to unite people in their search to come back to be-ing”. She is based in the U.K.
Find more of Olivia: Instagram: @oliviaflenley Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oliviaflenleymusic/ ; Website: https://www.oliviaflenley.com
Artist Pandora link: https://www.pandora.com/artist/olivia-flenley/ARx45KtJvcPPvjg
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/31iSVgRlapmV9qMldnLdb1?si=uTi9tRvCSUy7IGdVKyo__Q
A statement from Olivia: "This was originally created in July’20. I wrote a short writing piece which also has a poetic element to it with a desire to inspire some hope, no matter how subtle to others. From a genuine moment of vulnerability, insight and realisation opened up and I sought to share with others, sensing that others might be able relate. Gratitude to the sea and to reconnecting with another person after experiencing a lot of isolation due to the lockdown period. Grateful for the simple things, wisdom of nature and human connection."
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Agnes Chu, private music teacher and a performing artist who toured in Asia and Europe, won “The Most Passionate Award” from PACE Los Angeles in 2015. Ms. Chu’s work has included singing and doing voiceovers for Emily Ting, Lloyd Schwartz, Barry Keenan, Trevor McShane, Tim Burton and Danny Elfman. Ms. Chu has worked for Warner Brother’s motion picture and Walt Disney. She has also served as a music advisor for Walt Disney Book & Print English Department which gave her “The most innovative award”. Agnes is a member of the Screen Actors Guild and the Music Teacher Association of California.
Find more of Agnes: Instagram: @music8808agnes Website: https://agneschu.hearnow.com/
Agnes is excited to announce that her EP (Love Letter) is about to release on every platform worldwide in August 2020. She has been working on this album since 2013 with two incredible musicians Dan Weniger & Motoko Honda in writing/composing/orchestration and singing on this album (consist of art songs and musicals). It has been a long journey and an experience full of self discovery through heartbreaks, love and healing.
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My name is Ela Rees. I am an actor, singer, musician, and dancer. I was born in Istanbul, Turkey. Then I moved to America when I was six; that's what my story is about.
In this story I was going through a transition phase, but in the end everything worked out. So I hope this story reminds people that whatever they might go through, it will always work out in the end.
Find more of Ela: Instagram:@elaarees
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In 2020, Erick earned his BA with a major in Theatre and Spanish at Albright College in Reading, PA. He’s been acting for 4years and has performed in over 36 productions ranging from theatrical plays, to improvisational acting, to sketch comedy, to educational workshops, to student short films. The Kennedy Center of American Theatre Festival has recognized and awarded his work 3 times: In 2018, he earned a nomination for KCACTF 51's Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship Competition for his performance as Walter Lee Younger in Albright College's production of Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin In The Sun.” In 2019, he obtained acknowledgement of “Nationally Distinguished Performance In a Role” for his work in the "A Raisin In The Sun" performance at KCACTF 51 in Montclair, NJ. In 2020, he received a nomination for the Irene Ryan's at KCACTF 52 for his performance as Segismundo in Albright’s production of Rick Davis’ translated version of Pedro Calderón de la Barca’s “Life Is A Dream.” He is based in Pennsylvania.
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Backstage: backstage.com/u/erick-slowe/
Instagram: @e.smith_thestoryteller
Facebook: facebook.com/erick.goldsmith
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/erick-s-574b81183
Website: erickgoldsmith001.wixsite.com/website-2
A Statement from Erick:
“ERICK MILES SLOWE-GOLDSMITH is an actor, videographer, and lover of life! Most of all, Erick is a storyteller dedicated to using his art to produce more smiles, hope and unity in the people and in the world around him.
Special thanks to my Workshopping Team: Matt Fotis, Karis King, Sania Fontaine, Matt Ortiz, and Alexander Hermans.”
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Written by Karianne Jean, Suzanne Mohler & Blake Mohler Produced by Blake Mohler Lead vocals: Karianne Jean Background Vocals: Blake & Suzanne Mohler
Karianne Jean was born & raised in a small desert town an hour or so north of Los Angeles, CA. She grew up singing with her mom constantly & later turned that passion into a career in music thru writing & singing in Nashville TN. She has a brand new album in the works & a new single dropping in late summer/fall 2020. Follow her on her social media for music updates as well as cute dog pictures, vegan cuisine, garden updates & all the positive vibes. She is currently based in Nashville.
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Instagram: @kariannejean
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Youtube: kariannedreammusic
Website: Kariannejean.com
A Statement from Karianne:
“I believe that love truly conquers all in every sense of the statement. My life goal is to inspire others to be their most authentic self through love of themselves & love of others.”
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A statement from Briana:
"Hello, my name is Briana Andre. I’m 23 years old from Brooklyn, New York. I’m a working singer/actress. I’ve had a love for the arts since the age of 4 when I started singing. I started acting and being seen in films in December 2019. My hobbies are photography, modeling, and songwriting. I have my A.A degree in Liberal Arts from Kingsborough Community College. I’m apart of two honors society named Phi Theta Kappa and National Society of Leadership and Success. Awarded for my leadership and exuberant excellence is what I strive to always achieve. I’ve been trained in Poetry/Theater since I attended Brooklyn High School of the Arts from 2011-2015. Later, through Vibe Theater Experience I had a lead singer role in an all-girls singing group in 2013. I’m thankful that I was taught poetry/theater and effective public speaking by Deborah Anderson and Robyn Piper at Kingsborough Community College. I believe through God all things are possible. I truly thank God for my talents and opportunities. In the next few years, I pray that I get the opportunity to advance my acting skills and get to be in national commercials and movies! God is a way-maker and without Him, I don’t know how all of this would have happened. Good things are coming!
This piece was created to be a reflection of what people face in their daily lives. Feelings of abandonment, rejection, and then healing is what this piece is supposed to exude. The steps of hurt to transformation. This piece was originally created on June 25,2020."
God is great. Proverbs 3:6.
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Instagram: @brianaandre_
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Jordan Pine is a young free-lance writer based in Kansas with high hopes for what the future holds.
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A statement from Jordan:
"This piece was originally created to remind myself that being physically alone isn’t always a bad thing when you have your thoughts to keep you company. I would like to dedicate this to my best friend, Sydney, for her reminding me that I’m never alone."
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A statement from Adalicia:
"This piece was incredibly personal and I wrote/recorded it for two reasons. In part, I wanted to remember this timestamp in my life. This was the first of many conversations that I'm going to have with my children to help them grasp the state of race in America. The second reason I felt the need to create this piece was urged on by the hope that hearing this prompts an open dialogue for others to start (or continue to press into) the conversation around the Black Lives Matter movement both in and outside the home."
Adalicia Easter is a wife, mama, believer, storyteller and a dreamer from the heart of the midwest. Her manifesto – live all of life in faith, hope & love. She is based in Missouri.
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Ema is a jack of all trades when it comes to music. She sings, plays guitar and piano, composes, teaches, and writes about music on her blog, the Music Nerd. She is inspired by all genres of music, but her expertise primarily falls within popular music. When she is not writing or working, she can usually be found in the crowd at a gig in Dublin city centre. She is based in Dublin, Ireland.
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Twitter: @emastaples and @themusicnerdmp3
SoundCloud: www.soundcloud.com/emastaples
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Voice Actor, Rapper, Music Producer Joseph (J. Etienne) Harrison serves God and loves his wife above all things. That lens is what fuels and informs his art. He approaches writing from the standpoint of "if I had only one message to tell people before I die, then this is it." Music should inform people. It should cause them to think, to self-reflect. Challenge them to be different. To grow. He is based in Atlanta, GA.
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Instagram: @jharrisond2d
Twitter: @jharrisond2d
Website: https://www.josephetienne.com/
A statement from Joseph:
"All Glory be to God!"
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Author: Davey aka David—an oceanographer, professor, and sailor who lives with his wife in Maryland. One of his two adult sons, Chris, composed the music for this podcast.
Paperback or Kindle version available for purchase:
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Composer: Chris—a writer, sound designer, and composer--lives in LA with his cat, Coda. (See Episode 2).
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chrismakesstories.com
Instagram: @coaster02
Twitter: @mgnfcntbeast
Podcast host of “When Last I Left”
A statement from Davey:
"I like telling stories, especially to children. Teaching is one of my great joys! I find that joy whether teaching graduate classes in oceanography or children in Sunday School."
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A Statement from Shannon:
"Writing is a way for me to really 'get in my feels,' for lack of a better term. In uncertain and stressful times like these, I find it helpful to ground myself and check in. I rarely share these thoughts with anyone, much less on a public scale. But I think being open about our internal frustrations and fears can provide a sense of community among us. You're not alone; we all get mad, we all get sad, and we shouldn't be afraid to feel it."
