The Art Podcast: Recent Episodes
Rebecca Evans Podcaster and Artist
Life, there's an art to it. Guests of The Art Podcast share their journeys and the inspirations for their art to life, work, love, creativity, struggle and success. Often it takes moving past our own hesitation to get down to what we truly want to do. Uncovering our true talents and moving forward, that's The Art.
Comic, podcaster, coach and visual artist, Kane Holloway joins The Art for The second anniversary celebration show. The show was recorded in Los Angeles live at Dynasty Typewriter (https://www.dynastytypewriter.com/ ) with masks/ face covers and physical distance and no more than 10 people attending. It was a great night and a fun and heartfelt interview. Kane is a hilarious comic and a caring and thoughtful soul who has definitely not let life get the better of him. Instead allows his experience to bring out the best in him that he shares with others. Check out Kane’s website https://www.kaneholloway.com/ For the Two Jacket Comedy Special and listen to Kane’s podcast on the All Things Comedy network with Gregory Behrendt produced by Patrick Kelly titled: Don’t Take Bullshit from F*ckers. Produced by Rebecca Evans Theme Music by Michael Christopher
Amy Davis Roth
Artist and fierce advocate Amy Davis Roth shares her journey as an artist who has always been creating and involved in community action. From an art gallery to running her own business, to scientific illustration and recently into filmmaking, Amy is constantly balancing new ideas with hands on art creation every day.
Check out images of her art and hand crafted jewelry at:
www.surlyramics.com
And interview and update on the Art film that she talks about at the beginning of this interview is available at Passing Through Conversations on her instagram page:
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CEPiMf9JrYS/?igshid=1j0kte1x8hh3x
Secular Woman Blog at
http://www.secularwoman.org/amy-davis-roth-i-find-inspiration-in-science-and-nature-which-means-i-find-inspiration-literally-everywhere/
Find more awesomeness and follow @surlyamy
What does it take to make your own film?
Jake Lloyd wrote, directed, produced and stared in his film PINCH, now available on Amazon Prime Video
https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B088XVCJ8F/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r
In a conversation recorded last year, Jake shares how he has lived his art as a musician, actor, comic, writer, animator and graphic design artist, podcaster, director and independent filmmaker. Anyone who has ever had to find creative ways to self-start their own projects will appreciate Jake’s candid and authentic take on how sometimes you have to take a do or die approach and just figure things out to get them done.
Prior to making PINCH, Jake produced two other short films titled: Feels Just Like It Should and The Skull Rosary, both available along with Jake’s other shows on YouTube at Three Principles https://www.youtube.com/user/ThreePrinciples/featured
Jake and his partner also operate the Dragon Wagon Radio podcast network www.dragonwagonradio.com
Find more at http://www.threeprinciplesproductions.com/
and @3Pcreative on Twitter
Award Winning Singer and songwriter Caley Rose is on the latest episode of The Art talking about her roots in musical theater, voiceover and acting and how she took a leap of faith to pursue what she REALLY, in her heart, knew she wanted to do and enrolled in songwriting school. Now, balancing her desires to perform as a singer and to continue to write her songs.
Since recording this interview, she has released the new single Show You I Love You available at your favorite place to get tunes including Apple Music, Spotify, Pandora, Amazon Music and You Tube.
Best of all, the other guest in the studio that day, baby girl Sienna, was born at the end of January!
Stay tuned for more music from Caley Rose at www.caleyrose.com
Ron Placone is a comedian who can be seen regularly on The Jimmy Dore Show and The Young Turks. He hosts the world’s first viewer-curated streaming news show, “Get Your News On With Ron.” He’s been on SiriusXM and seen on TMZ, RT, and FreeSpeechTV.
He also produces the web comic Lucy and Ron about his long time relationship with Lucy the cat. Ron is an avid music lover and a champion and activist for a free and open internet and net neutrality.
In this episode Ron goes through how he approached going for his art in life and pursuing comedy full time after graduate school. In the second half of the interview we get into progressive politics and a perspective that is above and beyond the political party divide.
Ron has teamed up with Graham Elwood to bring the Progressive Comedy Tour across the nation in 2020.
Check out RonPlacone.com for tickets, clips and a lot of laughs.
Eric Joyner joined The Art for a fun and interesting interview at San Diego Comic Con SDCC50. Cool, quiet, talented and generous, Eric shares his journey as an artist who, after several years of working on the visions of others, found his own favorite passion painting bold, friendly and colorful robots inspired in part by Japanese tin toys. Then the donuts came along and he made his mark.
