The Creative's Box: Recent Episodes
Shaquille Willis
The podcast that unpacks the stories, techniques and issues facing local creatives. The intent is to inspire and educate especially Jamaicans who want to take their creativity more seriously.
This episode, I got curious about a topic that has been asked about, joked about, and sometimes even feared in my case – becoming a father. I sat down with a friend who’s a new father and asked about the planning before during and after having a child. So whether you're a dad, planning to become one, or simply interested in the topic, stick around. Hopefully, this is an insightful one.
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I've always wanted to travel, but until that happens I'll live vicariously through a friend of mine's experience.
Meschica and I go from the beginnings of what the JET programme is to how to apply, from the interview and daily life to how to deal with mental health and the culture when in Japan.
Check out the programme's website: https://jetprogramme.org/en/
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This week I'm testing out a solo episode! if you're not a fan, don't worry we'll be back to our regularly scheduled programming next week.
This episode, I go over 6 lessons I took from years of asking people questions and trying to engage in meaningful conversation.
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What are you passionate about? Money? Love? shiny objects? whatever it is, should it (or better yet can it) last for a long time? if so, how long?
Me and a musically talented friend, Omar, touched on passions a lot throughout this conversation, from alcohol and how it connected him to his youth, to his treatment producing music to women. We ask ourselves if there’s more to the passions that we have, and what it might mean.
should we succumb to these passions? or are they a sign of greater purpose?
Check out his music on Youtube:
https://youtu.be/KCnCr7BVmvg?si=Hz785jWHGC0Q8CuW
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'What annoys you about clients?',
'How do you price yourself?',
'Why do you do what you do?'
Just some of the questions I got to ask filmmaker Jahmeel Thwaites about his journey from rural St Catherine to shooting music videos and taking portraits.
We go from his family life to his moral compass, from past to what he has working on next.
Check out his work here:
JT REC• IT - YouTube
Jahmeel Thwaites (@jtrecit) • Instagram photos and videos
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My friend and I have a much needed conversation about things that matter to us now more than when we were younger - friendship, money and the ideal versions of ourselves (with some gaffaws sprinkled in between).
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This episode, I get to pull back the curtain a little behind the world of not just a poet, but an all round creator of auditory experiences. We unpack how Britton Wright’s experiences melt together to form the creative mind he is today. We have explore the impact of criticism, passion, pain and even AI on his process up to this point. We get a glimpse of what the future might hold for him.
If you want to learn more about his socials and what he’s been up to, feel free to check out:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/britton_wright_31
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bewrite1120
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This episode, I challenge myself to consider whether or not coding is a creative pursuit. Spoiler alert: it is, but not in the way that you might think. Me and Mario Thompson (Founder and Lead Designer of a web design agency) go over where it all started from falling off a wall with the idea (literally) and the year and a half it took to make a working prototype, to where he plans to take his multinational career in the future.
If you want to learn more about his business, their socials and what he’s been up to, feel free to check out the website at
Webnutive.com
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I got the chance to share the story of a dancehall artist Raheem Webster, aka 'Ryz' (pronounced 'Rise'), about what it’s like trying to make it in the industry and why he’s taken this path. We go from young days with his family and his short lived dancing career to where he’s been able to perform and the reception that he’s gotten so far.
If you want to learn more about his music and what he’s like, check him out from his linktree:
https://linktr.ee/HighRYZ
https://www.instagram.com/highryz/
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This episode, Danniell Brown and I take a deep dive into her journey from how she started in graphic design to creating motivational content on Youtube. We take a peek behind the curtain of her collaborative nature, how she deals with unsure customers and the tools she’s used in getting the job done.
Check out Danniell's socials and work:
https://linktr.ee/danniellbrown
https://express.adobe.com/page/O1BzJC6lWVOWG/
Don’t forget to give the show some love
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This episode, Ronaldo McCalla and I go from his disciplined upbringing to how he got experience live streaming funerals. We touch on lessons from his mentors, how he got into the industry, where he hopes this journey takes him and how he prices himself among the competition.
If you want to follow his journey you can check out his socials:
https://www.instagram.com/ronaldo.mccalla_/
https://www.instagram.com/alanzophotography/
https://www.instagram.com/rmproductionsja/
Don’t forget to give the show some love
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This episode, Rasheeda Menzie and I unpack how she developed her energetic personality, where she got her nickname from, how her family, friends and faith influence her fascination with film, her own foray into video and scripting, and why I think coffee is soup.
You can follow her on her on Instagram @mkay.610
You can also follow her church @northstreetsda on Facebook and Instagram.
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This episode, Kyle Whitter and I explore his years leading up to his current writing career, where he’s written and ghost written 13 novels/novellas, and dabbled a bit into his own music (shhh, don’t tell him I told you that). We touch on his family life, schooling, writing process and how this transformed him from a math loving, literature despising introvert, into a consistent student of life and the craft.
I’d link his socials, but he has none lol, so this may be the only place that you get to hear from him until he decides to pop up again.
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Quick intro to share what we expect to uncover when we dive into the stories, techniques and issues facing local creatives.
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