Shannon Gallagher is an actor and musician from North Carolina, conservatory trained in NYC. She's based in NYC usually, but has returned to North Carolina for quarantine.
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Website: shannon-gallagher.com
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My name is Braulio Payes. I am an aspiring filmmaker who wants to learn and create as many things as I can in order to express myself and to entertain or inspire others.
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Instagram: @brauliopayes
YouTube: Braulio Payes (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwSaiLHDuUgRTPWX-vdlS4A)
A Statement from Braulio:
"This piece was created in the summer of 2018 and I created it because I had a very real issue with how people have singled me out and mistreated me through my life, and that pain made me realize that this passion I have for creating films and other projects was to express these feelings and to accept myself for who I really am. Don’t let others determine how you feel about yourself. Find your true passions and put as much as you can into them.
This was originally planned to be a short film with the poem narrated at the end, and while the video I made from that footage is on YouTube, I couldn’t do it without Melissa Knutelski, who pushed me to speak my truth, to get it done, and go through with it."
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Rachael Chau is an actor, singer, writer, and all around Renaissance lady-in-training who recently graduated from NYU Tisch. She is based in New York.
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Instagram @rachaelmayc
Website: rachaelchau.com
A statement from Rachael:
"A few years ago, I started a collection of poems that were love letters to people and things in my life. When quarantine began and separation was vital, negativity and loneliness overwhelmed so many of us. I wrote this poem in April as a reminder to myself and to others that we are all still connected and loved and together in some way, and that is something to be grateful for. Since I wrote this poem, the country and the world have been fighting for black and trans lives among others. It is more important than ever to defend and advocate for everyone's right to be treated fairly and to be loved. I believe this time of great change and turmoil will lead to a more equitable world if we are willing to put in the work and care."
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An entrepreneur, executive, and Internet/online pioneer, Stuart Halperin has an array of experience in the entertainment and digital media industries. He currently runs Halperin Marketing & Digital Innovation, a consulting agency. Stuart is passionate about podcasting and is thrilled to be part of the CurtCo Media team. Additional career highlights include co-founding the leading entertainment website Hollywood.com and building the MovieTickets.com brand as its first head of marketing. Stuart lives in Southern California with his wife and son.
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuarthalperin/
Instagram: @stuarthalperin
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Comedian, improviser, storyteller, actor, writer, musician as featured on Australia’s ABC and the UK’s BBC, Steven Morgan is a jack of all trades, and self-proclaimed master of all of them too.
Living in Nijmegen, NL, where he moved from Brisbane, AU, Steven has toured and performed in famous comedy clubs and festivals around the world alongside acts such as Stephen Carlin, Damien Power and Greg Shapiro. Since moving to The Netherlands, he has become a cast member, performer and teacher with Amsterdam’s easylaughs, is a regular on the English-language scene around mainland Europe and hosts the popular comedy night LYFAO in Nijmegen. He is one half of Tru2U, was a former performer and teacher with Eindhoven’s Chili Con Comedy and is the host of Real Power Talk, a comedy interview series launched in conjunction with the media company All Things Loud.
He writes for a number of music websites including Clash Magazine, DIY Mag and All Things Loud where he has interviewed artists such as Idles, Al Murray and Dan The Automator.
Steven is available for bookings via booking@stevenmorgan.wales.
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Facebook: stevenmorganhero
Instagram: @ma0sm
Twitter: @flavaadit
A statement from Steven:
"This piece was written fifteen years ago, the audio recording was made last week. I was living in a house with three other guys, with no internet, in the middle of nowhere, the four of us in our early twenties. It was one of the most boring years of my life, but I think that just made the highlights even higher. It's a memory I often associate with a summer's day, and with the weather so good right now, it comes to mind. Also, there's something quintessentially British about it, which also makes me nostalgic as I left the UK many years ago."
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Nefertiti DiCosmo is an actress and poet. She currently works as a life scientist for the government. She is based in Indiana.
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Website: perspective-poetics.blog
Instagram: @ndicosmo
Twitter: @nefe711
A Statement from Nefertiti:
"This piece was inspired by breath meditation. I was soothing myself to sleep with breath focus and I heard the ocean! It reminded me of how connected we are to nature. The physics of breath and ocean waves are analogous. Like most creatives, I need to ground myself in reality and remember that I am not just my thoughts. I have a body. I am alive. I breathe, therefore I am."
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- Music and Lyrics by John Bobek -
John Bobek is a Los Angeles-based actor and singer/songwriter. He has been seen on the small screen (THE WEST WING, HAPPY ENDINGS, AMERICAN CRIME, and most recently on A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS), the big screen (WHEN A STRANGER CALLS, STOMPING GROUND) and on stage as a proud member of The Antaeus Company, Sacred Fools Theatre Company, and most recently in The Geffen Playhouse’s MYSTERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES. His music was most recently featured in the indie feature LIMERENCE, and his albums are available wherever digital music is sold or streamed.
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Instagram @jonbonjobek
Twitter: @johnbobek
YouTube: youtube.com/johnbobek
IMDb: imdb.me/johnbobek
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A Statement from Randy:
"This piece is very special to me, in that it is a constant reminder to myself that "this too, shall pass." An episodic depressive with anxiety disorder on a journey through addiction recovery...it is easy for me to lose sight of the things that matter. With hope, connection, and love, we can all persevere through anything!"
Randy Olivares is the host of the 'Memoirs of a Broken Brain' Podcast. He is based in Orange County, CA.
Find more of Randy and his podcast: moabbpod.podcastpage.io
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Adam Pearce is a freelance graphic designer, published columnist and budding voice over artist. He has dabbled in music production and worked as a background actor. Originally from England, he now resides in Edmonton, Alberta. His work is aimed towards positivity.
A statement from Adam:
"This piece was recorded during lockdown. It's a personal story I've always wanted to share. I needed something like this when I was worried and scared there was no hope left- I wish I knew there is no reason to rush the process and to take my time. I'm sharing this to inspire others trying to overcome difficult times, those who can't see an end in sight or they've lost hope. There will be better days and I think this fear is no more fitting for the time we are living in right now."
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Written, Performed and Mixed by TJ Jun
Beat produced by Mix Tape Seoul
TJ Jun is a podcaster and singer from Sydney, Australia with small presence (for now) but (very) big dreams. He is the host of the Super Story Songsters.
Find more of TJ:
Twitter - @SuStoSo
Podcast: Super Story Songsters
A Statement from TJ:
"The piece was originally created as a song dedicated to my now-girlfriend when I had just met her. It's a song about first encounters, and hoping that this time around it will be something amazing."
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Cris Eli Blak is a writer and performer. He wrote the short film The Brother's Survivor, which was an award winner at the Worldfest Houston International Film Festival. He was commissioned by the Louisville Arts Network and Lift Up Lou to write his performance piece HOPE: Living as a Black Man in America, is a two-time poetry slam champion and has had his work produced, published and/or performed by Illuminate Theatre, Roaming Theatre Collaborative, Invisible Disco Productions, Earworm Audio Theatre Podcast, and Next Generation Stage Directors, among others. He is based in the United States.
Find more of Cris on Instagram: @criseliblak
A statement from Cris:
"This piece was written in 2018 to simply remind me to be grateful for what I had, not upset at the things I didn't. Now, though, the piece has taken on a whole new meaning. It means that life is a gift, a rare one, and everyday we wake up above ground is one where we have the potential to change lives, use our voice and spread as much knowledge, love and creativity as possible.
I just want to thank my family, friends and loved ones for keeping me humble while also keeping me confident. They are the reason I write, they are the reason I speak, they are the reason I work."
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Paul Kandarian is a full-time actor living in the Boston area, a career begun to blend with his most long-standing one as a freelance writer, who believes we should embrace the uncertainty of every day rather than fear it.
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https://www.facebook.com/pkandarian
A statement from Paul about creating this piece:
"I'm a pretty introspective person already, and the pandemic has cause me to look within even more, and writing about it, speaking about it, makes that journey all the more insightful, delightful and necessary."
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Evan Cleaver is an actor and author. You can find his book, 'How To Make Sure He Will Be Into You' on Amazon.
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Born and raised in Detroit, Ena first discovered her love for the performing arts at the age of eight. After playing the violin for 13 years and appearing in her first play, Free to Be You and Me, Ena went on to attend Indiana State University where she graduated and earned her B.A. in Music Business/ Entertainment. Ena also graduated from Specs Howard School of Broadcast Arts in Southfield, Michigan. After graduating from Specs, Ena was casted in several plays including Ain’t Nothing Promised, The Joy of Sex and Little Shop of Horrors. She is currently known for The Red Thunder (2015), Hidden America with Jonah Ray (2016), Alicia & Jerome (2018) and Made Public (2019).