Eric Joyner paintings can be found on the cover of The Ben Folds Five record album and on the walls of the character Sheldon’s apartment on the set of Big Bang Theory. Recently he was chosen to paint Hello Kitty for the Sanrio Anniversary celebration and is currently working on a project in China.
Check out everything at https://ericjoyner.com/
Special thanks to Cheryl Jones of Movies Made Me and Brendan Creecy of Radiobrendoman with Podcast Advocates for inviting me to SDCC50
Sound editing by Acapella Audio
Music by Ghosthawk Michael Christopher
Outro voiced by Liam Vernon
This episode of The Art features Pop Culture Podcaster John S. Drew who is creator and cohost of The SHAZAM/ISIS Podcast, The Bat Cave, OSI Files and The Worlds Greatest Super Friends Podcast
This episode was a lot of fun and takes a dive into John’s earlier days in Public Access Television and his love for producing shows.
https://www.facebook.com/john.s.drew
https://shazamisispodcast.wixsite.com/
Batcave podcast - https://drewshi2000.wixsite.com/batcavepodcast
Chronic Rift - https://www.chronicrift.com
Music for The Art by Mickey Caputo
Voice for the Outro by Liam Vernon
Thundering guitars and drums set the stage for part two of the interview with artist Mickey Caputo.
That rockin’ music you hear in the introduction of each episode of The Art - That is Mickey Caputo, a singer, songwriter and largely self-taught musician.
We met up at ATC Studios to talk about his latest song titled Storm - A strong metal tune with a message you’ll hear in this episode.
During part one of the interview we had a blast listening to his album titled We Live Forever. Along the way we talked about Mickey’s work as a hospice volunteer.
Part two is focused on Mickey’s art and approach to acting, coaching and how reaching out to help others inspired the song Storm.
Mickey’s original music has also been featured in television shows including CBS Good Morning and Say Yes to the Dress among many others. Beautiful instrumental and lyrical arrangements can be found at ReverbNation.
As an actor, Mickey previously appeared in The Gilmore Girls, Sons and Daughters, Judging Amy and many other independent projects.
And, as a voice actor his art has been featured in several animated series, national commercial advertising, video games and Netflix series.
Mickey is also a Voiceover coach and trainer with a keen ear and an empowering approach to helping others learn and bring out their best voice performance.
He has developed extensive training courses in Voiceover, Self Confidence and Intuition. These courses are among the highest rated of their kind, reaching over 2000 people around the world, and can be found at www.sensitivewarriors.com
Mickey is also known and performs as Ghosthawk, a name reflecting both his quiet, sensitive nature and the GIANT soul whose art shows up in everything he chooses to do in life.
You know that rockin’ music you hear in the introduction of each episode of The Art? That is Mickey Caputo.
Mickey is a singer, songwriter and largely self-taught musician.
We met up at ATC Studios to talk about his latest song titled Storm - A strong metal tune with a message. You’ll hear the entire song in the 2nd part of this two-part episode.
During part one we have blast listening to and talking about his album titled We Live Forever. Along the way we talk about Mickey’s work as a hospice volunteer and his experience of the supernatural.
Part two is focused on Mickey’s art and approach to acting, coaching and how reaching out to help others inspired the song Storm.
Mickey’s original music has also been featured in television shows including CBS Good Morning and Say Yes to the Dress among many others. Beautiful instrumental and lyrical arrangements can also be found at ReverbNation.
As an actor, Mickey previously appeared in television series such as The Gilmore Girls, Sons and Daughters, Judging Amy and many other independent projects.
And, as a voice actor his art has been featured in several animated series, national commercial advertising, video games and Netflix series.
Mickey is also a Voiceover coach and trainer with an empowering approach to helping others learn and bring out their best voice performance.
He has developed extensive training courses in Voiceover, Self Confidence and Intuition. These courses are among the highest rated of their kind, reaching over 2000 people around the world, and can be found at www.sensitivewarriors.com
Mickey is also known and performs as Ghosthawk, a name reflecting both his quiet, sensitive nature and a giant soul whose art shows up in everything he chooses to do in life.
Mark Silver has written everything from the back of a crayon box to the front page of the Los Angeles Times Calendar section and beyond. He has worked in television drama and comedy as well as film drama and comedy defying the edict that you always have to write what you know.