This piece is inspired by her son, Kendrick.
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Twitter/Instagram: @flemingena
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A statement from Jahcobie:
"Black bodies and lives have always needed to be of importance. I’m tired of going out into the world that we live in and being assaulted verbally. I’m tired of loving who I love and have my blackness challenged. I’m tired of explaining to others why my blackness counts. I hope that one day a true change will come but until then my work will focus on how I see the world and that includes the intersection of race, sexuality, and social media trends.
This piece was created out of frustration and a call to action by white associates. I created this a month before the protest happened out of a feeling of grief, anger, and social media racial resistance."
Jahcobie Cosom is a writer, filmmaker, and educator born and raised in Boston, MA.
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TW/FB/IG: @jahcoco
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A statement from Jessica: "The goal is to go through the trials of the journey with patience, grace, and gratitude. We can reach the mountain top."
JESSICA ROSILYN is a film/tv and theatre actor based in Los Angeles, CA. She graduated with an MFA in Acting from the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts). She can be seen on the series SHAMELESS and START UP, as well as the movie JINN.Theatre productions include IS GOD IS presented at Mixed Blood Theatre in Minneapolis, and THE KANSAS COLLECTION with The Speakeasy Society. Currently, Jessica is working on a new web-series, and the play MAMA MAMA CAN'T YOU SEE with Coin and Ghost Theatre Company.
Find more of Jessica:
Instagram: @jess.rosilyn
Twitter: @JRosilyn
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5603163/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Referenced in this piece:
Poem - 'Evil' by Langston Hughes
Quote - 'The Danger of a Single Story' by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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A statement from Blake on creating this piece:
"Last week. It was one of the ways that I tried to process what was going on. I wanted to write something that felt like an emotional release for me, but that was also able to penetrate the souls of people who don’t understand how racism impacts our country. It’s for people who don’t understand the BLM movement. I want to build a bridge between my experience and there’s. There’s so much division and it’s consistently getting worse. I’m just trying to find ways to not go crazy and maybe do some healing along the way."
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Instagram: @thatgreeneyedmixedguy
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A Statement from Durga:
"When there are people in our own country who are living in fear, we do not get to live in ignorance. The unjust murders of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, and unfortunately countless other Black people in our society unveiled an issue we have had in America since its inception. No more. No more excuses. We must understand what is happening, we must be aware, and we must fight against it. To do this, we must be educated. I have been inspired by learning from my peers, colleagues, and friends who have educated me. I have been inspired to do everything I can, each day, to try and inch my way towards achieving change. I was eager to share this piece because I am hopeful that when we decide to educate ourselves, we can contribute to positive change. I think this idea of education leading to a more hopeful future can be applied as easily to health as it can be to the arts, and to our society as a whole. I hope to learn from your stories, to continue educating myself, so we may educate each other as a community and a nation. Everyone who has been sharing educational resources over the past few weeks, thank you."
Durga is an MD candidate at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. She studied Economics and Theatre at her undergraduate institution, which strengthened her passion to understand people. Prior to applying to medical school, Durga provided healthcare to underserved communities. As much as the lack of resources broke her heart, she was more upset to learn that many patients did not even know what resources they had available to them. She realized education was fundamental to help the people she so deeply cared about. As a future physician, she intends to dismantle the systemic injustice so rampant in healthcare, through fighting for patient rights and promoting accessibility to educational resources.
Reach Durga: durga@alumni.usc.edu
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Socks Whitmore (they/them/theirs) is a Los Angeles-based actor-singer, lyricist-composer, and writer. Though their work includes poetry, playwriting, choral music, and games, they are happiest working in the world of new and socially conscious musical theatre and voice over, especially in pieces related to mental health and gender. Current projects include work as a trans/queer consultant on multiple musical projects, workshopping their queer one act musical in development, Pass: A Coming of Self Musical, and producing and starring as the titular character of Georgie Romero Is Done For, a horror-comedy fiction podcast. They hold a BFA Performer-Composer degree from the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) with minors in Digital Arts and Creativing Writing.
Find more of Socks:
Instagram - @sockswhitmore
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/sockland
Website - https://sockswhitmore.com
A statement from Socks:
"Given a prompt by a creative writing teacher to make art around "a conversation you need to have, but haven't had," I wrote and recorded this piece in late April 2020. I'm sharing now because I struggled to find positivity in these trying times, until I remembered my recent reflections on happier ones. Thanks to Gabrielle Civil for challenging me to write it, and to my sister for inspiring it."
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Kev G is a musician and composer based in Quebec, Canada.
He created this piece to inspire others and make people travel through music.
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Instagram: @tobby2468
Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/user-406249739/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/kev.gre/
A statement from Keven:
“I always was a loner. When I was going to elementary school, making friends was hard. I was anxious and sensitive. I had a really difficult time focusing in class as I was constantly day-dreaming. Elementary school was really not where I was comfortable. My mom bought me a toy keyboard when I was in first grade and that was the starting point. We didn't have much at the time - This keyboard was all I really had to play with. Towards my last year in elementary school (in 6th grade), I was totally exhausted and I could see my grades getting low. My mother and I would always argue because school and discipline wasn't working. I went to go live with my dad. With my dad, school wasn't going even remotely better. However, my dad always believed in me and saw how creative I was. He supported me where my talents were because he wanted me to flourish. He bought me this piano while I was in second grade of secondary school. However, school was just going worse.
In secondary 3, I failed. I had to do this entire year all over again. I felt good at nothing, depressed, stupid and different without knowing why. It's at this time that I had a diagnosis of attention deficit disorder and general anxiety disorder. This diagnosis changed my life! I started medication and suddenly I could do homework and be interested in what was told in the class. My grades went up. That time, I passed. Medication for ADD helped me a lot but as time passed, anxiety wasn't really dealt with efficiently. So I graduated to grade 4. It was an entirely new ground. I failed to graduate again and had to restart this again once more. I was mad at myself for being unable to function where I was asked to. Only music was there for me. At that point I choose to quit school for a while to really take the time to find myself through this and find the right recipe that would work for me. Since I left school, I decided to focus on things which I could be proud of, happy and functioning with less anxiety around me. Since, I am investing all my heart and energy on music trying to share my own work all around me with the conviction that when people find the thing they love, they go down this path and shine from their passion. If you're good at something, you should not be told by anyone to focus on a better thing to do. If someone shines through the expression of himself, it's only what's important.”
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Michelle Yuan is a student at the University of California, Berkeley, studying molecular & cellular biology. In her free time, she enjoys making YouTube videos and bullet journaling. She is passionate about eating clean, working out, and spreading cancer awareness by volunteering with children impacted by a parent's cancer through the organization, Camp Kesem.
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Andy Earnshaw is a London & Oxford-based podcaster and archaeology post-graduate student. He is the host of Old Bones, an archaeology podcast exploring what it means to be human one skeleton at a time.
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Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/OldBones1993
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Website: oldbones.co.uk
This is a shortened version of the Old Bones end of season special. Season One of the podcast had explored British Prehistory. In the final episode, they sought to answer the question: what does British Prehistory tell us about religion and society. The Old Bones artwork is by Helena Constable-Maxwell.
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Varut Chee is a fabulous non-binary comedian in Los Angeles and originally from Bangkok, Thailand. Varut wrote for the 2017 CBS Diversity Showcase, studied at the UCB Theatre, regularly performs stand-up around town. Varut wrote and created a web series (Varootisonfire) about their experience growing up queer in the evangelical church. Varut is a Beyonce-Rupaul-twerk-loving queen with a passion for life!
IG: @varootisonfire
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"I wrote this because I wanted to remind myself how far I’ve come and inspire other people to love themselves and be authentic!"
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Rhikki Asahi Cook is a writer and actress based out of California. With a deep connection and admiration for the arts since childhood, she finds the mediums of poetry, short story, and the stage beautiful places to cultivate connection, understanding, and joy through conversations of both strength and vulnerability.
This piece was written a year ago during a creative writing class while, ironically, avoiding the actual assignment. It was inspired by a moment of nostalgia for conversations she had with friends and family, looking back at her childhood growing up being nosy, and the very specific vibe of summers in her neighborhoods. This poem was written to be read out loud, to be performed, to dance to, to laugh to, and to share. It was written with a smile and hopes to inspire more.
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A statement from Sonam:
“ ‘Life is not just about passing storms, it's also about dancing in the rain!’
I never thought a global crisis could introduce me to a new side of me that I am so excited to meet and create with. I have been discovering parts of me I never knew existed; from art to poetry, from enhancing my self shooting/ filming & editing abilities with minimal resources to understanding what creative 'flow' really means. It's when we feel deeply, truthfully moved by something, some occurrence -could be an event, a person, a trigger, anything, that a magical energy seems to engulf us with a new found passion for 'living', for 'creating', for 'co-creating' and 'connecting' with our world, that we end up becoming instruments of its message.
What could be more gratifying, more fulfilling than knowing the happiness we chase, the passions we live for, every thing that motivates us, inspires us, allows us to flourish, grow and reach out - lives within us already...ready to be unraveled!”
Sonam Sharma has worked in numerous creative fields, ranging from Copy writing to Acting, Graphic Design to Art with a background in Design & I.T. from England and English Literature from Delhi University, India. She is based in New Delhi, India.
Sonam has been working as an actor for stage and camera for over 7 years now (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9686438/). Apart from theatre and shorts, she has appeared on a TV show, a super hit web series, ads, viral web videos & music videos. She has also worked in two Nollywood films, a short for NYU Tisch School of Arts, an Indo-Russian short and many more interesting projects being showcased at prominent festivals around the world. Most recently, she can be seen on Excel Entertainments’ web series ‘Made in Heaven’ (directed by Zoya Akhtar) on Amazon Prime. Her body of acting/ modeling work also includes names such as National Geographic, World Book of Beauties (Canada), Singapore Tourism (Sentosa), Brazilian Teenage Mag ‘Bliss’, Top shop, Debenhams, NDTV Prime, BSNL, Nissan Datsun, UNICEF, Canon India etc.. She has appeared in magazines and prints internationally and was also voted as the ‘Sexiest Woman of the Month (Global)’ by an online Australian Magazine in the year 2013.
Sonam is also the recipient of the Asdan Youth Achievement Award for her creative contribution with a Yorkshire based International Charitable Organization (2008, UK). She was acknowledged for her creative writing skills in the British Vogue Young Writers’ Contest (2008) and won multiple academic bursaries to further her creative ambitions in the UK. Sonam is a certified learning facilitator for the differently-abled and was also one of the 20 women handpicked from India (2016) to be recognized for her contribution toward women empowerment (through arts as a medium) at the prestigious 'Women in the World' summit held in association with New York Times. A daring entrepreneur, she is the co-founder of a Delhi based Digital Marketing Company and a Consultant to an interesting portfolio of SME clients. Specializing in Creative Social Media Strategy, Copy writing, and Branding, Sonam has made noteworthy contributions in many Brand Building/ Brand Management/ ORM/ Digital Marketing Activations for companies like Microsoft, EMC, Apollo Tyres etc. as part of her advertising/ marketing career.
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A statement from Andrey:
"It is always a good time to share love, but it is more important than ever now. It seems like with so much misinformation, we are forgetting our human connection which is making hate easier to express. I want to remind us of our ancestry and our unity. We are all in this together.
Dedication: To all my loved ones, whether friends or family, thank you for your daily support, encouragement, and acceptance of everything that I am and everything that I am becoming. You mean everything to me! And to my love, whom I can feel behind the scenes, thank you for inspiring me to become the person that I am today. Each day I find myself reaching and striving for more so that I could be the man I know you deserve to have in your life. This world has no measure for the love I have for you."
Andrey Psyche was a pre-med student destined for medical school. After completing his undergraduate studies of Biology, Anatomy, Biochemistry, and the likes, he had a realization about what his life could truly be. Seeing that the path he was on was actually not of his choosing, Psyche began shedding all of his labels and beliefs until he found himself at square one. A blank slate. From there, he could create the life of his dreams, but the price was steep. To get there, it required a discipline that challenged him every day. It tested his patience, his heart, and his will to live. With each coming day, a new obstacle; With each coming night, a new epiphany that allowed him to inch forward, right his wrongs, and finally uncover his true self. From that point on, nothing has stopped him on his mission to expressing his truth. He has immersed himself in many different communities, learning countless skills that have helped him reach innumerable people and change their lives for the better.
From his original music, his books, his visual art, his coaching, or just the art of business, he puts his best foot forward, accepts no excuses, and leaves nothing but love as his footprints in the sands of life. All he wants to do is pass this torch of passion, knowledge, and love, to anyone that is fed up with their lives and feels like there is something more. Believe that there is so much more for all of us, you just have to reach out and grab it.
Psyche has published two books which, in their own way, shine a light on the path that brings an individual to their truth in order to shine bright in a world of darkness.
Andrey is located in Auburn WA, USA.
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A statement from Elizabeth:
"During this pandemic and isolation, I think we need joy, fun and music in our lives. Creating a piece that incorporated sound, rhythm, and humor I thought would be a welcome distraction right now."
Elizabeth Kirkpatrick-Vrenios' award winning chapbook, Special Delivery, was published in 2016. She has poems published in various anthologies and journals including Stories of Music, The Poeming Pigeon, Love Notes from Humanity, Stories of Music, the American Journal of Poetry, and she has been published in such journals as Clementine, Cumberland River Review, The Feminine Collective, The Kentucky Review, Unsplendid, Edison Literary review, Passager, NILVX, Unsplendid. She is a Professor Emerita from American University, artistic director of the Redwoods Opera in Mendocino, California, a member of international Who’s Who of Musicians, and is past National President of the National Opera Association. She has spent much of her life performing as a singing artist across Europe and the United States. She lives in Mendocino, CA.
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Walt Allen is a pastor, voice actor and voice over artist who lives with his wife and three monumental sons. He is based in North Dakota.
"Time is a gift of love and grace, without time there'd be no time to change." - Walt Allen
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Bruce McCandless is a writer and editor who has published poems, stories, and articles in a number of periodicals, from the Asian Wall Street Journal and the Texas Tech Administrative Law Journal to Pleaides, Seattle Review, and the Redneck Review of Literature. His latest project is a book of poems he wrote with his teenaged daughter called Carson Clare's Trail Guide to Avoiding Death (available on Amazon!), a collection of verse aimed to edity and amuse trepidatious pre-teens making the jump from elementary to middle school. He is located in Austin, Texas.
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Stephanie Ault is a singer-songwriter residing in Denver, CO. She has released two EP's under her own label and is currently working on her third EP.
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A statement from Stephanie:
"I wrote "I'll Be With You" at the end of March when a lot of the stay at home orders came into effect and businesses had to close. I really needed to write this song as a release and as a way of telling my friends and family that I was still here and that I loved them. I want to share this song because music is powerful and I think it could heal or touch someone and help them to feel understood."
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A Statement From Stan:
“War can feel like a foreign concept, even though we talk about it all the time. I like to help people see it from a more granular and sometimes microscopic perspective. By participating in these conversations, the pain of war can be transformed into healing within the collective heart of our community. This is everything.”
Stan Mayer is a playwright and loves to tell stories about the friends he lost over a decade of combat in two different wars. Stan and Cecilia Fairchild co-wrote Mama Mama Can’t You See, a play that takes place inside the explosion that killed four of his friends, where time doesn’t count and love heals wounds. The play is directed by A Moment of Your Time contributor Zach Davidson, produced by Coin and Ghost, and will open in Los Angeles as soon as coronavirus permits us to. He is based in Los Angeles, CA
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Niles Reddick is author of the Pulitzer nominated novel Drifting too far from the Shore, two collections Reading the Coffee Grounds and Road Kill Art and Other Oddities, and a novella Lead Me Home. His work has been featured in thirteen anthologies and in over three hundred publications including The Saturday Evening Post (which ranked him in the ten most popular fiction writers of 2019), PIF, New Reader Magazine, Forth Magazine, Cheap Pop, Flash Fiction Magazine, With Painted Words, among many others. His lives in Jackson, TN, with his wife, two teens, and two schnauzers named for two Poet Laureates.
“Pennies from Heaven” was written in April, 2020, to bring some positive to all of the negativity in the world now with the pandemic.
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Tricia's decades of experience and award-winning personal recordings have received 1.5 million streams and downloads. Her professional, fast delivery makes for a seamless experience. Let's get this done! Her reel & bio - https://www.voices.com/actors/TStewartShiu#bio
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A statement from Clare:
“This piece was originally created at a time when I felt very unsure of myself and what my next steps in life would be. I kept wishing that I could find a bit of the blind courage that I used to have as a child. Especially during this time, the world can feel like a scary place, and it can be hard to find some stable ground to stand on. I hope this piece can remind everyone of their inner badass that they had as a kid, and that even if you find yourself on the ground, with just a little bit more courage, you can stand up again.”
Clare Donaldson is an actress and wannabe writer who recently graduated from Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama majoring in BA Acting Honors. Although relatively new to writing, she first discovered her passion for it whilst at university where she wrote her very first play. She grew up in Dallas, Texas, but currently lives in London where she continues to pursue her goals in acting.