In this conversation we talk about balancing the need to provide for your family and the passion to pursue a career in the creative world. A journey that included opening his own construction business as a response to one of many writers’ strikes.
A couple of years ago, Mark was out for a swim after a run on the beach and nearly drowned. The slow and sometimes uncertain recovery that has followed could’ve taken him out of the game altogether but instead, he’s finishing a book, and a television pilot while continuing to work as a freelance copywriter.
Music for the introduction to The Art by the artist Mickey Caputo.
GREGORY BEHRENDT is a delightful and hilarious guest of The Art.
Check out his one man show The King Sweater coming up at Dynasty Typewriter in Los Angeles Friday, June 7, 2019, at 8 pm. Greg combines all of his art and killer guitar skills in this fantastic ride.
Greg Behrendt is a family man, comic, author, musician, playwright, television host, performer and podcaster. He is enormously and naturally poignant and funny. In this episode he breaks down writing, comedy, playing guitar, songwriting, podcasting & personal life, an epic appearance on Oprah and much more!
He has several comedy recordings available on iTunes including the ultimately honest and relatable album Uncool. He was part of the duo that made the Walking the Room podcast with writer and performer Dave Anthony which he describes as some of the truest art he has experienced.
Now, Greg and wife Amiira Ruotola host Maybe Its You - a cool podcast about relationships and self exploration combined with current culture.
Well known as a consultant on the popular series Sex and the City, this led to co-authoring the book He’s Just Not That Into You with writer Liz Tuccillo. Amiira and Greg have written several books on relationships including It’s Called a Breakup Because it’s Broken, It’s Just a F’ing Date, and How to Keep Your Marriage from Sucking.
Find out more and follow Greg as he shares his heart and his art @itsgreggers on Instagram and Facebook; @gregorybehrendt on Twitter; and YouTube
Music for the introduction to The Art is by the artist Mickey Caputo.
The Art - Brian Swartz
"After playing with Miles Davis and Freddie Hubbard and Woody Shaw, I know what the trumpet is supposed to sound like. Brian is a monster." ~ Azar Lawrence
Hey Artists! If you love music, listen up. On this episode we hear from Trumpeter, Vocalist, Composer, Arranger and Instructor, Brian Swartz.
Brian plays with Oingo Boingo Former Members; The Brian Swartz Quartet; recording artist John Beasley’s MONK’estra that plays tribute to big band sound and the music of Thelonious Monk; and, with Saxophone player Azar Lawrence who honors the music of John Coltrane.
Playing since childhood, Brian has enjoyed a career filled with music and fun. He arranged horn sections on the Dixie Chicks album Taking The Long Way that won album of the year 2006. His music spans dance, jazz, big band and hip hop sounds.
We have a great conversation about the art of making music and the balance between practice, discipline and art. Brian describes how he gave himself the space to discover how he was going to truly express himself musically (min 50.0).
If you love live band music with a jammin’ horn section, follow Brian’s performance dates at:
www.BrianSwartz.com
@BrianSwartzTrumpet on Facebook
@BrianSwartz on Twitter
@brian_swartz on Instagram.
The Brian Swartz Quartet plays Tuesdays at Perch LA.
“The sculpture is already complete within the marble block, before I start my work. It is already there, I just have to chisel away the superfluous material…
Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it.
I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.”
― Michelangelo
Special Thanks to Aaron Brungardt at All Things Comedy.
Music for the introduction to The Art by Mickey Caputo
Laura House! Comic, writer, teacher and podcaster - Recorded at the All Things Comedy studios (you’re welcome for the awesome sound quality).
Laura fully lives the notion that we make our own opportunities. While teaching 7th grade during the day and performing in comedy clubs at night, Laura was recruited to develop and star in the ground breaking MTV scripted sit-com, Austin Stories. This launched the ability to write and develop scripts for television shows such as Blue Collar TV, The George Lopez Show, Mad Love, Loosely Exactly Nicole, and the Emmy-winning shows Samantha Who and Mom and the BAFTA-winning BBC series, Secret Life of Boys.
Her writing also appears in VICE, Broadly and several anthology books, including Darkness Before Light, Stricken the 5,000 Stages of Grief, True Tales of Lust and Love and Comedy Film Nerds Guide to the Movies.
Her incredibly funny and relatable comedy album Laura House: Mouth Punch is available on all platforms. She performs and produces a comedy show and has recently launched a new podcast called How to Hate Yourself that takes a look at the inner voice of self-sabotage. Laura breaks down how hard it can be to get things done even when you are a successful self-starter - who can relate?