Instagram: @theducky_donaldson
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Written by Kate LaDew
Read by Jenny Curtis
Kate LaDew lives and works in the town of Graham, North Carolina. She writes poems and short stories and is currently working on her first novel, I Am Not Beautiful.
A statement from Kate:
“I was looking for ways to stay busy during quarantine, and one of the craft projects that came up was a sugar cube igloo. I remembered making these in the winter when the teacher ran out of things for us to do. It was fun because it was not related to anything we were studying, so it didn't seem like school and there was no way not to get an 'A'. I also remember noticing we had all made the same thing but none of them were exactly the same because different hands created them. Maybe I wasn't that insightful as a kid, but no two igloos were alike.
Another way I've been staying busy is reading everything I can that has nothing to do with the current situation. I usually use snippets from articles as inspirations for poems and I was just not in the mood to write about COVID-19. After a few days of writer's block, I realized there's nothing that doesn't have something to do with the current situation. History has been leading us to this moment and we can only handle the situation with the tools we have. Science may change but emotions and ways of coping do not. A brand new way of thinking is not going to spring out of this, and I'm not sure if that's good or bad.
Everything boils down to people, and whether we see ourselves as completely separate individuals or inextricably connected. I've settled on the latter because, no matter how corny or sentimental it sounds, we need each other. When you look at the little structure you've made with the toothpick American flag flying over it, do you see separate sugar cubes or an igloo?”
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Anthea Pretorius was born into a family of storytellers. She is inspired by nature and wildlife; by silence and music; by art and architecture; by misty days, rainy nights, myths, movies and the Milky Way.
Her creative writing appears in various anthologies and magazines.
Two of her poems were published in the 2017 AVBOB National Poetry Competition and one also appears in a special edition of Stanzas (2018).
Her first poetry collection - Haiku from the Tip of Africa - was published by Naledi (South Africa) in October 2019. http://naledi.online/product/haiku-tip-africa/#comments
Anthea holds a Master’s degree in Publishing. At the University of Pretoria, in South Africa, she produces a range of undergraduate brochures and other information products and she is the Editor of the JuniorTukkie Magazine. (www.up.ac.za)
Anthea is the Creative Writing Editor for the English Academy Review.
She currently resides in Pretoria (Tshwane), South Africa.
Instagram: @withanthea
A statement from Anthea:
“The recording I submitted was created over the past weekend and is my reflection on the pandemic and what we can do as individuals to not only survive, but to thrive despite present and future circumstances – but to also prepare ourselves to be of service in the aftermath. I am sharing my thoughts in the hope that others will derive hope, encouragement and inspiration from my words and that together we will bravely soldier on.”
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Carol Metcalf is based in Santa Barbara, CA and has been a Stand-up Comedian for 28 years. She is a regular at The Comedy Store and appeared on Comedy Central and Girls Behaving Badly. She is also a SAG-AFTRA actress, professor and producer. Her documentary “It Only Hurts When I Don’t Laugh” is based on her masters paper examining how humor can literally help the process of mentally recovering from trauma. Find more of Carol: https://www.comedybycarol.com Facebook: comedybycarol Twitter: @MetcalfCarol
A statement from Carol: “I wrote this piece for the podcast because it mirrors my journey to be happy and stable after a turbulent childhood and traumatic occurrences which I survived. Like my Veterans I work with PTSD tell me, I walked the walk. I’m sharing this now because when people are isolated and fear the unknown it can trigger depression and even suicidal thoughts. We have to reach out and be positive. I care!”
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A Statement from Grace:
I created this piece as an exercise given to me by my mentor Marissa Chibas on How to Tell A Mythic Story. As Marissa says, "This is a moment calling for the greatest stories our imaginations and souls can muster". As an actor, I gravitate towards personal story-telling. When I reflected on my experience on the Camino de Santiago, I realized I learned so much about my own strength and the beauty of my relationships with my mother and sister that I wanted to share this with the world.
Thank you mom, Mary, and Marissa!
Grace is currently getting her MFA in Acting at CalArts. She is originally from Cleveland, Ohio and is a professional Irish dancer.
Instagram: grace_leneghan Website: www.graceleneghan.com
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A statement from Martha: “My intention and hope for writing this piece is to act as a virtual hand to hold to all those right now who are on their own individual roads of recovery and to tell them that they are seen, loved and to encourage them, especially in these uncertain and anxious times, to keep going because they and the beautiful lives they will live ED free will be so incredibly worth it. It is also written from my perspective of what I have learnt through my experience of battling this illness for 8 years and how I have come through the other side, even when there was a point in my life where I truly thought I would never be free or happy again, and I want this acts as a ray of hope and that no matter how hard times get to always believe and channel their inner strength because once you do that - that is when miracles start to happen. I am sharing this piece now because, I know that when I was in the beginning stages of my recovery this would have been something I would love to have heard to reassure me that things will be alright (particularly in a time like living in quarantine and lockdown where we are constantly being confronted with external anxiety and potentially triggering information that can really deter a person mental wellbeing and/or recovery). I am sharing this piece in hopes that it reaches at least one person and that it can help them in some way or if anything allows them to realise just how bloody strong and badass they are and that a totally recovered life free from restriction and playing small in the world is absolutely possible.”
Martha Gearon is 20 years old and lives in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. As with everyone at the moment, she is currently in lockdown. However once we are through this, she hopes to follow her passion of acting and singing into musical theatre, whereupon she will start training at an academy this September if all is going well!
Find more of Martha: Instagram: @marthagearon826
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A statement from Ellen: “Broken Vessels was an exploration of the idea that things are both broken and beautiful at the same time and that our capacity to see this beauty enriches our life. I think this idea resonates now because of Covid-19. None of us are living the lives we expected to live right now, but we are still able to experience beauty and connection in less than ideal circumstances.”
Broken Vessels first appeared in The Binnacle in 2018.
Ellen Birkett Morris is the author of Surrender, a chapbook, and Lost Girls, a short story collection forthcoming in June 26, 2020. Her poetry has appeared in The Clackamas Literary Review, Juked, Gastronomica, and Inscape, among other journals. Morris won top prize in the 2008 Binnacle Ultra-Short Edition and was a finalist for the 2019 Rita Dove Poetry Prize. She is based in Louisville, KY.
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A statement from Vyom: “This piece was created on April 25th during quarantine to share my story and encourage/inspire artists that are making sacrifices for their art. I recently discovered the joy of making art and living life without worrying about the future all the time by making my first short film against all odds: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkVXQI4e3J8&t=. Thank you to my friends who encouraged me to pursue my passion in film and my parents who supported me in doing so.”
Vyom Malhotra is an engineering student passionate about filmmaking and writing currently based in Toronto, Canada.
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Elaine Fields Smith is an award-winning author and poet who loves to help people smile. She lives in Central Texas with her husband of 37 years, two dogs, two cats, and sings in both a ladies' barbershop group and the local community choir. She also loves to line dance, ride in her convertible, and garden. Elaine has written eight books and has one in the works due out in May.
Find more of Elaine: Instagram: @blazingstarbooks www.blazingstarbooks.com
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Carol Coven Grannick writes children's fiction and poetry, poetry for adults, and chronicles that explore and support the writer's inner journey. Her work appears in a variety of children's and adult literary magazines, and her middle grade novel in verse debuts from Regal House Publishing/Fitzroy Books in September, 2020. She is located in Illinois, USA.
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A statement from Carol:
I was touched deeply by the song and the painful memories it created, and decided it was a moment in which to create a different memory—which then felt like a poem that needed to be written.
Created with thanks to Adam Grannick (Filmelodic) for adept training in my first use of an external mic!”
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Deborah Lee Smith is an award-winning actor, producer, and founder of “More Than You See”, a non profit organization dedicated to sharing stories and resources surrounding the daily struggles of mental health. Recent projects include “Here Awhile” starring Anna Camp (Pitch Perfect), and “Last Three Days” starring Robert Palmer Watkins (General Hospital). She is based in Los Angeles, CA
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MTYS Website: morethan-yousee.com
A statement from Deborah:
"Building More Than You See and it’s community has been such an important aspect of my life this past year. In the time of Covid19 and social distancing, I felt it was especially important to remind everyone that you are not alone. We are all experiencing different emotions and forms of trauma, but our individual experiences, and what gives you purpose on a day-to-day basis are all unique to you. I hope this piece gives you the courage and inspiration to find your own purpose which can be a shining light through dark times."
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Christina Hoag is the author of two novels Girl on the Brink, which was named to Suspense Magazine’s Best YA list, and Skin of Tattoos, finalist for the Silver Falchion Award for suspense, and co-author of the nonfiction book Peace in the Hood: Working with Gang Members to End the Violence (Turner, 2014). A former journalist for the Miami Herald and Associated Press, she reported from Latin America for Time, Business Week, Financial Times, and other media. She now lives in Los Angeles where she has taught creative writing in a prison and to at-risk teen girls. She regularly speaks at conferences and events and is working on her next novel.
Connect with her on:
www.christinahoag.com
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A statement from Christina:
"Story behind the story: I wrote this piece for UnheardLA, a live event hosted by the Los Angeles NPR affiliate KPCC-FM that features regular people telling their stories. That event, as with many others, is on hold indefinitely and may never come back. So I'd like to share it anyway."
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A statement from Carter:
“This piece was composed in the days after some tragic events in the province I now live. It is a reflection on how places make an impact on us, and how often senseless events can serve to draw our attention to that which is most important to us, and what we want in our futures.”
Carter Vance is a writer and poet originally from Cobourg, Ontario, Canada currently resident in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. His work has appeared in such publications as The Smart Set, Contemporary Verse 2 and A Midwestern Review, amongst others. He was previously a Harrison Middleton University Ideas Fellow. His latest collection of poems, Places to Be, is currently available from Moonstone Arts Press.
Find more of Carver:
Twitter: @cartervance
Instagram: @pablovaroufakis
Website: https://www.patreon.com/cartervance
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Marcos James is an actor currently in Los Angeles, CA. He has had guest star and featured roles in shows for networks such as HBO, has done a string of theatrical productions including Walt Disney’s The Lion King, has done varying film projects and has an extensive commercial work catalogue. For the near future, he has already booked lead roles in projects being produced for the international film festival circuit and streaming/television.
Here, he has written a piece entitled ‘A Reimagining’. Inspired by the present situation that the vast majority of the world is experiencing, he chose to write and present the piece, not only as a reminder to cherish all of life’s moments, but to serve as a note to continue valuing those moments in the future.
For more info and to connect:
www.instagram.com/themarcosjames
(@themarcosjames)
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Sutapa Howard is a doctor working for the NHS and a single mum of two little girls. She is also a semi-professional dancer. She is based in London, UK.
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https://instagram.com/sutapa.biswas.923
www.chaimusingsblog.wordpress.com
A statement from Sutapa:
“This piece was originally created during the lockdown of COVID19 in April 2020. It is based on ALL true facts, from my own experience. To find happiness and humour even during stressful times. This is dedicated to all mums who are going to work everyday, who work tirelessly not only for the sick but also for their family - under these circumstances always wondering before leaving for work if I will see my little girls again.”
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A statement from Christopher:
“This piece was created a couple days ago during the Global Pandemic and quarantine day number 3.457.... This image of The Rim of The Wound came to me during a mediation. This time at home has been a time to really see myself and heal and not distract myself from that healing.
As the piece says ‘Place me at the rim of the wound. The tender holy space. The space where it meets health and possibility and begins to heal. A trembling space that meets, sees, needs, and must bring everything into harmony: rock, story, myth, spirit, death, disease, fear, water, fire. Purifying and integrating itself with everything. Eventually becoming flesh, becoming one.’
We are all - ALL - experiencing something completely unique and powerful and it is a vital time to reimagine what is healing and what is normal and how do we integrate as we move forth into a new world.”
Christopher Rivas is a Rothschild Social Impact fellow. He's a two-time Moth winner, published writer (NYT’s Modern Love, SwipeLife, Level), actor (GLOW, Grey's Anatomy, For the People, SEAL Team, Shameless, Rizzoli & Isles, 2 Broke Girls, Rosewood), educator and speaker. His mission is to create and share powerful stories that move us forward, blend boundaries, and encourage dialogue. As a speaker and facilitator, he has worked with organizations all over the world using the power of storytelling to craft messages that inspire and set us free. He's developed storytelling workshops for The WWE, United Nations High Commission for Refugees, Safe Place for Youth, LAMP on Skid Row, The Museum of Broken Relationships, The Skirball Cultural Center, UCLA, CalArts, Upworthy, and SoulPancake to name a few. He's also currently a Ph.D. Candidate in Expressive Arts for Global Health & Peace Building from The European Graduate School.
Find more of Christopher:
Instagram: @christopher__rivas
https://www.christopherrivasstorytelling.com
https://christopherrivas.com
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A Statement From Sergio:
"I wrote this because there is enough negativity going on in the world, and why not be a lighthouse in the darkness for others. Let's look at some of the positives this world can provide and remember to come back to love."
Sergio Salas is based in Los Angeles, CA
For inquiries and VO work, contact Sergio at: sergio.v.salas@gmail.com
Instagram: @iamsergiovsalas
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A statement from Nefertiti:
"I am sharing this piece now because I recently read the book "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celete Ng. A story about photographic artist. It hit me that as an artist I need to be willing to put my out there, to look silly; for to produce art you must to bare your soul. You have to be vulnerable even when you know not everyone will like it, not everyone will understand."
Nefertiti DiCosmo is a poetic blogger based in Indiana. She is a poet who also works as a life scientist for the federal government.
Website: perspective-poetics.blog
Instagram: @ndicosmo
Twitter: @nefe711
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A Statement from Faith:
"The piece was created on April 11, 2020 for a school project that was open ended with a creative interpretation (music, dance, etc.) of the original sonnet structure following iambic pentameter. My interpretation included a combination of my strengths: creatively writing the piece, composing it on the piano, making a singing melody, and comedically acting in a sort of music video found on my Instagram. I am sharing this piece now because of its relevance to the time, a time that is very unique, and will hopefully never be relevant again."
Faith Hochgesang is a 15 year old singer, actress, and creative writer based in California.
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Instagram: @faithhochgesang
Website: faithhochgesang.com
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A statement from Kate:
"This piece is dedicated to a former student who is struggling to stay positive in the face of multiple obstacles. Prior to the pandemic, concerns over her grandmother's health in Mexico, fears of how she would make it to college without the right documentation, and financial strain made life difficult. The pandemic multiplied those concerns and added the challenge of having to learn independently at home while also helping her two younger brothers complete their coursework. She has often felt hopeless and invisible, and I wanted more than anything to say to her, and all those feeling like her, you are seen.
I want everyone to know they are not alone, especially our undocumented brothers and sisters.
Thank you to the students at Kennett Middle School for continuing to inspire me every day."
Kate Madigan is a teacher and voiceover artist living in Wilmington, DE. She has spent the last 20 years being inspired by the youth at Kennett Middle School, and she is passionate about sharing her love of both written and spoken word artistry.
Website:
http://katemadigan.icanvoice.com/
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A statement from Harley:
"The piece was created in March, during the panic leading up to the quarantine, but it also draws from the therapeutic process of working on mental health and unravelling parts of oneself from the recovery of memory tucked away by childhood trauma we didn't know existed. Whether it be domestic, cultural, or caused by peers, we all suppressed innocent beliefs for the sake of survival, which have turned into habit or ritual that keep us from being more understanding people, for the sake of a subconscious ease of mind. If we're convinced life is already all it can be, we lose our ability to dream of something better, outside the confines of our perceptive realities. The song is a cry to myself as a reminder to allow the change into my life, and to recognize that what once worked, might only be crippling me from moving forward."
Harley Ware has worked through many professions, as an actor, in production for fashion and film, a technologies manager at an experiential tech company, but ultimately came to writing as a way of dealing with past trauma. Over the last year, Harley has started performing his music at venues in NYC and LA, as he works on a science fiction book series.
Harley is currently based in California.
Instagram: @harleyware
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Georgiana “Georgie” Curtis, four years old, was born and raised in New York, New York. She is currently riding out the current crisis in Big Sky Montana. Recently her parents discovered her staring directly into the sun with her eyes closed—when asked why she was doing this, she replied “this is how I can see what is going on in Unicorn Land right now”. In addition to being the foremost authority on Unicorn land, Georgiana serves as an amazing big sister to her brother Gordon…who respects her interest in all things unicorn, but prefers trucks and dinosaurs.
Her adventures can be seen on her father's instagram account: @thatwasdelightful
This piece was created because now more than ever, we need to remember that unicorn land is there for us if we want it to be.
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A statement from John Patrick Daly:
"This piece is about purpose and looking to the future. I think as scary as the world is right now, the future should be full of optimism and hope for what we can create after this is all done."
John Patrick Daly is an actor and writer living in Los Angeles. He is currently holed up in his house waiting out the apocalypse.
AD4M was originally created in 2012 for a creative writing class.