A generous soul, Laura teaches meditation utilizing comedy to demystify a super easy, practical practice. She treats us to a lesson at the end of the show. In addition to comedy club stand-up, she also performs nationally at recovery events including the NA World Convention.
Special Thanks to Aaron Brungardt at All Things Comedy
Music for the introduction of The Art by Mickey Caputo www.MickeyCaputo.com
The Art Episode 3 - Chris Mancini
“The most powerful art has an unbridled creativity and a focus at the same time.”
Writer, comic, filmmaker, performer and podcaster, Chris Mancini joined The Art from the depths of fiber optic cable to talk about his art and experience.
Chris and his partner Graham Elwood produce the Comedy Film Nerds Podcast and he was part of the team that produced the Los Angeles Podcast Festival for 6 years.
His films include a horror feature film titled Asylum, the short film Hitclown and Ear Buds, the Podcasting Documentary. If you enjoy podcasts or heart warming stories or comedy, or any of these things, check out Ear Buds.
He is also author of the book Pacify Me: A Handbook for the Freaked Out New Dad. And, he has a NEW graphic novel just released titled Long Ago and Far Away, with illustration by Fernando Pinto. Check it out at www.comedyfilmnerds.com
Chris talks about his first short film titled Another Blob Movie, made with David Schmidt and friends at age 13. Check out this impressive stop motion animation on You Tube.
Chris also writes, performs and produces a serial podcast called Conversations from The Abyss.
While it would seem that Chris is the voice of reason on a project, when it comes to art and life he’s often the creative voice saying: “you know what would be great…lets go for it!”
Music for The Art Podcast introduction by Mickey Caputo WWW.MICKEYCAPUTO.COM
Come to the Beach.
Graham Elwood - comic, filmmaker, writer, producer and podcaster, meets up on a sunny day in Santa Monica, California.
Relax and enjoy the sounds of the ocean breeze, planes flying over, people passing by and the snap of a skate board, or two.
We talk about his work with partner Chris Mancini on Comedy Film Nerds, Ear Buds: The Podcasting Documentary, and making independent films.
If you are a fan of the LA Podcast Festival, aka LAPodFest, listen up. Graham opens up about the highs and lows of producing the festival, the drive to be true to the fans and the guests, and what the future may hold.
We talk about the documentary Laffghanistan and Graham’s seven comedy tours in the middle east performing for active duty military stationed in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait; and, the legacy of comic Scott Kennedy.
We wrap up with the Political Vigilante podcast and YouTube Channel. Graham’s art shows up in the expression of his visceral feelings about US policy decisions at home and around the world.
“The deeper the darkness the higher the freedom you get when you deal with it and let it go.”
www.GrahamElwood.com
Laffghanistan and Ear Buds distributed by Comedy Dynamics www.comedydynamics.com
Additional References:
Chris Mancini Hello Junkie Kimberly Browning
Cram - gameshow Mike Burton Scott Kennedy
Dave Anthony The Dollop Todd Glass
C.J. Johnson Tina Imahara Wil Anderson
Sklar Brothers Aisha Tyler Tabitha Bohannan
Andy Wood Tim Bennett Sara Abdullah
Carla Ortiz Matt Belknap Never Not Funny
The Jimmy Dore Show The Sane Progressive
Music for the Introduction to The Art Podcast is by the artist Mickey Caputo
MickeyCaputo.com
Episode #1 features podcaster Cheryl Jones of the Movies Made Me Podcast, recorded live at Dynasty Typewriter in Los Angeles, California where Cheryl and I attended a live recording of the Comedy Film Nerds podcast.
In this on-the-go episode Cheryl talks about her experiences as an independent podcaster including: Interviewing actor Clancy Brown; getting real with Brock Powell; a friendship with podcasters Phil Vecchio and Brendan Creecy that started in the Podcast Lab at the Los Angeles Podcast Festival; the Podcast Advocates Panel at Comic-Con International San Diego and her Movies Made Me interviews in Artist’s Alley; working with the wonderful surf therapy organization - A Walk On Water with Jeff “Swampy” Marsh of Surfer Jack Productions, comic and podcaster Murray Valeriano, Graham Elwood and more.
Thank you Cheryl for a great conversation!
Music for the Introduction to The Art Podcast is by the artist Mickey Caputo
MickeyCaputo.com