Social Handles:
IG @dalynews
Twitter @dalynews17
Website:
johnpatrickdaly.com
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Rohan is a New Yorker, a 7th grader, and an actor who in regular life most enjoys playing Dungeons & Dragons or Magic the Gathering with friends. He loves to create and perform; especially with the Streb Extreme Action Kid's Company. He adores his dog, his brother and all his family but misses the hell out of everyone else right now!
You can find him on Instagram @lilenbros
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Dale loves to sing, dance, act, and play ukulele. She does theater at her high school and in her community and is part of the International Thespian Society. When she’s not performing onstage or playing songs on her ukulele, she loves to bake, follow makeup tutorials, and sew. She hopes that everyone is finding light in their lives, even despite the dark times we're facing.
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Written by: Shayna Nash
Performed By: Shayna Nash, Micky Shiloah, Alyssa Truett Butler, & Jenny Curtis
More on Shayna:
Shayna Nash is a first grade teacher in Durham, NC. When she is not teaching she enjoys preforming stand-up, improv, and sketch comedy at The PIT- Chapel Hill. Follow her on Instagram for luxurious pictures of southern comfort food and on Twitter for updates from the classroom! Social Media: Instagram: @ShayNash131 Twitter: MsNash1st Facebook: shayna.nash2
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Daniel Adomian is an actor and an entrepreneur. Mr. Adomian has appeared on stage in numerous plays in Los Angeles and New York. He has also performed in several short films, feature films, commercials, and voiceovers. Daniel is a co-founder of Virtuous Vices LLC and the founder of Pocket Project LLC.
Find more about Daniel:
Instagram: @danieladomian
www.danieladomian.com
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A message from Andy: I have been writing my whole life. Short silly stories about dogs and princesses at age 6 evolved into poems and novels and a creative brain that yearns to tell stories through the written word. Aside from writing, I also enjoy performance in all forms and spoken word poetry is something I am only beginning to delve into, and I can't wait to explore it more. I am beyond thrilled to be a part of the "A Moment of Your Time" Podcast and to share my story on how the pandemic has been affecting us all.
Andy James is a budding actor and established writer from Tasmania, Australia. To contact Andy please email her at andyjamescreative@gmail.com or get in contact through Instagram @andyjamescreative.
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A true diva, Lala Luzious is known as Minnesota’s largest and loveliest indoor attraction! Currently residing in Minneapolis, she performs on every stage the city has to offer as a popular local drag artist. She also hosts a self-empowerment podcast called “Snack Size” that relates her experiences as a drag queen to living a happy and fulfilled life. You can follow her on Instagram (@lalaluzious) and listen to her podcast “Snack Size” here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/snack-size-the-podcast/id1505772753
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Find more from K:
Youtube.com/JustTheLetterK
http://Instagram.com/no.tracers
K's new podcast:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1sQQpMwDWBGAFpzblFLAZ6?si=DquaS4PrSK-u8AdZ0CVyVw
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Kyle was born and raised in Southern California. While he did play little league baseball for a while, his interests shifted to music, and he began playing the trumpet in elementary school. After many enjoyable years of playing in ensembles and musical groups, he adventured north to study Recording Arts at Chico State. Nowadays he works on the technical side of the entertainment industry, helping to distribute film and television to viewers all over the globe. Go blue!
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Olivia Rhein is a singer/songwriter based in Boston, MA. You can find her music on all streaming platforms, and find her on Instagram @livirhein.
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This piece was created and recorded by Dantes Nava. A message from Dantes:
I'm Dantes; 21 years old and a Multimedia artist with a focus on acting and music.
Last year, I made the decision to drop out of college to really try and zone-in on my crafts.
I also host a podcast myself! It is called Sweet Leaf. I talk to other artists, small business owners, and freelancers about their work,
how they got there, and where they plan on going next.
My ultimate dream, and a lot of how I move throughout my life, is in the name of uplifting everybody I meet.
Whether it be a small interaction or a developing friendship.
I am persistent in doing this because I remember a time where I lost a light in me, or when I had to witness others losing light.
It was a very scary thing to experience.
When everything else around me fell, and cracked, and burned, and torn. . .
There was art.
And my will to keep going.
@DantesNava on
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dantesnava/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/dantesnava
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCChBRwSYwc_LOkqJSxFOVYA
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Teddy Shiloah is a pianist, guitarist, and composer from Valley Stream, New York. He began playing music at the age of twelve and studied music at the Long Island High School of the Arts. He studied jazz and music theory at Queens College, and soon after became a piano teacher for students of all ages. As a composer, he has written works for both piano and guitar and plans on composing scores for TV/Film and video games. He’s getting better at social media so follow Teddy on Instagram: @teddy_shiloah
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Jeff Bennett is one of the most prolific and steadiest working voiceover actors in the last 30 years. With over two thousand credits to his name, he’s voiced such fan favorites as Johnny Bravo, Petrie in The Land Before Time, Kowalski in The Penguins of Madagascar, Pip in Enchanted and The Man In the Yellow Hat in Curious George, as well as the classic Mr. Smee in Jake and The Neverland Pirates.
He can currently be heard as Jonathan and Cagey in Disney’s Puppy Dog Pals, Bump Bumperman in Blaze and The Monster Machines for Nickelodeon, Dr. Wexler in Lego City Adventures, and Dog in If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.
Created during a time of quarantine in the global Coronavirus pandemic, A Moment Of Your Time’s mission is to provide a space for expression, collaboration, community and solidarity. In this time of isolation, we may have to be apart but let’s create together. “A Moment for Kids”, a sub-series of” A Moment Of Your Time”, features pieces to share with your children to lift their (and your!) spirits, explain some complicated matters, and brighten everyone’s days.
The sub-series could not have been made possible without the generous help of Mike Young and Splash Entertainment. Thank you for donating your time and creativity to help ease the minds of children in this complicated time. For more on Splash Entertainment visit https://www.splashentertainment.comA Moment for Kids
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A statement from Michael:
“I am an actor, teacher and father of twins trying to find a direction and stay strong for my 10-year-old twins.
I chose this story for its brevity, but also its gentle sweetness. When I wrote it, of course, touching someone else's hand in public wasn't forbidden.”
Michael Mau is a writer, teacher, father, runner, actor, tinkerer, artist, craftsman, and snappy dresser. Click here to see his acting reel.
“Eyes” was originally published in A3 Review.
Michael’s short fiction has appeared in Black Warrior Review, New Limestone Review, Portland Review, Fifth Wednesday, Mount Hope, Firewords Quarterly, Punchnel’s, Ferocious Quarterly, McSweeney’s, and other places.
Michael's current acting projects include the award-winning short film Fatherless, the award-winning comedy feature Our Scripted Life, and Last Holler. He voices characters in three narrative podcasts: “Haints”, a supernatural historical drama, “Big Sandy”, and the sci-fi thriller “Derelict”.
You can find Michael online at www.michaelmau.org or on Instagram @michael_mau_
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Allie was inspired to write Glitter and Smoke after seeing a photograph taken by Crissa-Jean Chappell. She's been thinking about the piece a lot lately, in this time of uncertainty, and she hopes it gives others hope.
Allie Costa is an actor, singer, screenwriter, playwright, and director working in film, TV, theatre, and voiceover. Her acting credits include 90210, Spring Awakening, You Me & Her, Alien vs. Musical, and The Bully Problem. Her scripts have been produced internationally, including the critically-acclaimed Two Girls, Femme Noir, Boxes Are Magic, and Mindstream. She’s also appeared in commercials, narrated audio books, and lent her voice to video games. Occasionally, she sleeps.
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Created during a time of quarantine in the global Coronavirus pandemic, A Moment Of Your Time’s mission is to provide a space for expression, collaboration, community and solidarity. In this time of isolation, we may have to be apart but let’s create together.
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Concept by Jenny Curtis
Theme music by Chris Porter
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Emma Halleen moved to Los Angeles a little less than a year ago to pursue a career as a professional actor. She came from a small town in Minnesota where she learned to dance, milk goats and ride horses. Now that she lives in LA, she's working on her jiu jitsu.
She works as a camera operator at self tape stations and a remote video editor. She co-founded The Millionth, a company focused on producing short films and career focused content and hopes to keep expanding her body of work.
Find more on Emma at:
www.emmahalleen.org
www.themillionth.com
Created during a time of quarantine in the global Coronavirus pandemic, A Moment Of Your Time’s mission is to provide a space for expression, collaboration, community and solidarity. In this time of isolation, we may have to be apart but let’s create together.
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Concept by Jenny Curtis
Theme music by Chris Porter
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Zach Davidson is a director, actor, and teacher. He is the Founding Artistic Director of Coin & Ghost, with whom he has remixed Shakespeare, Greek tragedy, Italian romance, Mexican folklore, German legend, French opera, and American history. Recently, LA Weekly called the company’s work “uniquely entertaining” and “innovative in a few different ways.” As an arts administrator and creative consultant, Davidson has worked with non-profits throughout Los Angeles and around the country, including A Noise Within, Not Man Apart, Heidi Duckler Dance, Shakespeare Santa Monica, Conga Kids, The West Hollywood Dance Festival, Southern Colorado Repertory Theatre, Invertigo Dance Theatre, AdlerImprov and more. He was born and raised in Denver, Colorado, and is a graduate of the CalArts BFA Acting program. Instagram: @reeve.ghost
Coin & Ghost is a Los Angeles-based company known for its imaginative remixing of known mythologies. The company defines mythology as “any set of stories that simultaneously SHAPES and IS SHAPED BY a culture.” So Traditional Greek and Roman myths count, sure, as do any culture’s creation myths. But when viewed through this lens, Shakespeare has a clear mythology to it, as do comic books, Tennessee Williams, and other folklore. C&G is dedicated to adventurous and accessible theatre. Their mission is to inspire empathy, imagination, and community through creative works and education programs rooted in cultural mythologies. Learn more at coinandghost.org, or on social media @coinandghost.
Created during a time of quarantine in the global Coronavirus pandemic, A Moment Of Your Time’s mission is to provide a space for expression, collaboration, community and solidarity. In this time of isolation, we may have to be apart but let’s create together.
Submit your piece: https://www.curtco.com/amomentofyourtime
Concept by Jenny Curtis
Theme music by Chris Porter
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Julia Henning wears many hats as an actor and creator. Having made a name for herself in the Los Angeles immersive theatre community, Henning founded and creatively directs The Halogen Company, an immersive and interactive based theater company centered on breaking down the human condition and making the mundane strange again. Her work in voice-over reached the masses last year with spots in podcasts like QCode Media's Blackout, The Edge of Sleep, and the soon to be released, Borrasca. Henning is spending most of her time producing a feature film she wrote and will be starring in set to film next year entitled Slacks, and is currently producing and directing a multi-month immersive experience with The Halogen Company entitled A Sea of Odds. You can also catch more of her thoughts in her writing with her blog Documented Explorations of the Chaotic Mind. A true lover of human nature, Julia is grateful to be friends with the creators of A Moment of Your Time and hopes that by sharing a moment of her time that you feel seen, heard, and maybe even a little inspired.
Feel free to check out www.thehalogencompany.com for upcoming production information and dive into www.documentedexplorations.com for more thoughts and experiences!
Created during a time of quarantine in the global Coronavirus pandemic, A Moment Of Your Time’s mission is to provide a space for expression, collaboration, community and solidarity. In this time of isolation, we may have to be apart but let’s create together.
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Concept by Jenny Curtis
Theme music by Chris Porter
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A. J. BERMUDEZ is an award-winning writer and director based in Los Angeles, California. Her work has been featured at the Yale Center for British Art, the International Festival of Arts & Ideas, Sundance Film Festival, and in a number of literary publications, including The Masters Review, Black Static, Iron Horse Literary Review, Concīs, Lunch Ticket, and more. She is a former boxer and EMT, winner of the Diverse Voices Award, and one of the ISA’s Top 25 Writers to Watch. She currently serves as Artistic Director of The American Playbook and is co-host of the podcast Two-Person Book Club, both available on iTunes.
Instagram: @a.j.bermudez
Twitter: @amandajbermudez
Website: http://amandajbermudez.com
This piece was originally written in response to some long-forgotten impending disaster. The world has since figured it all out, and everything is fine now.
"Eating the Leaves" was originally published in the Winter/Spring 2018 issue of Lunch Ticket.
Recorded: March 25, 2020 (edited by Daniel Easler).
Created during a time of quarantine in the global Coronavirus pandemic, A Moment Of Your Time’s mission is to provide a space for expression, collaboration, community and solidarity. In this time of isolation, we may have to be apart but let’s create together.
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Concept by Jenny Curtis
Theme music by Chris Porter
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Originally from Bosnia, Sabina immigrated to the U.S. as a war refugee, and started her professional career in theatre. She’s best known for her feature documentary BACK TO BOSNIA (2005 AFI Fest / Director’s Choice, 2006 Crossroads FF). Most recently she co-directed a Warner Bros./USC feature period drama VOODOO MACBETH, and wrote/directed the Alfred P. Sloan-winning short VARIABLES (2019 Sarajevo Film Festival), which won the DGA Student Film Awards Grand Prize, and was a Student Academy Award Semifinalist and HUMANITAS Prize Finalist. She also assisted writer/director Max Mayer on his feature debut ADAM, starring Hugh Dancy and Rose Byrne (2009 Sundance). She's currently in development on FOR BURAZ - a feature neo-noir mystery/drama set in Florida's Bosnian immigrant community, which was the 2018 Austin Film Festival Second Rounder.
Sabina’s an Annenberg Scholar, a member of Film Fatales and Women in Film, and was recently selected for the Ryan Murphy Half Directing Mentorship, the Nantucket Screenwriters Colony, and the Stowe Story Labs, where she won the Tangerine Entertainment Fellowship. She received her M.F.A. from USC School of Cinematic Arts.
Website: www.sabinavajraca.com
Instagram: @sabinalovestrees
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sabinavajraca
Medium: https://medium.com/@sabinav
Created during a time of quarantine in the global Coronavirus pandemic, A Moment Of Your Time’s mission is to provide a space for expression, collaboration, community and solidarity. In this time of isolation, we may have to be apart but let’s create together.
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Concept by Jenny Curtis
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Chris--a writer, sound designer, and composer--lives in LA with his cat, Coda.
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Instagram: @coaster02
Twitter: @mgnfcntbeast
Podcast host of When Last I Left
Created during a time of quarantine in the global Coronavirus pandemic, A Moment Of Your Time’s mission is to provide a space for expression, collaboration, community and solidarity. In this time of isolation, we may have to be apart but let’s create together.
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Concept by Jenny Curtis
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After receiving his BFA from the California institute of the arts in 2012, Saxon Miller-Jones continued his professional acting career landing various film and television roles while living in Los Angeles. After moving to New York, Saxon accepted a position at the non profit organization, charity: water. To learn more or if you’re interested in donating, visit charitywater.org or contact Saxon at saxon@charitywater.org.
Created during a time of quarantine in the global Coronavirus pandemic, A Moment Of Your Time’s mission is to provide a space for expression, collaboration, community and solidarity. In this time of isolation, we may have to be apart but let’s create together.
Submit your piece: https://www.curtco.com/amomentofyourtime
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Concept by Jenny Curtis
Theme music by Chris Porter
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A call for immediate submissions!
We have had a sudden thrust into a world of anxiety, uncertainty and isolation. People are losing work, artistic outlets are being closed or postponed, and we are being asked to stay away from each other at a time when our impulse would be to come together to comfort and support one another.
We are creating a new podcast - A Moment Of Your Time - in order to provide that space. A space of support, comfort, validation and expression. Where every voice matters. And that’s where you come in.
Each episode features one person - you (…that being said, that’s not a hard and fast rule, if you have someone you’d like to share your time with, it’s your time to share). The space is yours to do with what you need.
A statement to make? Make it. A story to tell? Tell it. A song to sing? We’ll play it. An open letter to read? A comedy bit? A place to share your hopes and fears? A poem? A pep-talk to yourself?
We are looking for submissions ASAP!
OUR STIPULATIONS ARE FEW: The underlying theme here is positive. We are in this together. You are welcome to discuss concerns and hardships, but we ask that the lens through which it is viewed is one of solidarity. These are short, compelling moments. They can be 1 minute or up to 5. This is your moment, please use your words (or music). If you are quoting someone, make sure to credit the original source.
WHAT HAPPENS FROM HERE? Write your piece. (Again, not a hard and fast rule - if you need to send us a recording or a demo or anything else of the sort, please just be clear what you are submitting). Include a quick intro for yourself and how you came across this submission call.
Email it to: AMomentOfYourTimePodcast@gmail.com
We cannot guarantee that we will be able to produce every piece, but we guarantee we will read, appreciate and respond to every submission that comes in (please know this could take some time). If your piece is selected, we will work with you to find the best way to record you. (Remote recording is an option if an in person recording is not).
These are your words, we’d love for you to be the one to say them. However, again, this is your moment. If you would like to opt to submit your words and have us read them, we are open to working with you on that.
It’s open ended: If you want to submit 20 different pieces in 20 different styles, go for it. We may have to stay apart, but let’s create together.
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